Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2000: Polygon Data for Pre-1750 Vegetation

Swan Coastal Plain remnant vegetation in 2000, part of a suite of polygon datasets representing original pre-1750 vegetation. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development created this dataset using interpreted aerial photography from 1953 onward, with simplified condition attributes. This dataset is pending retirement and will be replaced by DWER services on October 2, 2025.

Use Cases

• Monitor land cover change over time based on the historical aerial photography mentioned in the description.
• Model habitat loss or fragmentation based on the polygon representation of remnant vegetation.
• Assess conservation priorities based on the mapped extent of pre-1750 vegetation complexes.
• Calibrate remote sensing classification algorithms based on the ground-truthed vegetation interpretation.

Strengths

• Provides a temporal snapshot for the year 2000, part of a time series spanning 2000 to 2020.
• Based on interpreted aerial photography sourced from Landgate, Digital Globe, and Google, spanning from 1953 to the present.
• Covers a defined geographic area including the Metropolitan and Peel Region Schemes and the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion.

Limitations

• Dataset is pending retirement on October 2, 2025, indicating it is a legacy product.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Swan Coastal Plain focus area.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Geographic Information Services

Collection Method

Interpreted areas of vegetation using current and historical digital aerial photography (1953-present).

Time Range

Snapshot for the year 2000, with source imagery from 1953 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 04:37:44.964414; freshness should be verified as the dataset is marked for retirement.

Geography

Swan Coastal Plain bioregion, Metropolitan and Peel Region Schemes in Western Australia.