Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation 2010, Mapped from Aerial Photography

2010 snapshot of remnant native vegetation on Western Australia's Swan Coastal Plain. The dataset is a polygon map created by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) using interpreted aerial photography from 1953 to the present. It is part of a series for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, but is scheduled for retirement and replacement by October 2, 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze vegetation loss or fragmentation over time based on the time-series nature of the dataset series.
• Model habitat connectivity and conservation priorities based on the mapped polygon extents of remnant vegetation.
• Assess land-use change impacts by comparing vegetation extent against urban or agricultural boundaries mentioned in the description.
• Validate remote sensing classification algorithms using the ground-truthed vegetation polygons.

Strengths

• Provides a specific 2010 snapshot as part of a decadal time series (2000-2020).
• Based on interpreted current and historical aerial photography sourced from authoritative providers like Landgate.
• Covers a defined biogeographic region (Swan Coastal Plain) and planning schemes (Metropolitan and Peel Region Schemes).
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Dataset is pending retirement and will be replaced by October 2, 2025, indicating it is not the current version.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2010 snapshot and the specific interpretation methodology.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2010 (with historical context from 1953).

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-04-28, but the underlying data is a 2010 snapshot and is flagged for retirement.

Geography

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