Soil Condition Monitoring MER 2008: Final Result Map for New South Wales

New South Wales soil condition data from the 2008-2009 Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting program assesses 124 Soil Monitoring Units across eight key indicators. The dataset includes an overall Soil Condition index, the worst-rated indicator, and indicators of concern rated poor or worse. Results are detailed in a technical report published by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage in 2014.

Use Cases

• Assess regional soil degradation risk based on the worst-rated indicator per monitoring unit.
• Identify priority areas for land management intervention based on indicators rated poor or worse.
• Analyze spatial patterns of soil health using the overall Soil Condition index.
• Model ecosystem service delivery capacity based on soil condition ratings.

Strengths

• Includes ratings for eight key soil condition indicators: sheet erosion, gully erosion, wind erosion, soil acidity, soil organic carbon, soil structure, soil salinity, and acid sulfate soils.
• Covers 124 distinct Soil Monitoring Units (SMUs) across New South Wales.
• Provides a structured index rating from 5 (pristine) to 1 (very degraded) for consistent assessment.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a 2008-2009 program; its freshness for current analysis should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting program assessment using field indicators.

Time Range

2008-2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 02:08:53.828665; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia