Western Australian soil landscape data assesses ease of excavation, a land quality impacting rural-residential development. The dataset is derived from analysis of the best available soil-landscape mapping and is authored by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. It was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze ease of excavation land quality to identify constraints for rural-residential development planning.
- Integrate soil landscape mapping data with land capability assessments for regional land-use suitability models.
- Assess land degradation risks by correlating excavation ease with other soil landscape qualities.
Strengths
- Dataset is sourced from the authoritative Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
- Provides multiple geospatial file formats including SHP, GEOJSON, and GEOPACKAGE for interoperability.
- Maintained under a Creative Commons Attribution (cc-by) license for broad reuse.
Limitations
- Specific data volume, row count, and column structure are unknown, limiting pre-analysis sizing.
- Relies on interpretation of a base mapping dataset, potentially introducing methodological dependencies.
- Lack of sample data or column details prevents immediate understanding of attribute schema.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Agriculture Resource Management and Assessment.
- Collection Method
- Based on analysis and interpretation of the best available soil-landscape mapping dataset (DPIRD 027).
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-24.
- Geography
- Western Australia, based on the authoring organization's jurisdiction.