Water Erosion Risk Mapping for Soil Landscapes

Water erosion risk mapping derived from land quality attributes associated with soil-landscape mapping at the subsystem or phase level. The dataset was created by the Department of Agriculture and is maintained by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, based on methodology from a 2005 technical report.

Use Cases

• Analyze Water Erosion Risk across different Soil and Landscape units for land management planning.
• Assess Land Management Hazard levels to inform agricultural and environmental policy.
• Integrate Subsurface and Soil attribute data with other spatial layers for regional hazard modeling.

Strengths

• Derived from authoritative soil-landscape mapping and a documented technical report (Resource Management Technical Report 298).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including WFS, WMS, SHP, and GeoPackage for interoperability.
• Maintained by a government department (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development) and last updated in March 2026.

Limitations

• Specific column definitions, row counts, and spatial extent are not provided in the input metadata.
• The core methodology references a report from 2005, which may not reflect current soil science practices.
• Data may be Restricted, implying potential access or use constraints not fully detailed.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Agriculture Resource Management and Assessment.

Collection Method

Mapping derived from land quality attribution associated with soil-landscape mapping at the subsystem/phase level.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-24.

Geography

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