Faba Beans Suitability Model for Southern Grampians Shire in 2050

A 2050 climate projection model for faba bean crop suitability in the Southern Grampians Shire, Australia. The dataset was created by Deakin University for the Southern Grampians Shire Council as part of a Land Use Capability project. It includes multiple file formats such as CSV, JSON, and SHP for geospatial analysis.

Use Cases

• Assess future land use potential for faba beans based on projected 2050 climate conditions.
• Integrate crop suitability layers into regional agricultural planning GIS systems.
• Compare modelled suitability against current land use data to identify adaptation needs.

Strengths

• Includes multiple interoperable formats (WMS, ZIP (SHP), WFS, CSV, JSON) for different analysis workflows.
• Model is explicitly linked to a detailed scientific report from Deakin University.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-2.5 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The model is specific to a single commodity (faba beans) and a single local government area.

Provenance

Source

Southern Grampians Shire Council and Deakin University

Collection Method

Modelled through the Land Use Capability project.

Time Range

Projection for the year 2050.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-26 16:47:40.189656; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Grampians Shire Council, Australia.