Probable Vegetation Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in New South Wales

New South Wales data identifies vegetation communities with a probability of being groundwater dependent ecosystems, categorized as high, medium, low, or non-GDE. The dataset was created by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to meet legislative requirements for water plans. It is divided into 13 catchment management areas for modeling and management.

Use Cases

• Assess water sharing plan compliance based on groundwater dependency probability categories.
• Aid research on vegetation communities dependent on groundwater.
• Evaluate state significant development applications using the base spatial data layer.
• Support license application reviews for water resource activities.

Strengths

• Covers 13 distinct catchment management areas within New South Wales.
• Provides a method report detailing the mapping approach.
• Offers data in multiple formats including ESRI REST and PDF.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Site-specific applications may require subsequent verification as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Mapping used the NSW DPE Environment and Heritage vegetation mapping product as the underlying data source.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 21:34:55.426285; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia, divided into 13 catchment management areas.