State Vegetation Type Map: Central West / Lachlan Region, NSW

A seamless map of native vegetation types for New South Wales, Australia, produced by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. The map integrates site surveys, environmental data, and imagery to classify vegetation into Plant Community Types, Formations, and Classes. It was superseded by a new version on June 24, 2022, and this specific regional version will be archived after March 31, 2025.

Use Cases

• Modeling the distribution of Plant Community Types (PCTs) based on spatial probability models.
• Assessing native vegetation significance for environmental impact studies based on the three-tier classification system.
• Integrating existing vegetation mapping with new survey data for regional planning.
• Visual interpretation of vegetation structure to attribute its place in the landscape.

Strengths

• Based on the best available imagery, site survey records, and environmental information.
• Attributes each map polygon with codes for three tiers of the NSW vegetation classification system.
• Designed for dynamic improvement and upgrade as new local information becomes available.

Limitations

• This specific regional version (1.4) is superseded and scheduled for archival, indicating it is not the current authoritative version.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (formerly NSW Office of Environment and Heritage).

Collection Method

Constructed from imagery, site survey records, environmental information, and integrated existing mapping.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 03:35:12.192190; freshness should be verified as the dataset is superseded.

Geography

Central West / Lachlan Region, New South Wales, Australia.