State Vegetation Type Map: Riverina Region Plant Community Types

NSW Office of Environment and Heritage produced a seamless map of native vegetation types for New South Wales, Australia. The map integrates imagery, site surveys, and environmental data to classify vegetation into Plant Community Types, Formations, and Classes. This specific version for the Riverina Region was superseded by a new State Vegetation Type Map on June 24, 2022.

Use Cases

• Modeling the distribution of Plant Community Types (PCTs) based on spatial model outputs like PCTIDMod1.
• Assessing vegetation classification uncertainty using the multiple probable PCT identifiers (PCTIDMod1-3).
• Integrating existing vegetation mapping products by referencing the 'mapSource' field.
• Applying the NSW vegetation classification system (Formations, Classes, PCTs) for regional environmental planning.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• This specific Riverina Region version v1.2 is superseded and scheduled for archival after March 31, 2025.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 16:29:27.051697; freshness should be verified as the dataset is superseded.

Geography

Riverina Region, New South Wales, Australia