Queensland Woody Vegetation Extent and Change from Satellite Imagery

The Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) Woody Vegetation Extent dataset provides spatial information on woody vegetation presence and absence across Queensland. It includes a 2018 baseline with density and age estimates, plus annual updates derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. The data is mapped at a nominal scale of 1:10,000 and classifies woody vegetation as stands greater than 0.5 hectares with a canopy density exceeding 10%.

Use Cases

• Monitor annual changes in woody vegetation extent based on the SLATS methodology and Sentinel-2 imagery.
• Establish a baseline for vegetation density and age using the 2018 Earth-i mosaics.
• Analyze spatial patterns of vegetation clearing and regrowth over time across Queensland.
• Map woody vegetation stands meeting specific size, density, and width criteria for land cover classification.

Strengths

• Provides a 2018 baseline with estimates of woody vegetation density and age.
• Includes annual updates derived using a consistent methodology with Sentinel-2 imagery.
• Data is mapped at a nominal scale of 1:10,000 with specific classification criteria (e.g., >0.5 hectares, >10% crown cover).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery

Collection Method

Derived using the SLATS methodology with Sentinel-2 satellite imagery; 2018 baseline established using Earth-i mosaics.

Time Range

2018 baseline with subsequent annual updates.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 21:42:35.818706; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland, Australia.