Swan Coastal Plain Remnant Vegetation Extent 2010

Western Australia's Swan Coastal Plain bioregion features polygon data mapping remnant native vegetation extent for 2010. The dataset, created by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, is part of a multi-year series spanning 2000 to 2024, derived from historical and contemporary aerial imagery.

Use Cases

• Analyze vegetation condition attributes across mapped polygons to assess ecosystem health.
• Track changes in remnant vegetation extent by comparing 2010 polygons with other years in the series (2000, 2005, 2015, 2020, 2024).
• Map vegetation complexes within the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion for conservation planning.
• Integrate polygon data with other spatial layers using the provided GEOPACKAGE or GEOJSON file formats.

Strengths

• Part of a longitudinal series covering six time points from 2000 to 2024.
• Based on interpreted aerial photography spanning from 1953 to the present.
• Covers a defined bioregion (Swan Coastal Plain) and Metropolitan/Peel Region Schemes.

Limitations

• The specific condition attribute is only applied to some polygons, not all.
• Row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale and granularity.

Provenance

Source

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, Director Nature.

Collection Method

Interpreted from current and historical digital aerial photography sourced from State Government and commercial repositories.

Time Range

Primary extent mapping for 2010, part of a series for 2000, 2005, —2010, 2015, 2020, and 2024.

Freshness

Data last updated in March 2026, though the primary temporal coverage is for the year 2010.

Geography

Swan Coastal Plain bioregion and Metropolitan and Peel Region Scheme areas in Western Australia.