Perennial Woody Vegetation Cover for Western Australia Since 1988

State-wide vegetation cover datasets are produced annually from Landsat imagery starting in 1988. The data classifies perennial woody vegetation into two categories based on cover density and height at maturity.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in forest category cover density across Western Australia using annual time-series data
• Map sparse woody vegetation areas with 5-20% cover for ecological monitoring
• Assess changes in vegetation structural requirements over the multi-decadal time range

Strengths

• Annual production provides consistent time-series data for trend analysis
• Classification uses two distinct structural categories based on cover density and height
• State-wide coverage for Western Australia derived from Landsat imagery

Limitations

• Data resolution is limited to 30-meter ground pixels from Landsat
• Classification is binary (forest/sparse) without finer vegetation type details
• Unknown sample size and specific row/column counts for analytical validation

Provenance

Source

Landgate

Collection Method

Derived from Landsat satellite imagery (30m resolution)

Time Range

1988 to present

Freshness

Updated annually, with data current to 2026.

Geography

State of Western Australia