Vegetation Formations and Classes of New South Wales, 200m Raster

A raster map shows the extant distributions of 106 vegetation formations and classes throughout New South Wales, Australia. The data was compiled by David A. Keith and Christopher C. Simpson from various source maps using methods outlined in publications from 2010 and 2011. It supersedes earlier versions from 2006 and 2000.

Use Cases

• Modeling fire spread and behavior based on the vegetation formations classification.
• Assessing native vegetation extent for conservation planning based on the compiled composite map.
• Analyzing vegetation class distributions for ecological research based on the 106-class framework.

Strengths

• Classification includes 106 distinct vegetation classes.
• Map resolution is standardized to 200 meters.
• Methodology is documented across multiple peer-reviewed publications.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from various candidate vegetation maps, synthesized into a single raster dataset through an eight-step process including classification standardization and reliability assessment.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 20:15:59.633994; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia