Vicmap Elevation Ground Type Polygons for Victoria, Australia

Vicmap Elevation - Ground Type Polygon is a geospatial dataset from the Department of Transport and Planning. It contains polygon features representing rocky outcrops, sand, and surface area voids as part of the Vicmap Elevation 10-20 Contours & Relief subset. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-08 and is published under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling terrain roughness and obstacles based on rocky outcrop polygons.
• Identifying potential areas for construction or agriculture based on sand and void surface features.
• Enhancing digital elevation models (DEMs) by integrating ground type classifications.
• Conducting environmental impact assessments using mapped natural surface features.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative Department of Transport and Planning.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Offered in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, GDB, and WFS.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning

Collection Method

Likely derived from aerial or satellite survey data as part of the Vicmap Elevation product.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 22:52:58.923408; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia