GLO Landscape Classification v01

Abstract

The dataset was derived by the Bioregional Assessment Programme from multiple source datasets. The source datasets are identified in the Lineage field in this metadata statement. The processes undertaken to produce this derived dataset are described in the History field in this metadata statement.

This dataset contains polygon and line shapefiles representing the Gloucester terrestrial (both a multipart and singlepart version) and riverine Landscape Classes respectively. It also contains KMZ exports of these features.

Note for the 2016 March 9 IESC Deep Dive for GLO was necessary to tease out the Keith Forms of the "non-GDE native vegetaton" Landscape Class in order to generate areal statistics for endangered species habitats. This sub-LC differentiation is retained in this dataset.

The polygon landscape Classes are as follows.

Terrestrial (polygons)

Forrested Wetlands

Freshwater Wetlands

Rainforests

Dry sclerophyll forests

Wet sclerophyll forests

Saline wetlands

(Non-GDE) Native vegetation (with Keith Forms)

Plantation or production forrestry

Dryland agriculture

Irrigated agriculture

Intensive uses (includes mining)

Dataset History

The terrestrial Landscape class polygons are sourced directly from the two input polygon source datasets and clipped to the Gloucester PAE.

GDE landscape classes derive directly from the source NSW OoW GDE layer's Keith Form attribute, though the "Riverine Forests" Keith form are combined with the "Forested Wetlands" LC and the "Mangrove Swamps" and "Saltmarshes" Keith Forms are combined to form the "Saline Wetlands" LC .

The remaining non-GDE terrestrial LC polygons are mainly sourced from the ACLUM catchment landuse from the PRIMARY V7 classification, and retain the source class names except that "1 Conservation and natural environments" is rename the "non-GDE Native Vegtation" LC. A further exception is the "Plantation and Production Forestry" LC. This is derived from the SECONDARY_V7 classification where:

"SecondV7" = '2.2 Production forestry' OR "SecondV7" = '3.1 Plantation forestry' OR "SecondV7" = '4.1 Irrigated plantation forestry'

The Riverine LC lines are derived directly from the Rivertypes source dataset

Note for the 2016 March 9 IESC Deep Dive for GLO was necessary to tease out the Keith Forms of the "non-GDE native vegetaton" Landscape class in order to generate areal statistics for endangered species habitats. These were sourced from the Greater Hunter vegetation mapping. This sub-LC differentiation is retained in this dataset

Dataset Citation

Bioregional Assessment Programme (2016) GLO Landscape Classification v01. Bioregional Assessment Derived Dataset. Viewed 18 July 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/e6168d6a-ba97-4cd0-8961-2cd13884da93.

Dataset Ancestors

• Derived From Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems supplied by the NSW Office of Water on 13/05/2014

• Derived From Greater Hunter Native Vegetation Mapping with Classification for Mapping

• Derived From Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2010

• Derived From GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3, File Geodatabase format (.gdb)

• Derived From Bioregional_Assessment_Programme_Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia - 2014

• Derived From GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3

• Derived From Australian Geological Provinces, v02

• Derived From Bioregional Assessment areas v02

• Derived From Geological Provinces - Full Extent

• Derived From GLO Preliminary Assessment Extent

• Derived From BA ALL mean annual flow for NSW - Choudhury implementation of Budyko runoff v01

• Derived From Australian Coal Basins

• Derived From Gloucester River Types v01

• Derived From BILO Gridded Climate Data: Daily Climate Data for each year from 1900 to 2012

• Derived From Gloucester river types V02

• Derived From NSW Catchment Management Authority Boundaries 20130917

• Derived From Gloucester Coal Basin

• Derived From Greater Hunter Native Vegetation Mapping

• Derived From Mean Annual Climate Data of Australia 1981 to 2012

• Derived From Subcatchment boundaries within and nearby the Gloucester subregion

• Derived From Bioregional Assessment areas v01

• Derived From Geofabric Hydrology Reporting Catchments - V2.1