Soil types by area (Urban Forest)

Created 10/01/2026

Updated 10/01/2026

These polygons represent approximate native soil sub-bases and derived textures based on digitized maps from the Geological Survey of Victoria (c. 1956). Soils are expected to be extensively modified from these types throughout Melbourne due to extensive disturbance, and cut and fill associated with the city's development.

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Soil types by area (Urban Forest)
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/673a93b4-aa17-4c96-b9d5-8f75e7c52794
Remote Last Updated 26/02/2023
Contact Point
City of Melbourne Open Data
opendata@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Reference Period 26/02/2023
Geospatial Coverage Melbourne
Data Portal Melbourne Data

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Melbourne Data "Soil types by area (Urban Forest)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.melbourne.vic.gov.au/explore/dataset/soil-types-by-area-urban-forest/