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NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
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Environmental Planning Instrument - Acid Sulfate Soils

This spatial dataset identifies areas of land showing the extent of acid sulfate soils. Acid sulfate soils have been classified into 5 different classes based on the likelihood of the acid sulfate soils being present in particular areas and at certain depths.

  • Class 1: Acid sulfate soils in a class 1 area are likely to be found on and below the natural ground surface.
  • Class 2 : Acid sulfate soils in a class 2 area are likely to be found below the natural ground surface.
  • Class 3: Acid sulfate soils in a class 3 area are likely to be found beyond 1 metre below the natural ground surface.
  • Class 4: Acid sulfate soils in a class 4 area are likely to be found beyond 2 metres below the natural ground surface.
  • Class 5: Acid sulfate soils are not typically found in Class 5 areas. Areas classified as Class 5 are located within 500 metres on adjacent class 1,2,3 or 4 land.

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Metadata Summary What is metadata?

Field Value
Language English
Alternative Title EPI ASS
Edition 1
Purpose This spatial dataset identifies areas of land, that when exposed or drained becomes oxidised causing sulphuric acid to be produced.
Frequency of change As needed
Keywords SOIL-Chemistry,HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning
Metadata Date 2017-11-27
Date of Asset Creation 1995-01-01
Date of Asset Revision 2019-05-22
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Equivalent Scale 320000
Geospatial Topic Environment
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 1995-01-01
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
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Attribution NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure 2024"
Groups SEED Layer Intersect Tool: BAM (stage 1) layer list