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NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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NSW (Mitchell) Landscapes - version 3.1

This dataset (version 3.1) supersedes previous versions of the NSW Landscapes (Versions 2 & 3). Version 3.1 now includes an attributes for biometric over-cleared landscape status, and corrects minor typographic errors regarding some landscape names. The Biometric over-clear landscape value is a regulation data set established under the Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology (http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/vegetation/eoam/) and is managed in the BioNet VIS Classification Database.

Background: Version 3 included a revision of the polygon boundaries conducted in 2008. That revision corrected many alignment errors using SPOT 5 imagery as a reference layer. The revisions for Version 3 resulted in significant alterations to Landscape boundaries in some regions. See associated technical report 'ELA 2008 Editing Mitchell Landscapes'.

Version 2 maps were constructed from existing data and have a strong geologic, geomorphic and pedologic base. They do not include field validation/original mapping. Scale and reliability was constrained to 1:250,000 scale by the availability of suitable state-wide maps, although some source data (air photos/maps) were more detailed. A transect of map sheets was compared with other data during the mapping, it is believed reasonable product consistency has been attained. Details on the methodology, limitations and constraints in the devlopment of the original dataset are contained in P.B.Mitchell (2002) NSW Ecosystems Study: Background and Methodology (Unpublished). Information regarding v3 update are contained in: ELA (2008). Editing Mitchell Landscapes.

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Language English
Alternative Title NSWLandscapes_MitchellLandscapes
Edition 3.1
Purpose NSW Landscapes were developed for conservation planning and reserve establishment purposes, to provide consistent statewide ecological units finer than the existing bioregions and sub-regions. The absence of consistent statewide vegetation mapping was factor driving the development of a Landscapes layer.
Frequency of change As needed
Keywords BOUNDARIES-Biophysical,ECOLOGY-Landscape
Metadata Date 2016-12-12
Date of Asset Creation 2016-12-12
Date of Asset Revision 2017-04-28
Date of Asset Publication 2016-12-12
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Equivalent Scale 250000
Vector representation
Record 1
Object type
Curve
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Geospatial Topic Environment
NSW Place Name NSW
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Temporal Coverage From 2008-01-11 - 2016-12-12
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
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Attribution NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2016"
Groups SEED Layer Intersect Tool: BAM (stage 1) layer list