Dataset
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Acid Sulfate Soils Risk in the Lower Hunter 2008

This project has mapped the occurrence of Acid Sulfate Soils (ASS) in the lower Hunter River floodplain using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data. The map provides information that will assist land management and rehabilitation. In their natural state, these soils are submerged but when exposed or drained, they become oxidised and sulfuric acid is produced. This reduces soil fertility, kills vegetation and reduces fish populations. The identification of the location and extent of potential acid sulfate soils (PASS) is the essential first step in managing this problem.

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  • Data Quality Statement PDF

    Data quality statement for Acid Sulfate Soils Risk in the Lower Hunter 2008

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Metadata Summary What is metadata?

Field Value
Language English
Edition 1.1
Purpose Legislative and regulatory requirements
Frequency of change Not planned
Keywords SOIL,SOIL-Chemistry
Metadata Date 2011-08-04
Date of Asset Creation 2011-08-04
Date of Asset Revision 2011-08-04
Date of Asset Publication 2014-08-08
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Equivalent Scale 25000
Vector representation
Record 1
Object type
Curve
Object count
12903
Geospatial Topic Environment
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 2011-08-04
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 2014"