Dataset Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Great Soil Group (GSG) Soil Type map of NSW

This map provides soil types across NSW using the Great Soil Group Classification. It uses the best available soils resource mapping coverage incorporating over 55 different datasets of multiple scales across NSW. Hence the published scale of this linework between 1:100,000 - 1:250,000 depending on the dataset it originated. Further details about these datasets are discussed in the 'Lineage', 'Positional accuracy' and 'Attribute accuracy' sections of the metadata.

The dominant soil type for each mapping unit was allocated using a modified listing of GSG soil types outlined in Table 1 (see dataset package).

Individual map units have been grouped and dissolved according to the Soil Type field to produce the final map.

Online Maps: This dataset can be viewed using eSPADE (NSW’s soil spatial viewer), which contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area.

Reference: Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (2020) Soil Group (GSG) Soil Type map of NSW - Version 4.0, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Parramatta.

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Metadata Date 01/07/2012
Date Created 01/07/2012
Date Revised 23/09/2020
Edition 4.0
Purpose Support natural resource management and environmental decision making.
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Update Frequency Data is updated as deemed necessary
Keywords AGRICULTURE,BOUNDARIES,SOIL,SOIL-Chemistry,GEOSCIENCES,SOIL-Erosion
Equivalent Scale 250000
Geospatial Topic farming,environment
Language English
Temporal Coverage From 01/04/2011 - 30/01/2020
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
Landing page https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/great-soil-group-gsg-soil-type-map-of-nsw
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Attribution Department of Planning, Industry and Environment asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and Department of Planning, Industry and Environment 2012"

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