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NSW Land Cover Theme


Land cover is the visible, biophysical cover on the Earth\u2019s surface including trees, shrubs, grasses, soils, exposed rocks and water bodies, as well as anthropogenic elements\nsuch as plantations, crops and built environments. Land cover\nchanges for many reasons, including\nseasonal weather, severe weather events such as cyclones, floods and\nfires, and human activities such as\nmining, agriculture and urbanisation.

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Remote sensing data recorded\nover a period of time allows\nthe observation of land cover dynamics. Classifying these responses\nprovides\na robust and repeatable way\nof characterising land cover types. These complement on ground survey where\navailable.

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Datasets\nincluded in the Land Cover Theme:
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\nThe Land Cover theme is an essential and authoritative\nsource of information that\ncan provide insight into\nthe behaviour of land cover\nto a wide variety of conditions,\nboth natural and situational.

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This provides\nnatural resource\nmanagers with the capacity to identify\nemerging patterns of land cover\nchange and provides a broad spatial and historical context within which to interpret that\nland cover change.

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This can\nbe combined with other information\nto assess if any pro-\nactive intervention is required\nto alter change happening to\nthe land cover.

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Information about Land Cover dynamics is essential to\nunderstanding and addressing\na range of national challenges including:

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The NSW Department of Planning and Environment \u2013 Environment and Heritage Group\u00a0is the source of truth\u00a0for this data theme. The\u00a0Environment and Heritage Group\u00a0manages the\u00a0state-wide\u00a0vegetation, soils and land use datasets needed\u00a0to support the Land\u00a0Cover definitions.\u00a0The current\u00a0status of the land\u00a0cover\u00a0related datasets are as listed.
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Datasets\nincluded in the Land Cover Theme:

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NSW\u00a0Native\u00a0Vegetation Extent
\nFor access to data please use below URL
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/biodiversity/nsw-bionet/about-bionet-vegetation-classification/bionet-vegetation-maps/vegetation-extent-and-condition-products#native


Woody Extent and Foliage\u00a0

For access to data please use below URL

https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/landsat-woody-extent-and-foliage-projective-cover-fpc-ver-2-1-25m-20087355d


Plant\u00a0Community\u00a0Type Classification

For access to data please use below URL
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/biodiversity/nsw-bionet/nsw-plant-community-type-classification

Land\nUse\u00a0
For access to data please use below URL
https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nsw-landuse-2017-v1p2-f0ed


Soil\nLandscapes Landscapes and Soils Soil data\nonline
For access to data please use below URL
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/land-and-soil/information/espade

alternatively, eSpade can be access through the link below

http://espade.environment.nsw.gov.au/


NSW Soil and Land Information System (SALIS)

For access to data please use the URL\u00a0

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/Salis5app/Main/Account/Login


The Electronic Digital Infield Regolith Tool (eDIRT)

For access to data please use the URL\u00a0

http://edirt.environment.nsw.gov.au/


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Custodian\nagency and contact:

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Environment and Heritage Group\u00a0

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PO Box A290 Sydney South NSW 1232

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Email: info@environment.nsw.gov.au

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The\n Land\u00a0Cover theme is an essential and authoritative source of information\n that can provide insight into the behaviour of land\u00a0cover\u00a0to a\n wide\u00a0variety of\u00a0conditions, both natural and situational

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11/02/2020

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18/08/2023

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NSW\n Spatial Services

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Please\n contact us via the\u00a0Spatial Services Customer Hub

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Environment\n and Heritage Group\u00a0

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