Land Systems of Victoria at 1:250 000
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LSYS250
The land systems of Victoria, as described and delineated by Rowan in 1989, provide a statewide coverage of land types that are applicable to a wide range of land resource management and planning programs. These land systems sit within a geomorphological framework developed by Jenkin and Rowan.
This data set consolidates a broad range of land resource information drawn from an uneven base to provide a consistent, if limited, coverage of the lands of Victoria. The explicit links with the original sources of data have been retained.
The data set was developed from a range of studies of varying methodologies and intensities over some forty years. The reliability of the information varies across regions accordingly.
This edition (3) incorporates new survey material [Shires of West Wimmera, Lowan, West Towong and East Gippsland (east of Snowy River)] as well as changes in the nomenclature with the substitution of broad slope class with relative relief classes (eg. plains, hills, mountains). An addition factor (lithological age) was also added to the key. There is still a link with the Edition 2 version in the main Land Systems table.
More information on land system mapping can be found on Victorian Resources Online
http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/landform_systems
DOI 10.4226/92/58e727e0dd1be
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Citation proposal Citation proposal
(2021) Land Systems of Victoria at 1:250 000 Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning https://metashare.maps.vic.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/74130d00-be40-5993-9455-5c651ba5717f |
Description
- Title
- Land Systems of Victoria at 1:250 000
- Alternate title
- LSYS250
- Purpose
- This data set assists with state and regional planning to define the spatial variation of land according to the parameters of geomorphology, lithology, landform and climate, with dependent variables of soil and vegetation types. Other interpreted data tagged to the land systems includes the hazard potential, ie. inherent susceptibility to various forms of land degradation, and the 'potential productivity'. The maps and land system descriptions are drawn from an uneven database of some 28 individual studies of the land and additional unpublished data, with varying levels of detail and reliability. The land system descriptions are presented as a single line that masks the considerable variation in each land system -- each land system is treated as essentially a single point entity, when in reality it is a complex of land types with a known range of variation. While this is appropriate for some purposes, it is not suitable for all uses, and should be used with care. Potential users not familiar with the land system concept are encouraged to contact the custodian for advice and assistance. Interpretations are of the inherent susceptibility of the land to degradation and do not adequately represent hazards (which involves considerations of land use) which will be of interest to most users. Rowan's initial report, paper maps and transparencies are now considerably out of date following extensive error checking and subsequent revision. While the initial report was never formally released, the revised and expanded Edition 2 is in an unpublished form which has now been modified itself by Edition 3, released in January 2000.
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- Completed
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