2010 Index of Stream Condition - Bare Ground polygon features
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ANZVI0803005126
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Abstract:
The ISC2010_BARE_GROUND polygon features represent the parts of the assessed bank face that do not have vegetation cover. The bank face is defined as the area between the Top and Toe of the bank. Areas of Bare Ground less than 5m2 have been removed so that data volume is manageable.
River condition in Victoria is assessed every 5 years using the Index of Stream Condition (ISC). The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) developed a methodology to assess the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation components of the ISC using remote sensing data, specifically LIDAR and aerial photography.
A State Wide mapping project was undertaken in 2010-13 to accurately map the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation metrics of the ISC . Other ISC metrics were not assessed in the project and were derived from other sources.
The Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation Metric products are a combination of mapped Vector and Raster data as well as Tabular Summary Statistics about the mapped features. In the context of the project, the term Metrics is used to refer to both the mapped features and the summary statistics.
Remote sensing data used includes 15cm true colour and infra-red aerial photography and four return multi-pulse LiDAR data. This source data was used to derive a variety of Raster data sets including Digital Terrain Models, Slope, Vegetation Height and Vegetation Cover. The Digital Terrain and Slope rasters were used to map Physical Form metrics including Stream Bed, Top of Bank and River Centre Lines while the Vegetation Height and Cover rasters were used to map the Riparian Vegetation metrics.
The Project Report "Aerial Remote Sensing for Physical Channel Form and Riparian Vegetation Mapping" describes the remote sensing and mapping approach used to create this data set.
Bare Ground has been mapped for the entire ISC2010 network withion the bank face.
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Completed
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
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Resource Name:
ISC2010_BARE_GROUND
Title:
2010 Index of Stream Condition - Bare Ground polygon features
Anzlic ID:
ANZVI0803005126
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Jurisdiction:
Victoria
Abstract:
The ISC2010_BARE_GROUND polygon features represent the parts of the assessed bank face that do not have vegetation cover. The bank face is defined as the area between the Top and Toe of the bank. Areas of Bare Ground less than 5m2 have been removed so that data volume is manageable.
River condition in Victoria is assessed every 5 years using the Index of Stream Condition (ISC). The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) developed a methodology to assess the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation components of the ISC using remote sensing data, specifically LIDAR and aerial photography.
A State Wide mapping project was undertaken in 2010-13 to accurately map the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation metrics of the ISC . Other ISC metrics were not assessed in the project and were derived from other sources.
The Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation Metric products are a combination of mapped Vector and Raster data as well as Tabular Summary Statistics about the mapped features. In the context of the project, the term Metrics is used to refer to both the mapped features and the summary statistics.
Remote sensing data used includes 15cm true colour and infra-red aerial photography and four return multi-pulse LiDAR data. This source data was used to derive a variety of Raster data sets including Digital Terrain Models, Slope, Vegetation Height and Vegetation Cover. The Digital Terrain and Slope rasters were used to map Physical Form metrics including Stream Bed, Top of Bank and River Centre Lines while the Vegetation Height and Cover rasters were used to map the Riparian Vegetation metrics.
The Project Report "Aerial Remote Sensing for Physical Channel Form and Riparian Vegetation Mapping" describes the remote sensing and mapping approach used to create this data set.
The ISC2010_BARE_GROUND feature is used in the assessment of the Bank Condition sub-index where the proportion of the bank face that is Bare Ground contributes to the final Bare Ground Score.
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Beginning to Ending Date:
2010-06-01 - 2012-12-01
Maintainence and Update Frequency:
Not planned
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Available Format(s) Types:
DIGITAL
Positional Accuracy:
+/- 1m
Attribute Accuracy:
The UniqueID that describes the Basin and Reach that each bare ground polygon falls in is recorded.
Logical Consistency:
Bare ground has been mapped consistently across the ISC2010 network. Polygons less than 5m2 have been removed.
Data Source:
Dataset Source: Bare Ground has been mapped from 15cm orth-rectified Aerial Photography.
Dataset Originality: Derived
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Metadata Date:
2014-02-04
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The Product Description "ISC2010 Remote Sensing Metrics" describes the remote sensing and mapping approach used to create this and all other ISC2010 data sets.
http://ics.water.vic.gov.au/ics/
http://ics.water.vic.gov.au/ics/
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