Land units of the Victorian Wimmera

dataset: WIMMERA_LRA
This dataset is the primary data output from the Wimmera land resource assessment project undertaken in 2004-06. It contains soil and land information at a scale of 1:100 000 for all freehold land in the Wimmera region of Victoria. The dataset was developed by the project "A Land Resource Assessment of the Wimmera Region" conducted by Robinson et al. (2006). This project was undertaken by DPI's PIRVic Division for the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority to provide consistent land resource information across the region. It utilised data from existing soil surveys at varying scales and intensity conducted over the previous 60 years, remote sensing information and additional field work to develop updated 1:100 000 scale soil/landform mapping across the region. The nominal scale of the dataset is appropriate for broadscale assessment of land capability and regional planning. At the map scale of this dataset soil-landform units are not homogeneous. For each defined soil-landform unit, soil types were identified and an assessment of their risk of degradation (compaction, erosion, sodicity and acidity) was made. Importantly it should be noted that soil attributes (for example texture, sodicity, pH) are expected to vary between acquired soil sites. As the variability of soil attributes within a map unit is difficult to predict, it is important to note that representative soils should be used as a guide only. The study report describing the project methodology and dataset attributes is available from the Victorian Resources Online website. DOI 10.4226/92/58e729e8aea3e
 
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Land units of the Victorian Wimmera

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
 

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ANZLIC Id
ANZVI0803005180 
Victorian Spatial Data Library (VSDL) Schema
CATCHMENTS:WIMMERA_LRA 
Jurisdiction
Victoria 
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
 

Resource Constraints

Use limitation
Unrestricted It should be noted that soil attributes (for example texture, sodicity, pH) are expected to vary between acquired soil sites. As the variability of soil attributes within a map unit is difficult to predict, it is important to note that representative soils should be used as a guide only. The nominal scale of the dataset is appropriate for broadscale assessment of land capability and regional planning. 
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
 

Other Dataset Details

Date ( Revision )
2019-05-30
Date ( Publication )
2018-02-01T22:26:35
Status
Completed  
Purpose
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Supplemental Information
Relationship to other Datasets: Many of the boundaries (ideally) are derived fro the aggregation of land units/land systems, forming a hierarchical land type, particularly in relation to landform. Current Design Issues: - Future Design Issues: - Related Documents: None - http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/wimregn.nsf/pages/soil_landform_mapping 
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed  
Maintenance date ( Publication )
2018-02-01T22:26:35
 

Spatial

Spatial representation type
Vector  
Reference system identifier
4283



 

Temporal

Begin date
2004-01-01 
End date
2006-06-30 
 

Resolution

Horizontal Accuracy
250m  
 

Quality

Conceptual Consistency
Not defined 
Missing Data
. Completeness Verification: - 
Excess Data
- 
Attribute Quality
Labelled with third tier geomorph eg. 1.3.1 
Positional Accuracy
Not defined 
 

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Description
Survey of existing soil and land unit mapping data from earlier studies. New field work and observations to collection soil, land and land use information. Combining old and new data with radiometrics and DEM in GIS. 
Statement
Dataset Source: Remote Sensed (Radiometrics, DEM), Expert Interviews, Soil site data, Field work, earlier land studies Dataset Originality: Primary & Derived 
 

Attributes

Column Name Obligation Unique Data Type Data Length Data Precision Data Scale Reference Table Owner Reference Table Name Reference Table Code Column Name Short Column Name Definition
MU_UNIQUE O N NUMBER 22 38 8 MU_UNIQUE
SOILGRP O N NUMBER 22 10 0 SOILGRP
MU_DESNAME O N VARCHAR2 50 MU_DESNAME
MU_NAME O N VARCHAR2 30 MU_NAME
MU_LFRM O N VARCHAR2 10 MU_LFRM
GMU_T2 O N VARCHAR2 3 GMU_T2
DESC_LFRM O N VARCHAR2 30 DESC_LFRM
SOILTYP O N NUMBER 22 38 8 SOILTYP
GMU_T3 O N VARCHAR2 6 GMU_T3
GMU_T1 O N VARCHAR2 1 GMU_T1
LANDFORM O N VARCHAR2 10 LANDFORM
 

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urn:uuid / a3fd9476-587b-517e-8b4d-0d0128c4a1ed

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Date info ( Creation )
2025-07-03T16:20:39
Date info ( Revision )
2025-11-25T11:32:35
Standard Name
ISO 19115-3:2018 
Profile Name
DELWP Profile 
Profile Version
Version 1 
Profile Date
2019-05-24  
 

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