Land units of the Gippsland region of Victoria

dataset: GIPPSLAND_LAND_UNITS
A spatial dataset of soil and landform classification in Gippsland. The map units are broad `packages' of land - divided primarily on the basis of soil type, landform pattern and geology. It contains soil and land information at a scale of 1:100 000 for all land in the region. The dataset has been derived from a combination of past studies and has been collated primarily by Ian Sargeant and Mark Imhof from 1994 to 2013. Data from older surveys have also been included in this consolidated dataset. Mapping in east and northern Gippsland regions is restricted to freehold lands. Webpages on Victorian Resources Online provide a description of each of the map units and indicate source studies used to define the map unit. In June 2013 a dominant soil type was assigned to each unit (by David Rees, Mark Imhof and Ian Sargeant) to facilitate the creation of a digital soil map of Victoria. Australian Soil Classification (Order and SubOrder) have been included in the dataset's attribute table. At the map scale of this dataset soil-landform units are not homogeneous. For each defined soil-landform unit, the number and proportion of landforms and soil types will vary. Representative sites and their associated profile properties are recorded on the Victorian Resources Online website (http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/wgregn.nsf/pages/wg_soil_detailed). 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. DOI 10.4226/92/58e719aeb6e7c
 
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Land units of the Gippsland region of Victoria

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
 

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Identifiers and Keywords

ANZLIC Id
ANZVI0803005194 
Victorian Spatial Data Library (VSDL) Schema
CATCHMENTS:GIPPSLAND_LAND_UNITS 
Jurisdiction
Victoria 
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Geoscientific information
 

Resource Constraints

Use limitation
Unrestricted The detail available in the current datasets is good for their mapping scale but is not sufficient to provide landscape analysis at finer scales and should not therefore be used to plan land use strategies at more detailed scales (1:25 000 and larger) unless additional soil and land survey is captured to enhance map line work and subdivide the map units. 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. 
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Unclassified  
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
 

Other Dataset Details

Date ( Revision )
2019-05-30
Date ( Publication )
2018-02-01T15:11:27
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/wgregn.nsf/pages/wg_soil_detailed http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/wgregn.nsf/pages/wg_soil_detailed 
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed  
Maintenance date ( Publication )
2018-02-01T15:11:27
 

Spatial

Spatial representation type
Vector  
Description
General - Victoria 
Reference system identifier
4283

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Temporal

Begin date
1994-01-01 
End date
2012-12-30 
 

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
ASC_SO O N VARCHAR2 5 ASC_SO
LANDFORM O N VARCHAR2 254 LANDFORM
SOIL O N VARCHAR2 10 SOIL
DOM_SOIL O N VARCHAR2 100 DOM_SOIL
ASC_OSO O N VARCHAR2 10 ASC_OSO
GEOLOGY O N VARCHAR2 254 GEOLOGY
SYM_COLOUR O N VARCHAR2 10 SYM_COLOUR
ASC_O O N VARCHAR2 5 ASC_O
GMU3 O N VARCHAR2 5 GMU3
SOIL_TYPE O N VARCHAR2 254 SOIL_TYPE
 

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urn:uuid / c6f3b8d9-55f5-57e9-a435-80c9c6d3e1af

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Date info ( Creation )
2025-07-18T09:08:01
Date info ( Revision )
2025-07-18T09:29:24
Standard Name
ISO 19115-3:2018 
Profile Name
DELWP Profile 
Profile Version
Version 1 
Profile Date
2019-05-24  
 

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