Updated: 27 Jul 2004

Vegetation Data

• Vegetation - Pre-European Settlement (1788)
• Vegetation - Post-European Settlement (1988)

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Vegetation - Pre-European Settlement (1788)

• User Guide [PDF 129 Kb (Get PDF Reader)]
• Metadata
• Free Download
• Vegetation (1788) paper map (for purchase)

• Product Specifications

Shows a reconstruction of Australian vegetation in the 1780s. Areas over 30 000 hectares are shown, plus small areas of significant vegetation such as rainforest. Attribute information includes: growth form of tallest and lower stratum, foliage cover of tallest stratum and dominant floristic types. Data was captured from 1:5 million source material.

Data is suitable for use in GIS applications. The source map is also available for purchase.

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Vegetation - Post-European Settlement (1988)

• User Guide [PDF 131 Kb (Get PDF Reader)]
• Metadata
• Free Download
• Vegetation (1988) paper map (for purchase)

• Product Specifications

Shows the vegetation of Australia in the mid-1980s. Areas over 30 000 hectares are shown, plus small areas of significant vegetation such as rainforests and croplands. Attribute information includes: growth form of tallest and lower stratum, foliage cover of tallest stratum and dominant floristic types. Data was captured from 1:5 million source material.

Data is suitable for use in GIS applications. The source map is also available for purchase.

Product Specifications

Coverage: Australia.

Currency: Compiled mid-1980s

Coordinates: Geographical

Datum: AGD66

Projection: Simple Conic on two standard parallels 18S and 36S (printed map only)

Format: ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif (data only)

Medium: Printed map - Paper (flat and folded); Free online and CD-ROM (fee applies)

Forward Program: Under review.