Wetland Management Tools & Techniques
New Native Vegetation Mapping Products
The Australian Government has just released new native vegetation
mapping products based on a recent update to the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS). The NVIS is the most detailed, up-to-date and accurate information source on Australia’s native vegetation, and has been collated through the active participation of all Australian state and territory governments. There have been a number of new information products developed for use by researchers, educators and natural resource managers.
Key information products the NVIS can generate include:
- General descriptions of vegetation types across the continent, including coloured maps, tables and graphs (available free on the web);
- Downloadable geographic information system (GIS) datasets of estimated pre-1750 and present Major Vegetation Groups (MVGs) covering Australia;
- Web maps available through the Australian Natural Resources Atlas Map Maker;
- Identification of data gaps and quality issues across Australia;
- More detailed information in regions where mapping is complete; and
- NVIS also provides guidelines for surveying, classifying and mapping new vegetation datasets.
Details of these products can be accessed online at www.deh.gov.au/erin/nvis . They include finer scale datasets applicable to GIS such as regional planning.
Free copies of the 2006 NVIS map of Major Vegetation Groups in Australia and brochure are available by post. Simply email your request to ciu@deh.gov.au or call 1800 803 772.
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