Data forms part of a project undertaken for the Resource and Conservation Assessment Council as part of the regional assessments of western New South Wales - Joint Vegetation Mapping Project (JVMP), Brigalow Belt South Bioregion (BBS). Murrurrundi 1:100K mapsheet was part of the "targeted API" program, whereby information on the structural characteristics and overstorey composition was obtained via aerial photo interpretation (API) of 1:50000 or 1:25000 aerial photography.; ; Joint Vegetation Mapping Project. NSW Western Regional Assessments. Final Report, Dec 2003. Resource & Conservation Assessment Council. Project No. WRA 24.Hill, L. (2000) Goulburn River National Park and Munghorn Nature Reserve - Vegetation Survey for Fire Management Purposes. Volume 1: Main Report. Upper Hunter District. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Hill, L. (1999) Goulburn River National Park and Munghorn Nature Reserve - Vegetation Survey for Fire Management Purposes.Volume 2: Community Profiles. Upper Hunter District. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Native vegetation was delineated into stands using feature recognition software. A hybrid classification method that combined spatial modelling and visual interpretation was used to combine the features and create a vegetation map. SPOT 5 and Landsat satellite imagery was used in the creation of image objects. The spectral response of individual SPOT 5 scenes varied widely across the catchment so it was not used in the classification of vegetation type. Spatial layers used in the classification included a Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Landsat reflectance data, radiometric data and soil and climate layers, all of which are available for the entire State. Over 340 new full floristic survey sites were commissioned and the results were combined with 900 existing survey site records to create training areas for spatial modelling. Each survey site was assigned a New South Wales Vegetation Classification and Assessment (NSWVCA) vegetation type. The relationship between survey sites and spatial layers was explored by using machine learning software and vegetation type was classified using an object-based nearest neighbour approach. The catchment was divided into three discrete spatial models with separate training and validation survey sites. Model performance was assessed on the basis of the number of NSWVCA types mapped correctly in five classes of precision. The percentage of correctly modelled vegetation types ranged between 58% and 68%. Several vegetation community types were not able to be modelled (e.g. chenopods) or were poorly modelled due to lack of sample data. These communities were added or amended based on the visual interpretation of remotely sensed data. The amended map was assessed against a limited subset of independent survey data. The percentage of correctly mapped vegetation types in five classes of precision ranged between 72% and 78%. The mapping was presented in a geodatabase, which allows for user-generated updates so that the product can evolve as more field data are collected. ROFF, A., SIVERTSEN, D., AND DENHOLM, B. 2010. The Native Vegetation of the Murray Catchment Management Authority Area, NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, Sydney, Australia. VIS_ID 3808 VIS_ID 3809 VIS_ID 3810 VIS_ID 3811

The composition and extent of the present vegetation within the Mutawintji Lands, comprising Mutawintji National Park, Historic Site and Nature Reserve, is described and mapped at 1: 100 000 scale from intensive quadrat samples, field traverses and aerial photograph interpretation. Five broad vegetation communities are described and 530 taxa of vascular plants recorded from 100 sample sites, opportunistic records and previous surveys, nine of which are rare or threatened taxa and 33 of which are regionally significant. Reference: Vegetation Map of the Mutawintji Lands area (including Mutawintji Historic Site, National Park and Nature Reserve). VIS_ID 823

This combined Bogandyera Nature Reserve, Clarkes Hill Nature Reserve and Jingellic Nature Reserve vegetation map was finalised in 2005. It is actually a subset of VIS_ID 4197 which covers a rectangle area of the central section of the Upper Murray River Catchment, clipped to these three reserves. NPWS Snowy Mountains Region, Upper Murray Area had sought tenders for vegetation mapping of these three new reserves in September 2003. The vegetation maps of the reserves were based on the analysis of pre-existing survey data (including Southern Comprehensive Regional Assessment CRAFTI mapping), new survey data acquired as part of this project, aerial photo interpretation, and field and office validation of the results of the air photo interpretation. The attribute table does not contain textual descriptions so its useability is questionable without a report or look up table. VIS_ID 4196

This data contains a once-off general structural description according to the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) level 5 for the core 1 hectare plot in the Alice Mulga site in 2012. Dominant growth form, cover, height and species (up to 5 species in order of dominance) for up to 3 sub-stratum per traditional strata (Ground, Mid and Upper).

An extant vegetation map was developed for the Namoi Catchment Management Authority (Namoi CMA) in 2009 by integrating all existing spatial datasets, undertaking some targeted mapping in identified gaps, and applying a standard regional vegetation community (RVC) classification (ELA 2009a). A pre-European vegetation map was also assembled in 2009 by extrapolating RVCs into the modified landscape using landscape association information and remnant tree point data (ELA 2009b). VIS_ID 4028

A multi-stage project is currently underway in the Namoi CMA to provide whole-of-catchment vegetation maps classified in accordance with a hierarchy based on vegetation types underpinning the Property Vegetation Plan; (PVP) - Developer.; Construction of a spatial vegetation layer for the CMA involves acquisition and compilation of all baseline datasets developed for various local and regional; initiatives using aerial photograph interpretation (API). A total of 12 major datasets were sourced and integrated into an API composite for the catchment and gaps in the mapping were completed using on-screen digitising of vegetative patterns against SPOT5 imagery.; The final product contains about 38,000 polygons, each tagged with its likely RVC based on a combination of available polygon attribution, rapid field reconnaissance and local knowledge and expertise. A total of 69 RVCs are mapped. The major types include derived native grasslands, grassy white box woodlands, shrubby white box woodlands, and Pilliga ironbark forests. VIS ID 3851

In 1986, the River Murray Riparian Vegetation Survey was initiated by the Murray-Darling Basin Commission to assess the present status of the vegetation along the River Murray, to identify causes of degradation, and to develop solutions for its rehabilitation and long term stability. The Study area was the floodplain of the River Murray and its anabranches, including the Edward-Wakool system, from below Hume Dam to the upper end of Lake Alexandrina, a total of nearly 9,000 square kilometres (900,000 hectares). The survey was conducted by Margules and Partners Pty Ltd, P and J Smith Ecological Consultants, and the then Victorian Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands (DCFL). The results were then compiled by DCFL, a report published (see References) and a GIS was constructed. Please note that the vegetation mapping uses a mixed floristic/structural classification. VIS_ID 3964