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Version:1.0
Date Metadata Extracted:2025-04-26
Date Metadata Last Updated:2024-05-30
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Citation
ANZLIC Identifier:19A485C26D134494E0632144CD9B6DAB
Title:Land Resources of Groote Eylandt
Citation Date:2024-05-30
Date Type:creation
Custodian:Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
Description
This spatial dataset provides delineates land unit boundaries at a scale of 1: 50,000 within the Groote Archipelago in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and describes dominant landform, soils and vegetation. The study area covers a total of 5763 km2, a land area of 2376 km2, and excludes Bickerton Island.
The primary purpose of the investigation was to map, describe and evaluate land resources to guide future strategic land use planning for agricultural development and land management.
Core landform, soil, vegetation, and land capability attributes attached to the land units are included with the spatial dataset
This spatial dataset provides delineates land unit boundaries at a scale of 1: 50,000 within the Groote Archipelago in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and describes dominant landform, soils and vegetation. The study area covers a total of 5763 km2, a land area of 2376 km2, and excludes Bickerton Island.
The primary purpose of the investigation was to map, describe and evaluate land resources to guide future strategic land use planning for agricultural development and land management.
Core landform, soil, vegetation, and land capability attributes attached to the land units are included with the spatial dataset
- biota
- elevation
- environment
- geoscientificInformation
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Bounding Coordinates:
- North Bounding Coordinate:-13.61313
- South Bounding Coordinate:-14.32113
- East Bounding Coordinate:137.00116
- West Bounding Coordinate:136.32016
Dataset Status
Dataset ID:
Language:English
Character Set: Latin 1
Progress:completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency:notPlanned
Data Currency Start Date:
Data Currency End Date:
Access Constraint:This spatial dataset should not be used at scales greater than 1 : 50,000
Data supplied by this Department is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. (CC BY 3.0) Please read the licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en
Data, and all derivatives, must be attributed with this statement; Data supplied by Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security. Copyright Northern Territory of Australia.
Data Quality
Lineage:Map unit boundaries delineated from interpretation of:
Digital satellite imagery including ESRI Worl Imagery, Google Satellite Imagery, Sentinel-2 (September 2016), and NT Visualiser Aerial Photography Mosaid http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/metadata/export_data?type=html&metadata_id=2DBCB771210A06B6E040CD9B0F274EFE
Pietch, B,A. et al, 1995, Groote Eylandt Region, Northern Territory - 1:250,000 scale geological Geological Special Northern Territory Geological Survey GEMIS: Groote Eylandt Region, Northern Territory
1 second Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Models Version 1.0.
Pietsch, BA; Rawlings, DJ; Haines, PW; Page, M Groote Eylandt Region, Northern Territory: explanatory notes (1997) Radiometrics https://geoscience.nt.gov.au/gemis/ntgsjspui/handle/1/81900
Preliminary map unit boundaries derived using digital satellite imagery, DEM, geological, radiometric and topographic data.
Field data described and classified according to national standards at the time of capture. Final map unit boundaries adjusted to account for field data.
Core landform, soil and vegetation attributes attached to map units with additional attributes unique to individual surveys.
Positional Accuracy:Map unit boundaries delineated on screen using geographical information system software. The NT Visualiser Aerial Photography Mosaic
has roughly 7.2m accuracy. (Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing Vol. 72, No. 3, March 2006, pp. 249 - 260).
Esri World Imagery provides one meter or better satellite and aerial imagery in many parts of the world and lower resolution satellite imagery worldwide. The positional accuracy in Groote Eylandt is likely at the lower end of this.
The positional accuracy of geological and radiometrics varies across the area and is available in their reports.
Attribute Accuracy:The attribute information conforms to the Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook at time of capture. Attributes are assigned according to the dominant feature. The department's list of core attribute values, described in the Data Dictionary below, have been added to each polygon.
Each land unit has also been assessed for GENERAL LAND CAPABILITY, evaluating landscape characteristics that could influence the general use of the land. A General Land Capability Class of 1: Land with negligible constraints, to Class 4: Land with Extreme Constraints, has been assigned to each land unit. Descriptions for key characteristics considered important have been added to the land unit polygon, including acid sulfate soil risk, flooding, microrelief, salinity, slope, sodicity, soil depth, soil drainage, surface rock and wind erosion.
More detailed information about General Land Capability is available in the accompanying report. (See Supplementary Information in this metadata record for report PDF download details)
Logical Consistency:GIS editing tools were used to rectify all overshoots and undershoots in line work. Polygon topology rules applied are; must not overlap, must not have gaps and each polygon has only one label.
Completeness:COMPLETE
Contacts
Name Organisation Position Role Phone Fax Data Requests Officer Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security Geospatial Services Branch (on behalf of department) distributor datarequests.depws@nt.gov.au
Data Dictionary
Attribute Attribute Description Possible Code Code Description CLASS_ACSS Alias: Class Acid Sulfate Soils 1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_DEP Alias: Class Soil Depth
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_DRA Alias: Class Soil Drainage
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned.
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_FLO Alias: Class Flooding
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned.
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_MICR Alias: Class Microrelief
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned.
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_ROC Alias: Class Surface Rock
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned.
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_SAL Alias: Class Salinity
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned.
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_SLO Alias: Class Slope
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned.
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_SOD Alias: Class Sodicity
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned.
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. CLASS_WIN Alias: Class Wind Erosion
Sub-classes are assessed against a defined set of land capability criteria, and a criteria sub-class from 1 to 4 is assigned.
1 Land with negligible constraints that require only a basic level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 2 Land with minor or moderate constraints that require a greater level of inputs, expertise and investment than Class 1 to develop and manage the land sustainably. 3 Land with severe constraints that require a high level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably. 4 Land with extreme constraints that generally require an unacceptable level of inputs, expertise and investment to develop and manage the land sustainably; making it either impractical, uneconomic or environmentally unsound to proceed. Where development must proceed the effects must be mitigated. LAND_UNIT Alias: Land Unit
The LAND_UNIT field is the land unit label from the spatial dataset (ie 9a2)
LCAP_CLASS Alias: Land Capability Class
The General Land Capability Class is defined by the most constrained of the ten sub-classes. Land capability assessment is not land use specific and does not consider land management practices or project specific requirements.
LF_CLASS Alias: Landform Class
Landform class is a system adopted by the department. The categories do not conform to national criteria even though some have been sourced from Australian Soil and Land Survey - Field Handbook (Mc Donald et.al. 1998).
LF_DESC Alias: Landform Description
Landform description includes details about landform, and general notes pertaining to slope, surface gravel and other details describing the land unit.
SOIL Alias: Dominant Soil Order
The dominant soil order described in a land unit is recorded.
SOIL_DESC Alias: Soil Description
Soil description summarising dominant soils within the land unit and typically includes soil depth, drainage, colour and other notes describing the soil.
SOIL_SYS Alias: Soil Classification System
The soil classification system used to describe the soil in the land unit description.
SPECIES_1 Alias: Veg Dom Species 1
The dominant vegetation species described in a land unit. The order of species listed determines their dominance.
SPECIES_2 Alias: Veg Dom Species 2
Where 2 dominant vegetation species were described in a land unit. The order of species listed determines their dominance.
SPECIES_3 Alias: Veg Dom Species 3
Where 3 dominant vegetation species described in a land unit. The order of species listed determines their dominance
SURVEY_ID Alias: Survey Identifier
A department code that usually refers to the first five characters from the original survey site sheet.
SURVEY_NME Alias: Survey Name
The name of the survey area or report to which the mapping refers.
GROOT24_50 Land Resources of Groote Eylandt VEG_DESC_1 Alias: Vegetation NVIS L4 description
NVIS Level 4 (Sub-formation level) description. Dominant genus (or genera) plus growth form, cover andheight for each of the three main strata. (i.e. Upper, Mid and Ground)
VEG_DESC_2 Alias: Vegetation common description
Common language description of dominant vegetation communities. VMU (vegetation mapping unit) aligns with Cuff (in prep)
VEG_STRUC Alias: Dominant Veg Structure
Vegetation structural classes from NVIS (ESCAVI 2003), Walker and Hopkins (1998) and Specht (1970) classification schemes.
VEG_SYS Alias: Veg Classification System
The National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) classification system.
Supplementary Information
Department Survey Code (Land Units): GROOT24_50
This spatial dataset should not be used at scales greater than 1 : 50,000
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
Petursson J, Emberg, J and Burley, P (2024)
Land Resources of Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory
Technical Report 11/2024
Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
Northern Territory Government, Darwin, NT
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