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Present Vegetation - Post-European Settlement (1988)

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Two vegetation maps (sold separately) - Natural Vegetation (1788) and Post-European Vegetation (1988) reconstruct Australia`s vegetation in the 1780s and the mid-1980s. 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. These maps are also available as free vector GIS data. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia Currency: Compiled mid-1980s Coordinates: Geographical Datum: AGD66 Projection: Simple Conic on two standard parallels 18S and 36S Medium: Printed map (flat and folded); Data - Free online and CD-ROM (fee applies) Forward Program: Under review

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Title Present Vegetation - Post-European Settlement (1988)
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/eed8d45c-a131-4e5a-819c-4e7454e5df45
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[112.0, -44.0], [154.0, -44.0], [154.0, -9.0], [112.0, -9.0], [112.0, -44.0]]]}
Data Portal data.gov.au