Vegetation - Pre-European Settlement (1788)

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Created 20/01/2025

Updated 20/01/2025

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 are captured from 1:5 million source material. Data are suitable for GIS applications, via free download. 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.

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Title Vegetation - Pre-European Settlement (1788)
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/d79e19a9-d1ad-4aea-be3e-f4b7fb4e7974
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Data Portal Data.gov.au