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Catchment Scale Land Use Mapping Technical Specifications

Technical information to support catchment scale land use mapping programmes in Australia has been developed by Australian and State Government members of the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Programme (ACLUMP). This page outlines the nationally agreed procedure and specifications for catchment scale land use mapping.

The Nationally Agreed Mapping Procedure

Catchment scale land use mapping makes the best use of available information from a range of sources. The procedure balances the need for reliable data, practicality and cost-effectiveness. States have agreed to and follow the mapping procedures outlined in Guidelines for Land Use Mapping in Australia: Principles, Procedures and Definitions (Edition 3). This handbook has been produced on behalf of ACLUMP with its most recent edition released in July 2006. It is the primary reference for the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) classification and outlines procedures and specifications for national scale and catchment scale land use mapping in Australia.

Publication	Format
Guidelines for Land Use Mapping in Australia: Principles, Procedure & Definitions - Edition 3	PDF 2.6MB
The Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification Version 6, June 2005	PDF 13KB	WORD 200KB

Catchment Scale Mapping Specifications

States map land use at the catchment scale according to specifications set by ACLUMP. The recommended specifications for land use datasets provide for attribution of the prime land use (represented by the ALUM code), multiple land use and source information (scale, date and reliability). Specifications also address data formatting, spatial referencing, data resolution, spatial precision and attribute accuracy. An overall attribute accuracy of greater than 80% is the benchmark standard. The datasets undergo quality assurance at the Bureau of Rural Sciences.

Publication	Format
Metadata specifications	PDF 201KB	WORD 148KB
Data quality statement	PDF 43KB	WORD 95KB

Catchment Scale Mapping Reports

ACLUMP partners have also reported on other aspects of catchment scale land use mapping.

Report	Format
Smith, J. and Lesslie, R. 2005. Land use data integration case study: the Lower Murray NAP region - a report to the National Land & Water Resources Audit, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra.	PDF 3.4MB
Bureau of Rural Sciences. February 2006. Co-ordinated Land Use Mapping for Australia: Information for landscape solutions, Science for Decision Makers Brief, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra.	PDF 684KB