Natural Resources Mapping Toolkit
The Natural Resources Mapping Toolkit is a convenient package that combines the functions of the Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) with Australian national map layers relevant to natural resources evaluation. The toolkit is designed to assist informed and transparent decision-making for natural resource management.
The Natural Resources Mapping Toolkit consists of:
- MCAS-S version 2.1
- national map layers (including climate, soil, vegetation, social and economic information) relevant to natural resources evaluation.
Download
- Toolkit User guide [PDF 4.5mb]
Map layers
The data layers supplied with the Natural Resources Mapping Toolkit are provided at two scales: as one-kilometre and five-kilometre resolution gridded layers. The gridded layers included in the Natural Resources Mapping Toolkit cover a broad scope of interest. The key categories of information include:
- biophysical (vegetation, soil, terrain, water, climate, fire)
- social (household, community and population characteristics)
- economic (land use, agricultural commodity, income, land value, rate of return).
The toolkit also enables you to include your own correctly formatted data to create customised MCAS-S projects.
Data layers have been provided by the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics–Bureau of Rural Sciences (ABARE–BRS), Geoscience Australia, CSIRO Land and Water, the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Environmental Resources Information Network), the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the National Centre for Social Applications of Geographic Information Systems. For new data layers and data for specific theme areas see the updates page.
The Natural Resources Mapping Toolkit is available from:
The MCAS-S Manager
ABARE-BRS
GPO Box 1563
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Email: land_management@abare-brs.gov.au