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Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) Woody Vegetation Change: Regrowth, Clearing and Reports, Queensland

Name: Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) Woody Vegetation Change: Regrowth, Clearing and Reports, Queensland
Published: 2023

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government

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Brief description

The Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) monitors woody vegetation extent and changes in Queensland using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery as its primary tool. This dataset provides annual summaries of woody vegetation clearing and regrowth from the 2018–19 reporting period onward, aligning with an updated Sentinel-2-based methodology introduced in 2018.

The data is presented as three distinct datasets:

Annual SLATS reports in parquet format, summarising woody vegetation change statistics.
Clearing rasters, which map woody vegetation loss detected during each reporting period.
Regrowth rasters, which map woody vegetation regrowth identifiable from Sentinel-2 imagery during each reporting period.

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Data Usage
These files are provided in Parquet format to support efficient querying and integration into analytical workflows. This data is a cross-tabulation with many millions of records. Users can browse and interact with the dataset summaries using the R package instructions provided on slatsxtab

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This dataset is derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and processed using the post-2018 SLATS methodology. Annual changes in woody vegetation extent are detected and summarised spatially and statistically. A detailed explanation of the change detection approach is available in the SLATS methodology documentation.

Data Creation
A clearing event is mapped where the crown cover was greater than 10% and the stand size was at least 0.5 hectares. All native and non-native woody vegetation is included, regardless of height, age, or species. For reporting purposes, the cleared areas are then aggregated by region, including statewide (Queensland), administrative boundaries, natural resource management (NRM) regions, and other authoritative spatial datasets.

Progress Code: onGoing

Maintenance and Update Frequency: annually

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Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Purpose
SLATS supports the Vegetation Management Framework in Queensland and a range of biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, and natural disaster policies, planning and initiatives.

Created: 2023-08-04

Issued: 2023-08-04

Modified: 2026-07-07

Data time period: 2018-08-01