The Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8

Brief description

This document presents version 8 of the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification. This is a land use nomenclature and classification scheme for Australia, ordering land use in a systematic, logical and consistent way. The ALUM Classification has been developed in collaboration with national, state and territory agencies as part of the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP).

This document updates Part 2 of the Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th Edition published by ABARES in 2011. It reflects current needs and experience in classifying land use of national, state and territory agency partners involved in ACLUMP.

The ALUM Classification has a three-tiered hierarchical structure. Primary, secondary and tertiary classes are broadly structured by the potential degree of modification and the impact on a putative 'natural state' (essentially, a native land cover). The ALUM Classification version 8 includes fields to collect commodity and land management practice information.

Full description

The Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8 - Report - KeyDocument 01 \r\n This document presents version 8 of the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification. This document updates Part 2 of the Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th Edition published by ABARES in 2011.
The Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8 - Report - KeyDocument 02 \r\n This document presents version 8 of the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification. This document updates Part 2 of the Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th Edition published by ABARES in 2011.
The Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8 - supporting tables - KeyDocument 03 \r\n A Microsoft Excel workbook providing lists of commodities and management practices to support the Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8. The workbook contains the following worksheets: \r\n * ALUM V8 – Summary of the Australian Land Use and Management Classification version 8 (revision as at October 2016) (Figure 1 in report) \r\n * ALUM V7 – Summary of the Australia Land Use and Management Classification version 7 (revision as at 19 May 2010) \r\n * commodities – Commodity list with comments, corresponding ALUM code version 8 and type category (Table 2 in report) \r\n * management – Management list with comments, corresponding ALUM code version 8 and type category (Table 3 in report) \r\n * ALUM_V8_vertical – list of Australian Land Use and Management Classification version 8 tertiary codes and names.
Link to publication 'Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th Edition' - GeneralDownload 04 \r\n Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions. A technical handbook supporting the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program, 4th Edition, 2011 \r\n The report promotes the development of nationally consistent data on land use, land cover and land management practices, as well as information products, standards, analyses and assessments. It is produced by the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP) as a technical reference to support land use mapping in Australia at national, state and regional levels.
Link to publication 'Addendum to the Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th Edition' - GeneralDownload 05 \r\n Addendum to the 'Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th Edition', April 2013. \r\n The Addendum provides guidance on the implementation of mapping principles and procedures outlined in the Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th edition. The aim is to ensure that catchment scale mapping is relevant, up to date and reliable for decision-making. It focuses on the goals of catchment scale land use mapping, the potential to update land use mapping using ancillary information, and methods to improve the reliability of and confidence in catchment scale land use mapping.
Authoritative descriptive metadata for: The Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8 - Metadata in ISO 19139 format\r\n