Brief description
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.Lineage
Maintenance and Update Frequency: unknownIssued: 2003
text: westlimit=112.0; southlimit=-44.0; eastlimit=154.0; northlimit=-9.0
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https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/42280/
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- URI : pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/42356
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