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NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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Non Woody Disturbance 2020

This layer shows non-woody vegetation change based on the analysis of multi-date Sentinel2 and Planet Maps imagery for 2020 (circa January 1-December 31, 2020)

Non-woody change is detected though a combination of automated and manual interpretation of the differences between images captured during the year.

The non-woody vegetation change is mapped using the NWD (non-woody disturbance) method which applies a visual interpretation of multiple images before and during 2020 by experienced image interpretation staff. Landcover classes reflect the interpreted cause of non-woody vegetation change.

Links to reports, factsheets, change statistics and other information below:

Landcover monitoring and reporting https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-vegetation/landcover-monitoring-and-reporting

Current vegetation clearing report (2021) https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-vegetation/landcover-science/2021-nsw-vegetation-clearing-report#:~:text=Statewide%20vegetation%20clearing%20by%20landcover%20class&text=In%202021%20across%20the%20state,clearing%20has%20occurred%20for%20agriculture.

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research-and-publications/publications-search/woody-and-non-woody-landcover-change-rural-regulated-land-summary-report-2020

Previous reports

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research-and-publications/publications-search/woody-and-non-woody-landcover-change-rural-regulated-land-summary-report-2020

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-vegetation/landcover-science/past-landcover-reporting

Remotely sensed imagery is routinely collected by DPE and used to map vegetation clearing. This data is spatially explicit and can be used with other datasets to identify activity on individual lots. Please read the privacy collection notice for more information.

Data and Resources

Metadata Summary What is metadata?

Field Value
Language English
Edition 1
Purpose To support the NSW Annual SLATS and Woody - Non Woody on Rural Regulated land reports which are DPIE's comprehensive summary of actions undertaken by private and public land managers to conserve and manage native vegetation. These reports are released in June each year.
Frequency of change Not planned
Keywords PHOTOGRAPHY-AND-IMAGERY-Satellite,VEGETATION,LAND-Cover
Metadata Date 2023-02-21
Date of Asset Creation 2023-02-17
Date of Asset Publication 2023-11-24
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Geospatial Topic Environment
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 2019-01-01 - 2019-12-31
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
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Attribution NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2023"