f2d03f26-b1d4-4ad9-a2b2-de9bf9dfdf90 urn:uuid en UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-24T19:24:05 creation ISO 19115 2016 Land and Soil Capability Mapping for NSW f2d03f26-b1d4-4ad9-a2b2-de9bf9dfdf90 This Land and Soil Capability (LSC) dataset uses the best available soils natural resource mapping across New South Wales. It provides a broad-scale, regional view as to the dominant LSC class present for over 3000 individual mapping units through the assessment of eight key soil and landscape limitations (water erosion, wind erosion, salinity, topsoil acidification, shallow soils/rockiness, soil structure decline, waterlogging and mass movement). The assessment of LSC is based on the mapping method and rule set developed by OEH (2012). It builds on the rural land capability classification and mapping undertaken for the central and eastern divisions of the state by the former Soil Conservation Service of NSW (Emery 1986) but with more emphasis on a broader range of soil and landscape properties. The mapping is based on an eight class system with values ranging between 1 and 8 which represent a decreasing capability of the land to sustain landuse. Class 1 represents land capable of sustaining most landuses including those that have a high impact on the soil (e.g., regular cultivation), whilst class 8 represents land that can only sustain very low impact landuses (e.g., nature conservation). Information about the LSC ruleset called the Land and Soil Capability Assessment Scheme: Second Approximation can be downloaded from the DPIE website or from this Resource's page in SEED. Online Maps: This dataset can be viewed using eSPADE (NSW’s soil spatial viewer), which contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area. Reference: Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, 2021, Land and Soil Capability Mapping for NSW, Version 4.5, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Parramatta. {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[153.668, -37.507], [153.668, -27.998], [141.001, -27.998], [141.001, -37.507], [153.668, -37.507]]]} 141.001 153.668 -37.507 -27.998 Show on SEED Web Map documentDigital SEED Web Map Data quality statement documentDigital PDF Show on eSPADE Web Map documentDigital SPATIAL VIEWER Land and Soil Capability data package documentDigital ZIP LSC ruleset document documentDigital HTML ArcGIS REST Map Services documentDigital ARCGIS REST SERVICE Land and soil information web page documentDigital HTML DPIE's Land and soil website documentDigital HTML Web Map Service (WMS) documentDigital WMS KML Service documentDigital KML Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) documentDigital WMTS