Land units of the Gippsland region of Victoria

A spatial dataset of soil and landform classification in Gippsland. The map units are broad `packages' of land - divided primarily on the basis of soil type, landform pattern and geology. It contains soil and land information at a scale of 1:100 000 for all land in the region.The dataset has been derived from a combination of past studies and has been collated primarily by Ian Sargeant and Mark Imhof from 1994 to 2013. Data from older surveys have also been included in this consolidated dataset. Mapping in east and northern Gippsland regions is restricted to freehold lands. Webpages on Victorian Resources Online provide a description of each of the map units and indicate source studies used to define the map unit.In June 2013 a dominant soil type was assigned to each unit (by David Rees, Mark Imhof and Ian Sargeant) to facilitate the creation of a digital soil map of Victoria. Australian Soil Classification (Order and SubOrder) have been included in the dataset's attribute table. At the map scale of this dataset soil-landform units are not homogeneous. For each defined soil-landform unit, the number and proportion of landforms and soil types will vary. Representative sites and their associated profile properties are recorded on the Victorian Resources Online website (http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/wgregn.nsf/pages/wg_soil_detailed).Importantly it should be noted that soil attributes (for example texture, sodicity, pH) are expected to vary between acquired soil sites. As the variability of soil attributes within a map unit is difficult to predict, it is important to note that representative soils should be used as a guide only.DOI 10.4226/92/58e719aeb6e7c

吉普斯兰（Gippsland）地区土壤与地貌分类空间数据集。地图单元为宽泛的土地组合体，主要依据土壤类型、地貌格局与地质条件进行划分。该数据集涵盖该区域所有土地的1:10万比例尺土壤与土地相关信息。本数据集整合既往多项研究成果，主要由Ian Sargeant与Mark Imhof于1994年至2013年间完成汇编，同时纳入了早期勘测数据。吉普斯兰东部与北部区域的制图范围仅限永久业权土地。维多利亚资源在线（Victorian Resources Online）平台的网页可查询各地图单元的详细说明，并标注了用于定义该地图单元的相关研究来源。2013年6月，为支撑维多利亚州数字土壤图的制作，David Rees、Mark Imhof与Ian Sargeant为每个地图单元指定了主导土壤类型。数据集属性表中已纳入澳大利亚土壤分类（Australian Soil Classification，包括土纲与亚纲）信息。在本数据集的制图比例尺下，土壤-地貌单元并非均质单元；对于每个已定义的土壤-地貌单元，其所包含的地貌类型与土壤类型的数量及占比均存在差异。典型样点及其对应的剖面属性信息已发布于维多利亚资源在线平台的指定网址：http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/wgregn.nsf/pages/wg_soil_detailed。需特别说明的是，采集的土壤样点间的土壤属性（如质地、碱度、pH值）存在差异。由于地图单元内部土壤属性的变异性难以预测，因此仅可将典型土壤信息作为参考依据。DOI 10.4226/92/58e719aeb6e7c