Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0

**This is a superseded dataset, the current *Forest's of Australia (2023)* dataset can be found at: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/forestsaustralia/forest-data-maps-and-tools/spatial-data.**\r\n\r\nForests of Australia (2013) v2.0 is a continental dataset of forest extent by national forest categories and types. It was developed from multiple forest, vegetation and land cover data inputs, including contributions from relevant Australian, state and territory government agencies and external sources. \r\n\r\n A forest is defined in this dataset as "An area, incorporating all living and non-living components, that is dominated by trees having usually a single stem and a mature or potentially mature stand height exceeding two metres and with existing or potential crown cover of overstorey strata about equal to or greater than 20 per cent. This includes Australia's diverse native forests and plantations, regardless of age. It is also sufficiently broad to encompass areas of trees that are sometimes described as woodlands". \r\n\r\n The dataset was compiled by the National Forest Inventory (NFI) - a collaborative partnership between the Australian and state and territory governments - whose role is to collate, integrate and communicate information on Australia's forests. States and Territories agencies collect forest data using independent methods and at varying scales or resolutions. The NFI, through the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), applies a national classification to state and territory data to allow seamless integration. Independent and multiple sources of external data are used to fill data gaps and improve the quality of the final dataset. \r\n\r\n Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 presents the new NFI classification with three national forest categories, as reported by the NFI in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013 (SOFR 2013), and replaces the spatial dataset titled Forests of Australia (2013). The three national forest categories are: Native forest, Industrial plantations and Other forests. The 'Native forest' category has previously been reported by the NFI, however, 'Industrial plantations' and 'Other forests' are new categories for planted forests: 'Industrial plantations', for plantations managed commercially and reported through the National Plantation Inventory (NPI), and 'Other forest' for planted forest not managed commercially or otherwise not reported through the NPI. \r\n\r\n Forests of Australia dataset series are produced to fulfil requirements of the Australia's National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS) and the Regional Forests Agreement (RFA) Act 2002. The dataset is used for domestic and international reporting.本数据集已失效，当前有效的《澳大利亚森林（2023）》数据集可通过以下链接获取：https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/forestsaustralia/forest-data-maps-and-tools/spatial-data. 《澳大利亚森林（2013）v2.0》是一套覆盖澳大利亚全境的数据集，按国家级森林分类与类型对森林覆盖范围进行划分。该数据集基于多源森林、植被与土地覆盖数据编制，数据来源包括澳大利亚联邦、各州及领地政府相关机构，以及外部渠道。 本数据集对森林的定义为：一片包含所有生物与非生物组成要素的区域，以通常具有单一主干、成熟或潜在成熟林分高度超过2米，且上层林冠郁闭度现有或潜在值不低于20%的树木为优势物种。该定义涵盖澳大利亚各类原生森林与人工林，无论其林龄。其范畴亦足够宽泛，可涵盖部分被称为疏林的树木分布区域。 本数据集由国家森林清查（National Forest Inventory, NFI）编制——该机构是澳大利亚联邦与各州、领地政府的合作共建平台，负责收集、整合并发布澳大利亚森林相关信息。各州及领地的林业主管部门采用独立方法、以不同尺度或分辨率开展森林数据采集工作。国家森林清查依托澳大利亚农业与资源经济科学局（Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, ABARES），对各州及领地的森林数据应用统一国家级分类标准，以实现数据的无缝整合。此外，项目还通过多源独立外部数据填补数据空白，提升最终数据集的质量。 《澳大利亚森林（2013）v2.0》采用了国家森林清查在《2013年澳大利亚森林状况报告》（Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013，简称SOFR 2013）中公布的新版国家级分类体系，共划分三类国家级森林类别，并替代了原《澳大利亚森林（2013）》空间数据集。这三类国家级森林类别分别为：原生林（Native forest）、工业人工林（Industrial plantations）及其他森林（Other forests）。其中“原生林”类别为国家森林清查此前已公布的分类，而“工业人工林”与“其他森林”为人工林的新增类别：“工业人工林”指通过国家人工林清查（National Plantation Inventory, NPI）上报的商业化经营人工林；“其他森林”则指非商业化经营或未通过国家人工林清查上报的人工林。 《澳大利亚森林》系列数据集的编制旨在满足《澳大利亚国家森林政策声明》（National Forest Policy Statement, NFPS）以及2002年《区域森林协定法》（Regional Forests Agreement (RFA) Act 2002）的相关要求。本数据集可用于国内及国际森林相关报告工作。