Lower Hunter Vegetation Mapping, 2013. VIS_ID 4513

This data is a compilation of existing vegetation mapping within the Lower Hunter region. Additional vegetation surveying has been undertaken in Cessnock LGA to refine existing mapping products.\r\nThis data was compiled on behalf of the Australian Government's, Department of the Environment and Energy by Parsons Brinckerhoff Pty Ltd.\r\nThe GIS mapping data were obtained to inform sustainability planning for the Lower Hunter region, particularly to assist in informing the NSW Government review of the NSW Lower Hunter Regional Growth Plan and Lower Hunter Regional Conservation Plan. Once this review is complete, the second stage is to undertake a strategic assessment of proposed urban development and related infrastructure corridors. The NSW Government has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth to conduct a strategic assessment of proposed urban development and related infrastructure corridors. While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the contents of this dataset are factually correct, the Australian Government does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents, and shall not be liable for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the contents of this dataset. This data is a compilation of existing vegetation mapping within the Lower Hunter region. Additional vegetation surveying has been undertaken in Cessnock LGA to refine existing mapping products. Existing vegetation mapping projects within the region were reviewed and prioritised according to their resolution, detail and accuracy based on the desktop review and stakeholder consultation. This prioritisation was used to determine priority of mapping when merging the mapping data layers into a single mapping product for the entire region of Lower Hunter. The compiled mapping was standardised by correlating each vegetation map unit to the draft Plant Community Type (PCT) being developed by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. (VIS_ID 4513)

本数据集为下亨特（Lower Hunter）区域内现有植被制图的汇编成果，研究团队已在塞斯诺克地方政府区域（Cessnock LGA）开展额外植被勘测工作，以优化现有制图产品。
本数据集由帕森斯布林克霍夫私人有限公司（Parsons Brinckerhoff Pty Ltd）受澳大利亚政府环境与能源部委托编制。
本次获取的地理信息系统（Geographic Information System，GIS）制图数据，旨在为下亨特区域的可持续性规划提供支撑，尤其助力新南威尔士州（New South Wales，NSW）政府对《新南威尔士州下亨特区域增长规划》及《下亨特区域保护规划》的修订工作。
待本次修订工作完成后，第二阶段将对拟议中的城市开发项目及相关基础设施廊道开展战略评估。
新南威尔士州政府已与澳大利亚联邦政府达成协议，共同开展上述拟议城市开发及相关基础设施廊道的战略评估工作。
尽管已通过合理努力确保本数据集内容符合事实，但澳大利亚政府不对内容的准确性与完整性承担责任，亦不会对因使用或信赖本数据集内容而直接或间接引发的任何损失或损害承担法律责任。
本数据集为下亨特区域内现有植被制图的汇编成果，研究团队已在塞斯诺克地方政府区域（Cessnock LGA）开展额外植被勘测工作，以优化现有制图产品。
研究团队通过桌面审查与利益相关方磋商，对区域内现有植被制图项目按其分辨率、细节程度与准确性进行了梳理与优先级排序。
该优先级排序结果用于指导合并制图数据图层以生成覆盖下亨特全域的单一制图产品时的优先级判定。
本次合并完成的制图成果通过将各植被制图单元与新南威尔士州环境与遗产办公室（NSW Office of Environment and Heritage）正在编制的植物群落类型（Plant Community Type，PCT）草案进行关联，实现了标准化处理。（VIS_ID 4513）