Spatial Grazing Land Management Land Types of Queensland: Review and amendments

Abstract

The Grazing Land Management (GLM) land type spatial layer is the spatial representation of Land types of Queensland as described by the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries (DAF) (https://futurebeef.com.au/knowledge-centre/land-types-of-queensland/). The spatial land type layer is a key input for property mapping and modelling of pasture growth across Queensland by the DAF and the Department of Environment and Science (DES). The spatial layer was first constructed by the ex-Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) as a part of the former Delbessie Agreement (State Rural Leasehold Land Strategy (SRLLS)). Whilst the SRLLS program concluded in 2014, the project legacy has been managed by the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME).
This technical report relates a collaborative multiple departmental approach between (DAF, DES and DNRME) to create the best land type spatial layer for government and public use. This report provides the method, process and outcomes applied to the land type spatial layer as a working account (including Version log) for open reference.