Victorian Land Use Information System (VLUIS)

MODIS Aqua satellite image of Victoria, 14 Nov 2003, Source: NASA Visible Earth Image Gallery

Background The ability of the current range of information sources and tools to support policy development and program monitoring is dependent on access to up-to-date, comprehensive land use and land management information. However, one of the major problems with these tools and frameworks is a lack of access to current sources of land use and land management information that are both reliable and repeatable. Objectives The objectives of this project are: development of a dynamic information system that can describe what, where and when, land tenure, land use and land cover is present on a regular basis, at the parcel scale development of a system that allows access to a range of users and stakeholders including modelling, reporting, monitoring, planning and policy groups integration of this system within DPI and DSE spatial data investment plans. Project Outline There are four focus areas for the project: system design common definitions and standards data maintenance and continuity data awareness	Victorian Land Use Information System (PDF 298KB) To view the information PDF requires the use of a PDF reader. This can be installed for free from the Adobe website (external link).
Results The project aims to produce a dataset that: describes what land tenure, land use and land cover is present, and where and when it is occurring can support trend analysis can support change detection supports many spatial scales is available to a range of stakeholders in various formats is state-wide has the potential to integrate with other datasets can and will be maintained into the future.	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration satellite image of Australia, Feb 2003, Source: ACRES Online Catalogue
Top Implications/Benefits The Victorian Land Use Information System dataset is not about supporting compliance – it is a strategic product. The dataset will collect and maintain only the basic “what, where and when” of land information and provide this in an accurate and consistent manner. Therefore, the dataset is not limited to any particular use case and instead supports many uses by answering key questions often only a few steps removed from the question being asked. Four examples of how the data could be used are illustrated below. Potential uses of land use/cover and management information The potential uses of reliable and repeatable land use, land cover and land tenure dataset are endless. Through the provision of a package of data relating to any size area of interest, from mesh block to state-wide, the land use dataset will answer basic questions about the number, distribution or composition of land uses, land covers and tenures, which can then lead to more strategic questions and objectives.

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Contact
For further information about the VLUIS project,

telephone: Dr Elizabeth Morse-McNabb on 03 5833 5306, or
email: elizabeth.morse-mcnabb@dpi.vic.gov.au

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