Namoi CMA Vegetation map, 2009. VIS_ID 3851

A multi-stage project is currently underway in the Namoi CMA to provide whole-of-catchment vegetation maps classified in accordance with a hierarchy based on vegetation types underpinning the Property Vegetation Plan; (PVP) - Developer.; Construction of a spatial vegetation layer for the CMA involves acquisition and compilation of all baseline datasets developed for various local and regional; initiatives using aerial photograph interpretation (API). A total of 12 major datasets were sourced and integrated into an API composite for the catchment and gaps in the mapping were completed using on-screen digitising of vegetative patterns against SPOT5 imagery.; The final product contains about 38,000 polygons, each tagged with its likely RVC based on a combination of available polygon attribution, rapid field reconnaissance and local knowledge and expertise. A total of 69 RVCs are mapped. The major types include derived native grasslands, grassy white box woodlands, shrubby white box woodlands, and Pilliga ironbark forests. VIS ID 3851