Great Soil Group (GSG) Soil Type map of NSW

This map provides soil types across NSW using the Great Soil Group Classification. It uses the best available soils natural resource mapping coverage developed for the Land and Soil Capability (LSC) dataset.

The dominant soil type for each mapping unit was allocated using a modified listing of GSG soil types outlined in Table 1.

Individual map units have been grouped and dissolved according to the Soil Type field to produce the final map.

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Title Great Soil Group (GSG) Soil Type map of NSW
Date Published 05/02/2024
Last Updated 16/05/2025
Publisher/Agency Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
Licence Creative Commons Attribution
Update Frequency unknown
Temporal Coverage 04/01/2011 - 07/01/2012
Geospatial Coverage
Data Portal SEED