# Soil Landscapes of the Sydney 1:100,000 Sheet

## Dataset Description Contents

General Properties | Data Theme
Resource Dataset Details | Reference System Information
Key Dates | Spatial Domain
Data Quality | Temporal Extent of the Data
Data Status and Maintenance | Distribution Information
Spatial Resolution | Metadata Contact Information
Browse Graphic | Metadata Reference Information

Note: this dataset decsription is metadata (data about data) which describes the actual dataset in accordance with the ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata.

## General Properties

Title: Soil Landscapes of the Sydney 1:100,000 Sheet
Alternative title:
Metadata file identifier: {557E2C0A-7F0D-45B7-8D2B-E951CC701347}
ANZLIC file identifier: ANZNS0359000546
Parent identifier:
Scope of resource described by metadata: dataset

## Resource Dataset Details

Abstract: This map is one of a series of soil landscape maps that are intended for all of central and eastern NSW, based on standard 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 topographic sheets. The map provides an inventory of soil and landscape properties of the area and identifies major soil and landscape qualities and constraints. It integrates soil and topographic features into single units with relatively uniform land management requirements. Soils are described in terms of soil materials in addition to the Australian Great Soil Group and Northcote classification systems.
Purpose:
Jurisdiction: NSW, Australia
Custodian organisation: NSW Department of Environment,Climate Change and Water (DECCW)

## Key Dates

1989-09creation 1989publication
Metadata statement update date: 2008-09-25

## Data Quality

Lineage: Provisional soil landscapes were established, based firstly on the dominant geomorphic process responsible for the formation of the landscape and secondly, on the geological parent material. The boundaries of these provisional soil landscapes were mapped using stereoscopic interpretation of 1:40,000 black and white aerial photographs transferred onto 1:25,000 base maps. After field checking these boundaries and detailed investigation of the soils, the provisional landscapes were confirmed, amalgamated or sub-divided. The resulting soil landscapes are presented on the map at 1:100,000 scale in groups based on their dominant geomorphic process. A colour has been allocated to each group.
Soils were examined and described in detail at over 350 sites and inspected at many hundreds more over the 26 soil landscapes. At each described site, soil morphological data and site information were recorded on Soil Data Cards and later transferred into the Soil and Land Information System (SALIS).
The GIS shapefile linework has been updated to reflect latest coastline and hydrology data. Therefore small differences will occur between the shapefile and hard copy map.
In editions two to four of the map, only minor linework changes have occurred. Some amendments to geomorphic process groups have occurred to the of, ww and na soil landscapes. These changes are not reflected in the report but present on the map and shapefile.
Scope: dataset
Completeness commission: Each soil landscape generally has a representative profile (type profile) for each sub-landscape (facet) within it. Soil landscapes with difficult access may have very little to no soil profile descriptions. The number of soil profile descriptions and observations are within the recommended range specified in the Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook (Reid 1988). Soil landscape polygons less than 40 hectares and elongated polygons less than 300 m wide are generally not shown unless they are unusually significant.
Completeness omission:
Logical consistency - conceptual consistency: The map and report have been checked for technical consistency and compliance with soil landscape map series standards. Map unit concepts and polygons, major soil types and soil landscape descriptions have been field verified (field edited) by a peer soil surveyor. Soil landscape boundaries have been checked and refined using iterative field and aerial photo checks. Logical consistency of vector data was assessed at the time of map digitisation.
Logical consistency - toplogical consistency: ArcGIS was used to ensure all polygons in the shapefile are topologically correct.
Positional accuracy: Observations and soil profile numbers are located onto the field sheets in the field. Location is determined by map reading (with accuracy to 25m) and where this is not possible using Global Positioning Systems (with accuracy within 100m). Field sheets are digitised to 13m accuracy.
Attribute accuracy: The attributes associated with the soil landscape maps are: the primary attribute - the soil landscape, and the associated attribute - the soil material. The soil landscapes are individualised by unique combinations of soil type, topography, geology, vegetation, land use, existing erosion/land degradation and constraints to development. Boundaries between soil landscapes are drawn as solid lines where they could be delineated reliably and broken lines where they were more diffuse or difficult to identify. Solid line boundaries are generally accurate within 100m. Dashed line boundaries are generally accurate within 100 to 250m. Dotted line boundaries are generally accurate within 250 to 400m.
The soil material is a categorical attribute stated in the map legend (it is not mapped and consists of soil field morphological characteristics). The detailed description is recorded in the report that accompanies the soil landscape map sheet. The associated attribute accuracy as tested by Dewar et al. (1996), determined that soil landscapes predicted the distribution of the selected soil attributes, significant at the 95 percent confidence interval (CI).
Soil laboratory tests are undertaken for at least one representative sample of each soil material. Where possible, the chemical test methods adopted are the same as those in Rayment and Higginson (1992). Single test results provided for each soil material are intended as a guide only, variation in physical and chemical properties within each soil material should be anticipated.

## Data Status and Maintenance

Status: completed
Data type: vector
Resource update frequency: asNeeded
Resource update date: 1989-09

## Spatial Resolution

Scale: 1:100000
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Ground sample distance (raster derived):

## Browse Graphic

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## Data Theme

Theme topic (codes):
environment
ANZLIC Keywords:
nsw - AGRICULTURE - GEOSCIENCES-Geology - GEOSCIENCES-Geomorphology - HAZARDS-Flood - HAZARDS-Landslip - LAND-Topography - SOIL - SOIL-Chemistry - SOIL-Erosion - SOIL-Physics - VEGETATION -
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## Reference System Information

Reference system: GDA94 / Geographic

## Spatial Domain

West Bounding Longitude: 151.001154
South Bounding Longitude: -33.998424
East Bounding Longitude: 151.501153
North Bounding Longitude: -33.498420

## Temporal Extent of the Data

Beginning date: 1984
Ending date: 1989
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## Distribution Information

Stored format name:
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Distribution format name:
Distribution format version:
Download URL: http://mapdata.environment.nsw.gov.au/DDWA
Data size:,
Distribution contacts:
Position name: Data Broker
Organisation: NSW Department of Environment,Climate Change and Water (DECCW)
Address:PO Box 3720, Parramatta, NSW, 2124
Voice: 02 6740 2349 Fax: 02 6742 3129
Email: data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

## Metadata Contact Information

Organisation name: NSW Department of Environment,Climate Change and Water (DECCW)
Position name: Data Broker
Voice: 02 6740 2349 Fax: 02 6742 3129
Email: data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

## Metadata Reference Information

Metadata standard name: ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version: 1.1

## Additional metadata

For general soil inquiries contact: soils@environment.nsw.gov.au.

The shapefile and map should be cited as:
Chapman, GA and Murphy, CL 1989, Soil Landscapes of the Sydney 1:100 000 sheet Map, Soil Conservation Service of NSW, Sydney.

Available Format Type:
DIGITAL - Vector data provided as an ESRI shapefile; Soil profile attributes as ‘plain english’ PDF reports or MS spreadsheet format.
NON DIGITAL - Paper map and report available.

Access Constraints:
Hard copy report and map are available at the DECCW Environment Line (Phone 131555) or online from Shop.NSW (http://www.shop.nsw.gov.au/). Soil profile points data are also available in MS spreadsheet format by contacting the data custodians at soils@environment.nsw.gov.au.

Shapefile Field descriptions:
CODE – Soil landscape code.
NAME – Soil landscape name.
PROCESS – Process Group of the soil landscape. Groups are named after either recent or current land-forming processes, or conditions that influence soil parent material or soil type; or (where simple process names do not exist) after environments where soil formation is influenced by current and recent processes. Descriptions of these groups are available within soil landscape reports and on the DECCW website.
LANDSCAPE – A string combining process group and the soil landscape code. The first two capital letters are the process groups abbreviation and the remaining letters are the soil landscape code.