Reports

Digital Soil Mapping Workshop 2010

The 4th Global Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping, held 24–26th May 2010 in Rome, provided an invaluable opportunity for state, territory and federal agency representatives to consider new approaches for developing land and soil information via the use of DSM techniques. The report provides a summary of the workshop and key recommendations for the advancement of digital soil assessment in Australia.

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Physiographic Regions of Australia

The report gives an overview of physiographic mapping in Australia, describes current methods for mapping and provides a brief description of Australia’s landscapes and the regions that have been defined. The audience will range from those who are looking for a brief description of the physiography of Australia to those who will use the data for integrated studies of the environment.

The report and digital data set are available for download from the Australian Soil Resource Information System.

ASRIS/ACLEP User Needs Analysis

This report documents a project to assess ‘existing needs’ of key users of the Australian Soil Resources Information System (ASRIS). The project was not an exhaustive evaluation of all users’ requirements nor was it a technical review of the ASRIS delivery mechanism.

ACLEP commissioned this report to provide direction for the future development of national soil data products that would meet specific user requirements and be applicable to a broad range of soil data users. In particular, to identify the attributes of soil that would be most relevant to specific needs. Download the report.

Managing Australia’s Soils: A policy discussion paper Summary of submissions from public consultation

In 2006, The National Committee on Soil and Terrain (NCST) requested agreement from the Natural Resource Policies and Programs Committee (NRPPC) to develop a strategic approach to managing Australia’s soil and land resources.

In October 2008, the 83-page discussion paper, Managing Australia’s Soils: A policy discussion paper, prepared by Andrew Campbell, was sent to approximately 450 stakeholders for comment. Download the full report or the executive summary.

Soil Policy Discussion Paper

Managing Australia’s Soils: a policy discussion paper (PDF - 7MB) raises a range of issues related to sustainable soil management and seeks public input to develop a strategic and forward-looking approach to the management of this important resource.