4B3A3064D6A8660FE0632144CD9B520BEnglishData Requests OfficerDepartment of Lands, Planning and EnvironmentGeospatial Services Unit (on behalf of department)Datarequests.DLPE@nt.gov.au2026-10-16AS/NZS ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata, ANZLIC Metadata Profile1.0 Land Capability Assessment of Owen Springs (2025)2026-02-20This spatial dataset delineates land unit boundaries for the Eastern portion of Owen Springs Station NT Por 1406, and describes dominant landform, soils and vegetation. The primary purpose of this investigation was to identify areas of land with the potential for development and their inherent constraints within the survey area. The spatial dataset is an updated version of the original Land Resources of the Eastern Portion of Owen Springs Station (2002), with original land unit boundaries refined and the addition of three new land units. Vegetation descriptions have been updated to the current National Vegetation Information System (NVIS). The northern section of the spatial dataset up to -24.05 degrees has been mapped at 1:25,000 scale with the section further south mapped at 1:50,000. Core landform, soil, vegetation, and land capability attributes attached to the land units are included with the spatial dataset.Download the spatial data package (contains ESRI spatial data) via https://data.nt.gov.au/ Data supplied by this Department is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. (CC BY 3.0) Please read the licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en Data, and all derivatives, must be attributed with this statement; Data supplied by Department of Lands, Planning and Environment. Copyright Northern Territory of Australia.English-24.232439-23.748037133.306137133.976868datasetnot knownComplete. 0not knownGIS editing tools were used to rectify all overshoots and undershoots in line work. Polygon topology rules applied are; must not overlap and must not have gaps.0not knownPolygon data - map unit boundaries delineated on screen using geographical information system software at a scale of 1:25,000. Positional accuracy generally considered to be very high.0not knownThe attribute information conforms to the 'Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook- 4th edition' at time of capture. Survey methodologies and related technical assessments used during the investigation are listed in the accompanying technical report: Mapped land units typically exhibit a uniform pattern on aerial photography or satellite imagery, and present as a repeatable and recognisable combination of landscape terrain, soil type and associated vegetation community. While some degree of variation is normally expected within a land unit, such variation is usually too small or too inconsistent to map separately at the given survey scale. Attributes assigned according to the dominant feature. For example, where ten sites have been grouped to describe a particular map unit and two different soils described from these sites then the dominant soil is chosen. The department's list of core attribute values, described in the Data Dictionary below, have been added to each polygon. Each land unit has also been assessed for GENERAL LAND CAPABILITY, evaluating landscape characteristics that could influence the general use of the land. General Land Capability is assessed using four classes (Class 1 to 4). A General Land Capability Class of 1 Land with negligible constraints to Class 4 Land with Extreme Constraints has been assigned to each land unit. Descriptions for ten key characteristics considered important have been added to the land unit polygon, including acid sulphate soil potential, flooding, microrelief, salinity, slope (as a surrogate for water erosion), sodicity, soil depth, soil drainage, surface rock and wind erosion. Finn L and Petersen M (2026). Land Capability Assessment of Owen Springs Stations - Supplementary report to the Land Resources of the Eastern portion of Owen Springs Station. Technical report 06/2026, Department of Lands, Planning and Environment, Northern Territory Government, Darwin.0Map land unit boundaries delineated from; interpretation of satellite imagery including ESRI World Imagery and Google Satellite Imagery, previously published land unit mapping, and the 1 second shuttle radar hydrologically enforced digital elevation model. Field data described and classified according to national standards at the time of capture. Final map unit boundaries adjusted to account for field data. Core landform, soil and vegetation attributes attached to map units with additional attributes unique to individual surveys. Spatial data formats are ESRI file geodatabase and shapefiles. Data is stored in datum GDA94, geographics.