The 2017 Land use captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure and urban development. It can be used to monitor changes in the landscape and identify impacts on biodiversity values and individual ecosystems.

The NSW 2017 Land use mapping is dated September 2017.

This is version 1.5 of the dataset, published December 2023.

Version 1.5 of the 2017 Land use incorporates the following updates:

• Fine scale mapping of the Central Coast, Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions
• Mapping enhancements to regional centres to improve the mapping accuracy for these centres
• NSW road network based on road centreline data from Transport NSW, with standardised buffer applied to approximate the carriage width based on the road type
• Plantation type (native hardwood and softwood) information within State Forest Estates
• Horticulture data to tertiary or commodity level present in September 2017 from Australian Tree Crop Map Dashboard developed by University of New England - Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre https://www.une.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes/applied-agricultural-remote-sensing-centre/collaborative-r-and-d-opportunities/industry-applications-and-maps
• Fixes to identified errors since published version 1.2

Previous Versions *Version 1.4 internal update (not published) * Version 1.3 internal update (not published) * Version 1.2 published 24 June 2020 - Fine scale update to Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area * Version 1 published August 2019

The 2017 Land use is based on Aerial imagery and Satellite imagery available for NSW. These include, but not limited to; digital aerial imagery (ADS) captured by NSW Department of Customer Service (DCS), high resolution urban (Conurbation) digital aerial imagery captured on behalf of DCS, SPOT 5, 6 & 7(Airbus), Planet™, Sentinel 2 (European Space Agency) and LANDSAT (NASA) Satellite Imagery. Mapping also includes commercially available imagery from Nearmap™ and Google Earth™, along with Google Street View™.

Mapping takes into consideration ancillary datasets such as tenure such as National Parks and State forests, cadastre, roads parcels, land zoning, topographic information and Google Maps, in conjunction with visual interpretation and field validation of patterns and features on the ground.

The 2017 Land use was captured on screen using ARC GIS (Geographical Information Software) at a scale of 1:8,000 scale (or better) and features are mapped down to 2 hectares in size. Exceptions were made for targeted Land use classes such as horticulture, intensive animal husbandry and urban environments, which were mapped at a finer scale.

The 2017 Land use has complete coverage of NSW. It also includes updates to the fine scale Horticulture mapping for the east coast of NSW - Newcastle to the Queensland boarder and Murray-Riverina Region. This horticultural mapping includes operations to the commodity level based on field work and high-resolution imagery interpretation.

Land use classes assigned are based on activities that have occurred in the last 5-10 years that may be part of a rotational practice. Time-series LANDSAT information has been used in conjunction with more recent Satellite Imagery to determine whether grasslands have been disturbed or subject to ongoing land management activities over the past 30 years.

The 2017 Land use was captured on screen using ARC GIS (Geographical Information Software) at a scale of 1:8,000 scale (or better) and features are mapped down to 2 hectares in size. Exceptions were made for targeted Land use classes such as horticulture, intensive animal husbandry and urban environments (including Greater Sydney Metropolitan region), which were mapped at a finer scale.

The reliability scale of the dataset is 1:10,000.

Mapping has been subject to a peer review and quality assurance process.

Land use information has been captured in accordance with standards set by the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program (ACLUMP) and using the Australian Land Use and Management ALUM Classification Version 8. The ALUM classification is based upon the modified Baxter & Russell classification and presented according to the specifications contained in http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/alum-classification.

This product will be incorporated in the National Catchment scale land use product 2020 that will be available as a 50m raster - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/data-download

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) will continue to complete land use mapping at approximately 5-year intervals.

The 2017 Land use product is considered as a benchmark product that can be used for Land use change reporting. Ongoing improvements to the 2017 Land use product will be undertaken to correct errors or additional improvements to the mapping.

PLEASE NOTE: This dataset has been superseded by NSW Landuse 2017 v1.5\r \r \r The 2017 Landuse captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure and urban development. It can be used to monitor changes in the landscape and identify impacts on biodiversity values and individual ecosystems.\r \r The NSW 2017 Landuse mapping is dated September 2017.\r \r It incorporates tenure based information for National Parks and State Forests in NSW, at the time of mapping. \r \r It currently does not include the Greater Sydney Metropolitan Region. Greater Sydney region will be completed in late 2019 and will be incorporated into the NSW 2017 land use product version 1.1. The NSW Landuse 2013, currently contains the best available information for the Greater Sydney region. https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nsw-landuse-2013\r \r The 2017 Landuse has complete coverage of all regional centres and towns for NSW. It also includes updates to the fine scale Horticulture mapping for the east coast of NSW - Newcastle to the Queensland boarder. This horticultural mapping includes operations to the commodity level based on field work and high resolution imagery interpretation. \r \r The reliability scale is 1:10,000 and include values in the attribute fields of Source, Source Date, Source Scale, Reliability and LU Mapping (Currency) Date.\r \r Land use has been mapped on high resolution aerial imagery including ADS (digital imagery) captured by NSW Department of Finance, Service and Innovation, along with using Nearmap, Google Earth and Google Street View. Satellite imagery from LANDSAT (NASA), Sentinel 2 (European Space Agency), SPOT 5, 6 and 7(Airbus) and Planet Imagery, was used in the mapping process to account for Landuse activities that occur as part of a rotational practise. \r \r Land use information has been captured in accordance with standards set by the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program (ACLUMP) and using the Australian Land Use and Management ALUM Classification Version 8. The ALUM classification is based upon the modified Baxter & Russell classification and presented according to the specifications contained in http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/alum-classification.\r \r This product will be incorporated in the National Catchment scale land use product 2018 that will be available as a 50m raster - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/data-download\r \r \r \r

This spatial dataset identifies land use zones and the type of land uses that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone on any given land as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument (EPI) under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Land use zones are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). The specific EPI which defines the planning requirement is described in the attribute field EPI_Name. The EPI can be viewed on the NSW legislation website: www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

Contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile and geodatabase).

An understanding of land use and land use change is essential for many applications including natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, catchment and estuary management and water quality modelling, transport network planning, urban planning and development, emergency response planning and management, agricultural resource planning and climate change modelling. Knowledge of land use and land use change enables provision of better services to ensure NSW communities will thrive.

Land use is classified according to the national standards established by the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program - ACLUMP .

Land use maps contain some known limitations, for example, in some areas mapping has occurred at a larger scale due to resource constraints, resulting in less accurate land use information.

Currently, updates to the map are performed on an ad-hoc basis as project funding becomes available.

This spatial dataset identifies land use zones and the type of land uses that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone on any given land as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument (EPI) under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Land use zones are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). The specific EPI which defines the planning requirement is described in the attribute field EPI_Name. The EPI can be viewed on the NSW legislation website: www.legislation.nsw.gov.au Contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile and geodatabase). Explore Metadata

The 2013 land use captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure and urban development. It can also be used to monitor changes in the landscape and identify resulting impacts on biodiversity values and individual ecosystems. The state wide land use data is a compilation of the best available land use information for NSW that was available in August 2017. Land use and tenure datasets from a variety of projects have been compiled, these include; Landuse mapping 2017 – 1:10,000 scale mapping using 2013 SPOT 5 satellite imagery and ADS digital aerial imagery. Covering rural zoned, agricultural areas. These areas are applicable to Local Land Services Act 2016. NSW Horticulture mapping project – Fine scale mapping (1:5,000) mapping of horticulture production to the commodity level (where applicable), on the mid-north and north coast of NSW. This was in response to the outbreak of Panama disease, Tropical Race 4, found in a banana plantation in Northern Queensland. It is part of a collaborative mapping project to improve Biosecurity information between state jurisdictions and the commonwealth. It also covers plantation forestry for the project area. Hunter 2013 mapping – 1:10,000 scale mapping covering most of the Hunter catchment based on 2013 SPOT5 imagery. It was part of a pilot land use update trial for intended use in Department of Planning Regional Growth Plans. This is an update of the 2005 Land use Hunter catchment and 2008 Upper Hunter catchment land use mapping projects, also available on SDE and P drive. National Parks and State Forest Tenure mapping 2017 Sydney Map sheet 2012 – Detailed urban mapping (1:10,000 scale) trial using high resolution Digital aerial imagery Existing Land use information (circa 2003) has been used for non-rural zoned areas and not covered by the other projects mentioned above. This component of the 2013 land use has a reliability scale of 1:25,000. The areas where the circa 2003 land use product used include; urban, industrial, commercial and environmental local government LEP (Local Environment Planning) zones. It also includes areas of metropolitan Sydney that are excluded from the LLS Act 2016. Land use information has been captured in accordance with standards set by the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program (ACLUMP) and using the Australian Land Use and Management ALUM Classification. The ALUM classification is based upon the modified Baxter & Russell classification and presented according to the specifications contained in http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/alum-classification. The 2013 land use, that was mapped for the purposes of the Local Land Services Act, was commenced in July 2016 and completed by August 2017. It covers all rural zoned (agricultural) areas, and was based on most appropriate SPOT5 imagery to represent land use at June 2013. It includes values in the attribute fields of source, source date, source scale, reliability and land use mapping (currency) date. The reliability scale of areas mapped form 2012 onward is 1:10,000. For areas where circa 2003 land use information has been used the reliability scale is 1:25,000. This is identified in the source scale attribute for each feature in the dataset. The date of the data set is set as the land use occurring at the time the imagery (satellite or aerial) was acquired, which can range from 2003 to 2013. This dataset was updated in August 2017 to include values in the attribute fields of Source, Source Date, Source Scale, Reliability and LU Mapping (Currency) Date. A national catchment scale land use product is also available as a 50m raster - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/data-download.

Land use zoning details the type of land uses available that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone for all areas under the Local Environment Plan (LEP). Land use zoning in an LEP are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). The LZN dataset shows the zoning of all areas designated under the LEP. Zones define the legally permitted and prohibited uses of a piece of land, determining if a lot can be used for commercial, industrial, residential or other purposes. In other words, it defines what can and cannot be built on a piece of land. The is a revision of the original 2006 dataset, metadata date 5 July 2016. The original GIS data was captured by local councils, DP&I and contractors and provided in accordance with the DP&I's Standard Requirements for GIS LEP data and Standard Technical Requirements for LEP maps. Before the LEP is notified on the NSW Legislation website, the mapping is checked by DP&I and the Parliamentary Council's Office to ensure that it is consistent with these standards. After the LEP is notified, the GIS data is quality controlled using an ISO 9001-Quality-Certified, Quality Management System and incorporated into the Statewide dataset. The Land Application data relates directly to and adopts the accuracy of its reference dataset, Land and Property Information DCDB. The GIS data may be subject to change as a part of quality control, or if the LEP is amended. Please confirm dates of respective features before use as this dataset has a large temporal extent.

AbstractCatchment Scale Land Use of Australia (CLUM), depicted as 19 simplified land use classes based on the simplified classes of the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification version 8.The classes are Nature conservation, Managed resource protection, Other minimal use, Grazing native vegetation, Production native forests, Grazing modified pastures, Plantation forests (commercial and other), Dryland cropping, Dryland horticulture, Land in transition, Irrigated pastures, Irrigated cropping, Irrigated horticulture, Intensive horticulture and animal production, Rural residential and farm infrastructure, Urban residential, Other intensive uses, Mining and waste, and Water.The Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia – Update December 2023 version 2 dataset is the national compilation of catchment scale land use data available for Australia, as at December 2023. It replaces the Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia – Update December 2020.It is a seamless raster dataset that combines land use data for all state and territory jurisdictions, compiled at a resolution of 50 metres by 50 metres. The CLUM data shows a single dominant land use for a given area, based on the primary management objective of the land manager (as identified by state and territory agencies).Land use is classified according to the Australian Land Use and Management Classification version 8. It has been compiled from vector land use datasets collected as part of state and territory mapping programs and other authoritative sources, through the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program. Catchment scale land use data was produced by combining land tenure and other types of land use information including, fine-scale satellite data, ancillary datasets, and information collected in the field.The date of mapping (2008 to 2023) and scale of mapping (1:5,000 to 1:250,000) vary, reflecting the source data, capture date and scale. Date and scale of mapping are provided in supporting datasets.CurrencyDate modified: June 2024Modification frequency: As requiredData extentSpatial extentNorth: -8.03°South: -45.5°East: 161.5°West: 105.7°Source informationData, Metadata, Maps and Interactive views are available from Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia - Update 2023Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia - Update 2023 – Descriptive metadataThe data was obtained from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). ABARES is providing this data to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.Lineage statementABARES has produced this raster dataset from vector catchment scale land use data provided by state and territory agencies, as follows:Catchment Scale Land Use Mapping for the Australian Capital Territory 20122017 NSW Land Use v1.5Land Use Mapping Project of the Northern Territory, 2016 – 2022 (LUMP)Land use mapping – 2021 – Great Barrier Reef NRM regionsLand use mapping – 1999 to Current – Queensland (June 2019)[South Australia] Land Use (ACLUMP) (2017)Tasmanian Land Use 2022Victorian Land Use Information System [VLUIS] 2021-22Catchment Scale Land Use Mapping for Western Australia 2018Australian Tree Crops, Australian Protected Cropping Structures and Queensland Soybean Crops maps (as at 30 November 2023)Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC), University of New England.Links to land use mapping datasets and metadata are available at the ACLUMP data download page at agriculture.gov.au.State and territory vector catchment scale land use data were produced by combining land tenure and other types of land use information, fine-scale satellite data and information collected in the field, as outlined in 'Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th edition' (ABARES 2011). The Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia were mapped to version 8 of the ALUM classification (‘The Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8’, ABARES 2016).The Australian Capital Territory was mapped to version 7 of the ALUM classification and converted to version 8 using a look-up table based on Appendix 1 of ABARES (2016).The following agricultural (excluding intensive uses) classes were included from the Queensland Great Barrier Reef NRM Regions 2021 modified ALUM classification schema dataset:2.2.0 Grazing native vegetation3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures3.3.0 Cropping3.3.5 Sugar3.4.0 Perennial horticulture3.4.1 Tree fruits3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture3.6.0 Land in transition4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures4.3.0 Irrigated cropping4.3.5 Irrigated sugar4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture4.6.0 Irrigated land in transitionFixes to known issues include:In Western Australia, ALUM classes 4.0.0 Production from Irrigated Agriculture and Plantations, 5.0.0 Intensive Uses and 6.0.0 Water have been attributed to secondary level by visual interpretation using satellite data.In South Australia, through consultation with the South Australian Department of Environment and Water, the mining area (ALUM class 5.8.0 Mining) within mining tenements is more accurately delineated. The area within mining tenements that is not used for mining is now attributed as grazing of native vegetation (ALUM class 2.1.0) within pastoral areas and residual native cover (ALUM class 1.3.3) outside of pastoral areas.NODATA voids in Adelaide, South Australia were filled with data from mesh block land use attributes (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021) according to Table 8. All other NODATA voids were filled using the ESRI ArcGIS focal statistics command.For the purposes of web viewing, the data was reprojected to EPSG:3857 - Web Mercator.Land use classificationThe Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification version 8 is a three-tiered hierarchical structure. There are five primary classes, identified in order of increasing levels of intervention or potential impact on the natural landscape. Water is included separately as a sixth primary class. Primary and secondary levels relate to the principal land use. Tertiary classes may include additional information on commodity groups, specific commodities, land management practices or vegetation information. The primary, secondary and tertiary codes work together to provide increasing levels of detail about the land use. Land may be subject to concurrent uses. For example, while the main management objective of a multiple-use production forest may be timber production, it may also provide conservation, recreation, grazing and water catchment land uses. In these cases, production forestry is commonly identified in the ALUM code as the prime land use.Table 1: Simplified land use classification symbology as RGB and hexadecimal colour valuesVALUESIMPNSIMPRedGreenBlueHex110; 111; 112; 113; 114; 115; 116; 1171Nature conservation150102204#9666CC120; 121; 122; 123; 124; 1252Managed resource protection201190255#C9BEFF130; 131; 132; 133; 1343Other minimal use222135221#DE87DD2104Grazing native vegetation255255229#FFFFE5220; 221; 2225Production native forests4113768#298944310; 311; 312; 313; 314; 410; 411; 412; 413; 4146Plantation forests173255181#ADFFB5320; 321; 322; 323; 324; 3257Grazing modified pastures255211127#FFD37F330; 331; 332; 333; 334; 335; 336; 337; 3388Dryland cropping2552550#FFFF00340; 341; 342; 343; 344; 345; 346; 347; 348; 349; 350; 351; 352; 3539Dryland horticulture171135120#AB8778360; 361; 362; 363; 364; 365; 460; 461; 462; 463; 464; 46510Land in transition000#000000420; 421; 422; 423; 42411Irrigated pastures2551700#FFAA00430; 431; 432; 433; 434; 435; 436; 437; 438; 43912Irrigated cropping20118484#C9B854440; 441; 442; 443; 444; 445; 446; 447; 448; 449; 450; 451; 452; 453; 45413Irrigated horticulture1568446#9C542E510; 511; 512; 513; 514; 515; 520; 521; 522; 523; 524; 525; 526; 527; 52814Intensive horticulture and animal production255201190#FFC9BE542; 543; 544; 54515Rural residential and farm infrastructure178178178#B2B2B2540; 54116Urban residential25500#FF0000530; 531; 532; 533; 534; 535; 536; 537; 538; 550; 551; 552; 553; 554; 555; 560; 561; 562; 563; 564; 565; 566; 567; 570; 571; 572; 573; 574; 57517Other intensive uses15500#9B0000580; 581; 582; 583; 584; 590; 591; 592; 593; 594; 59518Mining and waste71130143#47828F610; 611; 612; 613; 614; 620; 621; 622; 623; 630; 631; 632; 633; 640; 641; 642; 643; 650; 651; 652; 653; 654; 660; 661; 662; 66319Water00255#0000FF Note: Codes refer to the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification, version 8.SIMPN 0 = No data is not present in Catchment Scale land Use of Australia 2023Data dictionaryAttribute nameDescriptionOIDInternal feature number that uniquely identifies each row.VALUEALUM code as a three digit integer. First digit is primary code, second digit is secondary code, and third digit is tertiary code.COUNTCount of the number of raster cells in each class of VALUE.LU_CODEV8ALUM code as a string.LU_V8NALUM code as a three digit integer. First digit is primary code, second digit is secondary code, and third digit is tertiary code.TERTV8ALUM tertiary code and description as a string.SECV8ALUM secondary code and description as a string.PRIMV8ALUM primary code and description as a string.SIMPNCode for simplified land use classification.SIMPDescription of the simplified land use classification.AGINDDescription of agricultural industries.Red, Green, BlueRGB values for classification colours ContactDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (ABARES), info.ABARES@aff.gov.au

AbstractCatchment Scale Land Use of Australia (CLUM) depicted into 33 classes based on the secondary classes of the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification version 8. Classes are aggregated to nature conservation, managed resource protection, other minimal use, grazing, forestry, plantations, cropping, horticulture, pastures, intensive agriculture, urban, rural residential, mining and water with irrigation status.The Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia – Update December 2023 version 2 dataset is the national compilation of catchment scale land use data available for Australia, as at December 2023. It replaces the Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia – Update December 2020.It is a seamless raster dataset that combines land use data for all state and territory jurisdictions, compiled at a resolution of 50 metres by 50 metres. The CLUM data shows a single dominant land use for a given area, based on the primary management objective of the land manager (as identified by state and territory agencies).Land use is classified according to the Australian Land Use and Management Classification version 8. It has been compiled from vector land use datasets collected as part of state and territory mapping programs and other authoritative sources, through the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program. Catchment scale land use data was produced by combining land tenure and other types of land use information including, fine-scale satellite data, ancillary datasets, and information collected in the field.The date of mapping (2008 to 2023) and scale of mapping (1:5,000 to 1:250,000) vary, reflecting the source data, capture date and scale. Date and scale of mapping are provided in supporting datasets.CurrencyDate modified: June 2024Modification frequency: As requiredData extentSpatial extentNorth: -8.03°South: -45.5°East: 161.5°West: 105.7°Source informationData, Metadata, Maps and Interactive views are available from Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia - Update December 2023Catchment Scale Land Use of Australia - Update December 2023 – Descriptive metadataThe data was obtained from Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). ABARES is providing this data to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.Lineage statementABARES has produced this raster dataset from vector catchment scale land use data provided by state and territory agencies, as follows:Catchment Scale Land Use Mapping for the Australian Capital Territory 20122017 NSW Land Use v1.5Land Use Mapping Project of the Northern Territory, 2016 – 2022 (LUMP)Land use mapping – 2021 – Great Barrier Reef NRM regionsLand use mapping – 1999 to Current – Queensland (June 2019)[South Australia] Land Use (ACLUMP) (2017)Tasmanian Land Use 2022Victorian Land Use Information System [VLUIS] 2021-22Catchment Scale Land Use Mapping for Western Australia 2018Australian Tree Crops, Australian Protected Cropping Structures and Queensland Soybean Crops maps (as at 30 November 2023)Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC), University of New England.Links to land use mapping datasets and metadata are available at the ACLUMP data download page at agriculture.gov.au.State and territory vector catchment scale land use data were produced by combining land tenure and other types of land use information, fine-scale satellite data and information collected in the field, as outlined in 'Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th edition' (ABARES 2011). The Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia were mapped to version 8 of the ALUM classification (‘The Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8’, ABARES 2016).The Australian Capital Territory was mapped to version 7 of the ALUM classification and converted to version 8 using a look-up table based on Appendix 1 of ABARES (2016).The following agricultural (excluding intensive uses) classes were included from the Queensland Great Barrier Reef NRM Regions 2021 modified ALUM classification schema dataset:2.2.0 Grazing native vegetation3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures3.3.0 Cropping3.3.5 Sugar3.4.0 Perennial horticulture3.4.1 Tree fruits3.5.0 Seasonal horticulture3.6.0 Land in transition4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures4.3.0 Irrigated cropping4.3.5 Irrigated sugar4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture4.4.1 Irrigated tree fruits4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture4.6.0 Irrigated land in transitionFixes to known issues include:In Western Australia, ALUM classes 4.0.0 Production from Irrigated Agriculture and Plantations, 5.0.0 Intensive Uses and 6.0.0 Water have been attributed to secondary level by visual interpretation using satellite data.In South Australia, through consultation with the South Australian Department of Environment and Water, the mining area (ALUM class 5.8.0 Mining) within mining tenements is more accurately delineated. The area within mining tenements that is not used for mining is now attributed as grazing of native vegetation (ALUM class 2.1.0) within pastoral areas and residual native cover (ALUM class 1.3.3) outside of pastoral areas.NODATA voids in Adelaide, South Australia were filled with data from mesh block land use attributes (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021) according to Table 8. All other NODATA voids were filled using the ESRI ArcGIS focal statistics command.For the purposes of web viewing, the data was reprojected to EPSG:3857 - Web Mercator.Land use classificationThe Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification version 8 is a three-tiered hierarchical structure. There are five primary classes, identified in order of increasing levels of intervention or potential impact on the natural landscape. Water is included separately as a sixth primary class. Primary and secondary levels relate to the principal land use. Tertiary classes may include additional information on commodity groups, specific commodities, land management practices or vegetation information. The primary, secondary and tertiary codes work together to provide increasing levels of detail about the land use. Land may be subject to concurrent uses. For example, while the main management objective of a multiple-use production forest may be timber production, it may also provide conservation, recreation, grazing and water catchment land uses. In these cases, production forestry is commonly identified in the ALUM code as the prime land use.Table 1: Secondary land use classification symbology as RGB and hexadecimal colour valuesVALUE (ALUM)SECV8RedGreenBlueHex110; 111; 112; 113; 114; 115; 116; 1171.1 Nature conservation150102204#9666CC120; 121; 122; 123; 124; 1251.2 Managed resource protection201190255#C9BEFF130; 131; 132; 133; 1341.3 Other minimal use222135221#DE87DD2102.1 Grazing native vegetation255255229#FFFFE5220; 221; 2222.2 Production native forests4113768#298944310; 311; 312; 313; 3143.1 Plantation forests173255181#ADFFB5320; 321; 322; 323; 324; 3253.2 Grazing modified pastures255211127#FFD37F330; 331; 332; 333; 334.; 335; 336; 337; 3383.3 Cropping2552550#FFFF00340; 341; 342; 343; 344; 345; 346; 347; 348; 3493.4 Perennial horticulture171135120#AB8778350; 351; 352; 3533.5 Seasonal horticulture875864#573A40360; 361; 362; 363; 364; 3653.6 Land in transition000#000000410; 411; 412; 413; 4144.1 Irrigated plantation forests236255224#ECFFE0420; 421; 422; 423; 4244.2 Grazing irrigated modified pastures2551700#FFAA00430; 431; 432; 433; 434; 435; 436; 437; 438; 4394.3 Irrigated cropping20118484#C9B854440; 441; 442; 443; 444; 445; 446; 447; 448; 4494.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture1568446#9C542E450; 451; 452; 453; 4544.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture794323#4F2B17460; 461; 462; 463; 464; 4654.6 Irrigated land in transition525252#343434510; 511; 512; 513; 514; 5155.1 Intensive horticulture255201190#FFC9BE520; 521; 522; 523; 524; 525; 526; 527; 5285.2 Intensive animal production255135190#FF87BE530; 531; 532; 533; 534; 535; 536; 537; 5385.3 Manufacturing and industrial115760#734C00540; 5415.4.0, 5.4.1 Urban residential25500#FF0000542; 543; 544; 5455.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, 5.4.5 Rural residential and farm infrastructure156156156#9C9C9C550; 551; 552; 553; 554; 5555.5 Services15500#9B0000560; 561; 562; 563; 564; 565; 566; 5675.6 Utilities255127127#FF7F7F570; 571; 572; 573; 574; 5755.7 Transport and communication16800#A80000580; 581; 582; 583; 5845.8 Mining71130143#47828F590; 591; 592; 593; 594; 5955.9 Waste treatment and disposal417382#294952610; 611; 612; 613; 6146.1 Lake00255#0000FF620; 621; 622; 6236.2 Reservoir/dam0197255#00C5FF630; 631; 632; 6336.3 River0112255#0070FF640; 641; 642; 6436.4 Channel/aqueduct077168#004DA8650; 651; 652; 653; 6546.5 Marsh/wetland115178255#73B2FF660; 661; 662; 6636.6 Estuary/coastal waters190210255#BED2FFData dictionaryAttribute nameDescriptionOIDInternal feature number that uniquely identifies each row.VALUEALUM code as a three digit integer. First digit is primary code, second digit is secondary code, and third digit is tertiary code.COUNTCount of the number of raster cells in each class of VALUE.LU_CODEV8ALUM code as a string.LU_V8NALUM code as a three digit integer. First digit is primary code, second digit is secondary code, and third digit is tertiary code.TERTV8ALUM tertiary code and description as a string.SECV8ALUM secondary code and description as a string.PRIMV8ALUM primary code and description as a string.SIMPNCode for simplified land use classification.SIMPDescription of the simplified land use classification.AGINDDescription of agricultural industries.Red, Green, BlueRGB values for classification colours ContactDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (ABARES), info.ABARES@aff.gov.au

The 2017 Land use captures how the landscape in NSW is being used for food production, forestry, nature conservation, infrastructure and urban development. It can be used to monitor changes in the landscape and identify impacts on biodiversity values and individual ecosystems.\r \r The NSW 2017 Land use mapping is dated September 2017. \r \r This is version 1.5 of the dataset, published December 2023.\r \r Version 1.5 of the 2017 Land use incorporates the following updates:\r \r * Fine scale mapping of the Central Coast, Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions\r * Mapping enhancements to regional centres to improve the mapping accuracy for these centres\r * NSW road network based on road centreline data from Transport NSW, with standardised buffer applied to approximate the carriage width based on the road type\r * Plantation type (native hardwood and softwood) information within State Forest Estates \r * Horticulture data to tertiary or commodity level present in September 2017 from Australian Tree Crop Map Dashboard developed by University of New England - Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre \r https://www.une.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes/applied-agricultural-remote-sensing-centre/collaborative-r-and-d-opportunities/industry-applications-and-maps\r * Fixes to identified errors since published version 1.2 \r \r Previous Versions\r *Version 1.4 internal update (not published)\r * Version 1.3 internal update (not published)\r * Version 1.2 published 24 June 2020 - Fine scale update to Greater Sydney Metropolitan Area\r * Version 1 published August 2019\r \r The 2017 Land use is based on Aerial imagery and Satellite imagery available for NSW. These include, but not limited to; digital aerial imagery (ADS) captured by NSW Department of Customer Service (DCS), high resolution urban (Conurbation) digital aerial imagery captured on behalf of DCS, SPOT 5, 6 & 7(Airbus), Planet™, Sentinel 2 (European Space Agency) and LANDSAT (NASA) Satellite Imagery. Mapping also includes commercially available imagery from Nearmap™ and Google Earth™, along with Google Street View™. \r \r Mapping takes into consideration ancillary datasets such as tenure such as National Parks and State forests, cadastre, roads parcels, land zoning, topographic information and Google Maps, in conjunction with visual interpretation and field validation of patterns and features on the ground. \r \r The 2017 Land use was captured on screen using ARC GIS (Geographical Information Software) at a scale of 1:8,000 scale (or better) and features are mapped down to 2 hectares in size. Exceptions were made for targeted Land use classes such as horticulture, intensive animal husbandry and urban environments, which were mapped at a finer scale.\r \r The 2017 Land use has complete coverage of NSW. It also includes updates to the fine scale Horticulture mapping for the east coast of NSW - Newcastle to the Queensland boarder and Murray-Riverina Region. This horticultural mapping includes operations to the commodity level based on field work and high-resolution imagery interpretation. \r \r Land use classes assigned are based on activities that have occurred in the last 5-10 years that may be part of a rotational practice. Time-series LANDSAT information has been used in conjunction with more recent Satellite Imagery to determine whether grasslands have been disturbed or subject to ongoing land management activities over the past 30 years.\r \r The 2017 Land use was captured on screen using ARC GIS (Geographical Information Software) at a scale of 1:8,000 scale (or better) and features are mapped down to 2 hectares in size. Exceptions were made for targeted Land use classes such as horticulture, intensive animal husbandry and urban environments (including Greater Sydney Metropolitan region), which were mapped at a finer scale. \r \r The reliability scale of the dataset is 1:10,000.\r \r Mapping has been subject to a peer review and quality assurance process.\r \r Land use information has been captured in accordance with standards set by the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program (ACLUMP) and using the Australian Land Use and Management ALUM Classification Version 8. The ALUM classification is based upon the modified Baxter & Russell classification and presented according to the specifications contained in http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/alum-classification.\r \r This product will be incorporated in the National Catchment scale land use product 2020 that will be available as a 50m raster - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-use/data-download\r \r The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) will continue to complete land use mapping at approximately 5-year intervals. \r \r The 2017 Land use product is considered as a benchmark product that can be used for Land use change reporting. Ongoing improvements to the 2017 Land use product will be undertaken to correct errors or additional improvements to the mapping. \r

🇦🇺 Australia English Export DataAccess APINSW Cadastre History Service Metadata Portal Metadata Information Content TitleNSW Cadastre History ServiceContent TypeHosted Feature LayerDescriptionThe NSW Cadastre web service is a dynamic map of cadastral features extracted from the Land Parcel and Property theme of the NSW Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF).Spatial datasets collected with time information can show what happened at a specific time, or what may happen in the future. By animating time-based data, it can be visualised at each step, highlighting patterns or trends emerging over time.Spatial Collaboration Portal map layers that are time enabled include different information for the same location at different times.When a dataset contains time enabled layers, it is “time aware”, and can be configured to display the data during a specific period or to animate the data over a selected time. Time animation can be enabled in the map viewer using the time slider tool.Features included in the NSW Cadastre History ServiceLot - Depicts a parcel of land created on a survey plan. Each lot may be represented by standard lots, standard part lots, strata or stratum. Each lot has a lot number, section number, plan lot area, plan number, plan label, ITS title status, and stratum label. Road - Represents dedicated public roads which are open ways for the passage of vehicles, persons or animals on land. The road dataset includes public roads in use. Each road type has a section number, plan number, plan label, ITS title status, road type, road width or Crown/Council width, lot number, and stratum label.Unidentified - Represents a parcel of land that cannot be identified. Crown land, vested, dedicated and severed land may be included in this category as well as Old System lots for which lot/DP identification cannot be found. This dataset also identifies the locations of 100ft wide reserves, ACT regions, closed roads, crossings, surveyed areas, and un-surveyed areas. Water Feature - Represents tidal, non-tidal and ocean waters which form a cadastral boundary.The NSW Cadastre History Service can be used for resource management, environmental management, land use planning, agriculture management, emergency management and recreational purposes. This service can be used to aggregate information for analytical purposes. When used in combination with geocoded address data, imagery, demographic information and agency specific business information, cadastral boundary data underpins the ability to perform high quality spatial analysis.How to use the animated time featureOpen the “Map Viewer”.Select the time enabled feature layer from the contents.Select the “Configure” button (the icon to the bottom right that looks like two slider controls) to open time settings.Select “Show Advanced Settings”Choose your desired playback speedChoose a time and date for “Start Time” and “End Time”. Note. Spatial Services digital data range is 2006 through to present so data is unavailable outside this windowChoose an appropriate length of one time intervalRecommended: “Count: 1” and “Units: Year”.Select “OK” to return to the Map Window.Select the “Play” button which is the small arrow/triangle pointing right which is to the left of the slider.Note: this data is not viewable at all scales, zoom to 1km or betterInitial Publication Date09/03/2021Data Currency01/01/3000Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceData provider filesFile TypeESRI File Geodatabase (*.gdb)Attribution© State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW). For current information go to spatial.nsw.gov.auData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsNSW Property and Land Parcels Theme of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF)AccuracyThe dataset maintains a positional relationship to, and alignment with, the Lot and Property digital datasets. This dataset was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is, 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:100000 = 50m. A program to upgrade the spatial location and accuracy of data is ongoing.Spatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)EPSG:3857WGS84 Equivalent ToGDA94Spatial ExtentFull StateContent LineageFor additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityFor additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonsStandard and SpecificationOpen Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for consumption by common GIS platforms. Available as either cache or non-cache, depending on client use or requirement. Data CustodianDCS Spatial Services346 Panorama AveBathurst NSW 2795Point of ContactPlease contact us via the Spatial Services Customer HubData AggregatorDCS Spatial Services346 Panorama AveBathurst NSW 2795Data DistributorDCS Spatial Services346 Panorama AveBathurst NSW 2795Additional Supporting InformationData DictionariesTRIM Number i

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This Land and Soil Capability (LSC) dataset uses the best available soils natural resource mapping across New South Wales. It provides a broad-scale, regional view as to the dominant LSC class present for over 3000 individual mapping units through the assessment of eight key soil and landscape limitations (water erosion, wind erosion, salinity, topsoil acidification, shallow soils/rockiness, soil structure decline, waterlogging and mass movement).

The assessment of LSC is based on the mapping method and rule set (Land and Soil Capability Assessment Scheme: Second Approximation) developed by OEH (2012) and builds on the rural land capability classification and mapping undertaken for the central and eastern divisions of the state by the former Soil Conservation Service of NSW (Emery 1986) but with more emphasis on a broader range of soil and landscape properties.

The mapping uses an eight class system with values ranging between 1 and 8 that represent a decreasing capability of the land to sustain landuse. Class 1 represents land capable of sustaining most landuses including those that have a high impact on the soil (e.g., regular cultivation), whilst class 8 represents land that can only sustain very low impact landuses (e.g., nature conservation). LSC class names are:

• 1: Extremely high capability land
• 2: Very high capability land
• 3: High capability land
• 4: Moderate capability land
• 5: Moderate–low capability land
• 6: Low capability land
• 7: Very low capability land
• 8: Extremely low capability land

The ruleset can be downloaded from this LSC's Resource's page and is part of the zipped data package in SEED.

Online Maps: This dataset can be viewed using eSPADE (NSW’s soil spatial viewer), which contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area.

Note: This version (4.6) is only a small amendment, updating LSC name and definitions in the GIS attribute tables and symbology layer files. It has not modified any LSC classes in the linework or incorporated new mapping. These upgrades to the LSC mapping are planned for the next version to be released soon in 2026.

Reference: Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, 2025, Land and Soil Capability Mapping for NSW, Version 4.6, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Parramatta.

This identifies the land to which the LEP applies under clause 1.3 of the LEP. This is usually the whole local government area, but certain land may be excluded. The LAP dataset describes the land to which a LEP applies. Land can either be included or excluded from the LEP. Land may be excluded from the LEP due to it being a Deferred Matter, or covered by a SEPP or other planning instrument. The original GIS data was captured by local councils, DP&I and contractors and provided in accordance with the DP&I's Standard Requirements for GIS LEP data and Standard Technical Requirements for LEP maps. Before the LEP is notified on the NSW Legislation website, the mapping is checked by DP&I and the Parliamentary Council's Office to ensure that it is consistent with these standards. After the LEP is notified, the GIS data is quality controlled using an ISO 9001-Quality-Certified, Quality Management System and incorporated into the Statewide dataset. The Land Application data relates directly to and adopts the accuracy of its reference dataset, Land and Property Information DCDB. The GIS data may be subject to change as a part of quality control, or if the LEP is amended. Please confirm dates of respective features before use as this dataset has a large temporal extent.

Land systems are areas or groups of areas throughout which there is a recurring pattern of topography, soils and vegetation. This vector dataset with accompanying hardcopy report describe 251 land systems for Western New South Wales. They provide soil and land resource information suitable to assist in broad scale land-use planning and land management. Land systems were mapped at a scale of 1: 250,000 scale.

Related Datasets: The dataset area is also covered by the mapping of the Reconnaissance Soil and Land Resources of the Murray Catchment and Hydrogeological landscapes of NSW.

Online Maps: This and related datasets can be viewed using eSPADE (NSW’s soil spatial viewer), which contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area.

Reference: Walker PJ, 1991, Land System of Western NSW, Technical Report No. 25, Soil Conservation Service of NSW, Sydney.

Statewide dataset of soil profiles, comprising (at time of writing) ~73,000 separate observations of soil physical and chemical characteristics, along with (in most cases) information about the landscape in which they occur (including landform, geology, vegetation, hydrology, land use and land degradation). Data is added by both NSW Government agencies and members of the wider NSW community using standardised Soil Data Cards, an internet application called eDIRT and is stored in the NSW Soil and Land Information System (SALIS). Online Maps: Part of this area is also covered by other soil mapping products, see the soil map index in eSPADE. eSPADE contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area. Reference: NSW Soil and Land Information System (SALIS) database, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, MSQL 2012, accessed {insert date of access}.

This map is a compilation of seven published Soil and Land Resource products which contain baseline natural resource information for the: Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment Liverpool Plains catchment Merriwa …Show full descriptionThis map is a compilation of seven published Soil and Land Resource products which contain baseline natural resource information for the: Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment Liverpool Plains catchment Merriwa Plateau Moree Plains Murray catchment Australian Capital Territory Hunter Region These products were undertaken to enhance knowledge of soils, landscapes and physical constraints to land use in the urban and rural environment. The information will assist in informed decision making, planning and environmental modelling throughout the catchments. The Soil and Land Resource mapping for the Merriwa Plateau and Moree Plains were funded to especially improve existing soil landscape information so more accurate Land and Soil Capability (LSC) and Soil Fertility information would be available to upgrade future Biophysical Strategic Agricultural Land (BSAL) mapping under NSW Strategic Regional Land Use Policy (SRLUP). One thousand, one hundred and seventeen map units have been described in this combined Soil and Land Resource product. Each soil landscape unit is an inventory of soil and landscape information with relatively uniform land management requirements, allowing major soil and landscape qualities and constraints to be identified. Soils are described using the Australian Soil Classification and the Great Soil Groups systems. Online Maps: Part of this area is also covered by other soil mapping products, see the soil map index in eSPADE. eSPADE contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area. Reference: Office of Environment and Heritage, 2018, Soil and Land Resources of Central and Eastern NSW, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.

• land values for the past five years (where available)

• the valuing year used to calculate council rates

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  valuation basis 
  
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  property number, address, and zoning information 
  
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  any concessions or allowances that apply to the land value. 
  

The map does not show land values for individual strata properties.

• property sales information for individual properties from 2001

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  sales information at a street and suburb level for the last five
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  the property is strata or non strata, or if the sale is part of a
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This dataset contains maps and data on soil and land constraints that may impact on a range of land uses throughout the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment. It reveals the physical capability of the land for different land uses, together with a broad indication of potential economic costs associated with overcoming the constraints. It should assist in many planning and natural resource management processes throughout the catchment. Land uses dealt with include: development – standard residential, medium density, high density and rural residential agriculture – cropping and grazing wastewater disposal – surface irrigation, trench absorption and pump-out methods. Background information and methodology is provided in the accompanying Technical Report DECCW (2010) Soil and land constraint assessment for urban and regional planning.

Metadata Content Title NSW Basemap GreyscaleContent Type Web MapDescription The NSW Basemap Greyscale theme provides a seamless state-wide map of roads, features of interest, localities, land cover, property boundaries, cultural data, and 10 metre contour layer in neutral grey colour.Initial Publication Date 14/07/2022Data Currency 07/11/2022Data Update Frequency Other Content Source OtherFile Type Map Feature Service Attribution Data Theme, Classification or Relationship to other Datasets Accuracy This dataset was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is, 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:100000 = 50m. A program of positional upgrade (accuracy improvement) is currently underway.Spatial Reference System (dataset) GDA94 Spatial Reference System (web service) EPSG:4326 WGS84 Equivalent To GDA94 Spatial Extent Content Lineage Data Classification UnclassifiedData Access Policy OpenData Quality Terms and Conditions Creative CommonsStandard and Specification Data Custodian Spatial Services | NSW Department of Customer ServicePoint of Contact DCS Spatial Services Customer HubData Aggregator DCS Spatial ServicesData Distributor DCS Spatial ServicesAdditional Supporting Information NSW Basemaps are vector tile, web accessible maps that enable faster loading times for users and high-resolution display at all zoom levels. Vector tile layers can adapt to the resolution of a particular display device and can be restyled for multiple uses. The NSW Basemap Greyscale theme provides a seamless state-wide map of roads, features of interest, localities, landcover, property boundaries, cultural data, and 10 metre contour layer in neutral grey colour. It is a neutral basemap that includes many of the features of the topographic theme web map and will allow your added data to feature. Web service uses/ fitness for purpose:

This web map service allows users to easily integrate the NSW Basemap into spatial platforms and applications and provides a combined view of NSW Foundation Spatial Data. It is Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant and suitable for consumption by common GIS platforms. The web map is regularly updated and will show new information captured or sourced by DCS Spatial Services. All datasets used in this service are authoritative foundational spatial data.Basemap legendTRIM Number