Maps and data

Please note: This content may be out of date and is currently under review.

Within the maps and data section, you'll find a detailed collection of mapping portals, datasets and maps with information on the state's agricultural activities and natural resource information.

Within the maps and data section, you'll find a detailed collection of mapping portals, datasets and maps with information on the state's agricultural activities and natural resource information.

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Enables approved staff from other government agencies to view DAFWA client and property information for emergency response and preparedness.

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View a range of natural resource, infrastructure and socioeconomic information to make informed decisions about investments in WA’s agricultural industries.

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View state natural resource information for WA, including soils, land capability and degradation risks.

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Enables approved staff from DAFWA and other government agencies to view and query soil land systems and their coverage of WA’s pastoral leases.

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View maps that estimate pasture feed on offer (FOO), and plant (pasture and crop) growth rates (PGR) for the south-west of Western Australia on a weekly basis.

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The following spatial (mapped) datasets are available on request through our Geographic Information Services. Some datasets may also be available as free downloads from the WA Shared Land Information Platform (SLIP).

Agricultural land use

Agricultural land use has been captured for several intensive agricultural industries using the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) methodologies and classifications. Land use data is captured at a scale of 1:10 000, by digitising Areas of Interest (AOI) from aerial photo interpretation.

Agricultural properties

Clients can request a single dataset of individual land management units, on or to which an event like an inspection or agricultural activity etc. takes place. A property is spatially defined as one or many contiguous land parcels managed as a single unit.

Pastoral lease infrastructure information

Pastoral plans for each lease in Western Australia are maintained by the department under a memorandum of understanding with the Pastoral Lands Board. These are available to the public on request at cost. A completed and signed Permission to release a copy of station plan form must accompany all requests. The form can be downloaded from the Documents section of this page.

Soils information

Comprehensive statewide coverage of soil-landscape mapping at a variety of scales is available. A range of land management hazards and capabilities have also been rated against the units mapped in the agricultural area.

Vegetation information

This includes native vegetation extent (what remains uncleared) and pre-European vegetation types (broad-scale mapping of what was present before clearing).

Our Geographic Information Services group offers customised map products relating to soils, vegetation, climate and farm planning.

A range of free downloadable map products are available from the DAFWA Research Library map gallery.

Contact information

Geographic Information Services
Page last updated: Tuesday, 6 July 2021 - 12:38pm