Guide to Carbon Planting in South Australia spatial data layers

Dataset Number1989
Dataset TitleGuide to Carbon Planting in South Australia spatial data layers
CustodianData Authority: Department for Environment and Water
Data Provider: Department for Environment and Water

Description

DescriptionThe Guide to Carbon Planting in South Australia contains a range of spatial data layers, summary maps and a report. The guide provides spatial and written information to support decisions about where carbon plantings could occur in South Australia. A carbon planting is a deliberate planting of vegetation for the purpose of sequestering carbon with the aim of selling this stored carbon as a carbon credit. The sale of carbon credits can be done through various market based climate change mitigation schemes. Carbon plantings can vary in their intent. A woodlot or monoculture of fast growing tree species could be planted where the primary aim is to store as much carbon as possible in as short a period of time as possible to maximise returns through carbon financial markets. In contrast, an environmental planting is a mixed species planting which could have a primary aim of providing biodiversity benefits with storing carbon a secondary objective.
UsageThis information may help guide decisions by landholders, industry groups, non-government organisations, and others involved with Carbon Farming (also known as Carbon Credits or Carbon off-setting schemes). It presents potential environmental risks and opportunities of carbon planting in South Australia, including land use policy considerations and use of biophysical spatial data layers. These information products provide context to landscape-scale planning and are not intended for use at the local or property-scale, nor to inform any financial risk or opportunity.

Data Quality

LineageThe spatial layers generated for the Carbon Planting in SA (CPSA) Information Package have been compiled to provide information on potential biophysical opportunities and risks of carbon plantings as part of landscape scale NRM planning. The focus of the CPSA information package is on the opportunity and risk themes (outlined below) compiled as spatial layers:
1) Opportunity - Soil Stabilisation (BO1): Plantings could reduce water and wind soil erosion potential.
2) Opportunity - Carbon Sequestration (BO3, BO4 and BO5): Storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide as wood in vegetation [includes layers for three different planting types].
3) Risk - Surface Water (BR2): Plantings can divert rainfall from surface water flows by reducing runoff.
4) Risk - Groundwater (BR3): Plantings intercept groundwater resources and reduce water availability for other uses.
The CPSA spatial layers have been sourced from a range of input datasets, particularly:
1) Opportunity - Soil Stabilisation: derived from SA Digital Soil Mapping and other information sources.
2) Opportunity - Carbon Sequestration: DEWNR work on revegetation productivity and carbon sequestration.
3) Risk - Surface Water: BOM annual mean rainfall (1960-1990).
4) Risk - Groundwater: SA Digital Soil Mapping clay content and modelled depth to groundwater.
The CPSA spatial layers have been compiled as ESRI raster datasets with either 30m x 30m or 90m x 90m resolution. The rasters have been compiled with a Lamberts Conformal Conic spatial reference system, GDA94 datum, and registered to the common coordinate - X: 797060 , Y: 2775860. If the CPSA spatial layers were reprojected from the input GIS layers, then an appropriate resampling technique has been used for the respective layers data type.
CompletenessThe spatial extent of the CPSA spatial layers is varied. Some layers (carbon sequestration opportunity and surface water risk layers) have a statewide extent, while others (wind and water erosion potential and the ground water extraction risk layers) have been generated from input layers that have an extent restricted to some or all of the NRM regions in the SA agricultural zone / southern SA.
Positional AccuracyThe positional accuracy of the spatial data layers compiled as part of the package is varied. The spatial data layers have been generated from a range of input GIS layers which are described within metadata records contained in the zip file

Geographic Extent

Extent NameSouth Australia
Min Easting or Longitude129
Min Northing or Latitude-38.25
Max Easting or Longitude141
Max Northing or Latitude-26

Dataset Status

Initially Acquired30-June-2014
Last Updated30-June-2017
Update FrequencyNot Planned
Maintenance MethodThe spatial data layers are generated from source GIS layers using a series of geo-processing models and scripts by the Science Branch, DEWNR. It is envisaged that the models / scripts could be 1) re-run to regenerate the spatial data layers if any of the input GIS layers are updated, or 2) modified if newer information becomes available.
AusGOALCC BY (Attribution)

Attributes

TableNameField AliasData TypeDescription
BO1 Plantings Could Reduce Erosion Risk (Southern SA) layerVALUE Floating PointVALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the cell-wise maximum value for either wind or water Erosion Risk Score. Values from 0 (Low susceptability) to 1 (Extreme susceptability). Please Note: cells with a value of -9999 depict No Data.
BO1 Plantings Could Reduce Erosion Risk (Southern SA) layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO3 - 1 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (50% Trees) Biodiverse Baseline Climate to 2030 layerVALUE IntegerVALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a new environmental planting design with a baseline climate to 2030.
BO3 - 1 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (50% Trees) Biodiverse Baseline Climate to 2030 layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO3 - 2 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (50% Trees) Biodiverse Baseline Climate to 2070 layerVALUE IntegerGuideline Scenario. VALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a new environmental planting design (50% trees) with a baseline climate to 2070.
BO3 - 2 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (50% Trees) Biodiverse Baseline Climate to 2070 layerCOUNT IntegerGuideline scenario. COUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO3 - 3 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (50% Trees) Biodiverse Severe Climate to 2070 layerVALUE IntegerGuideline Scenario. VALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a new environmental planting design (50% trees) with a severe climate to 2070.
BO3 - 3 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (50% Trees) Biodiverse Severe Climate to 2070 layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO4 - 1 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (88% Trees) Mixed Baseline Climate to 2030 layerVALUE IntegerVALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a typical environmental planting design (88% trees) with a baseline climate to 2030.
BO4 - 1 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (88% Trees) Mixed Baseline Climate to 2030 layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO4 - 2 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (88% Trees) Mixed Baseline Climate to 2070 layerVALUE IntegerGuideline Scenario. VALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a typical environmental planting design (88% trees) with a baseline climate to 2070.
BO4 - 2 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (88% Trees) Mixed Baseline Climate to 2070 layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO4 - 3 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (88% Trees) Mixed Severe Climate to 2070 layerVALUE IntegerGuideline Scenario. VALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a typical environmental planting design (88% trees) with a severe climate to 2070.
BO4 - 3 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (88% Trees) Mixed Severe Climate to 2070 layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO5 - 1 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (100% Trees) Carbon Forestry Baseline Climate to 2030 layerVALUE Floating PointVALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a woodlot planting design (100% trees) with a baseline climate to 2030.
BO5 - 1 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (100% Trees) Carbon Forestry Baseline Climate to 2030 layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO5 - 2 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (100% Trees) Carbon Forestry Baseline Climate to 2070 layerVALUE IntegerGuideline Scenario. VALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a woodlot planting design (100% trees) with a baseline climate to 2070.
BO5 - 2 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (100% Trees) Carbon Forestry Baseline Climate to 2070 layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BO5 - 3 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (100% Trees) Carbon Forestry Severe Climate to 2070 layerVALUE IntegerGuideline Scenario. VALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent the sequestration rate as kg of CO2-e / ha / yr within a woodlot planting design (100% trees) with a severe climate to 2070.
BO5 - 3 Carbon Sequestration - Sequestration Rate (100% Trees) Carbon Forestry Severe Climate to 2070 layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BR2 Likelihood of Plantings Intercepting Surface Water layerVALUE IntegerVALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent unique codes for risk based on mean annual rainfall zones: 1 (High Risk - >650 mm), 2 (Moderate Risk - between 650 and 450 mm), 3 (Low Risk - <450 mm).
BR2 Likelihood of Plantings Intercepting Surface Water layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.
BR3 Likelihood of Plantings Intercepting Groundwater (Part SA Only) layerVALUE IntegerVALUE is a list of each unique cell value in the raster dataset. Cell values represent unique codes for likelihood of trees intercepting groundwater based on a risk matrix of soil clay content and depth to groundwater: 0 (No Data), 1 (High Risk), 2 (Moderate Risk), 3 (Low Risk). Please Note: this layer depicts values for the AMLR, NY, SAMDB and SE NRM regions only.
BR3 Likelihood of Plantings Intercepting Groundwater (Part SA Only) layerCOUNT IntegerCOUNT represents the number of cells in the raster dataset with the cell value in the VALUE column.

Contact Information

OrganisationDepartment for Environment and Water
Science Monitoring and Knowledge
Postal AddressGPO Box 1047

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EmailDEWNR.CustomerServiceCentre@sa.gov.au