Burdekin Dry Tropics Land Resource Assessment Project

Numerous soil, land capability and land resource surveys have been carried out across the Burdekin Dry Tropics region. These surveys have been undertaken with a variety of scales, methodologies and coverage. The Land Resource Assessment collated information into a Common Soil Mapping Layer, and then identified areas where knowledge gaps existed.

Adequate land resource information is required for:

  • interpreting land condition information and land use patterns;
  • analysing differences across the region and identifying underlying causes;
  • developing appropriate management actions to address land condition issues; and
  • mapping local areas in which management actions need to be focused.