New additions to the ASRIS web site
05/04/13
New Theme:
- Acid Sulfate Soils has been added as a new theme. This theme allows users to download the Atlas of Australian Acid Sulfate Soils spatial dataset and associated metadata.
27/07/12
New Downloads:
- Version 1.6 of the ASRIS Technical Specification is available for download from the ASRIS Methods webpage.
- Version 2.0 of the Soil Information Transfer and Evaluation System (SITES) database design documentation and Microsoft Access implementation database is available for download from the ASRIS Methods webpage.
14/10/11
New Theme :
- National Soil Grids has been added as a new theme. The ASRIS team has produced a set of gridded (250m) standard national soil data products for specific soil attributes (such as soil carbon or pH in the top 30cm). This theme contains downloads of the national soil grids, methodology, and metadata.
1/09/11
New Theme :
- Physiographic Regions of Australia has been added as a new them. This theme contains downloads of the Physiographic Regions of Australia spatial dataset, attribute tables, metadata, and explantory notes.
28/07/11
Updated data layer:
- New sites added the APSRU reference sites layer. 672 sites can be viewed by expanding the APSRU folder in the layer list (on the right-hand side of the map viewer) and selecting APSRU reference sites.
15/07/11
New data layers:
- The National Soil Grids folder has been added to the layer list. This folder contains national grids of soil properties created from the best available soil data. The folder currently contains grids (250m) of 0-30cm clay content, 0-30cm bulk density and 0-1m plant available water capacity.
30/06/11
New map viewer :
- A new ASRIS map viewer (using ArcGIS Server) is being developed to replace the existing viewer (using ArcIMS). The new viewer is fully functional but is under development. Click here to test the new viewer. User feedback can be left by clicking on the feedback link in the upper right of the application window.
30/05/11
Updated data layers:
- Complete ASC coverage for Tasmania is available for Level 3 and 4.
14/04/11
Updated data layers:
- Soil attribute data for south eastern Tansmania is available for Level 3 and 4.
24/9/10
New data layers:
- Land Use 92-93, Land Use 96-97 and Land Use 01-02 datasets (under Landscapes and Climate heading) are 1.1 km land use rasters that has been produced by the
Bureau of Rural Sciences.
- Physiographic regions of Australia (Version 2) for ASRIS levels
1 and 2. This
dataset has been developed by Geoscience Australia and CSIRO with State and Territory partners
and is available at three scales for Australia. (ASRIS Level 0 -
Divisions (not shown on ASRIS), ASRIS Level 1 - Provinces and ASRIS Level 2 - Regions).
29/6/10
New data layers:
- Sites housed in the CSIRO National Soil Archive are available on ASRIS. The sites can be viewed by expanding the CSIRO Soil Archive folder and selecting either all sites or archived sites.
- Reports containing site, morphological and chemical data can be accessed for all sites by using the hyperlink tool.
26/10/09
New theme:
- Atlas of Australian Soil has been added as a new ASRIS theme. This theme contains downloads of the Digital Atlas of Australian Soils, attribute look-up tables, metadata, and explantory notes.
15/9/09
Updated data layers:
- New level 5 linework and attribution for the Daly River Basin, Gregory National Park, and Victoria River District in the Northern Territory
- Level 4 attribution the Northern Territory has been updated. Bulk density and available water capacity data gaps have been filled in
- Level 5 attribution and linework for QLD have been updated. View the Level 5 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent).
- Level 4 attribution and linework for QLD have been updated. View the Level 4 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L4 Extent).
23/8/09
Updated data layers:
- New level 5 linework and attribution for the Ord River District in northern Western Australia
- Increased attribution for Level 3 and 4 in northern Western Australia (i.e. Kimberleys and Fitzroy River Districts)
15/5/09
New data layers:
- Ternary radiometric image from the Radiometric Map of Australia (Geoscience Australia) . The dataset is viewed by expanding the Landscape and Terrain folder and selecting the appropriate layer.
- Thorium-Potassium Ratio image from the Radiometric Map of Australia (Geoscience Australia) . The dataset is viewed by expanding the Landscape and Terrain folder and selecting the appropriate layer.
27/3/09
Updated data layers:
- Level 5 attribution and linework for QLD have been updated. View the Level 5 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent).
- Level 4 attribution and linework for QLD have been updated. View the Level 4 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L4 Extent).
23/3/09
Updated data layers:
- Australian Soil Classification (Soil Order) data is available for Western Australia at Level 3, 4 and 5.
- Level 3, 4 and 5 linework and attribution for WA have been updated
10/3/09
Updated data layers:
- National Acid sulfate dataset has been updated
- Catchment scale land use mapping dataset has been updated and provides complete national coverage. The dataset is viewed by expanding the Landcover folder and selecting the appropriate layer.
15/11/08
New data layers:
- Limited attribution for the northeast of South Australia (pastoral leasehold land) for Level 4 are available. View the Level 4 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L4 Extent).
- Limited attribution for the northwest of South Australia (aboriginal land) for Level 3 are available. View the Level 3 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L3 Extent).
24/10/08
Updated data layers:
- Level 5 attribution for Queensland has been updated to include: bulk density, saturated hydraulic conductivity, profile available water capacity as well as pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, sum of exchangeable basic cations, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable sodium percentage, clay content, drainage and Australian Soil Classification (Soil Order). View the extent map for the level to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent).
- Level 4 attribution for Queensland has been updated to include: bulk density, saturated hydraulic conductivity, profile available water capacity as well as pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, sum of exchangeable basic cations, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable sodium percentage, clay content, drainage and Australian Soil Classification (Soil Order). View the extent map for the level to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L4 Extent).
3/6/08
New data layers:
- Attribution for the northeast of Tasmania (including Flinders Island) for Level 4 are available. View the Level 4 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L4 Extent).
25/2/08
New data layers:
- Attribution for the Top End of the Northern Territory for Level 4 are available. View the Level 4 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L4 Extent).
25/1/08
New theme:
New data layers:
- The 90m Hillshade has been updated using the SRTM version 2 dataset.
- MrVBF at 90m resolution has been added to the Landscape and Terrain folder.
27/8/07
New data layers:
- Map Sheet / Data Indexes (1:100 000, 1:250 000 and 1:1 000 000 scale) have been added to the Geographic Context folder.
21/8/07
New data structure:
- The layer list has been reconfigured. Three new folders (Climate, Landcover, Landscape and Terrain) have been added and some layers previously located in the Base map folder have been moved to Geographic Context.
New data layers:
- A Climate folder has been added to the layer list. It contains Mean Annual Preciptation and Mean Annual Temperature data layers, both of which have been created from the continental 9 second DEM using Bioclim.
- The Landsat Mosaic 2005 from the Australian Greenhouse Office has been added to the Landcover folder. The Landsat Mosaic 2002 has been retained in the layer list.
Website upgrade complete :
- The ASRIS website has been upgraded to the latest version of the ESRI web mapping software (ArcIMS version 9.2) on 64 bit Windows servers. As a result the web mapping component of the website is operating at approximately twice its previous speed.
27/7/07
New data layers:
- The Land Systems of Victoria dataset has been added to Level 4. This statewide dataset has is attributed for layers 1 and 3 for the following attributes: pH, clay content, bulk density, profile available water capacity (total and annual crops and pastures), saturated conductivity and Australian Soil Classification.
20/4/07
New data layers:
- L5 Projects and L4 Projects have been added. These layers provide information on the spatial extent of soil survey projects and additional metadata such as: custodial agency, published map scale, year of data collection and bibliographic reference.
- L5 Extent legend has been expanded to 4 classes. The new classes are: linework only, partial attribution, substantial attribution and complete attribution.
New functions:
- L5 Projects and L4 Projects reports have been developed as a means of assessing map reliability. To view the
reports make the layer visible and active, select the hyperlink
tool and click on the project of interest.
- Descriptions of representative profiles for Level 4 and 5 land units are available for Western Australia and for the Corangamite Region in southern Victoria. To view profile
descriptions make either the L4 Tracts or L5 Tracts layer visible and active, select the hyperlink
tool, zoom to the area of interest and click on a land unit. Select a profile from the list to view a detailed description.
11/04/07
New data layers:
- Attribution for the South Esk and Coal River Valley soil surveys at Level 5 are available. View the Level 5 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent).
12/03/07
New data layers:
- Level 5 attribution for south-western Western Australia has been updated to include: drainage, clay content, bulk density, pH, organic carbon, profile available water capacity, saturated conductivity, electrical conductivity, aggregate stability and exchangeable sodium percentage. View the extent map for the level to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent).
- Level 4 line work and attribution for the whole of Western Australia has been updated to include: clay content, pH, profile available water capacity, saturated conductivity, electrical conductivity and aggregate stability. View the extent map for the level to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L4 Extent).
- Attribution for the Corangamite Region in Southern Victoria is available at Level 5. View the Level 5 extent map to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent)
15/01/07
New data layers:
- Levels 3-5 attribution for South Australia has been extended
to include Kangaroo Island. View the extent map for each level to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent, L4 Extent and L3 Extent).
20/11/06
New data layers:
- Level 5 attribution for Queensland has been updated to include: pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, sum of exchangeable basic cations, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable sodium percentage, clay content, drainage and Australian Soil Classification (Soil Order). View the extent map for the level to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent).
- Level 4 line work with attribution is available for the whole of Queensland. The attributes available at Level 4 are: pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, sum of exchangeable basic cations, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable sodium percentage, clay content, drainage and Australian Soil Classification (Soil Order). View the extent map for the level to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L4 Extent).
- The Land Systems of New South Wales (WNSW Land Systems) is online at Level 4. Text descriptions of the systems are available as hyperlinks (set WNSW Land Systems as the active layer, select the hyperlink tool from the toolbar and click on a feature).
22/9/06
New data layers:
- Levels 3-5 attribution for South Australia has been extended
to include Eyre Peninsula and Yorke Peninsula. View the extent map for each level to get an overview of where attribution is available (i.e. L5 Extent, L4 Extent and L3 Extent).
27/7/06
New data layers:
- Attribution for the Northwest and King Island regions of the
Tasmanian Land systems are available for Level 4. Check the Level
4 Extent layer for an overview of where attribute data are available.
- Levels 3-5 attribution for South Australia has been extended
to include the northern agricultural regions.
New functions:
- Climate and terrain summaries are available for Physiographic
regions of Australia (draft) at ASRIS Level 3 (L3 Regions).
30/6/06
New data layers:
- Physiographic regions of Australia (draft) for ASRIS levels
1-3 are available for the continent (WA now included). This
dataset is currently being developed by Geoscience Australia
and is available at three scales for Australia. (Level 1 - L1
Divisions, Level 2 - L2 Provinces and Level 3 - L3 Regions).
- Levels 1-3 line work for the whole of Western Australia. (Level
1 - L1 Tracts, Level 2 - L2 Tracts, Level 3 - L3 Tracts).
29/5/06
New data layers:
- Physiographic regions of Australia (draft) for ASRIS levels
1-3 have been extended to include NT and SA. This dataset is
currently being developed by Geoscience Australia and is available
at three scales for central and eastern Australia. (Level 1
- L1 Divisions, Level 2 - L2 Provinces and Level 3 - L3 Regions).
10/5/06
New data layers:
- Landscape Gallery (under Geographic Context heading) containing
landscape images from a range of Australian environments. The
number of images available will increase to several hundred
when completed.
- Physiographic regions of Australia (draft) for ASRIS levels
1-3. This dataset is currently being developed by Geoscience
Australia and is available at three scales for eastern Australia.
(Level 1 - L1 Divisions, Level 2 - L2 Provinces and Level 3
- L3 Regions).
- Land Use Catchment Scale (under Landscapes and Climate heading)
dataset is a 50m land use raster that has been produced by the
Bureau of Rural Sciences.
New functions:
- Metadata reporting (activated by clicking on the layer name
in the layer list) has been reformatted to align with ANZLIC
version 2.
- Climate and terrain summaries are soon to be available for
ASRIS Levels 1-3. Currently summaries have only been generated
for Level 2 - L2 Tracts for the state of Victoria. To view the
summaries make the layer visible and active, select the hyperlink
tool and click on the area of interest.
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