NDVI combined classification for the McBride and Nulla basalt provinces

Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was used to map vegetation with potential access to groundwater in the basalt provinces in the Upper Burdekin. NDVI is widely used to infer vegetation density and/or vigour. Several studies (e.g. Barron et al., 2014; Gou et al., 2015; Lv et al., 2013) have used NDVI to identify groundwater-dependent vegetation (GDV) based on the hypothesis that during dry seasons or extended dry periods, soil moisture progressively becomes depleted. Under these conditions, GDV are expected to exhibit minimal or no reduction in condition relative to vegetation subject to the same conditions that do not have access to groundwater.<br>

<b>References: </b><br> Barron OV, Emelyanova I, Van Niel TG, Pollock D and Hodgson G (2014) Mapping groundwater-dependent ecosystems using remote sensing measures of vegetation and moisture dynamics. Hydrological processes 28(2), 372-385. Doi: 10.1002/hyp.9609; Gou S, Gonzales S and Miller GR (2015) Mapping Potential Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems for Sustainable Management. Ground Water 53(1), 99-110. Doi: 10.1111/gwat.12169; Lv J, Wang X-S, Zhou Y, Qian K, Wan L, Eamus D and Tao Z (2013) Groundwater-dependent distribution of vegetation in Hailiutu River catchment, a semi-arid region in China. Ecohydrology 6(1), 142-149. Doi: 10.1002/eco.1254.

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Date (Creation)
2020-03-31
Date (Publication)
2020-06-24T04:37:28
Citation identifier
Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/135655

Citation identifier
Digital Object Identifier/https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/135655

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Publisher

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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Author

Kilgour, P.L.
Author

Gow, L.
Purpose

The NDVI classification reveals additional information about the spatial variation in vegetation vigour and/or density within the major vegetation groups. Vegetation with higher NDVI values during the dry season and also minimal decline in NDVI from the wet season to the dry season are interpreted as having access to reliable water sources such as groundwater.

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Completed
Point of contact
Role Organisation / Individual Name Details
Point of contact

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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Point of contact

Kilgour, P.L.
Spatial representation type
Topic category
  • Environment

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Temporal extent

Time period
1987-10-01 2018-12-31
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

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Product data repository: Various Formats

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FILE:DATA-DIRECTORY

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Data Store directory containing the digital product files

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Data Store directory containing one or more files, possibly in a variety of formats, accessible to Geoscience Australia staff only for internal purposes

Project

  • EFTF

  • Exploring for the Future

Theme

  • Vegetation

  • remote sensing

  • normalised difference vegetation index

  • NDVI

Place

  • Burdekin

theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf

  • EARTH SCIENCES

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  • Published_External

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

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CC-BY

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4.0

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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem

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2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Unclassified

Associated resource

Association Type
Cross reference
Title

Exploring for the Future – Hydrogeological summary of the McBride and Nulla basalt provinces, North Queensland

Citation identifier
135648

Citation identifier
12501042-63ac-4cb0-95b7-e2df5936ea0a

Website

https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/135648

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Associated resource

Association Type
Operated on by
Title

Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WMS

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140099

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4cf6c456-bd1d-4205-9395-9d08588e7290

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https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/service/ga/140099

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Operated on by
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Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WMTS

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140100

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https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/service/ga/140100

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Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WCS

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140101

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https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/service/ga/140101

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English
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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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OnLine resource

Download the data (tif) [23.6 MB]

Download the data (tif) [23.6 MB]

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OnLine resource

Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WMS

Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WMS

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  • OGC:WMS

OnLine resource

Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WMTS

Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WMTS

Distribution format

  • OGC:WMTS

OnLine resource

Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WCS

Upper Burdekin Groundwater Raster Products WCS

Distribution format

  • OGC:WCS

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Statement

To create this dataset, the median dry and wet NDVI were calculated for the end of the dry season (October for McBride, September for Nulla) and end of the wet season (March) for all available cloud-free Landsat imagery between 1987 and 2018. Dry NDVI values were subtracted from wet NDVI values to show the difference over time. Both dry NDVI and NDVI difference were classified (see Table 3.3 in link to 'Exploring for the Future – Hydrogeological summary of the McBride and Nulla basalt provinces, North Queensland'). These classified datasets were combined with the first number of the two digit code corresponding to the dry NDVI class and the second digit corresponding to the NDVI difference class.

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Australian Government Security Classification System

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2018-11-01T00:00:00
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https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx

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Unclassified

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urn:uuid/39194190-2bf6-4e25-b75f-994ed879b246

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English
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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

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Point of contact

Kilgour, P.L.

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Dataset
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NDVI combined classification for the Upper Burdekin basalt provinces

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Geoscience Australia - short identifier for metadata record with uuid

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eCatId/135655

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https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/39194190-2bf6-4e25-b75f-994ed879b246

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Date info (Creation)
2025-03-12T06:00:39.149Z
Date info (Creation)
2025-03-11T05:08:32.083Z
Date info (Creation)
2020-05-01T07:07:23
Date info (Revision)
2025-03-12T06:06:39.686Z

Metadata standard

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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-1:2014

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-3

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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014

Edition

Version 2.0, September 2018

Citation identifier
https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/135655

 
 

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Keywords

EFTF Exploring for the Future NDVI Vegetation normalised difference vegetation index remote sensing
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EARTH SCIENCES

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