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The Australian Land Use and Management Classification Version 8

This document presents version 8 of the Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification. This is a land use nomenclature and classification scheme for Australia, ordering land use in a systematic, logical and consistent way. The ALUM Classification has been developed in collaboration with national, state and territory agencies as part of the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP).

This document updates Part 2 of the Guidelines for land use mapping in Australia: principles, procedures and definitions, 4th Edition published by ABARES in 2011. It reflects current needs and experience in classifying land use of national, state and territory agency partners involved in ACLUMP.

The ALUM Classification has a three-tiered hierarchical structure. Primary, secondary and tertiary classes are broadly structured by the potential degree of modification and the impact on a putative 'natural state' (essentially, a native land cover). The ALUM Classification version 8 includes fields to collect commodity and land management practice information.

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Author Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences
Maintainer abares_dataman
Last Updated December 13, 2019, 20:16 (EST)
Created December 13, 2019, 20:16 (EST)
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