What scale and type of mapping is suitable for a particular property size?
Land system information has been used across extensive pastoral leases for property management for many years however, better information is becoming available across many pastoral leases, especially in the Victoria River District, Alice Springs, Plenty and Tennant Creek Pastoral Districts. Larger scale information (1:25 000) should always be used where available. The increased intensity of data collection mean map unit descriptions will provide additional detail. Where the level of detail is considered too detailed officers in conjunction with landholders and other government agencies can adjust the information to better suit the needs of pastoralists. For example 25 land units may have been described across one particular pastoral lease, all with detailed landform, soil and vegetation descriptions. The dominant grasses in each of these land units may be similar even though the landform and soils vary. All these land units can be grouped into a single pasture rating group, therefore r
