National Vegetation Information System

NVIS products for use at a national scale

Major Vegetation Groups and Major Vegetation Subgroups

NVIS information has been compiled to enable Australia-wide analyses of the Major Vegetation Groups (MVGs) and Major Vegetation Subgroups (MVSs), which are based on the detailed NVIS Level I-VI data. Some non-NVIS data have been used in the development of these products where gaps exist in the NVIS coverages.

These broader-scale interpretations are limited to approximately 30 MVGs and 67 MVSs that represent the dominant vegetation in each spatial feature. (Note: the exact number of Groups and Subgroups varies between different NVIS versions.)

These products are designed for broad use at a national or state-wide scale, or for simple vegetation descriptions at a regional scale. They are available in Present (Extant) and Estimated Pre- 1750 vegetation themes.

NVIS Major Vegetation Groups (Version 3.0)

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Coverage: Australia (30 groups)
Resolution: 100 m x 100 m
Format: Arc/Info Grid
Coordinate System: Albers Equal Area; GDA94 datum

Download Vectors

Coverage: Australia (30 groups)
Resolution: 1 km x 1 km
Format: ESRI Shapefile
Coordinate System: Geographics; GDA94 datum

MVG supporting data

Note: superseded versions of the MVGs have been withdrawn.

NVIS Major Vegetation Subgroups (Version 3.1)

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Coverage: Australia (67 subgroups)
Resolution: 100 m x 100 m
Format: Arc/Info Grid
Coordinate System: Albers Equal Area; GDA94 datum

MVS supporting data

Rhizophora sp. mangroves, near Cape Tribulation, Qld. Photo: Maria Cofinas