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Land Use New Zealand (LUNZ) Map

Abstract:

LUNZ is a comprehensive land use dataset for New Zealand that was created by Landcare Research using information from AgriBase, LCDB2, LENZ and MAF monitor farm types. The dataset was created as part of the CLUES project (Woods et al, 2006). The smallest unit of observation is a sub-farm: a piece of land on a specific farm with a unique land cover type. As AgriBase is not comprehensive, land use for farms with missing information had to be inferred using other sources of information. (Motu restricted dataset 2.)

Data Source: Landcare Research.

Year: 2010

Data Access:

Restricted dataset.

Uses of data in Motu research:

Todd, Maribeth and Suzi Kerr. 2009. “How Does Changing Land Cover and Land Use in New Zealand relate to Land Use Capability and Slope?” Motu Working Paper 09-17.

Detailed documentation:

Download Motu dataset documentation (.pdf 169kb)