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Land Use New Zealand (LUNZ) Map with Slope Information

Abstract:

This data set was created by Maribeth Todd. She combined information from the slope map from LENZ and the Land Use New Zealand map (created by Landcare). The attributes of the final map includes all attributes from LUNZ as well as maximum, minimum, median slopes for each polygon (i.e. each sub-farm of LUNZ). (Motu restricted dataset 9951.)

Data Source: Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Maribeth Todd.

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 134kb)