About land use in Queensland
The Queensland Government maps and assesses land use patterns and changes across the state, according to the Australian Land Use and Management Classification. Historical land use mapping employs a tertiary system of land use classification, while current land use mapping (post 2021) uses a simplified version with fewer classes. Government, the private sector, research agencies and community groups use the foundational land use datasets for a broad range of applications including:
- Identifying source of nutrients and sediments to support the Paddock to Reef Monitoring Program (P2R) as part of the Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan.
- Prioritising investments and extension work across state and federal government agencies.
- Assessing the impacts of natural disasters such as tropical cyclones
- Biosecurity — for example, outbreaks or diseases spreading across banana plantations in north Queensland.
- Identifying agricultural production areas
- Coastal management and Regional Planning
