Appendix B – Data Dictionary

SURFACE_COVER_2M Codes

Code	Name	Description	RED*	GREEN*	BLUE*
2	Bare Earth	Includes sand dunes, desert, rock outcrops, bare soil other than bare agricultural land, and sparsely vegetated areas of grass and shrub. Non-vegetated strip mines and quarries except where covered by development or water.	215	194	158
3	Road and Path	Roads and other surfaces covered in a man-made material excluding hard packed dirt trails.	156	156	156
4	Grass	Grass and herbaceous areas. The category may include herbaceous wetlands if images are collected during dry season or periods of drought.	152	230	0
5	Trees	All trees including deciduous and evergreen woody vegetation.	38	115	0
6	Unspecified Vegetation	Any other vegetative material not included within the Grass or Tree class. This may include, but is not limited to, shrub, scrub, agriculture, and aquatic plants.	114	137	68
7	Built-up Areas	Any areas of man-made environments and infrastructure excluding road and paths and buildings.	255	190	190
8	Water	Depending on the resolution quality of the imagery used, natural water will include streams, canals, ponds, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries and bays.	158	170	215
9	Buildings	Where the majority of a pixel intersects a Building, vector building polygon representation.	137	90	68
10	Cloud	The area covered with cloud on Date of collection.	225	225	225
11	Shadow	The area covered with shadow on Date/time of collection.	78	78	78
12	Swimming Pool	An area identified as a swimming pool.	0	77	168
13	Car Park	An area representing a parking lot and roadside car parks.	121	122	122

SURFACE_COVER_30M Codes

Code	Name	Description	RED*	GREEN*	BLUE*
2	Bare Earth	Includes sand dunes, desert, rock outcrops, bare soil other than bare agricultural land, and sparsely vegetated areas of grass and shrub. Non-vegetated strip mines and quarries except where covered by development or water.	215	194	158
3	Road and Path	Roads and parking lots covered in a man-made material excluding hard packed dirt trails.	156	156	156
5	Trees	All trees including deciduous and evergreen woody vegetation.	38	115	0
6	Unspecified Vegetation	Any other vegetative material not included within the Tree class. This may include but is not limited to grasses, shrub, scrub, agriculture, aquatic plants and herbaceous wetlands.	114	137	68
7	Built-up Areas	Any areas of man-made environments and infrastructure excluding road and paths and buildings.	255	190	190
8	Water	Depending on the resolution quality of the imagery used, natural water will include streams, canals, ponds, lakes, reservoirs, estuaries and bays.	158	170	215
10	Cloud	The area covered with cloud on Date of collection.	225	225	225
11	Shadow	The area covered with shadow on Date/time of collection.	78	78	78

RASTER INDEX table

Name	Data Type	Description	Example	10 Character Alias
id	CharacterString (10)	The persistent identifier unique to an Area of Interest (AOI).	16702	ID
state	CharacterString (10)	The state and/or territory the LAOI is positioned within.	WA	STATE
zone	CharacterString (5)	The UTM Zone the AOI is associated with.	50	ZONE

CAPTURE DATE INDEX table

Name	Data Type	Description	Example	10 Character Alias
id	CharacterString (10)	The persistent identifier unique to an Area of Interest (AOI).	16870	ID
capture_dt	date (dd-mm-yyyy)	The date the source data was taken.	NSW	STATE
state	CharacterString (10)	The state and/or territory the LAOI is positioned within.	56	ZONE
zone	CharacterString (5)	The UTM Zone the AOI is associated with.	27/10/2019	CAPTURE_DT
source	Character String (50)	The methodology of capture	Aerial	SOURCE