The Australian Land Use and Management (ALUM) Classification system provides a nationally consistent method to collect and present land use information for a wide range of users across Australia. This page contains past versions and historical references to show how the ALUM Classification has evolved.
Version 8 - current version
Historical superseded versions of the classification
- Version 7 (May 2010) - Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) 2011, Guidelines for land use mapping: Principles, procedures and definitions, Edition 3, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra (PDF low res) (PDF detailed).
- Version 6 (November 2005) - BRS 2006, Guidelines for land use mapping: Principles, procedures and definitions, Edition 3, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra (PDF)
- Version 5 (November 2001) - BRS 2002, Land use mapping at catchment scale: Principles, procedures and definitions, Edition 2, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra (PDF, Summary PDF)
- Version 4 (May 2001) - BRS 2001, Land use mapping at catchment scale: Principles, procedures and definitions, Edition 1, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra (Word, PDF).
References
Baxter JT & Russell LD 1994, Land use mapping requirements for natural resource management in the Murray-Darling Basin. MDB Project M305 report to the Murray-Darling Basin Commission. Dept Conservation and Natural Resources, Victoria (PDF, Victorian Government Library).
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