New Zealand land use map

Organisations can use the LUCAS New Zealand Land Use Map to monitor changes in their own land management practices.

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Stream or download the land use map

The latest version of the LUCAS New Zealand Land Use Map (LUM) is available free for streaming or downloading with Creative Commons Attribution licensing. It is available in a variety of GIS formats.

New Zealand (including Stewart Island)

Chatham Islands

  • MfE Data Service [registration required to stream OGC web services or download]

Map description

The LUM includes 12 land-use classes and five maps nominally dated at 31 December 1989, 2007, 2012, 2016, and 2020.

To display the:

  • 2020 map, symbolise the LUCID_2020 field
  • 2016 map, symbolise the LUCID_2016 field
  • 2012 map, symbolise the LUCID_2012 field
  • 2007 map, symbolise the LUCID_2007 field
  • 1989 map, symbolise the LUCID_1989 field.

Using the map

Land-use maps are produced to keep track of land-use change, especially change in forests. It is strongly recommended that the following publication is referred to when assessing the appropriateness of the LUM for other purposes.

Enquiries

Enquiries about the LUM can be made to the Ministry for the Environment’s Carbon Sequestration team.