Satellite imagery is being used to assist land managers make decisions about their enterprises thanks to the work being carried out by BDTNRM, DPI&F, NRW and CSIRO.

The Burdekin Rangeland Condition Monitoring project is working on a number of tasks that will enable graziers and Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM monitor the changes that have occurred in the Burdekin rangelands over a twenty year time period. It is often difficult to see the trends in land condition improvement or decline due to climate variability; remote sensing allows ground cover to be measured across the extensive grazing lands.

The project has identified D condition lands in the Burdekin Rangelands using remote sensing and rapid assessment ground-truthing, and a report is available on request from BDTNRM. The project has also identified areas that are at risk of slipping into D condition, and this information will be used by BDTNRM to prioritise areas for future on-ground projects.

The Burdekin Rangelands Condition Monitoring project is also developing an ABCD Land Conditon booklet to enable graziers to assess land condition across a variety of landtypes in the Burdekin using the ABCD framework. Once complete these will be made available to graziers in the Burdekin.