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Describes an integrated approach to vegetation mapping in a region of New South Wales, Australia. Use of separate statistical models for each tree and shrub species to predict the vegetation composition in each grid cell in a geographic information system (GIS); Definition of communities that no longer exist in the remaining remnants of woodland; Presentation of examples of use of this information for management; Examination of the practical considerations which constrain the way statistical modelling can be used for vegetation mapping in an applied project; Constraints, including data availability, the effects of cover abundance values, availability of GIS predictors, data management, generalised additive model methods and prediction methods; Conclusion that careful attention to the practicality of all components of a vegetation mapping study is essential if modern methods are to be applied in regional studies which must provide functional products for land managers with limited resources, skills and finances at their disposal.