The CD-ROM 'Remote sensing of forest vegetation, Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia', was designed as part of an international five year program called the Global Research Network System. The program aims to develop datasets on meteorology, desertification, coral reefs, ocean colour and vegetation to help understand and document processes that affect the Earth's environment. CSIRO's contribution to the program's vegetation component has been to promote the use of satellite sensing technology in the assessment of forest vegetation.