AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Grey-headed Flying-fox Camps

Note: The NSW database of flying-fox camps is no longer maintained.
An interactive flying-fox web viewer hosted by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy has been developed to visually present data from the National Flying-fox Monitoring Programme. 
The viewer allows users to explore flying-fox camps and the numbers of each species counted over time. This information spans the data gathered from November 2012 to present.
http://www.environment.gov.au/webgis-framework/apps/ffc-wide/ffc-wide.jsf

See below for superseded data description; this dataset is no longer updated as of 25/10/16.
This dataset contains information on grey-headed and black flying-fox camp locations for coastal New South Wales and notes whether little red flying-foxes are also present.  The data represents locations that have been used by grey-headed flying-foxes or black flying-foxes since 1990. Flying-foxes change their use of these areas from season to season and year to year. Few sites will be occupied continuously, and some may only be used every few years. The use of sites by flying-foxes will generally reflect the availability of native food (pollen and fruits of native trees). It is intended to be indicative of the location of such camps and is not exact.
The majority of camp locations were documented during range-wide surveys of grey-headed flying-foxes conducted from 1998 to 2004. The dataset provides presence/absence data only, ie. it does not include abundance estimates. 
The flying-fox camp database is an Excel spreadsheet which contains AMG Zone 56 Eastings and Northings.  The spreadsheet has been converted to a point locality GIS layer (ESRI shapefile) via these coordinates but then reprojected to GDA GCS.  The AMG coordinates in the table have also been converted to MGA coordinates.
An accompanying polygon shapefile is also provided for camp boundaries. Camp boundaries are only present if the coverage of the camp is known. There was no set cut off size however all boundaries would be &gt;10x10m.  Camp dimensions and boundaries vary through time with changing population size and movement of animals around the site. The boundaries provided are the greatest extent documented and are not static.
In 2006/7 DEC engaged a contractor to update the Grey-headed Flying-fox (GHFF) and the Black Flying-fox (BFF) database for NSW.  The current dataset contains information on the locations of camps known to be used by grey-headed flying-foxes as of April 2008.
Please note that users should refer to the Wildlife Atlas (and any other datasets) to obtain the latest information.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Warringah Natural Area Survey Vegetation Communities and Plant Species VIS_ID 2381

The Warringah Natural Area Survey has involved identifying, describing and mapping the native vegetation communities of the entire Warringah Local Government Area outside Kuring-gai Chase and Garigal National Parks; compiling comprehensive native flora and fauna species lists for the area; and assessing the conservation status of the communities and species.;
;
VIS_ID 2381

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Kosciuszko National Park Resorts Vegetation Perisher 2003 VIS_ID 4840

Vegetation of Perisher, Kosciuszko Resorts Vegetation Assessment 2003.
Associated Report:
"Kosciuszcko Resorts Vegetation Assessment", Ecology Australia 2003
Fieldwork was carried out on 19-29 March 2002.  A random sampling strategy was employed using the recent air photographs as a guide to the range of vegetation types present.  Sampling points were chosen to represent variation in the vegetation observed in the field.  Quadrat sizes were as follows:
*    25 m2: bogs, herbfields and grasslands
*  100 m2:  heaths and woodland.
A total of 216 quadrats were sampled.  The following number of quadrats were sampled at the respective resorts:
Thredbo         72
Perisher            54
Charlottes Pass 48
Bullocks Flat       14
Mt Selwyn       28
An additional 40 quadrats, previously surveyed at Thredbo in 2000 (J. Miles unpubl. data), were also analysed with the data set. In each quadrat all vascular plant species observed were recorded and assigned a visually assessed cover/abundance value from the modified Braun-Blanquet scale (Gullan 1978).
Vegetation mapping was based on Air Photo Interpretation (API) of 2002 1:8000 air photos, field checking and interpretation of the quadrat data.
VIS_ID 4840

Tags: Perisher, kosciuszko, nsw, plant community, vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Hydrogeological Landscapes of the Capertee and Coxs River Valleys: August 2019 (Second Edition)

This dataset supersedes 'Capertee-Lithgow Valleys Hydrogeological Landscapes: June 2010 (First Edition)'. It consolidates the original four volumes into one report. Hydrogeological landscape (HGL) boundaries and descriptions  have been reviewed and modified as necessary.
A reformatted version of the main report was added to the data package in January 2020.
The focus of this dataset is the Capertee and Coxs River Valleys in NSW. It contains digital spatial data developed to assist in land management decision making. The dataset contains hazard ratings for land salinity, stream salt load and stream EC as well as overall salinity hazard for each HGL unit. The associated report and descriptions provide information on salinity management for each HGL unit.
The HGL concept provides a structure for understanding how differences in salinity are expressed across the landscape. A HGL spatially differentiates areas with similar salt stores and pathways for salt mobilisation. The process of delineating a HGL relies on the integration of a number of causative factors: geology, soils, slope, regolith thickness, and climate; an understanding of the different modes of salinity development; and the impacts of salinity within landscapes (land salinity, salt load and salt concentration in streams due to salt contributions from base flow and runoff ). Information sources such as soil landscape maps, site characterisation, salinity occurrence maps, hydrogeological data, surface water and groundwater data are incorporated into standardised unit descriptions.
Spatial resolution for this product is 1:100 000.
Hydrogeological Landscapes (HGL) and associated salinity impacts and hazards are available as a custom layer in eSPADE, which includes links to individual HGL unit descriptions.

Tags: Land Degradation, Land Management, Salinity
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Number of students achieving the Record of School Achievement (2012-2023)

In 2012, the School Certificate was discontinued and replaced by the Record of School Achievement (RSA). The RSA is a record of a student’s achievements from Year 10 until they leave school.
Data Notes:


Data shows the number of Year 10 students in NSW government schools that completed the mandatory courses for an RSA. However, some courses may have been completed when the students were in Year 7, 8 or 9. 


Students need to complete the mandatory requirements for Stage 5 (Year 10) to be eligible for a RSA.


In 2023, the Total columns include non-binary students. These students are unable to be reported separately due to system limitations.


Data Source:

Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.


Tags: government-schools, level-state, student-administration-and-wellbeing
Organization: NSW Department of Education
Environmental Planning Instrument - Obstacle Limitation Surface

This spatial dataset identifies land where development implications exist due to the Obstacle Limitations Surface for certain airports, as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument (EPI). The Environmental Planning Instrument (EPI) contains provisions relating to airspace operations, and restricts certain development that penetrates the identified surface. These are "Additional Local Provisions" that can be found in Part 6 or Part 7 of the EPI.
Contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile)

Tags: EPI, HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning, LEP, OLS, Obstacle limitation surface, Planning, SEPP, TRANSPORTATION-Air, standard instrument
Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Foundation for Conservation in the Riverina Bioregion  VIS_ID 984

"Vegetation coverage derived for the NSW Component of the Riverina Bioregion (IBRA). Data layer was prepared as part of the project ""A Foundation for Conservation in the Riverina Bioregion"" by K. A. Eardley (NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1999).
Riverina Bioregion Vegetation Map (NSW component) covers the following 1:250 000 map sheets: POONCARIE, BALRANALD, SWAN HILL, BOOLIGAL, HAY, DENILIQUIN, IVANHOE, CARGELLIGO, NARRANDERA and JERILDERIE.
The vegetation coverage for the Riverina was derived from a number of map sources, mainly the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney (Porteners, 1993) Hay Plain: Booligal-Hay and Deniliquin-Bendigo 1:250 000 maps; (Porteners et. Al., 1997) Pooncarie 1:250,000 map; (Scott, 1992) Balranald - Swan Hill 1:250,000 maps; and NPWS extension mapping from Landsat imagery for the northern periphery and eastern portion of the Bioregion within NSW.
This map was derived from mapping prepared by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney and therefore, the original publications should be reviewed. The mapis reliable for information regarding woody vegetation but limited in its capacity to describe Grasslands. The extension mapping is very broad due to the rapidity with which it was undertaken and the constraints associated with visual interpretation of satellite imagery and the lack of field survey. The main limitation to the extension mapping is the grouping of all Grasslands into one category. The constraint with using satellite imagery meant that native grasslands could not be accurately distinguished from improved pasture. Therefore, the 'Grassland' vegetation type includes the continuum from relatively undisturbed native grassland to improved pasture with few native species; similarly, Boree Woodland (Acacia pendula) with scattered individuals, is also classified as Grassland.
Vegetation types were derived by omitting structural detail and grouping common floristic categories. This was a pragmatic decision to provide consistency between the various maps and to enable comparison at the coarse level without losing floristic detail.  Nevertheless, it is acknowledged that the removal of the structural and species dominance information reduces the usefulness of the mapping for predicting species and habitat distribution. For example, it could not be used to predict Plains Wanderer habitat because this species is reliant upon vegetation structure as well as floristic composition."
VIS_ID 984

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Newcastle Railway 3D May 2024

Access APIMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleNewcastle Railway 3D May 2024Content TypeScene Layer/Scene Layer PackageDescriptionNSW Transport Theme Railway represents a permanent way of having one or more rail lines which provide tracks for vehicles. A railway can be heavy rails, light rail, monorail and heavy rail siding, for example a railway, tramway or monorail.Initial Publication Date01/05/2024Data Currency01/05/2024Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceData provider filesFile TypeScene Layer Package (*.slpk)AttributionData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsTransport Theme of the NSW Foundation Spatial Data FrameworkAccuracyThe dataset maintains a positional relationship to, and alignment with, the Lot and Property digital datasets. The Lot and Property data was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at the map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:00000 = 50m. A program of positional upgrade (accuracy improvement) is currently underway. Feature heights have been derived from LiDAR elevation sources including 1m and 2m DEMS. The data used to create the DEMs have an accuracy of 0.3m (95% Confidence Interval) vertical and 0.8m (95% Confidence Interval) horizontal. The features vertical accuracy is also a function of its horizon.Spatial Reference System (dataset)WGS84Spatial Reference System (web service)EPSG:4326WGS84 Equivalent ToGDA2020Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesPoint of ContactSS-SDS@customerservice.nsw.gov.auData AggregatorSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesData DistributorSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesAdditional Supporting InformationOpen Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for the consumption by common GIS platforms. Available as either cache or non-cache, depending on client use or requirement.TRIM Number

Tags: 3D, Newcastle, Railway, Transport
Organization: Spatial Services (DCS)
NSW Regional and Local Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 2016−2021

This dataset contains greenhouse gas emissions by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) categories at local government area (LGA) scale, based on 2022 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) edition of Local Government Areas.

Tags: Climate Change, greenhouse gas emissions, local emissions, net zero emissions, spatial accounts
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
MUSIC MODELLING TOOLKIT - WIANAMATTA

The NSW Government has set operational phase stormwater management targets to achieve waterway health objectives for protecting and restoring the blue-grid in the Wianamatta-South Creek catchment. The blue grid is made up of waterways, riparian vegetation communities, wetlands, and other water dependent ecosystems.
The role of the MUSIC MODELLING TOOLKIT - WIANAMATTA is to support: 


approval and consent authorities in the assessment of State Significant Development (SSD), State Significant Infrastructure (SSI), development applications and modification applications, and 


any practitioner, applicant or proponent involved in planning, design, approval, delivery and operation of water sensitive urban design strategies to achieve the stormwater management targets.  


The MUSIC MODELLING TOOLKIT - WIANAMATTA contains Frequently Asked Questions, a document outlining key components of MUSIC modelling requirements, a calibrated MUSIC  model file with source nodes suitable for use in the Wianamatta-South Creek catchment and a post processing excel spreadsheet to help assess whether the water sensitive urban design strategy achieves the operational phase stormwater targets.
The MUSIC MODELLING TOOLKIT - WIANAMATTA should be used in conjunction with the 'Technical guidance for achieving Wianamatta-South Creek stormwater management targets'

Tags: Aerotropolis, MUSIC, Mamre Rd, South Creek, modelling, stormwater
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Eden CRA - Rare Forest Ecosystems. VIS_ID 4035

Rare Forest Ecosystems are a subset of the Eden vegetation classification of Keith &amp; Bedward (1999). Version 4, May 1999. The Rare Forest Ecosystems are the following floristics assemblage: 20, 21, 23B, 36, 38, 39, 40, 58. VIS_ID 4035

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Study Area - Border Ranges Hotspot and Border Ranges Rainforest Biodiversity Management Plan

Border Ranges Hotspot Study Area - The area of north east New South Wales (NSW) and south east Queensland (Qld) is recognised by the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage, as a biodiversity hotspot, containing a variety of significant habitat types including subtropical rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, mountain headlands and rocky outcrops. 
Significant components of the biodiversity value for this area are contained within the rainforest ecosystems which have been recognised as having World Heritage values within the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia. Numerous threatened species have been recorded within these rainforest ecosystems and under the EPBC Act, a national Recovery Plan is required for these species.
The Border Ranges Rainforest Biodiversity Management Plan is a regional recovery plan for threatened species and communities of the Border Ranges North and South (Queensland and New South Wales) Biodiversity Hotspot. The Plan considers the conservation requirements of rainforest and closely related species and communities in the Border Ranges region of New South Wales and Queensland, which is centred on the McPherson Ranges. It also addresses other species of conservation significance so as to manage the area's biodiversity in a holistic and cost-effective manner. It constitutes the formal national recovery plan for those rainforest species which are endemic to the Hotspot region.

Tags: biodiversity, border ranges, conservation, hotspot
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ecological carrying capacity of terrestrial habitat

This Indicator accounts for how the generalised quality of terrestrial habitats supporting biodiversity at each location and its connection with habitat at other locations within a neighbourhood enables biological movement such as foraging, dispersal and migration. It is used to account for the carrying capacity of a landscape to support its original complement of biodiversity and ecosystems. 
This indicator (3.1c) is part of a family of measures on the condition and connectivity of habitat, including its capacity to support the needs of native plants, animals and ecosystems in NSW, as a proportion relative to that in the pre-industrial era. Ecological condition and ecological carrying capacity are used to estimate the ‘state of biodiversity including undiscovered species’ and ecological condition is used to estimate ‘expected survival of all known and undiscovered species’ is one of a series of indicators on the status of biodiversity and ecological integrity in NSW developed to contribute to assessing the performance of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. The overarching indicator framework which outlines how indicators are related and derived is presented in the “method to assess biodiversity and ecological integrity across New South Wales” (OEH, 2018).

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Soil Carbon Accounts 2021. Experimental Account for the Hunter FER.

This data cube presents accounts for Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) stocks and flows in the Hunter Functional Economic Region (FER). These accounts form part of the Natural Capital Markets and Accounts branch Soil Ecosystem Services theme, which currently includes a Soil Organic Carbon physical stock account (SOC storage), and a Soil Organic Carbon physical flow account (SOC sequestration). These accounts are intended to help policy makers identify where to implement programs to maintain stocks of soil organic carbon and to increase carbon sequestration, as part of the NSW NetZero Plan. As well as accounts for physical stocks and flows, this suite of accounts includes a linked socio-economic profile. This profile comprises socio-economic information for ABS Statistical Area 2 (SA2) geographies for the Hunter FER and provides information on the socio-economic structure of the local economy of each SA2 and its major types of economic activity.  The socio-economic profile is intended to help account users identify the economic activities and related land uses in each SA2 which may affect the extent and condition of the SOC stocks shown in the accounts.

Tags: Environmental-Economic Accounting, Soil, Soil Carbon
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Blackville API 1:100K vegetation map. VIS_ID 3849

Data forms part of a project undertaken for the Resource and Conservation Assessment Council as part of the regional assessments of western New South Wales - Joint Vegetation Mapping Project (JVMP), Brigalow Belt South Bioregion (BBS). Blackville 1:100K mapsheet was part of the "targeted API" program, whereby information on the structural characteristics and overstorey composition was obtained via aerial photo interpretation (API) of 1:50000 or 1:25000 aerial photography.;
;
Joint Vegetation Mapping Project. NSW Western Regional Assessments. Final Report, Dec 2003. Resource &amp; Conservation Assessment Council. Project No. WRA 24.

Tags: Vegetation, vegetation map
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Eastern Bushlands Database Central VIS_ID 181

The data set is a digital representation of the coarse vegetation cover in the eastern plains, eastern slopes and tablelands (generally the eastern division of NSW). The data has been visually interpreted from 1:100,000 geo-rectified Landsat TM images in 1991/92 and then converted to grid. Spatial and classification accuracy of the data is consistent and of acceptable quality. Three structural vegetation databases of the eastern portion of NSW from approximately the Western Slopes to the coast, for use as broadscale management tools. Vegetation visually interpreted from Landsat imagery. The original aim of the mapping was to produce a single layer, however different levels of detail between the datasets has precluded this. Recommended scale of use is 1:250,000.
VIS_ID 181
ANZLIG ANZNS0208000011
VISID 181

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Monaro Grassland Mapping, 2005. VIS_ID 3915

Natural grasslands, grassy woodlands and derived grassland of the Monaro region based on multi-temporal satellite imagery. Associated Reports: "Revision of Monaro Grassland Mapping", Rainer Rehwinkel, 2005 and "Remote Sensing Mapping of Grassy Ecosystems in the Monaro", 2004. VIS_ID 3915

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water