AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Land units of the Corangamite region of Victoria

This dataset is the primary data output from the Corangamite land resource assessment project undertaken in 2002-2003. It contains soil and land information at a scale of 1:100 000 for all land in the region. The study also includes land degradation assessments for each unit.

At the map scale of this dataset soil-landform units are not homogeneous. For each defined soil-landform unit, the number and proportion of landforms and soil types will vary. A group or groups of soils have been associated with each unit. representative sites and their associated profile properties are recorded in the study report.

Importantly it should be noted that soil attributes (for example texture, sodicity, pH) are expected to vary between acquired soil sites. As the variability of soil attributes within a map unit is difficult to predict, it is important to note that representative soils should be used as a guide only.

The study report describing the project methodology and dataset attributes, including representative soil profile data, is available from the Victorian Resources Online website (http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/coranregn.nsf/pages/soil_landform_map).

DOI 10.4226/92/58e7149507e74

Tags: Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Victorian Water Asset Database (VWAD) - POLYGON_LAYER

Victorian Water Asset Database (VWAD), contains the identification of water assets and their attributes for the state of Victoria. The VWAD includes features such as lakes, rivers, creeks, wetlands, water storages, estuaries, groundwater aquifers, springs, large marine intertidal zones,
but does not include specific irrigation and water supply infrastructure such as irrigation channels, bores and irrigation distribution networks.

Tags: Inland waters
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Lite - Watercourse Line - 1:250,000 to 1:5,000,000

This layer is part of Vicmap Lite and contains line features delineating hydrological features. Vicmap Lite datasets are suited for use between scales of 1: 250,000 and 1 : 5 million. The linework was sourced from Vicmap Hydro. The level of attribute information, the number of features and the number of vertices has been simplified to suit the 1: 250,000 - 1 : 5 million scale range. The concept of a Scale Use Code has been introduced to help control the level of detail displayed.

If this dataset is used in conjunction with vmlite_hy_water_area, then the draw order should be such that vmlite_hy_watercourse is drawn 1st and vmlite_hy_water_area is drawn ontop.

THIS DATASET WAS LAST UPDATED IN NOVEMBER 2015

Tags: Inland waters
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Logging history overlay of most recent harvesting activities

This layer has been derived from LOG_SEASON and represents the spatial extent of the most recent timber harvesting activity recorded for any given area in State forest. Where harvest events overlap previous harvesting events the most recent harvesting event is shown. 

The layer stores details of the last time an area was known to be harvested, the species harvested and the harvesting method used. 

The dataset has been updated with the 2022-23 information. Complete to 30 June 2023

Tags: Biota, Farming
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Land Systems of Victoria at 1:250 000

The land systems of Victoria, as described and delineated by Rowan in 1989, provide a statewide coverage of land types that are applicable to a wide range of land resource management and planning programs. These land systems sit within a geomorphological framework developed by Jenkin and Rowan.

This data set consolidates a broad range of land resource information drawn from an uneven base to provide a consistent, if limited, coverage of the lands of Victoria. The explicit links with the original sources of data have been retained.

The data set was developed from a range of studies of varying methodologies and intensities over some forty years. The reliability of the information varies across regions accordingly.

This edition (3) incorporates new survey material [Shires of West Wimmera, Lowan, West Towong and East Gippsland (east of Snowy River)] as well as changes in the nomenclature with the substitution of broad slope class with relative relief classes (eg. plains, hills, mountains). An addition factor (lithological age) was also added to the key. There is still a link with the Edition 2 version in the main Land Systems table.

More information on land system mapping can be found on Victorian Resources Online
http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/landform_systems

DOI 10.4226/92/58e727e0dd1be

Tags: Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Crown Land Tenure - Government Road Polygon with Decoded Road Attributes

Part of the Vicmap Crown Land Tenure (Basic) dataset series. This dataset plays a key role in the management of Victoria's Crown land. It is was created (June 2003 - Feb 2004) from migrating LCMP layers into the Vicmap structure. At this stage it does not cover Metropolitan Melbourne.

The layer provides information about Crown Roads.

The dataset is continually maintained, obtaining maintenance from authoritative sources within State Government.

GOV_ROAD_POLYGON_DC is a polygon layer depicting Government Roads including roads as laid out on Parish Plans &amp; proclaimed as Road in Government Gazettes.

Tags: Environment, Society
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Vicmap Index Vic StateView 2023/24 1.5m Mosaic Tiles

Part of Vicmap Index product, this dataset comprises footprints delineating mosaic tiles for Vic StateView 2023/24 1.5m. Each footprint represents the spatial extent of a tile, housing essential metadata such as raw strips ID, satellite used, capture date, off-nadir angle, and tile name. Positioned as a comprehensive metadata layer, this product is designed to enhance the utility of Vic StateView 2023/24 1.5m, offering crucial information for data interpretation and utilisation.

Tags: Boundaries, Environment, Imagery base maps earth cover
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Open Space for Everyone 30 Year Investment Framework Measures - Healthier Biodiversity

The 30 Year Investment Opportunities Framework will guide investment in the development of Melbourne’s metropolitan open space system.
The Framework responds to the following issues identified in the Open Space for Everyone Strategy:
•   There is an existing inequity of access to open space provision across the metropolitan area.
•   The current measures used to define this inequity are quantitative only, and is based on out-of-date data. 
•   There is currently no alternative cost effective and replicable, decision- making framework that considers qualitative and quantitative spatial data and information sources. 
•   Consequently, there is also no evidence-based metropolitan wide guidance as to ‘where to invest and why’ that would help address current inequity and respond to emerging needs.
•   Melbourne doesn’t have an integrated, metropolitan-wide investment plan that identifies regional and landscape scale gaps in the network across municipal boundaries. 
The Framework
The Framework is a planning and investment tool that will be used by State Government, Local Government and Land Managers to prioritise funding to open space projects that have the greatest impact on health and wellbeing, creating a healthier biodiversity, responding to climate change and delivering social and economic benefits.
The Framework aligns to the Open Space for Everyone Strategy. Decision making criteria have been developed as qualitative and quantitative measures for the four Strategy goals:
•   Improved community health and wellbeing.
•   Healthier biodiversity.
•   Enhanced climate change resilience.
•   Maximised economic and social benefits.

Tags: Economy, Environment, Health, Society
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Vegetation

This dataset contains vegetation features represented by polygons. It is part of the Vicmap suite of products.
Includes tree density levels.
Datasets in the series are listed below. See their metadata entries for more detailed metadata.
Tree Density - Vicmap Vegetation (TREE_DENSITY)

Tags: Biota, Boundaries, Elevation, Environment, Farming, Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
SubSurface Geophysics (1:250,000), at level 2

This dataset contains interpreted geological data, using combined interpretations of airborne magnetic, radiometric and gravity survey data, mapped at 1:100,000 of deeply buried geological units. In this layer units, along with their associated linework, have been classified as 'deep' since they reside beneath other geophysically interpreted units which are usually themselves below the mapped surface geology.

At scales larger than 1:120,000 the display is a combination of both 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 geophysical mapping. Recent 1:250,000 geophysical mapping has been of such quality and detail it has been used to supersede older coincident 1:100,000 mapping. This occurs in the following areas: St Arnaud 7524, Dunolly 7624, Charlton 7525, Wedderburn 7625 and part of Ararat 7423 are superseded by St Arnaud SJ54-4. Bendigo 7724, Heathcote 7824 and Nagambie 7924 are superseded by Bendigo SJ55-1. 

Balmoral 7223, Ararat 7423, Horsham SJ54-3 and St Arnaud SJ54-4 supersede Grampians 7323 where there is overlap.

This data has been collected by the Geological Survey of Victoria. This dataset is accompanied by other datasets representing geological polygons and boundaries, structural lines, miscellaneous lines and metamorphism.

Tags: Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Lite - Railway Station Point - 1:250,000 to 1:5,000,000

This layer is part of Vicmap Lite and contains point features delineating open or functioning railway features. Vicmap Lite datasets are suited for use between scales of 1: 250,000 and 1 : 5 million. The point features were sourced from Vicmap Transport. The level of attribute information and the number of features has been simplified to suit the 1: 250,000 - 1 : 5 million scale range. The concept of a Scale Use Code has been introduced to help control the level of detail displayed.

THIS DATASET WAS LAST UPDATED IN OCTOBER 2021

Tags: Transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Coastal Wave Model Statistics

Coastal Wave Model Statistics dataset is a high-resolution third-generation wave model based on unstructured grids. WAVEWATCH III was used to investigate the wave climate of Bass Strait and South-East Australia over the period 1981 to 2020. The model results are extensively validated against a network of coastal buoys and demonstrate that the model can capture the overall wave characteristics in this region. Analyses of model outputs across the 40-year period show that significant wave height has increased by approximately 5% and a slight counterclockwise rotation of peak wave direction has occurred with likely implications for coastal processes. Seasonal variations show higher significant wave height in winter compared to summer, which is driven by dominant Southern Ocean swell. The peak wave direction in the eastern region shifts from south-westerly in winter to south-easterly in summer. In autumn and winter, there is a statistically significant correlation between wave conditions and the Southern Annular Mode. During these seasons, a southward movement of Southern Ocean low pressure systems is associated with increased significant wave height, an increase in the peak wave period and a counterclockwise rotation of the peak wave direction.
1.  Liu, J., Meucci, A., Liu, Q., Babanin, A. V., Ierodiaconou, D., &amp; Young, I. R. (2022), The wave climate of Bass Strait and south-east Australia. Ocean Modelling, 172, 101980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2022.101980.
2.  Tran, H. Q., Provis, D., &amp; Babanin, A. V. (2021), Hydrodynamic Climate of Port Phillip Bay. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(8), 898. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9080898

Tags: Oceans, Society
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Geomark

This dataset series contains a range of named or 'could be' named Victorian topographic features. Inclusions are rivers, water bodies, transport (excluding roads), geographic features and most of the Vicmap Features of Interest content. These features all reside within the Vicmap Framework Products. 
Features are combined to create one piece of geometry based on name and type. The database replicates the Vicmap Feature of Interest model/schema
Geomark contains a series of datasets.
Datasets in the series are listed below. See their metadata entries for more specific metadata.
GEOMARK_INDEX_CENTROID
GEOMARK_INDEX_EXTENT
GEOMARK_LINE
GEOMARK_POINT
GEOMARK_POLYGON

Tags: Geoscientific information, Inland waters, Location, Utilities communication
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Chloride Sampled GMS Bore Locations

This dataset contains information for boreholes that record groundwater chloride concentration levels sourced from the Victorian Groundwater Management System (GMS). It could be used in conjuction with the chloride deposition in rainfall dataset (developed by the CSIRO) to undertake a mass balance analysis to derive groundwater recharge.

Tags: Geoscientific information, Inland waters
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Property - Cadastral Point

Cadastral Point is a point layer belonging to Vicmap Property and consists of data representing Victoria's land parcels, properties and road casements. It is used extensively in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by the public and private sectors.

This point layer should be used in conjuction with the other layers and aspatial tables that make up Vicmap Property. 

It provides information about horizontal positional uncertainty, faciliates the identifcation of objects built on survey adjusted data and provides a spatial linkage to Vicmap Survey

Tags: Boundaries, Environment, Planning cadastre
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Geological zones of contact metamorphism lines (1:100,000)

The data displays areas of contact and regional metamorphism, and the style of metamorphism

The data have been collected by the Geological Survey of Victoria. The dataset is accompanied by other datasets representing geology outcrop and boundaries, structural lines, miscellaneous lines and points, miscellaneous polygons, and placer deposits.

Tags: Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
VAF_EXTENT_105UTAF

This dataset relates to the Victorian Aquifer Framework (VAF) 3D Surface for the Upper Tertiary Aquifer (Fluvial). It represents the mapped extent of the aquifer.

Please refer to the master metadata record VAF 'Victorian Aquifer Framework (VAF) 3D Surfaces' for detailed information.

Tags: Geoscientific information, Inland waters
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Gold Nuggets Discovered in Victoria

Gold Nuggets Discovered in Victoria is currently restricted to the Wedderburn 1:100,000 mapsheet.
The data originates from a book released by the Geological Survey of Victoria in 1912. The locations noted in the book are general and research of original maps has been performed in order to obtain the most accurate coordinate possible.
The original Reference was reprinted with updates in 1979

Tags: Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme data

The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme supports eligible business to recruit workers for short-term jobs up to 9 months or longer-term roles for between one and 4 years in unskilled, low-skilled and semi-skilled positions. 

The PALM scheme helps employers fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia and nationally for agriculture and select agriculture-related food product manufacturing sectors. 

PALM scheme data provides information on the workers and employers participating in the scheme. For workers, information is provided by country of origin, industry, whether workers are participating in the short-term or long-term streams, and the state or territory of the worker. For employers, information about the number and type of employers is available. 

Tags: PALM scheme, PALM scheme employers, PALM scheme workers, Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme, Pacific and Timor-Leste temporary migration
Organization: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Vicmap Vegetation - Tree Density Polygon

The Vicmap Vegetation Tree Extent dataset was generalised to 2m pixels and then clustering rules were applied to group the data into three density classes (Dense, Medium, Sparse). This classification was a pixel by pixel assessment where a pixel was allocated a density classification based on neighbouring pixels. The raster dataset was then converted to vector. 

The process of grouping tree cover into density classes simplifies the representation of trees and reduces the complexity of the vector dataset. It is a effective way of representing tree cover. The original raw 20cm raster dataset is maintained as a separate dataset, Vicmap Vegetation Tree Extent.

Tags: Biota, Environment, Farming, Imagery base maps earth cover
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Final ECC boundary for the Box-Ironbark Forests and Woodlands Investigation

Box-Ironbark Forests and Woodlands Investigation Study Area Boundary - for the Environment Conservation Council.
The Minister, under Section 17 of the Environment Conservation Council Act 1997 required the Environment Conservation Council to carry out an investigation of Victoria’s Box-Ironbark Forests and Woodlands occurring on public land in northern Victoria. The area investigated was the box ironbark ecosystem stretching from the Grampians in the west to Wodonga in the north-east.

Tags: Biota, Boundaries
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Features - Locality Point

Part of the Vicmap Features of Interest dataset - Point location of localities within Victoria.

This dataset is a cartographic product that optimises the display locality/township locations in Victoria and adjoining States specifically for map production and webservices.

The records in this dataset represent the location of localities where a spatial point is identifiable both within Victoria and 50 km's beyond the State border. All Victorian records are registered in the Geographic Names Register and hold the associated Geonames ID.
Non Victorian records represent similiar features in order to support mapping in areas adjacent to the Victorian Border. 

For a authoritative list of Victorian localities see VMADMIN_LOCALITY_POLYGON.

Tags: Society
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Transport - Road Infrastructure and Paper Road Infrastructure Point

This layer is a superset of the Vicmap Transport TR_ROAD_INFRASTRUCTURE dataset.

TR_ROAD_INFRASTRUCTURE delineates road infrastructure features including bridges, tunnels, gates, cattle grids, barrirers, level crossings, roundabouts and intersections. In addition, this dataset includes paper road nodes (feature_type_code = 'paper_node').

Paper roads exist only on paper, such as a plan of subdivision, and are unlikely to be ever built due to planning restrictions. However, some councils hold addresses and property information against these paper roads.

Paper nodes have been created to conform with the Vicmap Transport business rules and are of no interest to almost all customers.

Most users needs will be met by the TR_ROAD_INFRASTRUCTURE dataset.

Tags: Structure, Transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Vicmap Lite - Railway Line - 1:250,000 to 1:5,000,000

This layer is part of Vicmap Lite and contains line features delineating railway features. Vicmap Lite datasets are suited for use between scales of 1: 250,000 and 1 : 5 million. The linework was sourced from Vicmap Transport. The level of attribute information, the number of features and the number of vertices has been simplified to suit the 1: 250,000 - 1 : 5 million scale range. The concept of a Scale Use Code has been introduced to help control the level of detail displayed.

THIS DATASET WAS LAST UPDATED IN OCTOBER 2021

Tags: Transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Vicmap Address - Address Point with Supplementary Attributes

ADDRESS_SUP is a dataset table of Address2 is a variant of the ADDRESS product and splits address vertically to overcome the 2 Gigabyte DBASE limit when delivering address in a MapInfo or Shapefile format.
The layer and table names are:-
ADDRESS_MAIN
ADDRESS_SUP
Users should use VICMAP_ADDRESS in all other circumstances. See metadata record VICMAP_ADDRESS (Vicmap Address) ANZVI0803002578

Vicmap Address is Victoria's authoritative geocoded database of property address points. The data includes predominately, but not exclusively, locational property address identifiers assigned by Local Government, considered to be the primary creator and custodian of property address. If accessible, other 'real life' property addresses created and used by the community, but not recognized by Local Government including retirement villages, assisted care facilities, industrial and public housing estates etc. are included. The 2011/2012 audit against Local Government addressing revealed a 97.41% match rate, increased from 92.43% in 2008/2009 following the 2009 Address Completion Initiative. Key validation fields are 'source' and 'source_verified', respectively indicating the address source and date last validated against that source. The minimum address attributes required for a property address to be included in Vicmap Address are road name and locality. However, the principal address details include the unit/house number(s), road name (including any type or suffix) and locality (town/suburb/rural district). Vicmap Address is jointly maintained with Vicmap Property (VMPROP), with every address relating to a VMPROP record, joined through a property_pfi link. Many additional attributes are included, where available, to facilitate use and relevance to the user community.
N.B. Specifically excluded are non-property related, and electronic address details such as email, post office (PO) boxes, roadside delivery points (RSD's), roadside mail boxes (RMB's) and the like.
Current data model: Version 6.1 (Oct 2016)

Tags: Environment, Planning cadastre
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
WESTERN PORT 1% AEP 0.5M SLR INUNDATION

The Western Port Local Coastal Hazard Assessment (LCHA) provides information on the extent of coastal hazards and their physical impacts for the Western Port coastal environment. Information has been collected on inundation hazards (storm surge and catchment inflows) using modelling for different sea level rise scenarios. 
This data represents the extent of storm tide inundation for the 1% Average Exceedance Probability (AEP) storm tide with the +0.5m sea level rise scenario (based on hydrodynamic modelling). 

Details of the assumptions made in the derivation of this information can be found in project reports on the Our Coast website: http://www.ourcoast.org.au/cb_pages/resources.php.
Users of this information should read these project reports to understand the limitations of the data.

Tags:  atmosphere,  meteorology, Climatology, Environment, Geoscientific information, Oceans
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action