AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Vicmap Planning

Vicmap Planning is the map data representing the land use zone and overlay controls for all Victorian planning schemes. Planning schemes cover the 79 local government areas and three other areas in Victoria. Planning schemes are regularly amended, and Vicmap Planning is continually updated to reflect the official planning scheme at any time. 

Datasets in the series are listed below. See them for more detailed metadata.
- Planning scheme zones - Vicmap Planning (VMPLAN_PLAN_ZONE);
- Planning scheme overlay - Vicmap Planning (VMPLAN_PLAN_OVERLAY);
- Planning scheme Urban Growth Boundary - Vicmap Planning (VMPLAN_PLAN_UGB);
- Planning scheme Urban Growth Area - Vicmap Planning (VMPLAN_PLAN_UGA);
- Planning scheme codelist - Vicmap Planning (VMPLAN_PLAN_CODELIST)
Current data model is Version 3.0.1

Tags: boundaries, economy, environment, society, structure, transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Robson Creek Rainforest Seedling Survey Data 2010 - 2011

Seedling surveys were conducted at the Robson Creek Rainforest site between 2010 - 2011.  The identity and height of all seedlings were recorded along 98 x 20 m  transects.

Tags: FNQ Rainforest, Far North Queensland, Recruitment, Robson Creek, Seedling
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Mitchell Grass Rangeland  Ancillary Images Collection

This dataset consists of images of fauna, flora, fungi or general scenery or events captured at the site on an ad-hoc basis and may provide the researcher with information regarding the species that occupy, frequent or traverse this site. 

The Mitchell Grass Rangeland SuperSite is located at Rosebank Station approximately 11 km south-east of Longreach in Queensland. The site is arid tussock grassland with a variety of grass species including <em>Astrebla lappacea</em> and <em>Astrebla squarrosa</em> over black vertosol soil that supports sheep and beef cattle grazing. Traditional owners at this site are the Iningai people. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/mitchell-grass-rangeland-supersite/ .


Panoramic images and photopoints are also collected at the site.

Tags: Astrebla lappacea, TERN Ecosystem Processes, arid tussock grassland, mgrl
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Vicmap Features - VICNAMES Place Name Register Point

Part of the Vicmap Features of Interest dataset series. This layer is derived from the Register of Geographic Names.

Named locations desribed in this layer include town names, buildings/structures and place names in general.These locations are stored as named points. The layers primary function is to support production of map annotation and as a general reference for localities.

The Register is the primary reference for official names and their applications. The Register holds the status of names (e.g. official; official alternative; official historical; etc). To provide the official legal name of a place or feature or asset as in section 18 of the Geographic Place Names Act 1998.

Tags: environment, transportation, utilities communication
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Great Western Woodlands Ancillary Images Collections

This dataset consists of images of fauna, flora, fungi or general scenery or events captured at the site on an ad-hoc basis and may provide the researcher with information regarding the species that occupy, frequent or traverse this site. 
Other images collected at the site include digital cover photography, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed under and overstorey cameras, panoramic images and photopoint images. 

Tags: Eucalyptus salmonophloia, GWW, TERN Ecosystem Processes, WAACOO0020
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Seasonal Changes in Ground Flora Composition and Cover in Queensland Tropical Woodlands

Ground layer vascular plant species identity and projective foliage cover (PFC) data were collected from four permanently marked 50x10 metre plots in north Queensland on a three monthly frequency for three years. Ten 0.5 square metre quadrats were used for sampling at each occasion at each site and the data pooled and averaged. Refer to Neldner, V.J., Kirkwood, A.B. and Collyer, B.S. (2004). Optimum time for sampling floristic diversity in tropical eucalypt woodlands of northern Queensland. The Rangeland Journal 26: 190-203 for more information.
Note: Spreadsheet compiled in 2021 from original data collection records.

Tags: Abildgaardia ovata | Acacia flavescens | Alloteropsis semialata | Alphitonia obtusifolia | Ancistrac, field sampling
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
TERN Ecosystem Surveillance: Soil Pit Sample

This dataset comprises a comprehensive archive of soil pit samples collected from TERN Ecosystem Surveillance monitoring plots across Australia. Soil is characterised from a 1-meter soil pit located near the southwest corner of each 1-hectare monitoring plot. A soil sample is collected down the soil profile from each recognised horizon, and are collected as part of the soil characterisation process including detailed morphological and profile descriptions. Collected following the standardised Ecosystem Surveillance methodology, the dataset includes over 5,800 soil pit samples archived in the TERN Australia Soil and Herbarium Collection, located at the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus.


Each record includes detailed metadata such as voucher barcode for soil collected from each horizon at the soil pit, site and visit information and sampling details. Soil pit samples are accessible and available for loan upon request through the EcoPlots Samples portal via an Expression of Interest.

Tags: Soil Pit Sample, TERN Ecosystem Surveillance
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Whroo Dry Eucalypt Stem Diameter, Height and Aboveground Woody Biomass Data

This data contains stem diameter, height measurement and above ground living biomass calculations for a  Eucalyptus dominated woodland from 2012 - present.  Diameter and height measurements for stems ≥10cm diameter at breast height were sampled within the core 1 ha plot within the Whroo Dry Eucalypt site.

Tags: Diameter at breast height, Plant height, Victorian Dry Eucalypt, Whroo
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Soil and Landscape Grid National Soil Attribute Maps - Organic Carbon (3" resolution) - Release 2

This is Version 2 of the Australian Soil Organic Carbon product of the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia.

The map gives a modelled estimate of the spatial distribution of total organic carbon in soils across Australia.

It supersedes the Release 1 product that can be found at <a href="https://doi.org/10.4225/08/547523BB0801A">https://doi.org/10.4225/08/547523BB0801A</a>

The Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia has produced a range of digital soil attribute products. Each product contains six digital soil attribute maps, and their upper and lower confidence limits, representing the soil attribute at six depths: 0-5&nbsp;cm, 5-15&nbsp;cm, 15-30&nbsp;cm, 30-60&nbsp;cm, 60-100&nbsp;cm and 100-200&nbsp;cm. These depths are consistent with the specifications of the GlobalSoilMap.net project - <a href="https://esoil.io/TERNLandscapes/Public/Pages/SLGA/Resources/GlobalSoilMap_specifications_december_2015_2.pdf">GlobalSoilMaps</a>. The digital soil attribute maps are in raster format at a resolution of 3 arc sec (~90 x 90&nbsp;m pixels).


Detailed information about the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia can be found at - <a href="https://esoil.io/TERNLandscapes/Public/Pages/SLGA/index.html">SLGA</a>
<ul><li>Attribute Definition: Mass fraction of carbon by weight in the &lt; 2&nbsp;mm soil material as determined by dry combustion at 900 Celsius Units: %;</li>
<li>Period (temporal coverage; approximately): 1970-2021;</li>
<li>Spatial resolution: 3 arc seconds (approximately 90&nbsp;m);</li>
<li>Total number of gridded maps for this attribute: 18;</li>
<li>Number of pixels with coverage per layer: 2007M (49200 * 40800);</li>
<li>Target data standard: GlobalSoilMap specifications;</li>
<li>Format: Cloud Optimised GeoTIFF</li></ul>

Tags: 3-dimensional soil mapping, Continental, DSM, Digital Soil Mapping, Global Soil Map, Raster, SLGA, Soil Maps, Spatial modelling, Spatial uncertainty, TERN_Soils, TERN_Soils_DSM
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Vicmap Admin - Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Region Polygon

Part of the Vicmap Admin dataset series. This dataset contains the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Regional Boundaries as defined by DEECA. 
The regions are based on the Victorian Government Regional Boundaries. The main difference is that the three metropolitan regions have been aggregated to form the Port Phillip region, there are six regions.
Aligned to Road Network - Vicmap Transport.

Tags: boundaries, society
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Calperum Chowilla FLUXNET Release 2025_r1

This release consists of flux tower measurements of the exchange of energy and mass between the surface and the atmospheric boundary-layer using eddy covariance techniques. Data were processed using PyFluxPro (v3.4.21) as described by Isaac et al. (2017) for the quality control and post-processing steps.  The final, gap-filled product containing Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) partitioned into Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) and Ecosystem Respiration (ER) has been produced using the ONEFlux software as described in Pastorello et al (2020).  This data set has been produced as part of the FLUXNET Shuttle project.

The Calperum Chowilla site was established in July 2010 and is managed by the University of Adelaide, coordinated by Prof Wayne Meyer and Prof David Chittleborough of the Landscape Futures Program as part of the Environment Institute. This is a former sheep grazing property that has been destocked and is being managed as a conservation area in this type of ecosystem. The landscape is flat with a series of low east–west sand dunes. The dunes are remnants of a previous dry era and are mostly now stabilized by mallee (multi-stemmed Eucalypt trees) and various shrubs. It is a semi-arid environment fringing the River Murray floodplains of the Riverland.

Tags: AU-Cpr, FLUXNET ID, mallee woodland
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Pollen Diversity Matters: Revealing the Neglected Effect of Pollen Diversity on Fitness in Fragmented Landscapes

Mating system and fitness data for families of <em>Eucalyptus socialis</em> grown in common garden experiments. Families collected across a fragmentation gradient. Open-pollinated progeny arrays were collected and reared in the common garden experiments. These open-pollinated progeny arrays were also genotyped at microsatellite loci to generate the mating system data. Data showed association between fragmentation on mating system, which in turn impacted fitness. Please contact owner prior to use.

Tags: Ecosystem Assessment And Management (9605), Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales (960805), Molecular Ecology
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Whroo Dry Eucalypt Leaf Area Index Data

This data contains leaf area index calculated from Digital Hemispheric Photography images taken at the core 1-ha plot within the Whroo Dry Eucalypt site between 2014 - 2016.

Tags: Digital Hemispheric Photography, Dry Eucalypt, LAI, Leaf Area Index, Whroo
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Vicmap Features - Building Point

Part of the Vicmap Features of Interest Product
Point/centroid location of undefined buildings across Victoria that are NOT contained within the following polygon datasets VMFEAT_BUILDING_POLYGON, VMFEAT_PL_PLACE_AREA_POLYGON and where they are not repesented as a feature within the VMFEAT_FOI datasets

Tags: Location, Planning cadastre, Structure
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Victorian Property Sales Report - Median House by Suburb Quarterly

The report lists the percentage shift in median prices between quarters as
well as the change over a 12-month period. An overall Melbourne metropolitan
median sale price and country Victoria median sale price are also included for
each property type.

Tags: House, Median, Median House, Property Sales, Property Values, Quarterly, Quarterly median mean, Valuer General Victoria
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Cumberland Plain, Leaf Traits Data, EucFACE, 2012

The record contains leaf traits information measured on <i>Eucalyptus tereticornis</i> trees from the EucFACE site in Cumberland Plain in 2012. Data on tree height, leaf dry mass per unit leaf area (LMA), stomatal conductance to water vapour (<i>gs</i>), light saturated leaf net CO2assimilation rates (Asat) and maximum net CO2 exchange rate at light- and CO2-saturation (Amax) are provided.

Tags: EucFACE, Eucalyptus woodland, Plant Ecophysiology, carbon assimilation, leaf traits
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
A Dataset on Spatial Distribution and Association Patterns of Three Species from Moist Semideciduous Forest

Knowledge on the spatial distribution and inter-specific association patterns in tree species is essential in plant ecology to understand ecological mechanisms and dynamic process operating in spatial distribution of a tree population in a plant community. We measured and compiled datasets on three tropical tree species from a moist semi deciduous forest. We used the software Programita to perform univariate and bivariate point pattern analysis by Ripley's L-function. These datasets can be used to inform on possibilities of interaction of these species in forest stands. These datasets can be also used to access the capacity of each tree of <i>Mansonia altissima</i> var. <i>altissima</i> A. Chev. to develop and grow or its exclusion probability within a plant community. <i>Mansonia altissima</i> A. Chev. is a plant species represented by only one-population in a moist semi-deciduous forest in Republic of Benin. Our project aims to understand its ecology for restoration and conservation purposes within its natural habitat as well as other habitats inside of its distribution range.

Tags: Competition/Resource Partitioning, Ecological Succession, Habitat Restoration, Restoration Ecology
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Great Western Woodlands Wood Block Decomposition Data 2018

Wood block decomposition assessment at the Great Western Woodlands site is part of a global program looking at the influence of microbes and invertebrates on wood decay. A common protocol was developed exposing small (~400 cm3) pieces of a wood-substrate (untreated Pinus radiata) to the environment excluding and not-excluding macroinvertebrates (e.g. termites) by the use of a plastic mesh.

Tags: Decomposition, Fungi, GWW, Great Western Woodlands, Termites
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Vicmap Transport - Airport Infrastructure Line

This layer is part of Vicmap Transport and contains line features delineating airport infrastructure features.
Includes; Airports &amp; Runways

When capturing the Airport data for the state, some data was captured in polygon form some was captured in line form. To get a more complete portrayal of Airport data, this dataset should be used with the 'Airport Infrastucture Area (polygon) - Vicmap Transport' dataset.

Tags: transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Vicmap Planning - Planning Scheme Urban Growth Line

This dataset contains line features representing a boundary which indicates the long-term limits of urban development in metropolitan Melbourne. It only affects 17 LGAs within the Melbourne metropolitan area.

This layer is attributed with:
- scheme code
- zone number
- zone status
- zone code
- LGA name
- LGA code

Tags: boundaries, economy, environment, society, structure, transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Global Bat Acoustic Data Collection: Poland

This dataset is a collection of echolocation calls recorded from Poland. Users should note that some audio files may contain calls from multiple species, and in certain cases, only one of the present species has been identified.

The collection includes bat call files in .zc and .wav formats, encompassing both identified and unidentified calls. Each call file contains embedded information, such as collection date, GPS location, species identification (where available), and contributor details, which is extracted and used to create searchable filter options in TERN Ecoacoustic Recordings. This enables users to efficiently search for, explore, and download call files based on specific criteria through the dashboard.

Tags: Bat Echolocation Call, Bat Reference Call Library, Microbat, Ultrasound
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Offline Daily Evapotranspiration Datasets Based on Downscaled High-resolution CMIP6 Simulations in Australia

Quantifying the impact of climate change on actual and potential evapotranspiration (AET and PET) is essential for water security, agriculture production and environmental management. AET and PET are strongly influenced by local factors such as topography, land cover and soil moisture, which limits the usability of global climate models for their projections. Here, we dynamically downscale Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) models using Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model (CCAM) to a 10km resolution over Australia and derive AET and PET at a daily time step using the Morton method and project future changes under SSP126, 245 and 370. Three AET / PET datasets are provided by Queensland Government Climate Projection Service team, which include Areal AET, Wet Environment Areal PET and Point PET. These datasets are computed offline based on Morton&rsquo;s Complementary Relationship Areal Evapotranspiration (CRAE) model.

In addition, we also provide datasets for Pan Evaporation (linear regression model), Short and Tall Crop Reference Evapotranspiration (Penman&ndash;Monteith model) and Shallow Lake Evaporation (Morton&rsquo;s Complementary Relationship Wet-surface Evaporation CRWE model). They have used dynamically downscaled CMIP6 models datasets as input.

Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Christmas Island National Park Island-wide Vegetation Survey of Key Species that Play a Role in Yellow Crazy Ant Scale Insect Mutualism

In 2013 the scope of the Island-wide Survey was expanded to gather data at each survey site about scale insect assemblages. This involves a vegetation survey of twelve key tree species that play a role in YCA-scale insect mutualism. These tree species are an effective proxy for the scale species present in an area. The dataset contains vegetation transect survey data on the target twelve key tree species that play a role in YCA-scale insect mutualism, collected during the Island-wide Survey.

Tags: Bird Lime, Cabbage Tree, Claoxylon indicum, Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum, Ficus microcarpa, Indian Almond, Inocarpus fagiferus, Interacting Pressures, Island, Ivory Mahogany, Long-Term Community Monitoring, Long-Term Species Monitoring, Macaranga, Macaranga tanarius, Millettia pinnata, Pisonia grandis, Pisonia umbellifera, Planchonella nitida, Pongamia, Population Dynamics, Species Decline, Strangler Fig, Syzygium nervosum, Tahitian Chestnut, Terminalia catappa, Tree Blush, Tristiropsis acutangula
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Building Permit Activity Data

The Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC), formerly Victorian Building Authority (VBA), collects information from building surveyors on the number, value and type of building permits issued each month as part of its functions under the <em>Building Act 1993</em>.

Building Permit Activity Data provides information relating to each building permit issued in the State of Victoria and reported to the BPC/VBA during the specified period. This includes: details of the buildings built (or demolished), estimated cost of works, levy paid, date permit was issued. In addition, the data can be sliced by: region, municipality, suburb, postcode and street name.

Please refer to the Disclaimer included in each file and <a href="https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/excel_doc/0007/99628/VBA-building-supplementary-information.xlsx">Data Dictionary</a> to determine if the data is fit for your intended use.

Tags: Building Activity, Building permits, VBA
Organization: Building and Plumbing Commission
Digital Cover Photography (DCP) from TERN Cumberland Plain SuperSite

Digital Cover Photography (DCP) upward-looking images are collected twice per year to capture vegetation cover within the core hectare at Cumberland Plain SuperSite. These images can be used to estimate Leaf area index (LAI), Crown Cover or Foliage Projective Cover (FPC). The images are captured at the times of estimated maximum and minimum LAI. In addition, DCP images have been taken on a monthly basis from 2018-2020 at a subset of sites in the core hectare, co-located with litterfall traps and under-canopy radiation sensors, to evaluate more detailed seasonal dynamics of LAI and other aspects of canopy growth. 



The Cumberland Plain SuperSite was established in 2012 in endangered remnant Eucalyptus woodland and is subject to pressure from invasive weeds, altered fire regimes, urban development, conversion to agriculture and extreme climate events. However, the woodland is in excellent condition with the exception of edge effects. The site is located on the Hawkesbury Campus of the University of Western Sydney in New South Wales.  For additional site information, see https://deims.org/a1bb29d8-197c-4181-90d8-76083afd44bb/ .



Other images collected at the site include photopoints, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed overstorey cameras, and ancillary images of fauna and flora. 

Tags: TERN Ecosystem Processes, cblp, digital cover photography
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Samford Peri-Urban Stem Diameter, Height and Aboveground Woody Biomass Data

This data contains stem diameter, height measurement and above ground living biomass calculations for an open Eucalypt and notophyll vine forest. Diameter and height measurements for stems ≥10cm diameter at breast height were sampled within a 1 ha plot within the Samford Peri-Urban site.

Tags: DBH, Direct measure of stems, Open Eucalypt forest, SEQ Peri-Urban, SEQP
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
RV Investigator Voyage IN2026_V01 EM124 Multibeam Echosounder Data

This record describes multibeam echosounder data collected on RV Investigator voyage IN2026_V01,titled "Cook Ice Ecosystems and Sediments (COOKIES)." The voyage took place between January 02, 2026 and February 25, 2026 (AEST), departing from Hobart and returning to Hobart.

The EM124 provides a 1 degree by 1 degree angular resolution. The echosounder's nominal frequency is 12 kHz. 

Data are stored in <em>.kmall raw format for bathymetry and backscatter and </em>.kmwcd format for watercolumn backscatter at CSIRO. 

There are 1226 files totalling 122 GB of raw data and 1226 files totalling 193 GB of watercolumn data in this dataset. 

Sound velocity profiles were applied to this data during data acquisition. Bathymetry data contained in *.kmall format are corrected for motion and position. 

GPS tide was computed using the EGM2008 model and applied to the processed data. Processed data has had outliers removed. 

Additional information regarding this dataset, including further information on processing streams, is contained in the GSM data acquisition and processing report.

Organization: CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue