AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Warra Tall Eucalypt Leaf Functional Trait Data, 2012 - 2013

This dataset contains leaf functional trait measurements describing leaf structure, chemistry and metabolism collected from the Warra Tall Eucalypt site, in summer 2012 and winter 2013.

Tags: Leaf traits, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Warra Tall Eucalypt, Water efficiency
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Samford Peri-Urban Site, Ecosystem Water Use, Influence of Vegetation Type and Topography, 2011-2014

The data set contains information on the soil water content at various depths in the Samford Ecological Research Facility (SERF), Samford Peri-Urban Site. Information on soil water content is provided from two sensors, i.e., 1) Sentek Solo, for high frequency sampling and 2) Sentek Diviner, for coarser resolution sampling.

Tags: Ecosystem water storage, Ecosystem water use, Samford Peri-Urban
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Robson Creek Site, Bird Capture Data, 2011

The record is on the bird capture data from the Robson Creek Site in 2011. Data set contains information related to the bird capture details such as, the Australian Bird &amp; Bat Banding Scheme (ABBBS) band number, field species identification, the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) Species Number, age and sex of the bird. There are details of morphometric measurements such as weight, bill length, tarsus length, wing length, wing moult and tail moult. In addition information on re-capture, breeding status and blood collection details have been recorded.

Tags: Atherton Scrubwren, Bird Survey, Bird morphometrics, Bower's Shrike-thrush, Far North Queensland, Fernwren, Grey Fantail, Lewin's Honeyeater, Pale-yellow Robin, Robson Creek, Rufous Fantail, Spectacled Monarch, Spotted Catbird, Tooth-billed Bowerbird, Wet Tropics, Yellow-throated Scrubwren
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Great Western Woodlands Terrestrial LiDAR, 2021

This terrestrial LiDAR dataset captures detailed vegetation structural information at the Great Western Woodlands SuperSite on Credo Station, Western Australia. The purpose of this data is to enhance understanding of vegetation dynamics and ecosystem function in the region. The dataset is part of a broader collection of Terrestrial LiDAR data acquired from all TERN SuperSites, aimed at achieving a standardized and highly detailed capture of 3D vegetation structure across Australia.

Tags: LiDAR, TLS
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Victorian Property Sales Report - Yearly Summary

The Victorian Property Sales Report (VPSR) covers the number of properties sold per quarter, median price and percentage change over a period of 15 months. Data is split by property type: house, unit or vacant land. An overall Melbourne metropolitan median sale price and country Victoria median sale price are also included for each property type.

Tags: Median, Property Sales, Property Values, Quarterly, Quarterly median mean, Valuer General Victoria
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Calperum Chowilla FLUXNET Release 2026_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 (v3.4.23) 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 Adelaide University, coordinated by Prof Wayne Meyer and Prof David Chittleborough of the Landscape Future Program as part of the Environment Institute. This is a former sheep graing 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, Mallee woodland
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Calperum Mallee Acoustic Data Collection - TERN

This dataset contains audio files for TERN Calperum Mallee SuperSite. Long-term recordings of the environment can be used to identify sound sources of interest, characterise the soundscape, aid in the assessment of fauna biodiversity, monitor temporal trends and track environmental changes.


The site was established in 2010 and is located on Calperum Station, near Renmark, in South Australia. The property was a pastoral grazing lease for nearly 150 years, and suffered grazing-induced modifications to its ecosystems that are now being actively restored following removal of sheep in 1994. The area includes mallee woodlands and riverine vegetation. A significant amount of the mallee woodlands was burnt in January 2014. The mallee species are multi-stemmed eucalyptus trees (<em>Eucalyptus dumosa</em>, <em>E. incrassata</em>, <em>E. oleosa</em> and <em>E. socialis</em>) while the sparsely distributed mid-storey species come from <em>Eremophila</em>, <em>Hakea</em>, <em>Olearia</em>, <em>Senna</em> and <em>Melaleuca</em> genera. The spaced understory is predominately clumps of spiny grass (<em>Triodia spp.</em>). For additional site information, see <a href="https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/calperum-mallee-supersite">Daintree Rainforest SuperSite</a>


In 2013 two acoustic recorders were set up to collect audio data for a total of 12 hours per day, split between six hours around dawn and six hours around dusk. The recording schedule aimed at capturing morning and evening bird choruses while minimizing memory and battery requirements. A long-term spectrogram has been generated for each audio file to aid in data exploration. The sensor also recorded temperature, minimum- maximum- and mean-sound pressure levels.


Data are made available through the data link. For downloading large amount of data, please follow these instructions <a href="https://ternaus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TERNSup/pages/2530148353/How+to+download+TERN+s+acoustic+data+in+bulk">How to download TERN's acoustic data in bulk</a>

Tags: Acoustic recordings, clpm
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
TERN Ecosystem Surveillance: Landform

This dataset listed landform characteristics (i.e. visible features of a land area) observed in Rangeland sites across Australia by the TERN Surveillance Monitoring team, using standardised AusPlots methodologies. 


Landform observations are recorded at each site as part of the AusPlots Plots and Physical Descriptions method. Observations on the landform elements and their patterns are recorded as part of this protocol.

Tags: TERN Surveillance Monitoring
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Yarramundi Control FLUXNET Release 2026_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 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 Yarramundi Control Paddock site is located near Richmond, NSW (GPS coordinates -33.613469, 150.734864). The site is about 1 km east of the Cumberland Plain Woodland flux tower. The climate is warm-temperate, with annual rainfall averaging 728 mm, mean maximum temperature in January of 30.4°C and mean minimum temperature in July of 3.6°C (BOM station 067105). The elevation of the site is about 20 m asl and the topography is flat. The soil is sandy loam in texture, organic carbon content is &lt;1% nutrient availability is very low in the top 10 cm; iron concretions below 50 cm indicate poor drainage at times. The vegetation canopy is less than 1 m tall, and the plant community is dominated by exotic herbaceous perennials, including Conyza sumatrensis, Setaria parviflora, Cynodon dactylon, Commelina cyanea, Senecio madagascariensis, and Eragrostis curvula.
Fluxes of water vapour, carbon dioxide and heat are quantified with the open-path eddy flux technique from a 2.5 m tall mast. Additional measurements above the canopy include temperature, humidity, rainfall and net radiation, and photographs are taken several times per day to track canopy greenness.

Tags: AU-Ya1, FLUXNET ID
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Victorian liquor licences split by licence type

This dataset contains a comprehensive register of all active liquor licences across Victoria, provided by <a href="https://www.vic.gov.au/liquor-control-victoria">Liquor Control Victoria</a>. It includes 14 different licence categories ranging from restaurants and cafes to producers' licences and remote sellers, representing the full spectrum of regulated liquor premises operating under the <a href="https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/liquor-control-reform-act-1998">Liquor Control Reform Act 1998</a>.

The dataset includes detailed information on each licensed premises: licensee and business names, trading hours classifications, operational address, suburb, postcode, maximum patron capacity, mailing address, and administrative classifications including local council area (81 councils) and Liquor Control Victoria region (11 regions). Premises have also been geo-coded with latitude and longitude coordinates, enabling spatial mapping and geographic analysis.

The dataset represents a point-in-time snapshot and is updated monthly.

Tags: Alcohol, Licence, Liquor Control Victoria, Liquor Sales, liquor licences
Organization: Liquor Control Victoria
Global Bat Acoustic Data Collection: New Zealand

This dataset is a collection of echolocation calls recorded from New Zealand. 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
Warra Tall Eucalypt Acoustic Data Collection - TERN

This dataset contains audio files from Warra Tall Eucalypt SuperSite. Warra Tall Eucalypt SuperSite was established in 2012 and is located in a stand of tall, mixed-aged <em>Eucalyptus obliqua</em> forest (1.5, 125 and &gt;250 years-old) with a rainforest / wet sclerophyll understorey and a dense man-fern (<em>Dicksonia antarctica</em>) ground-layer. The site experienced a fire in January 2019, which consumed the ground layer and killed a high proportion of the understorey trees, but stimulated dense seedling regeneration. For additional site information, see <a href="https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/warra-tall-eucalypt-supersite">Warra Tall Eucalypt SuperSite</a>


In 2012 an acoustic recorder was set up to collect audio data for a total of 12 hours per day, split between six hours around dawn and six hours around dusk. The recording schedule aimed at capturing morning and evening bird choruses while minimizing memory and battery requirements. A long-term spectrogram has been generated for each audio file to aid in data exploration. The sensor also recorded temperature, minimum- maximum- and mean-sound pressure levels. The sensor stopped working in 2019 when it was destroyed by a fire.


Acoustic indices and false colour spectrograms were created for the recordings. Acoustic indices are summaries of the distribution of the acoustic energy in a recording. They are particularly useful for the analysis of long-term recordings of the environment and can be used to identify sound sources of interest, characterise the soundscape, aid in the assessment of fauna biodiversity, monitor temporal trends and track environmental changes. False colour spectrograms are visual representation of individual acoustic indices or combination of multiple indices. They can highlight the presence of specific sound sources, e.g. birds, insects or weather events, providing a tool for navigating long-term recordings.


Data are made available through the data link. For downloading large amount of data, please follow these instructions <a href="https://ternaus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TERNSup/pages/2530148353/How+to+download+TERN+s+acoustic+data+in+bulk">How to download TERN's acoustic data in bulk</a>

Tags: Acoustic recordings, wrra
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Boyagin Wandoo Woodlands Stem Diameter, Height and Aboveground Woody Biomass Data

This data contains stem diameter, height measurement and above ground living and dead woody biomass calculations for a remnant Eucalyptus Wandoo woodland from 2018 - present.  Diameter and height measurements for stems were sampled within the core 1 ha plot within the Boyagin Wandoo Woodlands site.

Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Vicmap Transport - Airport Infrastructure Polygon

This layer is part of Vicmap Transport and exists is a dataset containing polygon features delineating airport runways.
Includes; Airports
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 Infrastructure - Vicmap Transport" dataset.
Also available in a point layer.

Tags: transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
AEKOS Australian Vegetation sPlot Extraction

The AEKOS Australian Vegetation sPlot dataset consists of high quality, well-described plot-based data extracted from the AEKOS (portal.aekos.org.au) on 11/11/2014. The data includes vegetation records for the following datasets: Australian Ground Cover Reference Sites Database, Biological Survey of South Australia - Vegetation Survey - Biological Database of South Australia, Atlas of NSW database: VIS flora survey module, Queensland CORVEG Database, TERN AusPlots Rangelands, Transect for Environmental Monitoring and Decision Making (TREND), AusCover Supersites SLATS Star Transects, Biological Survey of the Ravensthorpe Range (Western Australia).The portal's vegetation plot data was extracted using the portal's download feature to obtain the full extent of available data for the all datasets. In addition, an average cover value was calculated for each site using a slight modification of the ingestion scripts normally used to ingest the source data into AEKOS. The altitude values derived from a map layer using the site coordinates were obtained from the AEKOS index. Finally, land use and vegetation type were derived from map layers using the site coordinates. These data were loaded in different tables of a PostgreSQL database. Subsequently, two SQL queries were built to centralise the available data in two tables: table r_site containing the site specific data and table r_speciesobservations containing the individual data on observed specimen. A PostgreSQL backup file containing these two table was then built using the pg_dump tool. The dataset can be reused for contintental-wide or global synthesis of the cover of Australian vegetation.

Tags: Acacia Forests and Woodlands, Acacia Open Woodlands, Acacia Shrublands, Altitude, Aspect, Callitris Forests and Woodlands, Casuarina Forests and Woodlands, Chenopod Shrublands, Samphire Shrublands And Forblands, Ecosystem Assessment And Management (9605), Environmental And Natural Resource Evaluation (9606), Eucalypt Low Open Forests, Eucalypt Open Woodlands, Eucalypt Tall Open Forests, Flora, Fauna And Biodiversity (9608), Heathlands, Hummock Grasslands, Low Closed Forests And Tall Closed Shrublands, Mallee Open Woodlands and Sparse Mallee Shrublands, Melaleuca Forests and Woodlands, Other Grasslands, Herblands, Sedgelands And Rushlands, Other Open Woodlands, Other Shrublands, Regrowth, Modified Native Vegetation, Slope, Tropical Eucalypt Woodlands/Grasslands, Tussock Grasslands
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
TERN Ecosystem Process Site Vegetation Decomposition Tea Bag Index Data 2016 - 2017

Plant material decomposition in soil was investigated using two types of tea bags (Green and Rooibos) buried to 8 cm for 80-90 days across seven TERN Ecosystem Process monitoring sites between 2016 - 2017.  The sites included:  Great Western Woodlands, Robson Creek Rainforest, Samford Peri-Urban, Cumberland Plain, Cape Tribulation, Warra Tall Eucalypt and Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt sites. Weight loss of tea bags was determined and contextual data collected.

Tags: Cape Tribulation, Cumberland Plain, Great Western Woodlands, Plant decomposition, Robson Creek Rainforest, Samford Peri-Urban, Tea Bag Index, Tumbarumba Wet Eucalypt, Warra Tall Eucalypt
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Global Bat Acoustic Data Collection: South Africa

This dataset is a collection of echolocation calls recorded from South Africa. 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
Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA) Scientific name Synonyms

This table contains a snapshot list of published scientific name synonyms from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA). The VERS_DATE (version date) column indicates data currency.

All scientific synonyms (SYN_NAME field) have been matched to their current taxonomic concept. Synonyms may have multiple matches where a concept has been split in the past, and multiple synonyms may map to a single current concept due to re-classifications.

The main attributes in this table are the synonym scientific name and authority, and the current VBA taxon id, scientific name, common name, authority, conservation status, origin, growth form and taxon type.

Tags: biota, environment
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Planning scheme overlay codelist - Vicmap Planning

This dataset contains polygon features representing overlay controls for all Victorian planning schemes. Overlays reflect specific characteristics of land in an area, such as areas of significant vegetation or heritage value. Some fields of note are Code_Parent and Zone_Code_Group along with standard fields form part of this dataset.

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
Clareview FLUXNET Release 2026_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 standard micrometeorological methods 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.

Clareview Farm is a commercial dairy farm where half of the cows and paddocks are managed with "conventional" (New Zealand typical) and the other half with "regenerative" practice (much lower fertiliser input, highly diverse pastures and longer grazing rotations). The flux station is at the boundary of a regenerative and a conventional paddock, to sample CO2 and N2O exchange from both, using a split-footprint approach. The CO2 exchange (NEE) is combined with biomass removal during grazing periods and excreta returns to calculate the net ecosystem carbon balance (NECB) for each paddock. NECB and N2O emissions are considered together to assess which practice has the more favourable greenhouse gas budget.

Tags: FLUXNET ID, NZ-Cla
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Vicmap Planning - Planning Schema Ordinance Victorian Planning Provision URL Link Table

This dataset Victorian Planning Provisions Ordinance links contains URL links to Planning Scheme Ordinance representing zone and overlay controls for all Victorian planning schemes. 

This layer is attributed with:
- zone description
- zone number
- zone code (parent)
- LGA code
- URL

Tags: boundaries, economy, environment, society, structure, transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Wombat Stringybark Eucalypt Acoustic Data Collection - A2O Project

This dataset contains audio files for Wombat Stringybark Eucalypt SuperSite. The site was established in 2010 in the Wombat State Forest in Central Victoria. The site is dry eucalypt forest with main species <em>Eucalyptus obliqua</em>, <em>Eucalyptus radiata</em> and <em>Euclayptus rubida</em>. For additional site information, see <a href="https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/wombat-stringybark-eucalypt-supersite">Wombat Stringybark Eucalypt SuperSite</a>


In 2020 four acoustic recorders were set up to collect audio data continuously as part of the Australian Acoustic Observatory (A2O) project. Two recorders were placed in relatively wet habitats and two in relatively dry habitats.

Tags: Acoustic recordings, wsbe
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation Water Table Depth Data

Depth of the water table in the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation site between 2014 - 2015

Tags: Bore, Cape Tribulation, DRO, Daintree Rainforest Observatory, FNQ Rainforest, FNQR, Far North Queensland, Groundwater
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery