AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
NSW Bionet Vegetation Classification Data Collection

The BioNet Vegetation Classification Data Collection maintained in the BioNet - Vegetation Classification application http://www.bionet.nsw.gov.au/. The Collection contains:


the NSW vegetation community typology including Plant Community Types, NSW Vegetation Formations and Classes;


NSW Vegetation Integrity (Benchmarks); and many other characteristics of NSW Plant Community Types (PCT).  


The PCT classification was developed in 2011 to establish an unambiguous master community-level classification for use in vegetation mapping programs, regulatory decisions, and as a standard typology for other planning and data gathering programs.  With introduction of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act in October 2018 PCTs superseded BioMetric Vegetation Types as the NSW regulatory vegetation classification.  For more information go to http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research/Visclassification.htm.
ACCESS: The Vegetation Classification Data Collection can be accessed through the BioNet - Vegetation Classification application: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NSWVCA20PRapp/LoginPR.aspx. or via the BioNet Vegetation Classification Web Service (an Open API)  https://data.bionet.nsw.gov.au/
This Data Collection is maintained and improved on a regular basis, and is hence subject to change.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Native Woody Vegetation Mapping of the NSW Wheat-belt VIS_ID 1603

Previously mapped and described remnant native woody vegetation of the wheat-belt is updated using Landsat TM false colour composite (bands 2,4,5,-green, near infra red, mid infra red) 1:250 000 Landsat images from a various dates, paths and rows to delineate areas where clearing of native vegetation has occurred. The study area extends from the Western Division boundary to the 300m contour west of the Great Dividing Range and between Latitudes 29� 00' S and 34� 00' S. Stand alone dataset. (VIS_ID 1603; ANZNS0208000148)

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Vegetation and Floristics of the Ledknapper Nature Reserve VIS_ID 906

The vegetation of Ledknapper NR is described and mapped. Seven communities are defined based on classification (Kulczynski association) with further sub-assemblages described. These seven communities were mapped based on ground truthing, air photo interpretation and soil. Most communities are of open woodland, shrubland or grassland structure. Map digitised from Hunter, J.T. &amp; Fallavollita, E. (2003). Vegetation and Floristics of Ledknapper Nature Reserve. A report for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. (VIS ID 906)

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Imagery-Satellite-SPOT 2020

The NSW SPOT6/7 imagery product is a state-wide satellite imagery product provided by DCS Spatial for NSW Government. The images were captured January 2020 through to April 2020.  The imagery scenes used to create the NSW mosaic includes Lord Howe Island. This imagery data set has been acquired through Geospatial Intelligence Pty Ltd who partnered with GeoImages Pty Ltd and Airbus Defence and Space. 
SPOT imagery products offer high resolution over broad areas using the SPOT 6/7 satellites. A SPOT satellite acquisition covers large areas in a single pass at resolutions up to 1.5m. Such precise coverage is ideal for applications at national and regional scales from 1:250,000 to 1:15,000. SPOT 6/7 also includes the benefits of the near-infrared (NIR) which enables applications for detection of features not visible to the human eye, such as detecting and monitoring vegetation health.
Data products supplied for all of NSW are:


State-wide mosaic 


100k Mapsheet tiles


Multi spectral scenes


Panchromatic scenes


Shapefile cutlines of statewide mosaic 


The statewide mosaic is provided as a Red Green Blue (RGB) band combination; contrast enhanced lossless 8-bit JPEG2000 file (553gb in size). Individual 100k mapsheet mosaics contain BGR+NIR band combination; unenhanced 16-bit GeoTIFF format tile with an ESRI world file.
The NSW mosaic is available from internal DPE APOLLO Image Webserver for DCCEEW employees.
The 4band 100k mapsheet tiles are available for download from JDAP.
The rectified multispectral and panchromatic scenes are available for download from JDAP (pending)
Acknowledgement when referencing: includes material © CNES___ (year of production), Distribution Airbus Services/SPOT Image, S.A, France, all rights reserved
Contact spatial.imagery@environment.nsw.gov.au for further information or to request access to JDAP 
These image products are only available to other NSW Government agencies upon request.

Tags: 2020, SPOT, Satellite, footprint, imagery, mosaic, multi spectral, panchromatic, remote sensing
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Lower Macquarie Floodplain Vegetation VIS_ID 1032

Mapping of the vegetation occurring on the Lower Macquarie River Floodplain
between Gin Gin Weir (Trangie), Marebone Weir, Colane and Belah Dam (Nyngan) (approximately 3561km2) was conducted from air photo interpretation. Areas comprising predominantly natural vegetation was mapped at a scale of 1:50, 000, with a resolution of approximately 20 metres. Twenty different vegetation types, including wetland, floodplain and drier-country types were identified from analysis of floristic data collected from 90 quadrats. (VIS_ID 1032)

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
State Forests NSW Forest Types - VIS_ID 4026

The forest types data set indicates the extent of distinctive plant associations of timber species within a native forest environment. Forest type descriptions are based on Baur (Research Note 17, revised 1989) Lindsay types and Western Red Gum types. This is the prime data set for native forest inventory. The data set is in progress. Generally confined to State Forests with some minor exceptions. The RN17 types are predominantly within a 300 km band along the east coast of NSW with the Lindsay types throughout the Cypress Pine forests of the Western Regions with the Red Gum types around the Murray River. Additional OEH Note: State Forest areas of Forest Typing which have now become NPWS Estate are removed from the latest version by FNSW (after 2011). Therefore this version (which may have been anywhere from 2000 - 2005) has been retained because it contains more mapped areas including what is now NPWS Estate. 
Please note that only the footprint is supplied. Data custodian is State Forests of NSW.
VIS_ID 4026

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Very Highly Vulnerable Ecosystems, NPWS South Coast Region, Validated 2002. VIS_ID 4130

Validating the extent of modelled "rare and vulnerable forest ecosystems" identified during the Southern CRA (1997-2000) was required for ecologically sustainable conservation management of reserves within the NPWS South Coast Region. The validation was for 47 forest ecosystems out of a total of 96 forest ecosystems that occur in the NPWS South Coast Region. VIS_ID 4130

Tags: TEC, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Biodiversity Conservation Lands for the Lower Hunter Regional Strategy

The Biodiversity Conservation Lands dataset has been compiled for the Lower Hunter and interpreted as presenting planning constraints at three scales;

State: Areas identified as of state significance in recognition of a related state or federal conservation policy or program;
Regional : Areas identified as of regional significance generally in recognition of a related state policy or program or as providing buffers to state significant lands;
Local : Areas  recognised through local conservation zoning and including all remnant vegetation.

Principles for deriving conservation constraints:

A twenty five-year planning horizon was adopted for identifying Biodiversity Conservation Lands and opportunities.
State, regional and local significance classes for conservation constraints were adopted and spatially delineated.
Biodiversity features are presented as constraints with limited or no transferability. Irreplaceability of significant features is generally low and in situ conservation is generally required. The level of irreplaceability for each feature is noted in the metadata proformas.
Biodiversity Conservation Lands will generally be identified across the landscape regardless of current tenure or zoning. Whilst back-zoning of existing development zones is not envisaged, protection of high conservation value features occurring in existing development zones will be encouraged.

The Biodiversity Conservation Lands is complete for all Local Government Areas along the coast from Tweed Heads to Gosford.  This metadata statement deals with that portion of the data covering the Local Government Areas of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Maitland and Cessnock.
There are two BioConLands datasets for each Regional Strategy area - a simplified one containing only State, Regional and Local categories in the attribute table and a larger, more complex version with "detailed" information on the components that went into the datasets.
Note:  Certain boundaries within these datasets, eg. NPWS and State Forest Estate, are only current to 2007.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Vegetation of the Cessnock-Kurri Region - Confidence VIS_ID 185

A vegetation survey, classification and mapping program of the Cessnock-Kurri region was carried out during 2006-07 by Stephen Bell and Colin Driscoll. The survey was principally to clarify the composition and distribution of three Endangered Ecological Communities (EECs). Nearly 70000ha of land was examined between the foothills of the Watagan Range in the south, the Corrabare and Broken Back Ranges in the west, North Rothbury in the north, and the Wallis Creek floodplain in the east. The main aim of the study was to identify, classify and map all extant vegetation within the study area, as well as to provide a pre-1750 vegetation map of the area.;
Vegetation Condition and Disturbed Vegetation mapping components were also included, to assist in determining priorities for future rehabilitation of sensitive lands. VIS_ID 185

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Wetlands of the lower Mehi River and Ballin Boora Creek: Ecological values and flow constraints February 2022

A total of 25 unique feature types were captured across the lower Mehi River system via on-screen mapping in February 2022. These features include channel beds, forested and non-forested wetlands, croplands, and constructed features. A total 2,511 polygons were mapped across a combined area of 14,396 ha. Based on their structure and floristics, mapped wetlands were assigned one of 20 plant community types, the most extensive including river red gum tall open forest (PCT 36), coolabah-river cooba-lignum woodland (PCT 39), ephemerally flooded channels (PCT 53a), and permanently flooded watercourse channels and beds (PCT 238a).The layer includes the following key information about each wetland connected to the Mehi River or Ballin Boora Creek:Type (natural, constructed, cropped)Height-CTF (elevation of commence to flow point)Maximum volume (ML)Maximum depth (m)Perimeter length (m)Perimeter length that comprised fringing forest/woodland (m)Various ratings and a final priority score 
Wall, J.P. (2022). Wetlands of the lower Mehi River and Ballin Boora Creek: Ecological values and flow constraints. Report to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. 2rog Consulting.

Tags: Ballin Boora Creek, FISHERIES-Freshwater, Mehi River, Native Vegetation, VEGETATION, VEGETATION-Structural, WATER-Wetlands, Wetlands
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Glenn Morris - Billabong Farm

Access APIMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleGlenn Morris - Billabong FarmContent TypeOtherDescriptionMeet Glenn on his cattle farm near Invernell NSW and how they are adapting to a changing climate.Initial Publication Date24/06/2024Data Currency24/06/2024Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceOtherFile TypeDocumentAttributionData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsAccuracySpatial Reference System (dataset)OtherSpatial Reference System (web service)OtherWGS84 Equivalent ToOtherSpatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianDuo HePoint of Contactduo.he@customerservice.nsw.gov.auData AggregatorData DistributorAdditional Supporting InformationTRIM Number

Tags: Environment, Farming and Agriculture
Organization: Spatial Services (DCS)
Catchment Boundaries of New South Wales

This data set shows the administrative catchment boundaries as defined under the NSW Soil Conservation Act. Boundaries east of the Lachlan were gazetted around 1986. Western boundaries have not been gazetted and, hence, have the label (Not notified) attached to them. The Western catchment boundaries are more appropriately described as sub-catchments as they do not straddle the Darling River. The data set is taken from the NSW broad scale topographic base developed by CaLM (LIC) in map form in the Atlas of New South Wales. The data has been digitised from 1:100 000 base maps by the Soil Conservation Service of New South Wales.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Vegetation & floristics of Boomi Nature Reserve, 2006. VIS_ID 4019

The vegetation &amp; florisitcs of Boomi Nature Reserve is described and mapped (1:50 000). Six communities were mapped based on ground truthing, air photo interpretation and landform. One community is considered to be endangered and all others are considered to be poorly reserved and ‘of concern’. Most communities are of woodland structure, though some sections are forests or derived shrubland and grasslands based on past clearing and selective logging practices. The communities show considerable variation and intergrade along common boundaries and in particular on intermediate soil types. In general the all six communities probably are representatives of assemblages more commonly found within central and western Queensland. The three reserves are dominated in general by Callitris glaucophylla, Geijera parviflora and Eucalyptus populnea. This project was commissioned by NPWS Western Branch Northern Plains Region (ROCU), Narrabri office. NPWS staff have undertaken ground truthing and ascertained that there are some inconsistencies between vegetation communities described and mapped in this report and vegetation types observable in Boomi, Boomi West and Boronga NRs. The observed discrepancies were not able to be rectified during the term of the contract. Please consider these inconsistencies when using the dataset for undertaking reserve-scale operational, planning or environmental assessment activities on NPWS-managed reserves. VIS_ID 4019

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Native Vegetation Mapping of the Dandaloo 1:100 000 VIS_ID 1598

This report describes the native vegetation communities that occur within the Bogan Gate, Boona Mount, Condobolin, Dandaloo, Tottenham and Tullamore 1: 100 000 map sheets. Native vegetation includes both woody (i.e. open forests, woodlands and open woodlands) and non-woody communities (i.e. grasslands and forblands). The study area is located in the central western region of New South Wales. It encompasses parts of six Local Government Areas: Bogan, Forbes, Lachlan, Narromine, Parkes and Warren; and includes the major settlements of Condobolin, Forbes (western part), Tottenham, Trangie, Trundle and Tullamore. It incorporates parts of three Native Vegetation Regions: North Lachlan - Bogan; Mid-Lachlan; and Lower Macquarie - Castlereagh. (VIS ID 1598)

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Old Growth Forest Ecosystems BOGMP Grid for CRA Lower North East. VIS_ID 5060

Map of the distribution of old-growth forest ecosystems across extant forest in the Lower North East CRA region.  Three separate classifications and mapping techniques were used to derive the ecosystems in three distinct biogeographic regions and these classifications and maps were then expertly integrated and merged to create a full coverage across the region.  The ecosystems were mapped for application in the Comprehensive Regional Assessment process. They were then clipped to candidate old growth, component of the BOGMP successional forest growth stage mapping.
The 100m modelled grid data is to be used in a regional context and not for fine scale interpretation.  For areas without detailed vegetation mapping (western portions of the UNE and LNE regions, and the southern portion of the LNE region) the modelled distributions were used to predict the proportion of a modelled ecosystem only.  As a result, the exact spatial representation of the data is not designed to be accurate.
VIS_ID 5060

Tags: TEC, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Vegetation map from Coonabarabran Shire Council VIS_ID 867

Vegetation map from Coonabarabran Shire Council. Vegetation Management Plan (March 2000).;
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The composition and extent of vegetation in the Coonabarabran Shire is described and mapped at a scale of 1:50,000 onto the Shire's 25 Region Maps. This information was obtained from field traverses, plot-based data, API and State Agency resources and references. 27 communities are described with 966 species of vascular plants recorded from 118 families. 100 m transects were surveyed, as well as individual field survey and mapping of Council lands, TSRs and Crown Lands. Information and maps were also obtained from State Forests, National Parks, Land and Water Conservation and other State Public Lands. (VIS_ID 867)

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Vegetation community and river red gum canopy condition map of the Murray Valley National and Regional Park 2010 (Millewa Group). VIS_ID 3869

Native vegetation mapping of the Millewa Forest Section of the Murray Valley National Park (NSW).;
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This map was prepared to specifically show the spatial delineation of stem density and canopy condition categories of vegetation in the Barmah and Millewa Forest areas at 2010. This map was prepared using aerial photo interpretation (API) of ADS40 digital aerial photography captured in 2010.;
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The map was prepared by updating (linework and attribution) of existing vegetation mapping produced in 2005. The unpublished Binns map (Doug Binns of Forests NSW) was used a as source for underlying line work and vegetation type classification. The Binns map is a compilation of the best available vegetation mapping prepared for the NSW Natural Resources Commission (NRC NSW Riverina Red Gum Forests Assessment (NRC 2009). http://www.nrc.nsw.gov.au/content/documents/Red%20gum%20-%20FAR%20-%20Complete.pdf  For the Millewa Forest area Binns sourced his linework from the Native Vegetation Mapping Program Deniliquin 1:100,000 map sheet (DLWC 2005).;
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In an effort to protect areas of the Riverina red gum forests the NSW Government gazetted Millewa forest as part of the Murray Valley National and Regional Parks under the NSW National Parks and Wildlife (Riverina Forests) Act 2010. VIS_ID 3869

Tags: PCT, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Forest Ecosystems, Shoalhaven, Validated 2002. VIS_ID 4137

Validating the extent of modelled "rare and vulnerable forest ecosystems" identified during the Southern CRA (Comprehensive Regional Assessment), 1997-2000, was required for ecologically sustainable conservation management of reserves within the NPWS South Coast Region. The validation was for 47 forest ecosystems out of a total of 96 forest ecosystems that occur in the NPWS South Coast Region. Considerable improvements were made to the reliability and accuracy of the vegetation ecosystem map. Some 3000 edits were incorporated into the revised forest ecosystem map. Six new ecosystems were newly classified as part of this contract. VIS_ID 4137

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Repealed - State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009

This is a repealed State Environmental Planning Policy and has been superseded by the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 as part of the Department's initiative to consolidate State Environmental Planning Policies to simplify and provide certainty to the planning system.
Click here to go to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 Open Data page: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/opendata/dataset/state-environmental-planning-policy-housing-2021
Go to the following link to find out more about the new consolidated SEPPs: https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Legislation/State-Environmental-Planning-Policies/Consolidated-state-environmental-planning-policies
This historical record represents Affordable Rental Housing for State Environmental Planning Policy.

Tags: HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning, Rental Housing, Repealed SEPP, SEPP, SEPP consolidation, State Environmental Planning Policy 2009, planning
Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Vegetation Survey of Diamunga, Pinegrove and Old Toulby additions to Culgoa National Park. VIS_ID 870

The composition and extent of the present vegetation within the Diamunga, Pinegrove and Old Toulby additions to Culgoa National Park is described and mapped. Forty quadrat-based sites were sampled, with intensive field traverses and aerial photograph interpretation. Five vegetation communities are described and 190 taxa of vascular plants recorded, thirteen of which are considered to be rare and threatened or regionally significant (nineteen including previous survey records). VIS_ID 870

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Probable Vegetation Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems - Border Rivers / Gwydir

The purpose of this project is to create a data set that identifies vegetation communities that have a probability of being a groundwater dependent ecosystem within NSW. Probability categories are high, medium, low and non GDE. The data is required to meet legislative requirements for water sharing plans and water resource plans. This is a base data layer that can be used to aid research projects, assessment of state significant development applications, licence applications and compliance issues. For ease of data modelling and management, the dataset was divided into the following catchment management areas; Border Rivers-Gwydir, Central Tablelands, Central West, Hawkesbury-Nepean, Hunter-Central Rivers, Lachlan, Lower Murray Darling, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Namoi, Northern Rivers, Southern Rivers, Southern Tablelands, Sydney Metro and Western Division (Far West and Western MDBA). 
Please note: Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem mapping used the NSW DPE Environment and Heritage vegetation mapping product as the underlying data source. NSW DPE Water activities such as bore applications that are examined at a site specific scale may need subsequent verification to confirm.
Method report is available via the DoI Water website - https://water.dpie.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/151894/High-Probability-GDE-method-report.pdf

Tags: Border Rivers, DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Science, Groundwater, Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems, Gwydir, Remote Sensing, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water