AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Aquatic Sediments Risk to Foreshores in the North and Cradle Coast NRM Region

This dataset is part of the assessment and mapping of foreshore values, condition and pressure in the North and Cradle Coast Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions of Tasmania. The 13 line maps produced in this study are intended to be used as a tool to assist managers and stakeholders in the identification of management issues with regards to foreshore planning, development, and natural resources. Assessment of the foreshore is based on the division of the mean high water mark into 100 m line segments. Using an assessment framework, each foreshore segment is assigned a score for a series of environmental stressors and values. Segments are colour coded based on their score to reflect their values and the differing levels of risk associated with each stressor. This digital line map is a representation of the risk to the intertidal zone in regard to aquatic sediments in the North and Cradle Coast NRM regions and is derived from an assessment of pressure and vulnerability. An explanatory report is available from the data custodian and from the Aquenal website which provides detailed methods and further explanation of the dataset.

Tags: ECOLOGY Ecosystem, MARINE Coasts
Organization: Tasmania Government's The List Data
Threatened Flora Observations

Threatened flora data derived from the Natural Values Atlas consisting primarily of point locations (Eastings and Northings) and associated attributes for threatened flora in Tasmania.  The NVA maintains species taxonomy and provides access to management documents such as listing statements and recovery plans.  Additional attribute information is also stored within the NVA, including species values for conservation significance as well as project specific data.

Tags: BOUNDARIES, ECOLOGY, ECOLOGY Habitat, FLORA, FLORA Exotic, FLORA Native, FORESTS, HERITAGE Natural, HERITAGE World, VEGETATION
Organization: Tasmania Government's The List Data
Flinders Island Vegetation Mapping

The Flinders Island Vegetation dataset was created to map vegetation on Flinders island at 1: 25000 scale. The mapping complements mapping of forests undertaken in the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA).  The focus of the mapping is non forest vegetation.  The mapping will allow strategic direction of Bushcare funding on the island through on-ground identification of priority vegetation communities.  Non-forest vegetation mapped includes Eucalypt woodland, heath complexes, non-Eucalypt small trees, non-Eucalypt trees, heath, saltmarsh, scrub, grassland, wetland riparian vegetation and agricultural land.   Aerial photograph interpretation is primarily used for vegetaiton mapping and field checking of vegetation communities was extensive.  Vegetation condition, where measured during field-verification is also recorded, and disturbances including grazing, burning, exotics, fragmentation are noted both from aerial photograph interpretation and field verification.   The mapping is produced using Genamap, a powerful data-driven geographic information system with a custom made interface, specifically tailored to facilitate specialised mapping.  The interface provides a simple method for complex data-entry ino an Oracle database.

Tags: VEGETATION
Organization: Tasmania Government's The List Data
HPAI Wild Species Risk Layers

A collection of spatial layers created in response to the risk posed by High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) to wild animal populations in Tasmania. These layers were created in 2024 prior to any known incursion of HPAI and show the broad habitat range and priority locations for native species considered most at risk to HPAI. As accurate habitat ranges were not available for most species, generalised ranges were defined using a 'fishnet' style hexagon grid covering all of mainland Tasmania and offshore islands. Each hexagon covers an area of 25 square kilometres.

Tags: DISEASE-Any, FAUNA-Native
Organization: Tasmania Government's The List Data
Threatened Fauna Observations

Threatened fauna data derived from the Natural Values Atlas consisting primarily of point locations (Eastings and Northings) and associated attributes for threatened fauna in Tasmania.  The original NVA data set also contains Habitat mapping for a limited number of high priority fauna species.  The NVA maintains species taxonomy and provides access to management documents such as listing statements and recovery plans.  Additional attribute information is also stored within the NVA, including species values for conservation significance as well as project specific data.

Tags: ECOLOGY Community, ECOLOGY Ecosystem, ECOLOGY Habitat, FAUNA, FAUNA Insects, FAUNA Invertebrates, FAUNA Vertebrates, FLORA Native, HERITAGE Natural, HERITAGE World
Organization: Tasmania Government's The List Data
Tasmanian Weed data

Declared Weeds (points, lines and polygons) draws observation records from the Natural Values Atlas (NVA) of Tasmania of weeds that are listed as declared pests under the Biosecurity Act (2019). 
Understanding the distribution of weeds is integral to prioritising weed management activities and measuring outcomes of that work. The Natural Values Atlas (NVA) of Tasmania supports the administration of the Biosecurity Act (2019) through maintaining a centralised database that provides for secure and effective storage, retrieval and backup of weed data. 
Declared Weeds (Points), for any given species, is indicative only; it is a collection of observation records and not a definitive map of a speciesâ distribution or abundance. Potential data errors may include: inaccurate records (wrong ID/location), 'missing' records (not detected/reported), and 'historical' records (no longer present).
Comprehensive, high quality data provides for better decision-making and relies on communal efforts to collect and share weed observations by submitting records to the NVA.

Tags: FLORA Exotic, HAZARDS Pests, VEGETATION
Organization: Tasmania Government's The List Data
Historic Plans of Metropolitan Drainage Board

In 1905 a series of plans depicting Hobart were published by the Metropolitan Drainage Board. Created in 1891, this organisation had been formed with the purpose of improving the cityÃÃÂ¢s sanitation by placing water closets (flushed toilets) in every house, linked to a centralised sewerage system.
The BoardÃÃÂ¢s initial purpose was the creation of detailed plans to allow estimates of the cost of new sewerage and drainage to be made. Work on a ÃÃÂ¢skeletonÃÃÂ¢ survey began in 1892 and were completed by 1895. A detailed survey was then commenced, with engineer Alfred Mault writing its scale would be large enough to ÃÃÂ¢show all the details of existing features of the ground, and of all works upon it, such as buildings, of all sorts, fences, drains, gully-grates, gutters; water and gas pipes, valves and fittings; lamps, telegraph and other posts; footpaths, tramway lines.ÃÃÂ¢ (A Mault, May 22, 1895).
The detailed survey took over ten years to complete. The first plans to be published in 1905 were of the Hobart central area. It would not be until 1909 that the survey would be declared complete. By this time the Board was overseeing the construction of drainage throughout Hobart and the connection of homes and businesses to the network.
Since this time the detailed plans completed by the Metropolitan Drainage Board have provided a basis for planning throughout Hobart. Providing a snapshot of the city at the end of the 19th Century, the plans are also a key source for researchers interested in the history and heritage of Hobart. Today hardcopy and digitised versions of the plans are part of the holdings of the Hobart City Council and the State Library of Tasmania.
The plans were georeferenced by Dr Richard Tuffin as part of the Australian Research Council project Putting Death in its Place (LP200300843). The plans georeferenced primarily incorporate sheets covering the Hobart area (Hobart city centre, SullivanÃÃÂ¢s Cove, Battery Point, Glebe and North Hobart). A total of 64 map sheets were georeferenced: 61 from the State Library of Tasmania and three from the Hobart City Council. The latter cover the waterfront area from the Domain to Murray Street.
The ARC projectÃÃÂ¢s research team includes: Associate Professor Rebecca Kippen (Monash University), Associate Professor Lionel Frost (Monash University), Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart (University of New England), Professor Martin Shanahan (University of Gothenburg/University of South Australia), Dr John Wilson (University of South Australia). Professor Kris Inwood (University of Guelph, Canada), Mr Ross Latham (Libraries Tasmania), Dr Monika Schwarz (Monash University), Dr Richard Tuffin (University of New England) and Dr Trudy Cowley.
State Library of Tasmania holdings: ÃÃÂ¢Hobart plans Hobart City Council Metropolitan Drainage BoardÃÃÂ¢, 1905-1947, https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/628185/628185-1

Tags: HERITAGE-Any
Organization: Tasmania Government's The List Data
VostroNet Pty Ltd - Anticipatory Notice -15 November 2022- Maleny QLD (Declared 3 December 2024)

Statutory Infrastructure Provider (SIP) VostroNet (Australia) Pty Ltd Anticipatory notice given 15 Nov 2022 and the associated project area data for a contract to provide telecommunications network infrastructure.

Project area: 11 Palm St, Maleny, QLD 4552

Infrastructure to be installed: FTTP

Contract date: 27 October 2022

Estimated completion date: 31 December 2023

Tags: SIP, VostroNet, broadband, statutory infrastructure provider, telecommunications
Organization:  SIP Register - VostroNet (Australia) Pty Ltd
Fire History

The fire history dataset is a historical record of mapped bushfires that have occurred throughout Tasmania. It forms a critical input into the evaluation of bushfire risk and potential throughout the state. Analysis of past fires assists authorities during prevention, mitigation and suppression of bushfires.
The fire history dataset is comprised of two feature classes: 'Fire History' and 'Fire History - Last Impacted'.
The fire history records from individual agencies are appended each year into the 'Fire History' feature class. 'Fire History' is a cumulative history layer with overlapping areas where multiple fires have impacted a single region.
The 'Fire History - Last Impacted' feature class is derived from 'Fire History' and identifies the latest fire having occurred at any location across the state. The 'Fire History - Last Impacted' feature class does not contain any overlaps.

Tags: FORESTS-Any, HAZARDS-Fire
Organization: Tasmania Government's The List Data
Environmentally induced variation in diterpene composition of the sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile from the central Great Barrier Reef

In February 1983, fragments of approximately 50 ml volume were cut in situ from the dorsal surface region (&lt;2 cm) of a single specimen of Rhopaloeides odorabile at Davies Reef and were attached while still underwater to PVC plastic plaques (100×100×2 mm) with nylon cable ties. The newly transplanted sponge fragments were placed in groups of four at three depths (5, 10 and 20 m) under illuminated and shaded conditions. Body size was assessed by displacement volume after one month and at quarterly intervals thereafter. After 401 days the whole transplants (&lt;2 cm in thickness) were analysed for terpene content. Whole specimens of the sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile were also collected from fully illuminated and partially shaded forereef sites at a depth of 10 m from an inshore reef (Pandora Reef), two midshelf reefs (Rib Reef and Davies Reef) and an outershelf reef (Myrmidon Reef) in the central Great Barrier Reef. Specimens for chemical analyses were frozen whole and later subsampled. Two large specimens, each collected in June 1984 from fully illuminated sites at Myrmidon Reef, were selected for their relatively high total diterpene content and subsampled with replicated cores to depths of 9 cm through the dorsal ridge (including areas with and without oscules) and lateral body regions for specimen 1 and only through portions of the dorsal ridge without oscules for specimen 2. Cores were 0.2 and 1.0 cm in width for specimens 1 and 2, respectively, and were cut into 1 cm lengths for analysis. Since diterpene content was found to be highest in surface tissues, further consideration of large specimens was restricted to the dorsal surface tissues (0-1 cm). Duplicate surface tissue samples (3×6 cm) were taken from large specimens collected during October 1984 from fully illuminated sites on Pandora and Rib Reefs and from partially shaded sites on Rib Reef (n = 4-6 per collection). Chemical data were reported as percent dry weight of sponge tissue (w/w).
 This research was undertaken to determine whether a group of Great Barrier Reef sponges, attributed to the genus Spongia, which were observed to have unusual skeletal organisation and terpene composition, should be placed into a new genus.To confirm this, it was necessary to determine whether observed variation in terpene composition and external characters such as pigmentation and shape could be related to habitat differences such as depth, available light and location across the continental shelf.
 A full description of the new species is given in the published paper.Type species: Rhopaloeides odorabile n. sp.Type data: Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Davies Reef. 10 m. Holotype Australian Museum Z4965.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Dams of Victoria

Dam locatons in Victoria
It is data sourced for the dams interactive map (https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/webmap/owof_dam/) 
It was embeded in https://www.water.vic.gov.au/managing-dams-and-water-emergencies/dams but it was now replaced by water storage webmap

Tags: inland waters
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Human fatalities in Vanuatu after eating the xanthid crab, Daira perlata

This was the first case of the crab species, Daira perlata, being inplicated in toxic poisoning. Autopsies were not carried out on the two teenagers who died in 2000 after consuming a meal containing the crab, Daira perlata. Because it was not possible to test for toxicity at the hospital on Tanna Island, the remains of the crab from the meal were sent to the Australian Institute of Marine Science for testing. As these remains had been preserved in formalin which hinders subsequent toxin analysis, 4 specimens of the crab species were collected from the same location (Lenawha Reef) in the fortnight after the poisonings and analysed for toxins using 2 specific and sensitive binding assays but no toxin was detected. Three toxins are known to occur in crabs, saxitoxin, tetrodotoxin and palytoxin (assays available at the time do not detect palytoxin).
 To use sodium channel and saxiphilin receptor assays to see if paralytic shellfish toxins could be identified in this species of crab involved in human fatalities.
 Crabs are known to bioaccumulate toxins from the environment.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - National Reference Station (NRS) Maria Island Mooring

The NRS Maria Island Mooring (IMOS platform code: NRSMAI) is one of a series of national reference stations designed to monitor particular oceanographic phenomena in Australian coastal ocean waters. The mooring is located at 42o 35.80S, 148o 14.00E.
The Maria Island station is the longest high quality ocean time series in the Southern Hemisphere, consisting of biogeochemical samples collected since 1944 and high-frequency moored instrument data since 2008.
The Maria Island NRS was orginally fitted with two Water Quality Meters (WQM) and telemetry to provide real time data to marine observers and researchers.
Access to the Maria Island real-time data is available via the CSIRO TASMAN website, alongside data from the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Derwent and Huon Estuaries.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Plankton, Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, IMOS Platform | NRSMAI | Maria Island National Reference Station Mooring, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Alkalinity, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Carbon Dioxide, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Carbon, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nutrients, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_salinity, sea_water_temperature, turbidity
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Bathymetry: Carnarvon Shelf survey, Western Australia (CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub Survey)

High resolution multibeam sonar mapping occurred during the CERF Carnarvon Shelf Survey.
The survey was a collaboration between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and Geoscience Australia (GA) aboard RV Solander, as part of the CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub&#39;s Surrogates Program.
The purpose of the survey was to collect high-quality, accurately co-located data test a range of physical parameters for relationships to the biodiversity and seabed patterns across the offshore Carnarvon shelf, adjacent to Ningaloo. Estimates of relative importance of latitude, distance offshore, water depth, physical setting, exposure and local habitat complexity were explored in relation to biodiversity patterns in the region.
Areas mapped include Mandu Creek (80 km2), Point Cleats (218km2) and Gnaraloo (321 km2). The seabed between the outer continental shelf and the outer edge of Ningaloo reef was covered. Bathymetric profiles of inner shelf, mid shelf and outer shelf areas for each locations characterised the seabed, and provided detailed measurements of seabed depth (m), shelf width (km), average gradient (O) and relief (m).
An additional area was mapped north of the Muiron Islands in the outher Exmouth Gulf region.
Other parties were involved in the collection of the data, and additional permission may be required for its use and/or distribution.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
IMOS - National Mooring Network - South Australia (SA) Deep-Slope Mooring (SAM7DS)

The SA Deep-Slope Mooring (IMOS platform code: SAM7DS) is one of five South Australian regional moorings designed to monitor particular oceanographic phenomena in coastal ocean waters. The mooring is located at Latitude:-36.18, Longitude:135.85. It was first deployed in December 2009.
This mooring in conjunction with SAM3MS are placed directly along the shelf gradient from NRSKAI to the shelf break.  The purpose of these moorings is to monitor the cross-shelf structure of any currents moving along the shelf break.  They are also used to monitor any uplifted ocean water that may be present during the summer upwelling conditions in the SAIMOS region.
The Deep-Slope Mooring is maintained for 6-8 months each year, during summer/autumn depending on logistics.

Tags: Biosphere | Microbiota | Plankton, Buoys | Moored Buoys, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth Profilers), Current Meters/Profilers | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Fluorometers, Oceans | Bathymetry | Water Depth, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Alkalinity, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Carbon Dioxide, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Inorganic Carbon, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Nutrients, Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Oxygen, Oceans | Ocean Circulation | Ocean Currents, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Fluorescence, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Oceans | Ocean Optics | Turbidity, Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature, Oceans | Salinity/density | Conductivity, acoustic_backscatter_intensity, adcp_correlation_magnitude, direction_of_sea_water_velocity, eastward_sea_water_velocity, heading, northward_sea_water_velocity, platform_pitch_angle, platform_roll_angle, quality_flag_for_adcp_percentage_good, sea_water_electrical_conductivity, sea_water_pressure, sea_water_speed, sea_water_temperature
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Seal Tag Calibration Data from the Denman Marine Voyage of the RSV Nuyina, 2025

This dataset was collected during the Denman Marine Voyage (V03) to calibrate 20 satellite-linked data loggers (seal tags) equipped with CTD and, in some cases, fluorescence and light sensors. Calibration was performed by attaching 8–12 tags per cast to the CTD frame across five CTD casts (#006, #007, #052, #082, #105), with each tag deployed on 2–3 casts. This approach provided co-located measurements of pressure, temperature, salinity, fluorescence, and PAR for comparison with the CTD reference sensors. Calibration coefficients were derived via linear regression between tag and CTD measurements. 
The dataset includes raw text files downloaded from the tags after each deployment, containing tabular data and metadata, along with cleaned versions of these files containing measurement data only, suitable for calibration analysis. Files are organised by CTD deployment (‘CTD_[cast_no]’). Each deployment folder contains two subdirectories: ‘tag_data’ and ‘calib_data’. The tag_data directory includes the full raw text files retrieved from the tags (named ‘[tag_ID]_debug.txt’), which contain both measurements and logging metadata. The calib_data directory contains cleaned versions of these files (named ‘[tag_ID]_calib.txt’), with only the measurement data retained.
See the metadata file in the dataset download for more details, including a table of information.

Tags: AMD, AMD/AU, CEOS, CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > DENMAN GLACIER, DENMAN, DMV, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > SEALS/SEA L, EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > PHYTOPLANKTON, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > CHLOROPHYLL, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > FLUORESCENCE, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > OCEAN TEMPERATURE PROFILES, EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > OCEAN SALINITY > OCEAN SALINITY PROFILES, FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS, GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR, OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN, OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > EAST ANTARCTIC CONTINENTAL SHELF, PAR SENSORS > Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensors, R/V Nuyina > R/V Nuyina, SALINOMETERS, TAGS, TEMPERATURE LOGGERS > TEMPERATURE LOGGERS
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network