Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 (Not current release)

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010.  

The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. "CAPAD 2012-marine" contains spatial and text information about offshore protected areas, for both State and Commonwealth waters. Previous versions of CAPAD marine information have been published in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010. 

CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
 
"A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).
 
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/capad
 
This version of CAPAD 2012 is: a public / downloadable version of CAPAD 2012 data and is available for use through the CC-BY licencing model. 
 
Main attributes in the full version of CAPAD 2012 include:

PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
 
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed" with a reserve number. 
 
TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. 
 
TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.

AA	Aboriginal Area
ACCP	Conservation Covenant
ASMA	Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA	Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG	Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA	Conservation Area
CCA	Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1	CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3	CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR	Coastal Reserve
CP	Conservation Park
CPA	Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR	Conservation Reserve
FLR	Flora Reserve
FR	Forest Reserve
GR	Game Reserve
HA	Heritage Agreement
HIR	Historical Reserve
HPOT	Biodiversity Hotspot
HR	Heritage River
HS	Historic Site
HTR	Hunting Reserve
IPA	Indigenous Protected Area
KCR	Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA	Management Agreement Area
MCP	National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP	Marine National Park
MR	Miscellaneous Reserve
MS	Marine Sanctuary
NAP	Nature Park
NCA	Natural Catchment Area
NCR	Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR	Natural Features Reserve
NP	National Park
NPA	National Park Aboriginal
NPC	National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR	National Park (Recovery)
NPRA	National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR	Nature Reserve
NRA	Nature Recreation Area
NREF	Nature Refuge
NRS	NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS	National Park (Scientific)
OCA	Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP	Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP	Other
PA	Protected Area
PNPA	Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR	Private Nature Reserve
PPP	Permanent Park Preserve
PS	Private Sanctuary
RA	Reference Area
REP	Regional Park
RNA	Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP	Recreation Park
RR	Regional Reserve
RSR	Resources Reserve
S5G	5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H	5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA	State Conservation Area
SP	State Park
SR	State Reserve
WA	Wilderness Protection Area
WP	Wilderness Park
WZ	Wilderness Zone

IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
 
   Definitions include:
   IA  Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
   IB  Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
   II  National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
   III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
   IV  Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
   V   Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
   VI  Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
 
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
 
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
 
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
 
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. 
 
LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
 
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
 
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
 
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD		Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF		Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA		Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD	ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC		Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA	Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT		Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA		Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD		Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD	Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE		Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy
EAC_QLD		Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW	Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA		Forestry South Australia
F_TAS		Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW		Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc.	            Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW	Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA	             Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT		Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG		Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC	             Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council 
KRGC_NSW	Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA	Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD	Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc.	  Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD		Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH	NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM	Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP		Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA		Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR	Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH		R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH		South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR	South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD	Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE	Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT	Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC		Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS	Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA		Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN		The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat	   University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI	              Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW	Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC		Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC		Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd

DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD		Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD	ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE		Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy
DOE_NRSP	Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board	Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA		Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW		Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH	NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP		Queensland  Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR	Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR	South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE	Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI	                  Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW	Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife

GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
 
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa.  A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
 
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
 
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
 
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.

MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.

Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. 
R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.

RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
 
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributesCC - Attribution (CC BY)
This dataset is available under the CC-BY data licencing model and users are required to acknowledge the Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy as the source of the data in any of their uses. When citing the data please use ‘Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012, Commonwealth of Australia 2012’.
The data is supplied to the Commonwealth for compilation by States and Territories of Australia and custodianship rests with the source agencies. A list of the agencies is available in the acknowledgements section of the metadata entry.
 
The CAPAD data is supplied to the Commonwealth for compilation over a 6-12 month time frame and many months may pass before it is published and thus is not up-to-date at the time of publication and release by the Commonwealth.
 
It is the responsibility of the person using the CAPAD dataset to always check the metadata for the currency date within each jurisdiction and if required seek advice from the individual agencies on details of more recent gazettals of protected areas.
 
Due to privacy issues in relation to some covenants on private lands, these data in some jurisdictions are not included in the spatial data, but are included in the published CAPAD summary statistics. The Department can advise in which bioregions this is likely to be an issue.
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