Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014

The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2014 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 30 June 2014. This is the ninth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.  
The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. "CAPAD 2014-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, 2010 and 2012. 
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 2014 is a public and downloadable version of CAPAD 2014 data, available for use through the CC-BY licencing model. 
Main attributes in the full version of CAPAD 2014 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 Area
ASPA    Antarctic Specially Protected Area
BG  Botanic Gardens
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
CR  Coastal 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
MA  Management Agreement
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)
NR  Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF    Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
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 (Abbreviated as Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under Nat Parks Act) 
RP  Recreation Park
RR  Regional Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP  State Park
SR  State Reserve
WPA 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. It is this field that is used to calculate the statistics provided in spreadsheets at: www.environment.gov.au/capad/
REPT_AREA is the same with GIS_AREA (previously REPT_AREA is 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). Due to the fact that not all received data have REPT_AREA, it is incomplete and inconsistent if REPT_AREA is used for analysis. 
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" = Yes. A protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = No. A protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = No Data. 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
AC_SA                        Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD   ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC                      Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC &amp; BA    Australian Wildlife Conservancy &amp; 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
EAC_QLD         Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
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
LHI_Board   Lord Howe Island Board
LILC                         Local Indigenous Land 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
SA_DEH          South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR    South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
F_SA                                Forestry South Australia
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
DOE_NRSP    Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
F_SA                         Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW                       Forestry Commission of NSW
LHI_Board   Lord Howe Island Board
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 2014 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2014 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 attributes

Tags: BOUNDARIES, BOUNDARIES_Conservation, Downloadable Data, LAND Geography_Conservation, LAND Geography_Reserve, LAND_Conservation
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network