AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
25 Year Biodiversity Investment Layer for NSW North Coast

This layer identifies lands of high conservation value suitable for investment in conservation through a range of mechanisms. This could be achieved through mechanisms such as voluntary acquisition as formal reserves under the National Parks &amp; Wildlife Act or State and Regional Parks under the Crown Lands Act.  Areas not available or suitable to be added to the state reserve system may be protected as informal reserves through various measures including protective covenants, council zonings, council conservation incentive schemes, biobanking, or conservation agreements.
The guiding policy document for the Biodiversity Investment Layer is the draft Protected Area Establishment Strategy which sets priorities and targets for the establishment of a protected area network that encompasses formal reservation of public lands and conservation agreements and plans for private conservation initiatives.
The draft Protected Area Establishment Strategy is in turn underpinned by a range of national and state government policy documents and guiding principles including the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment, the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity, the National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS), the National Reserve System Directions Statement, The Australian Natural Heritage and Burra Charters and the JANIS criteria.
The Biodiversity Investment Layer has been developed using a range of data developed largely for regional scale analyses such as the Comprehensive Regional Assessments (around 1997-2000). While these data are relevant and provide a strategic view of the landscape at a regional scale, they would require refinement for property level assessments.
The layer does not attempt to map comprehensively all lands of biodiversity significance, rather maps lands which are more suitable for management as conservation areas.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Soil and Land Resources of the Liverpool Plains Catchment

This product contains natural resource mapping for the Liverpool Plains Catchment. This mapping was undertaken to enhance knowledge of soils, landscapes and physical constraints to land use in the urban and rural environment. The information informs decision-making and planning throughout the catchment.
Each soil landscape is an inventory of soil and landscape information with relatively uniform land management requirements, allowing major soil and landscape qualities and constraints to be identified.  Soils are described using the Australian Soil Classification and the Great Soil Groups systems.
Related Datasets: The dataset area is also covered by the Soil landscape 1:000 000 mapping series for the mapsheets of Curlewis, Tamworth, Murrurundi and Blackville.
Online Maps: This and related datasets can be viewed using eSPADE (NSW’s soil spatial viewer), which contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area.
Reference: Office of Environment and Heritage, 2012, Soil and Land Resources of the Liverpool Plains Catchment, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Soil Landscapes of the Woodburn 1:100,000 Sheet

This map is one of a series of soil landscape maps that are intended for all of central and eastern NSW, based on standard 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 topographic sheets. The map provides an inventory of soil and landscape properties of the area and identifies major soil and landscape qualities and constraints. It integrates soil and topographic features into single units with relatively uniform land management requirements. Soils are described in terms of soil materials in addition to the Australian Soil Classification and the Great Soil Group systems.
Related Datasets: The dataset area is also covered by the mapping of Acid Sulphate Soil Risk Mapping.
Online Maps: This and related datasets can be viewed using eSPADE (NSW’s soil spatial viewer), which contains a suite of soil and landscape information including soil profile data. Many of these datasets have hot-linked soil reports. An alternative viewer is the SEED Map; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area.
Reference: Morand D.T., 2010, Soil Landscapes of the Woodburn 1:100,000 Sheet map, Edition 2, NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, Sydney.
Morand D.T., 2001, Soil Landscapes of the Woodburn 1:100,000 Sheet report, NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation, Sydney.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Lord Howe Island Vegetation Map 2016 VIS_ID 4450

Fine scale vegetation communities mapped at 1:1,000 resolution across the Lord Howe Island Group (LHIG) are based on 2012, ADS40 digital aerial imagery captured at 10 cm resolution (LPI). The updated vegetation data and report will assist the LHI Board to better manage vegetation communities across the World Heritage Area, particularly within the settlement area where spatial accuracy in the delineation of native vegetation is critical and will assist and inform actions undertaken in delivering biodiversity management. VIS_ID 4450

Tags: TEC, Vegetation map
Organization: Lord Howe Island Board
Single National Park Vegetation 2000 VIS_ID 4755

Single National Park vegetation mapping was undertaken by Dr Peter Clark, Dr Lachlan Copeland and Natasha Noble in 2000 by contract for the NPWS Northern Tableland Region.  Single National Park is located on the western edge of Guyra Plateau, 18km east of Tingha and 60km north of Armidale.
Maps of veg structure were initially prepared at 1:25,000 scale based on photo pattern interpretation colour aerial photographs.
VIS_ID 4755

Tags: Native Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
NSW bathymetry sourced from multibeam and marine lidar surveys

Bathymetric (depth) information were sourced from the NSW statewide marine lidar bathymetry data collected in 2018 and multibeam echosounder surveys conducted by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment since 2005. Data were mosaicked in ArcGIS 10.8, with the marine lidar data superseding the multibeam data where overlaps occurred. This dataset will be updated as new surveys are conducted. 
Please refer to the ‘NSW Marine LiDAR Topo-Bathy 2018 Geotif’ (https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/marine-lidar-topo-bathy-2018) and ‘HABMAP Multi-beam Survey Coverage Areas’ (https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/habmap-multi-beam-survey-coverage-areasd74ae) records on SEED for further information on the data sources.  

Tags: Bathymetry, GEOSCIENCES, GEOSCIENCES-Geomorphology, MARINE, MARINE-Coasts, Multibeam sonar, depth, marine lidar
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Assessment of Montane Peatlands and Swamps EEC on NSW Crown Forest Estate

The operational map for Montane Peatlands and Swamps was constructed to resolve long-standing issues surrounding its identification, location and extent within the NSW State Forest estate covered by the eastern Regional Forest Agreements. 
The project’s Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) Reference Panel (the Panel) reviewed the determination for Montane Peatlands and Swamps and agreed upon a set of diagnostic parameters for its identification through aerial photograph interpretation (API). These parameters included an elevation of greater than 400m and, broadly, the presence of treeless native vegetation on poorly drained soils. 
Using API, we then assessed whether Montane Peatlands and Swamps is present within more than 828,000 hectares of state forests within the coastal, tableland and montane regions of eastern NSW. A number of State Forests were excluded from the assessment because they fell below the elevation threshold or were underlain by Triassic sandstone sediments, which are explicitly excluded in the determination for Montane Peatlands and Swamps. 
In total we identified 1729.5 hectares of candidate Montane Peatlands and Swamps across State Forests in eastern NSW. From this we constructed several operational maps showing the extent of the Montane Peatlands and Swamps TEC within the relevant State Forests. More than 60% of the total mapped areas were located in the southern tablelands. The largest areas of the candidate TEC were mapped in Bago, Glenbog and Badja State Forests in the south, and in Boonoo and Girard State Forests in the north. Patch size varied, with more than 200 patches being smaller than 0.1 hectare and around 50 patches being larger than 30 hectares. 
It is noted that the broad mapping criteria will have captured a wide range of floristic assemblages including swamps, bogs, marshes, fens, meadows, grasslands and herb fields. Not all of these assemblage will be Montane Peatlands and Swamps, and it is highly likely that the mapping has captured two related TECs due to their overlapping environmental gradients and similar vegetation structure. These two TECs (Upland Wetlands of the Drainage Divide of the New England Bioregion and Carex Sedgeland of the New England Tableland, Nandewar, Brigalow Belt South and NSW North Coast Bioregions) are both candidate TECs within State Forests in their own right.
Operational TEC Mapping have been derived by API at a viewing scale between 1-4000 using ADS40 50 cm pixel imagery and 1 m derived LIDAR DEM grids for floodplain EECs.

Organization: Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
Moema National Park Vegetation Mapping. VIS_ID 3993

Vegetation survey and mapping of Moema National Park in 2008, commissioned by NPWS Narrabri Region. Seven communities were determined based on floristic analysis of 20 x 20 m survey sites, and described using dominant species and structural characteristics. Vegetation communities were mapped using ground truthing, position in landscape and stereo interpretation of aerial photos captured at 1:50,000. Lineage and attribution accuracy are unknown. VIS_ID 3993

Tags: PCT, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Repealed -  State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development) 2019

This is a repealed State Environmental Planning Policy and has been superseded by the State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production) 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 (Primary Production) 2021 Open Data page: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/opendata/dataset/state-environmental-planning-policy-primary-production-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 the land for State Environmental Planning Policy (Primary Production and Rural Development) 2019.

Tags: HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning, Repealed SEPP, Rural Lands, SEPP, SEPP Consolidation, State Environmental Planning Policy, land, planning
Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessment-Hastings River Estuary

This asset relates to the Hastings River and consists of the outputs from hydrodynamic modelling undertaken by the University of New South Wales Water Research Laboratory (WRL) to investigate changes in salinity dynamics under sea level rise.   
Three different sea level scenarios were modelled, a present-day sea level, a sea level increase of 0.20 m and an increase of 0.55 m.  
This asset comprises the full technical report written by WRL, timeseries data for each model scenario run, and all the run files required to re-run the model using RMA software. 

Note: If you would like to ask a question, make any suggestions, or tell us how you are using this dataset, please visit the NSW Water Hub which has an online forum you can join.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, Estuaries, Modelling, Salinity
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Seabed NSW

The SeaBed NSW program provides data on the structure and composition of the seabed adjacent to our beaches. This program is funded through the NSW Coastal Reforms, combined with data from other sources. It improves our understanding of connectivity between coastal (beaches, estuaries) and marine environments, enabling improved approaches to managing and predicting the impacts of human activities, severe storms and climate change.
The program builds on the research expertise and specialist capabilities developed in 2005 as part of the HABMAP program mapping seabed habitats of our marine estate. The SeaBed NSW project maps large areas of the seafloor on the inner continental shelf using airborne laser mapping (LADS) in shallow water depths and vessel-based multi-beam sonar further offshore. 
The program contributes to the goal of a continuous high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) for the entire NSW coast. This new marine LiDAR data builds significantly on our existing database; provides a more accurate 3D surface for our wave modelling tools, enables us to answer questions about how sand moves around the coastal-marine environment and provide baseline information from which to measure change.
Seabed data is generated by collating and analysing bathymetric and marine sediment datasets, and seabed habitats defined from swath acoustic surveys and aerial photography. Data from approximately 120 kilometres of vessel-towed underwater video surveys is also used to allow field validation of swath acoustic data and a description of the visually dominant sessile biota over large areas of the seabed.
An understanding of what type of seabed there is, what it is made of and what is living there is critical so we can better manage coastal hazards and risk for NSW and ensure there are viable and healthy marine ecosystems for the future.
The data are intended to inform coastal and marine management and should not be used for navigation without additional processing.
The Seabed NSW program has developed and issued the following datasets:

NSW Marine LiDAR Topo-Bathy 2018 Geotif
NSW seabed landforms derived from marine lidar data 2022
Shellharbour seabed landforms derived from multibeam echosounder data 2022
Wollongong seabed landforms derived from multibeam echosounder data 2022
HABMAP Multi-beam Survey Coverage Areas
Single Beam Bathymetry &amp; Coastal Topography Survey Coverage Areas - Coastal Marine Unit
NSW Environment Multi Beam Echo Sounder Gridded Data
NESP Biodiversity Hub Hunter Marine Park Multi Beam Echo Sounder Surveys


Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Biodiversity Conservation Lands (Detailed Version) for the Central Coast Regional Strategy

The Biodiversity Conservation Lands dataset has been compiled for the Central Coast 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:
1. 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 proforma


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 Gosford and Wyong
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
CRAFTI - Floristics, Southern CRA, South Coast Subregion. VIS_ID 4140

CRAFTI stands for Comprehensive Regional Assessment Aerial Photograph Interpretation. In response to the National Forest Policy Statement, CRAFTI was designed as part of the CRA to provide raw data on growth stage and disturbance information of all Eucalypt forest and floristics over all or some defined regions as appropriate. This information was intended to contribute to 'old growth' assessments and also a floristics layer, which were required to satisfy aspects of the Regional Forest Agreement process. VIS_ID 4140

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
CIFOA Forest Structure Analysis State Forest Boundaries

Access APIThe Land Units contain the core management components for Forestry Corporation of NSW Hardwood Forests Division operational activities Only land units relevant to the CIFOA Forest Structure Analysis are included.These datasets were produced as part of a study undertaken by the University of Newcastle, commissioned by the NSW Natural Resources Commission. The study produced a report, titled ‘Retrospective Analysis of Forest Structure Change: ALS Data Comparison and Interpretation’.Metadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleCIFOA Forest Structure Analysis State Forest BoundariesContent TypeOtherDescriptionFCNSW Land Units - State Forest Boundaries, Clipped to areas relevant to NSW Natual Resources Commission Web AppInitial Publication Date23/08/2024Data Currency23/08/2024Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceOtherFile TypeImagery LayerAttributionData 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 CommonsStandard and SpecificationData CustodianNSW Natural Resources CommissionPoint of ContactEmma Pearce (Emma.Pearce@nrc.nsw.gov.au)Data AggregatorData DistributorSpatial VisionAdditional Supporting InformationTRIM Number

Tags: Administrative, Boundary, FCNSW, Forests, Land, Management, Units
Organization: Spatial Services (DCS)
Mount Foxlow-Harrisons Peak Vegetation Map. VIS_ID 4210

A survey by Barrer (1997) of remnant native vegetation in the south-east section of Yarrowlumla Shire identified areas of high or potentially high nature conservation significance. The largest and most valuable of these remnants was the bushlands of the Mt. Foxlow - Harrisons Peak area, with two smaller but connected areas, the Queanbeyan River corridor and Captains Flat bushlands also identified as of high conservation significance. These three areas were identified as being vulnerable to a range of existing and proposed activities, likely to lead to vegetation and biodiversity loss or decline. Funds were applied for to undertake a three-year assessment of the significance of these bushlands and to gather ecological information for management purposes. VIS_ID 4210

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Native Fish

The native fish dataset encompasses observations gathered from diverse regions within New South Wales (NSW), Australia. This dataset is characterised by its point-based structure, consisting of records of native fish occurrences obtained through two primary survey methods: environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys and baited remote underwater video surveys (BRUVs).
Environmental DNA surveys involve the collection and analysis of genetic material shed by aquatic organisms into the surrounding water, providing a non-invasive method for detecting the presence of fish species. Baited remote underwater video surveys (BRUVs) employ underwater cameras equipped with bait to attract fish, allowing for visual identification and documentation of fish species at various depths and locations within aquatic environments.
Each record in the native fish dataset includes essential information such as species identification, spatial coordinates of observation sites, survey methodology (eDNA or BRUV), and additional environmental parameters such as water quality, habitat characteristics, and vegetation cover. These data offer valuable insights into the distribution, abundance, and diversity of native fish populations across NSW, contributing to scientific research, conservation planning, and ecosystem management initiatives aimed at preserving aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem health.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Science, ecology, environmental, fish, surface water
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
The Native Vegetation Of The Woodford And Erskine Ranges, Kings Tableland And Narrow Neck Peninsula In The Blue Mountains National Park VIS_ID 2262

The distribution and composition of the native vegetation of the Erskine and Woodford Ranges, Kings Tableland and Katoomba Escarpment within Blue Mountains National Park.;
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VIS_ID 2262

Tags: TEC, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Dooragan National Park Vegetation 1997. VIS_ID 253.

Vegetation community mapping for Dooragan National Park by Penny and Keith Kendall, 1997. The study was undertaken to provide specific floristic site data. Ten full floristic sites were surveyed. The methodology and proformas used were consistent with the 1995 NPWS NRAC survey. The survey consisted of a full floristc survey in a 20 x 50 metre plot. Structural information was also recorded using the NRAC methodology. A sample copy of the NRAC vegetation and the mapping proformas are included in Appendix 1 of the report. The location of the floristic sites and cmpleted proformas are included in Appendix 2 of the report. The information collected from the sites was supplemented by opportunistic observations. The contract was undertaken for Mid North Coast NPWS Region. VIS_ID 253.

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Natural Vegetation of the Pooncarie 1:250000 map sheet VIS ID 972

The composition and extent of the present natural vegetation on the Pooncarie 1:250,000 mapsheet bounded by the latitudes 33deg 00min and 34deg 00min S and longitudes 142deg 30min and 144deg 00min E is described and mapped. Vegetation codes are compatible with other RBG mapping. Stand alone dataset.
VIS ID  972

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water