AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Greater Sydney Canopy Access 2022

The Greater Sydney Canopy Access 2022 dataset provides information on community access to tree canopy cover in Greater Sydney. It enables quick reference to localised canopy cover and identification of local areas of low or high tree canopy cover to target policy interventions and projects. It can be used to prioritise action to achieve equitable access to the benefits of canopy and trees for the community.

The dataset was created to enable broad availability and use of the Greater Sydney Region Tree Canopy 2022 Dataset. It consists of vegetation cover (i.e. canopy cover and green cover) in hexagonal vector grid format, for each Local Government Area in Greater Sydney and the whole Greater Sydney Region. It is derived from a height stratified vegetation cover dataset (i.e. Greater Sydney Region Tree Canopy 2022) acquired by ArborCarbon over Greater Sydney at 16,000ft AGL from fixed wing aircraft between 3 October 2022 and 20 February 2023.

In the dataset, "tree canopy" is classified as all vegetation greater than 3m. "All vegetation" includes vegetation, including tree canopy, greater than 0m. Note: due to data limitations, not all grass areas have been identified in their entirety.

The dataset can be used to understand community access to canopy at the local scale. It should not be used to calculate canopy cover at Local Government Area (LGA) or suburb scale. Summary statistics for canopy cover at these scales is available on the NSW Government SEED portal (see methodology report).

The hexagon cells at the edge of capture area may not accurately reflect the canopy cover on the ground because the canopy cover was calculated across the whole hexagon and not just the part of the hexagon that canopy was recorded in.   

Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Water Modelling-Palaeo Stochastic Climate Data-Greater Sydney-Silo Station (iv of xi) ID 066001-067020

The palaeo stochastic climate data include 10,000 replicates of 130-yr daily data sets of rainfall and potential evapotranspiration generated using observed data sets without and with combined palaeo climate data. This work has been undertaken by researchers at the University of Newcastle and used in modelling for Greater Sydney Water Strategy.

This particular Asset (066001-067020) houses Silo Station IDs:
<ul>
<li>066047 - PENNANT HILLS (YARRARA ROAD)</li>
<li>066063 - WAHROONGA RESERVOIR</li>
<li>066124 - PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE)</li>
<li>066129 - BEECROFT</li>
<li>067002 - CASTLEREAGH (CASTLEREAGH ROAD)</li>
<li>067010 - GLENORIE (OLD NORTHERN RD)</li>
<li>067014 - MAROOTA (OLD TELEGRAPH ROAD)</li>
<li>067015 - BRINGELLY (MARYLAND)</li>
<li>067019 - PROSPECT RESERVOIR</li>
</ul>



Note: If you would like to ask a question, make any suggestions, or tell us how you are using this dataset, please visit the <a href="https://water-hub.seed.nsw.gov.au/thread/search">NSW Water Hub which has an online forum</a> you can join.

Tags: Climate Change perturbed, Climate Data, DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Analytics, Observed Climate, Stochastic Climate, Water-Modelling, modelling
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Lismore South East LGA Vegetation 2011. VIS_ID 4479

Fine-scale mapping of vegetation, including Endangered Ecological
Communities (EECs) and Koala habitat across the Local Government Area (LGA). The mapping fulfills a fundamental requirement for the development of a Biodiversity Management Strategy (BMS) by Lismore City Council.

The LGA was divided into three zones, designated by colour, reflecting differing levels of available background information, potential for landuse to conflict with biodiversity objectives and other threats. NPWS Estate including National Parks (NPs), Nature Reserves (NRs) and State Conservation Areas (SCAs) as well as State Forests (SFs) were outside the scope of the mapping project.

Original field work was undertaken between November 2010 and June 2011.  The mapping project commenced in Nov 2017 using 2009 aerial photography along with Sept 2012 imagery limited to the rural villages of Modanville, Dunoon and Nimbin. From May 2018 onwards the project used high resolution aerial photography taken in April 2018.

Vegetation was classified by API mainly on the basis of spatial patterns, texture and colour calibrated by field observations. Non-plantation vegetation polygons were assigned to vegetation units on the basis of canopy dominant species. Vegetation communities were placed in Keith formations and classes. Vegetation condition was also recorded.

Each vegetation polygon was assigned to a Koala habitat category based only on flora species present.

A list of EECs reported or considered likely to occur in the LGA were also derived.

A reliability code was allocated to each mapped polygon, according to the source of the data and/or the manner in which data was collected.

VIS_ID 4479

Tags: Lismore LGA, vegetation map
Organization: Lismore City Council
NSW Koala Prioritisation Project - Areas of Regional Koala Significance (ARKS)

The Koala Prioritisation Project NSW commenced in 2015 and was funded under the Saving our Species Iconic Koala Project to provide support and strategic direction to future priorities in conservation actions for the koala. The project is one of several projects designed to support data driven (evidence based) decision making for koala conservation in NSW.

The two main spatial outputs of the Koala Prioritisation Project NSW are Areas of Regional Koala Significance (ARKS) and Functional Habitat. 

The ARKS mapping has been designed to provide focus priorities for the profiling and analysis of the landscape values and threats for koala populations in NSW. The analysis is being undertaken at a state-wide scale; no attempt has been made to delineate fine-scale occupancy information. 

The dataset should be only viewed at 1:100,000 scale or coarser. As the areas were designed only to provide an envelope for analysis, no relative significance for areas have been assigned. Finer scale information that may be available in local and regional scale analyses can provide more detailed occupancy and habitat suitability information.

The basis for this analysis has been occupancy information. No attempt has been made to incorporate habitat suitability or identify areas of unoccupied habitat. Habitat suitability has been considered as a koala value in later parts of the prioritisation process. The limitation following from this approach is that the recognition of Areas of Regional Significance is dependent on survey effort. Where active survey is limited (particularly in the west of NSW), identified Areas of Regional Koala Significance may be under-recognised. As more observation data are collected and collated, our understanding of the relative significance of koala occupied lands will evolve.

All Koala Habitat Information Base (KHIB) datasets are available for download below under 'Dataset Relationship'

For further information on the data layers and their development, please see the <a href="https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research-and-publications/publications-search/koala-habitat-information-base-technical-guide">Koala Habitat Information Base Technical Guide</a>.

Tags: KOALA, NSW Koala Strategy, Planning and Assessment
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Water Sharing Plans-Unregulated River Water Sources-Spatial Dataset

This dataset contains best endeavours aggregation and depiction of unregulated river water sources derived from In Force Water Sharing Plans (WSP) for unregulated systems. Water sharing plans are legally binding plans made under the Water Management Act 2000.

PLEASE NOTE: In the case of any discrepancy between this digital dataset and the published Water Sharing Plan (accessible on the www.legislation.nsw.gov.au site) the instrument as made by the Minister remains the authoritative source and should be used to both interpret the intent of the Plan and in subsequent decision making. Best endeavours have been made in collating relevant Water Sharing Plan boundary and attribution contained in this dataset. However, no warranty is provided as to the accuracy or currency of this representation.   The department does not warrant and is not liable for the use of this material as per the licensed sharing conditions CC-BY 4.0.



Note: If you would like to ask a question, make any suggestions, or tell us how you are using this dataset, please visit the <a href="https://water-hub.seed.nsw.gov.au/thread/search">NSW Water Hub which has an online forum</a> you can join.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Analytics, Gazetted, Plan, Planning, River, Spatial, Stream, Unregulated, Unregulated River Water Sources, WSP, Water, Water Sharing Plan, Water Sources, catchment, hydro
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Water Modelling-Modelled Data-Long-term average annual extraction limit (LTAAEL)-Border Rivers

Long-term average annual extraction limit (LTAAEL) is a regulatory limit set on annual water extractions from a river system. It ensures that average extractions over the long term are sustainable, and thus help prevent environmental degradation.

In NSW these limits are defined by water sharing plans (WSPs). Every WSP outlines how the water in a river system will be shared over a 10-year period. They also define:

• how LTAAEL compliance is to be assessed for each river system

• what conditions will trigger noncompliance action

• what compliance action can be taken.

The Natural Resources Commission regularly reviews all WSPs to ensure extractions from each river system are within the limits set, and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority reviews sustainable diversion limit (SDL) compliance each year.

To assess compliance, we model LTAAEL using a model that has been configured to represent the development and management rules defined by a system WSP (this refers to as LTAAEL model). We then compare this modelled LTAAEL with the modelled under current conditions long-term average annual extractions (LTAAEs) (which are usually those modelled by the annual permitted take, or APT, model). Although, the LTAAEL includes multiple types of water use, the compliance assessment is based on the total. We do this annually using the best available models, and the outcomes are published on the DPE website.

Where river system’s LTAAE exceed LTAAEL, the system is considered noncompliant. If the noncompliance trigger conditions in the WSP are met, noncompliance action is taken.

The data set provided contains flows at several gauges in each river system, as simulated by the annually extended LTAAEL model. Notwithstanding the model’s inherent limitations, these are a fair representation of those we would expect under WSP operation and development conditions. They can be compared with flows simulated by other key scenario models, such as annual permitted take (APT) model or without development (WOD) model.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Analytics, modelling, surface water
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Home Equity Access Scheme - Quarterly Report

The Home Equity Access Scheme (the Scheme) is a voluntary arrangement that allows people of Age Pension age to supplement their retirement income through an Australian Government loan secured against their home or other suitable Australian real estate. Other qualification criteria apply, including residency. Participants can access regular fortnightly payments, capped lump sum advance payments, or both.
 
Fortnightly loan payments can ‘top up’ any pension payment the person receives to a maximum of 150 per cent of the maximum fortnightly rate of Age Pension. For example, a maximum-rate age pensioner can receive an extra 50 per cent of the pension as a Scheme loan, a non-pensioner can receive the full 150 per cent of the maximum Age Pension rate, and a part pensioner can receive an amount in between. Participants can also access up to two lump sum advances in any 26-fortnight period, to a combined total of no more than 50 per cent of the maximum annual rate of Age Pension. Any lump sum advance will reduce the maximum fortnightly loan amount a participant can receive over the subsequent 26-fortnight period.
 
A Scheme loan accrues compound interest. Any amount received under the Scheme, and interest accrued, is attributed as a debt secured against real assets nominated by the participant. Voluntary repayments can be made at any time but are not required. Any outstanding amount is recovered on the sale of the secured real estate (unless rolled over to a new property) or from the person’s estate. A No Negative Equity Guarantee limits the recoverable debt to the equity in the property used to secure the loan.

For more information about the Scheme, please visit the Department of Social Services' website at: https://www.dss.gov.au/home-equity-access-scheme

Tags: Age Pension, Home Equity, Older Australians, Pension Loans Scheme, Social Security
Organization: Department of Social Services
Strategic Regional Land Use Policy (SRLUP) - Future Residential Growth Area

Future Residential Growth Area Land has been identified in planning instruments or Government-endorsed planning strategies. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas. 

It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Tags: Agriculture, Boundaries, Land
Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Southeast and Tablelands Regional Plan Corridors

Biodiversity corridors which are identified for consideration in the South East and Tablelands Regional Plan. These corridors were mapped by refining connectivity models for a range of fauna species, through a process of on ground validation and local knowledge. Local experts who contributed to the final map include staff from all local governments within the planning region, LLS, and National Parks staff. 

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Water Modelling-Modelled Data-Annual Permitted Take (APT)-Namoi

Annual permitted take (APT) is a critical component of sustainable resource management, balancing the need for water resource utilisation with the preservation of ecosystems. It is a crucial mechanism for ensuring the long-term annual sustainable diversion limits (SDLs) set under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan are not exceeded, and that enough water is available for the environment. APT is the maximum amount of water permitted to be taken for consumptive purposes each year, and has been enforced since July 2019

A method for determining APT is part of each water resource plans (WRPs) developed by the Basin states under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007. When the method is applied over the Basin Plan reference period (1895–2009), the annual APT must be equal to or less than SDL.

An APT model is a major component of the APT calculation method. It is used to calculate the APT that would be expected in a year, given that year’s water availability and climatic conditions. APT is calculated at the end of each year and compared to actual take in that year, with the difference added to a public register of take. SDL compliance is tracked using the cumulative difference (from water year 2019–20).

APT models are configured using estimates of the river management and development (public and private infrastructure) conditions in a river system across the water resource plan period. These estimates include:

• irrigated crop area and planting decisions

• water entitlement holders’ distribution and use patterns

• how storages are operated to supply water for consumption and the environment.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Analytics, modelling, surface water
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Land and Soil Capability Mapping for NSW

This Land and Soil Capability (LSC) dataset uses the best available soils natural resource mapping across New South Wales. It provides a broad-scale, regional view as to the dominant LSC class present for over 3000 individual mapping units through the assessment of eight key soil and landscape limitations (water erosion, wind erosion, salinity, topsoil acidification, shallow soils/rockiness, soil structure decline, waterlogging and mass movement).

The assessment of LSC is based on the mapping method and rule set (Land and Soil Capability Assessment Scheme: Second Approximation) developed by OEH (2012) and builds on the rural land capability classification and mapping undertaken for the central and eastern divisions of the state by the former Soil Conservation Service of NSW (Emery 1986) but with more emphasis on a broader range of soil and landscape properties.

The mapping uses an eight class system with values ranging between 1 and 8 that represent a decreasing capability of the land to sustain landuse. Class 1 represents land capable of sustaining most landuses including those that have a high impact on the soil (e.g., regular cultivation), whilst class 8 represents land that can only sustain very low impact landuses (e.g., nature conservation). LSC class names are:
<ul>
<li>1: Extremely high capability land</li>
<li>2: Very high capability land</li>
<li>3: High capability land</li>
<li>4: Moderate capability land</li>
<li>5: Moderate–low capability land</li>
<li>6: Low capability land</li>
<li>7: Very low capability land</li>
<li>8: Extremely low capability land</li>
</ul>

The ruleset can be downloaded from this LSC's Resource's page and is part of the zipped data package in SEED.

<strong>Online Maps:</strong> This dataset can be viewed using <a href="http://espade.environment.nsw.gov.au/">eSPADE</a> (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 <a href="https://geo.seed.nsw.gov.au/Public_Viewer/index.html?viewer=Public_Viewer&amp;locale=en-AU">SEED Map</a>; an ideal way to see what other natural resources datasets (e.g. vegetation) are available for this map area.

Note: This version (4.6) is only a small amendment, updating LSC name and definitions in the GIS attribute tables and symbology layer files.  It has not modified any LSC classes in the linework or incorporated new mapping. These upgrades to the LSC mapping are planned for the next version to be released soon in 2026.

<strong>Reference:</strong> Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, 2025, <em>Land and Soil Capability Mapping for NSW, Version 4.6</em>, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Parramatta.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Water Modelling-Modelled Data-Long-term average annual extraction limit (LTAAEL)

Long-term average annual extraction limit (LTAAEL) is a regulatory limit set on annual water extractions from a river system. It ensures that average extractions over the long term are sustainable, and thus help prevent environmental degradation.

In NSW these limits are defined by water sharing plans (WSPs). Every WSP outlines how the water in a river system will be shared over a 10-year period. They also define:

• how LTAAEL compliance is to be assessed for each river system

• what conditions will trigger noncompliance action

• what compliance action can be taken.

The Natural Resources Commission regularly reviews all WSPs to ensure extractions from each river system are within the limits set, and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority reviews sustainable diversion limit (SDL) compliance each year.

To assess compliance, we model LTAAEL using a model that has been configured to represent the development and management rules defined by a system WSP (this refers to as LTAAEL model). We then compare this modelled LTAAEL with the modelled under current conditions long-term average annual extractions (LTAAEs) (which are usually those modelled by the annual permitted take, or APT, model). Although, the LTAAEL includes multiple types of water use, the compliance assessment is based on the total. We do this annually using the best available models, and the outcomes are published on the DPE website.

Where river system’s LTAAE exceed LTAAEL, the system is considered noncompliant. If the noncompliance trigger conditions in the WSP are met, noncompliance action is taken.

The data set provided contains flows at several gauges in each river system, as simulated by the annually extended LTAAEL model. Notwithstanding the model’s inherent limitations, these are a fair representation of those we would expect under WSP operation and development conditions. They can be compared with flows simulated by other key scenario models, such as annual permitted take (APT) model or without development (WOD) model.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Analytics, modelling, surface water
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
BMR Research Newsletter 7

Titles in this newsletter:
Thermogenic gases in the offshore Otway Basin and western Tasmania margin 
Applied Extension Tectonics 1987 BMR Research Symposium, 24-26 November, Canberra 
Government Geoscience Database Policy Advisory Committee (GGDPAC) 
Seabed sampling off southeast Australia 
Geochemical research cruise off northern NSW finds evidence for new mechanism of marine phosphorite formation 
North Perth Basin project 
Recent publications and data releases 
More power to the Marine Division: RV Rig Seismic's seismic source upgraded 
Thick-skinned tectonics in central Australia: Deep seismic results from a multidisciplinary study 
New Hydrogeological Map of Australia 
Thrust sheets in the northeastern Amadeus Basin, NT: stratigraphic repetition enhances hydrocarbon prospects 
New model for evolution of Amadeus Basin 
Book review: Recent advances in understanding Precambrian gold deposits, edited by S.E. Ho &amp; D.I. Groves 
Chemical modelling of ore fluids: the CSIRO-SGTE THERMODATA programs established at BMR 
Extensional tectonics in the Tumut Trough 
BMR completes study of hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Middle Proterozoic McArthur Basin 
McArthur Basin Bulletin released 
Seismic survey provides new information on eastern margin of Surat Basin, Qld 
Palaeogeographic Maps project: drawing to a close as a successor waits in the wings 
Googong Dam and the Upper Naas Valley earthquake of 4 April 1987 
Cadoux earthquake, 7 March 1987

Tags: Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Research Newsletter
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data