AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Terry Hie Hie Berrygill Aboriginal Area Vegetation Mapping VIS ID 4003

Vegetation survey and mapping of Berrygill Aboriginal Area 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 4003

Tags: PCT, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Rainforest Types, Comprehensive Regional Assessments(CRA) Eden. VIS_ID 4067

Rainforest is a subset of the Eden vegetation classification of Keith &amp; Bedward. Version 4, May 1999. The rainforest encompasses the following floristics assemblage: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8. VIS_ID 4067

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Mutawintji lands vegetation map. VIS_ID 823

The composition and extent of the present vegetation within the Mutawintji Lands, comprising Mutawintji National Park, Historic Site and Nature Reserve, is described and mapped at 1: 100 000 scale from intensive quadrat samples, field traverses and aerial photograph interpretation. Five broad vegetation communities are described and 530 taxa of vascular plants recorded from 100 sample sites, opportunistic records and previous surveys, nine of which are rare or threatened taxa and 33 of which are regionally significant. Reference: Vegetation Map of the Mutawintji Lands area (including Mutawintji Historic Site, National Park and Nature Reserve). VIS_ID 823

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
High Ecological Value Waterways and Water Dependent Ecosystems - BURWOOD LGA

A map of the high ecological value waterways and water dependent ecosystems for the Burwood LGA was prepared by the Science Division of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, with input layers and support for the map provided by the former NSW Department of Primary Industries-Fisheries and Department of Industry-Crown Lands and Water. The basis for the map arises from Science Division inputs to strategic planning processes. For example, the map has been included in the Land Use and Infrastructure Implementation Plans for the Wilton (Wilton2040, page 22) and Greater Macarthur (interim plan, page 36) Priority Growth Areas. This map was specifically developed for input to Local Government Local Strategic Planning Statements to support Council’s delivery of Strategy 25.1 of the Greater Sydney Region Plan.
The map shows areas where waterways and water dependent ecosystems are defined as high ecological value, based on definitions, guidelines and policies under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, Fisheries Management Act 1994 and Water Management Act 2000. Water dependent ecosystems are defined as wetlands, and flora and fauna that rely on water sources (including groundwater). The map represents an overlay of 39 indicators being used by the State Government to define high value, however, not all 39 indicators will be present in any one LGA (see Attachment 1 below). For example, there are 3 indicators making up the map for the Burwood LGA. It should also be noted that the individual indicators have not been ground-truthed and it is recommended that field assessments and/or a comparison to local mapping be undertaken prior to any decisions being made.
The map was created by initially placing a 1 ha (to correspond with a lot size) hexagon grid over the LGA, and attributing the grid with the area, length and/or frequency of occurrence of high value water dependent ecosystems. The purpose of the map is to identify strategic planning priorities for protecting and improving the health of high value waterways and water dependent ecosystems in the LGA. Once identified, the priorities can be used as a basis for identifying aquatic biodiversity refugia, stream rehabilitation efforts and setting management targets and/or land use planning controls that would protect or improve the health of waterways and water dependent ecosystems so they provide the essential services and functions expected of a cool blue-green corridor.

Tags: Coastal Wetlands, Groundwater, HEV_water, Riparian Lands Watercourses
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Namoi CMA Vegetation map, 2009. VIS_ID 3851

A multi-stage project is currently underway in the Namoi CMA to provide whole-of-catchment vegetation maps classified in accordance with a hierarchy based on vegetation types underpinning the Property Vegetation Plan;
(PVP) - Developer.;
Construction of a spatial vegetation layer for the CMA involves acquisition and compilation of all baseline datasets developed for various local and regional;
initiatives using aerial photograph interpretation (API). A total of 12 major datasets were sourced and integrated into an API composite for the catchment and gaps in the mapping were completed using on-screen digitising of vegetative patterns against SPOT5 imagery.;
The final product contains about 38,000 polygons, each tagged with its likely RVC based on a combination of available polygon attribution, rapid field reconnaissance and local knowledge and expertise. A total of 69 RVCs are mapped. The major types include derived native grasslands, grassy white box woodlands, shrubby white box woodlands, and Pilliga ironbark forests. VIS ID 3851

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Natural Vegetation of the Wollongong 1:100,000 map sheet, Benson D.H. (Unpublished Draft), and the OHares Ck catchment, south of Sydney, Keith D.A. (1994) VIS_ID 2356

Benson and Howell (1994) Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Vegetation Mapping - Explanatory Notes for the Wollongong 1:100 000 Vegetation  Map Sheet. Composition and extent of the present natural vegetation within the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment area found on the Wollongong 1:100 000 map sheet is mapped and described in terms of structure and floristics. Methods consistent with other maps of Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment area published in Cunninghammia and provisional 1:100 000 map sheets prepared as part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Vegetation Mapping project.;
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VIS_ID 2356

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ecological assets of the Gwydir wetlands and floodplains (2008 - VIS ID 3923)

The 2008 map of the vegetation communites of the Gwydir wetlands and floodplain (Bowen and Simpson 2009) was annotated for flooding frequency history, ecological importance and hydro-ecological functional group to determine the spatial distribution of ecological assets to inform the Valley Wide Floodplain Management Plan for the Gwydir.
VIS_ID 3923

Tags: PCT, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Dapper Nature Reserve Vegetation Map  VIS_ID 872

The vegetation of Copperhania, Barton, Dapper &amp; Boginderra Hills NRs, located in central-western NSW,  is described and mapped at a scale of 1:50 000 based on field survey quadrats, aerial photo interpretation and multivariate analysis. 25 communities in total are described for the four reserves, eight in Copperhania NR, six in each of Barton and Dapper NRs and five in Boginderra Hills. VIS_ID 872)

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Dowe CCA Zone 1 National Park Vegetation 2009  VIS_ID 4888

Vegetation community mapping for Dowe Community Conservation Area (CCA) Zone 1 National Park by John Hunter, 2009.  A Northern Tablelands NPWS Region contract. Mapped at 1:50,000 scale. Dowe NP is north east of Gunnedah immediately adjacent to the east of Lake Keepit.
Five communities are defined based on classification (Kulczynski association). These five communities were mapped based on ground truthing, air photo interpretation and landform. The communities described and their status are:
Floristic Community Area Reservation Status
C1: White Cypress Pine – Silver-leaved Ironbark – White Box Woodland
C2: White Box – White Cypress Pine Grassy Woodland
C4: Yarran Shrubland
A total of 170 vascular plant taxa were found from 51 families and 125 genera (22% exotic). No taxa of conservation significance were found during this or previous surveys.
Reference: Hunter,J.T. (2009). Vegetation and Floristics of the Dowe National Park. A report to the NSW NPWS.  
VIS_ID 4888

Tags: Native Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Native Woody Vegetation Mapping of the NSW Wheat-belt VIS_ID 1612

"This map and report (cited below) present the results of research on the rate of change of native woody vegetation in the Central New South Wales wheatbelt. The study was carried out over three years and analysed vegetation change between the 1980s and 2000. ;
The project tested methods to map changes in native woody vegetation using direct visual inspection of readily available Landsat TM satellite imagery. NPWS mapping of native woody vegetation types within the wheatbelt provided the 1980s baseline information for the study. Clearing was identified on the satellite images and digitised. The resulting clearing maps were used to produce updated maps of remaining native woody vegetation for each monitoring period.;
Systematic validation of the mapping was done by comparison with specially flown, fine-scale aerial photography. Validation results showed that the mapping consistently and accurately distinguished between clearing and areas of no-change with typical accuracy rates of approximately 95%.";
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VIS_ID 1612;
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ANZLIC: ANZNS0208000146

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Macquarie Marshes Vegetation,1991-2008. VIS_ID 3920

This is DRAFT metadata and will be updated in 2011.  Vegetation communites of the Macquarie Marshes floodplain in 2008 were mapped by updating the linework and attributes of the 1991 Macquarie Marshes vegetation map (Wilson 1992) using digital aerial photography (50cm pixels) taken from March to May 2008 and field surveys conducted in May, October and November 2008. VIS_ID 3920

Tags: PCT, Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Biodiversity Conservation Lands 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:

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 proformas.
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
Vulnerable Estuaries and ICOLLS

This dataset identifies estuaries that are vulnerable or susceptible to the impacts of land-based inputs of pollutants such as urban stormwater or agricultural runoff. A higher level of management intervention is needed to protect, maintain and/or restore the water quality and ecological condition of vulnerable estuaries from these inputs. 
The vulnerability arises from inherent characteristics of the estuary that can determine where and how much the pollutants are transported and retained in the estuary. Inherent characteristics include catchment area, estuary surface area, estuary volume, estuary depth and the estuary entrance opening and closing regimes. All of these characteristics combine to influence the estuary hydrology such as tidal flushing, dilution capacity, and retention. For example, the vulnerability of estuaries that are classified as Intermittently Closed and Open Lakes and Lagoons (ICOLLS) is predominantly dependent on their state of connection to the sea which determines the rate of flushing. Those with a small catchment to waterway area ratio will have limited connections to the sea as a result, and will be relatively more susceptible. 

Tags: Land Use, estuaries, sensitive
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
DustWatch Database

Dust data in an indicator of soil and catchment health. The assumption is that if wind erosion is occurring and dust is being transported away from the site, then the soil is degrading.
Dust data is stored in the DustWatch data base. Dust concentration measurements are sourced from the DustWatch Node network described in Leys et al. 2008 (http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/dustwatch/). The PM10 data are sampled with DustTrak sensors, a portable, battery-operated laser photometer that gives real-time mass concentration within the particle-size range 0.1 to approximately 10 micrometres. The sensors are enclosed in the manufacturer's field enclosure and have been modified to operate remotely and with minimal maintenance.  One minute data is averaged to hourly values.

Tags: DustWatch, SOIL, Wind Erosion
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
NARCliM1.0 climate projections

What is NARCliM?
The New South Wales and Australian Regional Climate Modelling (NARCliM) project develops high-resolution regional climate projections that cover NSW and South-eastern Australia at a higher resolution and the Australasian continent and beyond at another resolution (named the NARCliM and CORDEX domains, respectively).
Computer modelled climate projections are the best information we have available on our future climate. NARCliM has been designed to help government, industry and community in NSW and Australia plan for our future with robust regional and local scale data.
The NARCliM project uses currently available global climate models (GCM) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenarios from the latest Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) used in the IPCC reports and applies regional dynamical downscaling using the latest Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF). NARCliM generates critical climate indices for a broad range of applications and climate change adaptation and risk analysis.
NARCliM1.0
The NARCliM project began as a multi-agency partnership led by the NSW Government, partnered with the ACT Government, and with contributions from the Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) at the University of New South Wales.
NARCliM1.0 was released in 2014. It contains simulations from four CMIP3 GCMs and three regional climate models (RCM) using WRF3.3 for one future GHG scenario (SRES A2). Time periods included are 1990 to 2009, 2020 to 2039 and 2060 to 2079, with a grid resolution of 10km for South-eastern Australia (NARCliM domain) nested within a 50km grid for Australasia (CORDEX domain). NARCliM1.0 data has been used for a range of NSW climate adaptation and impact studies and climate change visualisations.
NARCliM1.0 features:
* Historical period: 1990 to 2009
* Future simulation periods: 2020 to 2039 and 2060 to 2079
Some common variables projected by NARCliM1.0 include:
* Temperature
* Precipitation
* Wind speed
* Surface evaporation
* Soil moisture
* Bias corrected and post processed data
* Three National Centres for Environmental Predictions (NCEP) reanalysis forced simulations were run from 1950 to 2009.
Model output
For access to NARCliM climate projections data, please visit the NSW Climate Data Portal or the National Computational Infrastructure at ANU.  The Climate Data Portal provides users access to NARCliM's most commonly used "core variables" at daily and monthly frequencies. Additional variables useful for specialist analysis are available upon request. For more information, visit the AdaptNSW website, or contact us through the NARCliM Mailbox, narclim@environment.nsw.gov.au. 
Related links
Discover how climate change will affect your region at AdaptNSW

Tags: CLIMATE-AND-WEATHER, CLIMATE-AND-WEATHER-Climate-change, projections
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Ospreys of Tweed

Access APIMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleOspreys of TweedContent TypeOtherDescriptionLearn about Ospreys of the Tweed, a much-loved apex predator which has a vital role in sustaining estuarine ecosystem health.Initial Publication Date20/06/2024Data Currency20/06/2024Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceOtherFile TypeDocumentAttributionData 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 CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianDuo HePoint of Contactduo.he@customerservice.nsw.gov.auData AggregatorData DistributorAdditional Supporting InformationTRIM Number

Tags: Environment, Inland Waters, Population and society
Organization: Spatial Services (DCS)
State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts – Western Parkland City) 2021

This SEPP contains planning provisions for precincts within the Western Parkland City.
This SEPP has consolidated and repealed the provisions from:

SEPP (State Significant Precincts) 2005 for Edmondson Park South site 
SEPP (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 for Oran Park and Turner Road Precinct, Marsden Park Industrial Precinct Plan, Liverpool Growth Centres Precinct, Camden Growth Centres Precinct, Campbelltown Growth Centres Precinct, South East Wilton Precinct and North Wilton Precinct 
SEPP (Western Sydney Aerotropolis) 2020 
SEPP (Penrith Lakes Scheme) 1989 
Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 30 – St Marys
SEPP (Western Sydney Parklands) 2009


Tags: Aerotropolis, EPI, Growth Centres, HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning, New consolidated SEPP, Penrith Lakes, SEPP, SEPP consolidation, State Significant Precincts, Sydney Regional Environmental Plan, Western Sydney
Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Environmental Planning Instrument - Riparian Lands Watercourses

This spatial dataset identifies land where development implications exist to reduce impacts in riparian lands and watercourses, as designated by a NSW environmental planning instrument.  Riparian lands are a transition zone between the land and the watercourse that is important for maintaining or improving the shape, stability and ecological functions of a watercourse.
Contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile)

Tags: EPI, HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning, LEP, Planning, Riparian Land, SEPP, WATER-Rivers, standard instrument
Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Midcoast Council - Likely and Occupied Koala Habitat for Kundle, Khappinghat and Tea Gardens study areas.

The spatial data maps koala populations and habitat for three study areas in the Midcoast LGA of New South Wales. The three study areas, Kundle, Khappinghat and Tea Gardens are geographically separate, and each are approximately 16, 000 hectares and square or rectangular in shape.
 The data maps both ‘Likely koala habitat’ and Occupied koala habitat’ on all lands except NPWS Estate and Forestry Corporation of NSW estate. ‘Likely koala habitat’ occurs where there is greater than 15% dominance of preferred koala food trees. ‘Occupied koala habitat’ is a spatial subset of ‘Likely koala habitat’ where koala populations are currently viable based upon known presence and their generational persistence over time.
The maps were produced under the NSW Government's Koala Strategy in collaboration with Midcoast Council to inform Council’s 2024 MidCoast Koala Conservation Strategy.

Tags: Koala, Koala Habitat Protection, NSW Koala Strategy, koala habitat
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Bullala National Park Vegetation Mapping. VIS_ID 3998

Vegetation survey and mapping of Bullala National Park in 2009, commissioned by NPWS Narrabri Region. Nine 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 3998

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