AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Great Barrier Reef Bathymetry, 2000 (CRC Reef Research Centre, GBRMPA)

Depth and Elevation Model of the Great Barrier Reef (GBRDEM), a regional-scale terrain model covering the Great Barrier Reef, catchments which flow into the Great Barrier Reef and, where data are available, depths beyond the edge of the continental shelf. Data are presented as Mean Sea Level (MSL, unit: m), a measure indistinguishable from the Australian Height Datum (AHD) in accuracy at the regional scale. The main data for the model originated from 176,000 depth soundings from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Hydrographic Survey Office, which cover much of the GBR Lagoon at varying spatial density. As soundings in the northern and southern ends of the GBR are extremely sparse, some additional depths were digitised from hydrological charts 375 and 4621. The GBRMPA reef outlines data were included and interpreted as corresponding to a depth of approximately 10.5 m below MSL. Also included were some LASER Airborne Depth Sounder data, seabeam multi-beam echo-sounder data, soundings taken from charts and, in deep water beyond the continental shelf, depths modelled from remotely sensed data. In most cases, primary data consist of irregular point depth soundings, which were interpolated to a regular 250 m lattice.

Bathymetry data are essential for a scientific understanding of the physical and biological processes that are strongly linked to depth. The data are suitable for analyses at regional scales.

Note: For a more up-to-date bathymetry dataset see the gb100 dataset.

Data Units:
Mean Sea Level (MSL): m

Reference:
- Lewis, A. (2001) Great Barrier Reef Depth and Elevation Model: GBRDEM. CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd Technical Report No. 33. Townsville; CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd, 58 pp. ISBN 1 876054 64 6

Tags: marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Abalone fishing block 24 - High resolution acoustic data of reef habitat

The principle aim of this project was to map the fine-scale spatial distribution of key abalone habitat impacted by urchins in &lt; 25 m water depth using multibeam acoustic imagery. Detailed substrate type (Pavement Reef, Megaclast Reef, Mixed Consolidated Sediment/Reef and Sand), and kelp coverage maps have been produced for the east coast of Tasmania. Large urchin barrens have been predicted and the minimum quantifiable unit of which small incipient barrens can be detected has been identified using this acoustic water column technique.

This data provides a snapshot of the 2021 distribution of seafloor habitats and associated vegetation distribution, and will assist in the facilitation of strategic decision making for urchin control and abalone management.

Data for download has been split by fishing block (22-24, 27-30). This record describes FISHING BLOCK 24. The following data products are available for download, for each fishing block:
• 50cm resolution bathymetry
• 50cm resolution substrate type (Seamap Australia classification)
• bathymetry derivatives (seabed slope, curvature, rugosity, 1 and 2m contours)
• water column data - 1m mean signal
• water column data - 9m2 raw block statistic
• water column data - vegetation likelihood classification

See associated records for access to data from other fishing blocks (22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30).

Tags: Centrostephanus rogersii, Haliotis rubra
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NESP MaC Project 3.19 - Addressing Kakadu’s strategic marine research needs, 2023-2024 (CDU)

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub study - NESP MaC Project 3.19: Addressing Kakadu’s strategic marine research needs. 

The Indigenous-owned lands of Kakadu National Park are World Heritage-listed and globally significant. The natural and cultural values of Kakadu are at risk from a range of threats that will intensify over time. To prioritise the management of these threats, there is a pressing need to develop a Kakadu research strategy. The NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub have already committed a project within RP2022 to work with Traditional Owners and Park managers to develop a research strategy for Kakadu National Park.  Investment from the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub in RP2023 will value-add to this existing project and enable the inclusion of marine and coastal issues into this research strategy. This project will deliver a research strategy that will provide guidance on both what research needs to be done and how it should be conducted in Kakadu. The Kakadu Indigenous Research Committee (KIRC) has been operating successfully for the past 5 years and the park has been the location for several Indigenous-led research projects that demonstrated best-practice approaches for collaborative research. 

Planned Outputs
 • Final technical report with updated list of Bininj/Mungguy research priorities and updated Kakadu research protocols [written]
 • Draft Kakadu research strategy and a list of priority projects [written]

Tags: National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal (NESP MaC) hub, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
National Environmental Research Program Tropical Ecosystems (NERP TE) Hub - Funding Program 2011 - 2014 (Dept. Environment)

This metadata is a brief overview of the National Environmental Research Program Tropical Ecosystems (NERP TE) Hub and a metadata parent record for all datasets and projects developed as part of this research program.

The National Environmental Research Program (NERP) ran from July 2011 through to Dec 2014 and provided around $20 million each year for environmental research to improve our capacity to understand, manage and conserve Australia's unique biodiversity and ecosystems through the generation of world-class research, and its delivery to Australian environmental decision-makers and other stakeholders.

The Tropical Ecosystems Hub was the largest of the five NERP Hubs with 240 scientists from five major research institutions undertaking 38 projects across North and Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait.

Research addressed critical issues for management, conservation and sustainable use of the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef and its catchments, tropical rainforests including the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, and land and sea assets on which the resilient communities in the Torres Strait depend.

The TE Hub also undertook a dedicated knowledge brokering and communication and engagement program to ensure information was delivered to the right people in the right way through research-user engagement and our suite of communication products and reporting tools.

The NERP built on lessons learned from the Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility (MTSRF) which concluded in 2010. The successor to the NERP is the National Environmental Science Program (NESP).

Research products from the NERP TE Hub are available from the nerptropical.edu.au website and the eAtlas.

Tags: Research Funding, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
Spot heights for the Wet Tropics Bioregion (WTMA)

This dataset contains point features depicting spot heights for the Wet Tropics Bioregion. 

The SpotHeight-250K dataset was sourced primarily from the 1:250 000 scale National Topographic Map Series (NTMS) and the Royal Australian Survey Corps Joint Operation Graphics (JOG) map reproduction material (repromat).

This dataset consists of a 25 MB shapefile containing 134,007 point features.

Accuracy
Horizontal accuracy is at 90% of well-defined detail within +/- 125m of true position. The dataset has an attribute accuracy of 100%.

Data reproduced with permission of Wet Tropics Management Authority

This metadata was prepared for the eAtlas and is not authoritative. Please contact the Wet Tropics Management Authority for an authoritative record.

Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
NERP TE Project 8.2 - Do no-take marine reserves contribute to biodiversity and fishery sustainability? Assessing the effects of management zoning on inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park , 2011-2014 (JCU)

This project is providing a direct assessment of the ecological effects of multiple-use zoning on inshore reefs of the GBRMP. Underwater visual census (UVC) monitoring of fish and benthic communities is being carried out at 50 no-take marine reserve (green zone) sites and at 50 sites that have remained open to fishing within the Palm, Magnetic, Whitsunday and Keppel Island groups. Long-term monitoring surveys are providing information on:





The effects of no-take marine reserves on populations of both species that are fished and other non-fished species. 




Variations in structure of fish communities due to the reserves and natural disturbances.




Structure and dynamics of marine species on the sea bed.




Coral health, bleaching, incidence and severity of coral disease and coral predators.




Temporal monitoring of the relative number of fishing lines recorded at each site will be used to assess the distribution of fishing effort and provide information on the levels of non-compliance with zoning regulations.



Tags: National Environmental Research Program Tropical Ecosystems Hub, marine
Organization: Australian Ocean Data Network
DNRMMRRD—Digital Projects Dashboard contribution

Data published by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development (DNRMMRRD) that supports the Digital Projects Dashboard. Data resources include the list of digital and information and communication technology (ICT) enabled initiatives and their reported status.
For further information, visit the Queensland Government Digital Projects Dashboard website. Please refer to the pages: About the dashboard, FAQs and Glossary.

Tags: dashboard, digital-projects-dashboard, ict, ict-dashboard, initiatives, projects
Organization: Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development
QT—Digital Projects Dashboard contribution

Data published by Queensland Treasury (QT) that supports the Digital Projects Dashboard. Data resources include the list of digital and information and communication technology (ICT) enabled initiatives and their reported status.
For further information, visit the Queensland Government Digital Projects Dashboard website. Please refer to the pages: About the dashboard, FAQs and Glossary.

Tags: dashboard, digital-projects-dashboard, ict, ict-dashboard, initiatives, projects
Organization: Treasury
Avon River Pools Invertebrate Surveys

A series of surveys of aquatic invertebgrates and water chemistry of pools on the Avon and Dale rivers to determine conservation significance and assess whether they constitute a threatened ecological community.

Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

Tags: SP-2011-018, asset_invertebrates, asset_rivers, asset_water quality, asset_wetlands, biological_survey, conservation_status, monitoring, region_wheatbelt
Organization: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Waterways Conservation Act Management Areas (DWER-072)

This dataset identifies the Management Areas declared under the Waterways Conservation Act 1976.

Under the Waterways Conservation Act 1976, the Minister for Water and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation have responsibility for the conservation of the waters and associated land in five declared Management Areas. The declared Management Areas are Albany waterways, Avon River, Wilson Inlet, Peel Inlet and Leschenault Inlet.

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has an approval process for certain works affecting waterways and foreshore areas and can provide advice on other developments affecting, or likely to affect, the condition and public amenity of these 
waterways.

Key aspects of the Act relate to protecting and managing the condition and amenity of waterways when there are disturbance activities within or adjacent to the Management Areas. Activities within or adjacent to the Management Area that should be referred to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation for discussion or licensing include:



changes or intensification of land use adjacent to or impacting on waterways or their foreshore areas (e.g. land planning, development, mining, mineral exploration, drainage or flood risk management proposals)

dredging, reclamation, dewatering, drainage and construction activities including retaining walls, jetties, private boat ramps or public facilities

other activities that may affect declared management areas, for example, those that may increase nutrients.


Further information and advice can be sought from Department of Water and Environmental Regulation's regional offices. Contact information for regional offices is available at the Department of Water website.

Tags: Boundaries Administrative
Organization: Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Canning Estuary and Lower Canning River Water Quality Monitoring 2024-25

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) conducts routine monitoring of water quality in the Swan Canning Estuary. Data collected through the monitoring program is used to inform management of the river system by DBCA.

Data produced through the monitoring program provides essential information to assess system response to management actions and to report against estuary water quality targets, and phytoplankton trigger levels. Data produced have also been utilised in numerous investigations conducted by both government agencies and tertiary institutions, including modelling, that contribute to our understanding of estuary condition and response and that evaluate potential impacts on the system into the future.

Data collected is stored in the Water Information Network (WIN) database maintained by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and is made publicly available via the Water Information Reporting (WIR) portal.

Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

Tags: asset_water_quality, swan_canning_estuary
Organization: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Lower Swan Canning Estuary to Upper Swan Estuary Water Quality Monitoring 2023-24

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) conducts routine monitoring of water quality in the Swan Canning Estuary. Data collected through the monitoring program is used to inform management of the river system by DBCA.

Data produced through the monitoring program provides essential information to assess system response to management actions and to report against estuary water quality targets, and phytoplankton trigger levels. Data produced have also been utilised in numerous investigations conducted by both government agencies and tertiary institutions, including modelling, that contribute to our understanding of estuary condition and response and that evaluate potential impacts on the system into the future.

Data collected is stored in the Water Information Network (WIN) database maintained by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and is made publicly available via the Water Information Reporting (WIR) portal.

Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

Tags: Swan Canning, asset_water_quality
Organization: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Canning Estuary and Lower Canning River Water Quality Monitoring 2017-18

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) conducts routine monitoring of water quality in the Swan Canning Estuary. Data collected through the monitoring program is used to inform management of the river system by DBCA.

Data produced through the monitoring program provides essential information to assess system response to management actions and to report against estuary water quality targets, and phytoplankton trigger levels. Data produced have also been utilised in numerous investigations conducted by both government agencies and tertiary institutions, including modelling, that contribute to our understanding of estuary condition and response and that evaluate potential impacts on the system into the future.

Data collected is stored in the Water Information Network (WIN) database maintained by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and is made publicly available via the Water Information Reporting (WIR) portal.

Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

Tags: Swan Canning, asset_water_quality
Organization: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Canning Estuary and Lower Canning River Water Quality Monitoring 2018-19

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) conducts routine monitoring of water quality in the Swan Canning Estuary. Data collected through the monitoring program is used to inform management of the river system by DBCA.

Data produced through the monitoring program provides essential information to assess system response to management actions and to report against estuary water quality targets, and phytoplankton trigger levels. Data produced have also been utilised in numerous investigations conducted by both government agencies and tertiary institutions, including modelling, that contribute to our understanding of estuary condition and response and that evaluate potential impacts on the system into the future.

Data collected is stored in the Water Information Network (WIN) database maintained by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and is made publicly available via the Water Information Reporting (WIR) portal.

Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

Tags: Swan Canning, asset_water_quality
Organization: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
State Planning Policy 6.3 Ningaloo Coast (DPLH-056)

The Ningaloo coast statement of planning policy 6.3 applies to all land within the Ningaloo coast policy area. 

The four key objectives of the policy are:





Provide state agencies, local government, community and proponents with clear guidance regarding acceptable and sustainable development on the Ningaloo coast. 




Maintain the Ningaloo coast as an all-seasons recreation and nature-based tourism destination and limit growth with managed staged development, to ensure that the community continues to enjoy a remote and natural experience. 




Preserve and protect the natural environment and enhance and rehabilitate degraded areas within the environment. 




Consolidate future residential, commercial, higher-impact tourism and industrial development in the towns of Carnarvon and Exmouth and provide strategic directions for their future growth.



Tags: Planning, SPP 6.3, State Planning Policy
Organization: Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Woody Change 2012-2013 (LGATE-389)

Vegetation change products are produced annually identifying locations where the perennial woody vegetation from the vegetation cover datasets based on Landsat imagery (30m ground pixel) has changed between the forest, sparse woody and non woody classifications. Change classes include; no change, non-woody to sparse, non-woody to forest, sparse to non-woody, forest to non-woody and forest to sparse.

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Tags: Land, LandMonitor, Monitor, class, imagery, trend
Organization: Landgate
Woody Change 1998-2000 (LGATE-378)

Vegetation change products are produced annually identifying locations where the perennial woody vegetation from the vegetation cover datasets based on Landsat imagery (30m ground pixel) has changed between the forest, sparse woody and non woody classifications. Change classes include; no change, non-woody to sparse, non-woody to forest, sparse to non-woody, forest to non-woody and forest to sparse.

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Tags: Land, LandMonitor, Monitor, class, imagery, trend
Organization: Landgate
Landsat Imagery 1996 (LGATE-432)

Dry season cloud free Landsat imagery (30m ground pixel) is combined annually to provide a whole of Western Australia imagery mosaic. These mosaics start in 1988 to current day providing data for time series analysis and whole of state imagery.

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Tags: Land, LandMonitor, Monitor, class, imagery, trend
Organization: Landgate
Vegetation Cover 2017 (LGATE-423)

State-wide vegetation cover datasets of perennial woody vegetation based on Landsat imagery (30m ground pixel) are produced annually with data starting in 1988 to current. The classification of woody perennial vegetation is provided in two classes, one forest category meeting the vegetation structural requirement for 20% cover density and 2m height at maturity, and a sparse woody vegetation category identifying areas with 5- 20% vegetation cover.

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Tags: Land, LandMonitor, Monitor, class, imagery, trend
Organization: Landgate
Lower Swan Canning Estuary to Upper Swan Estuary Water Quality Monitoring 2018-19

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) conducts routine monitoring of water quality in the Swan Canning Estuary. Data collected through the monitoring program is used to inform management of the river system by DBCA.

Data produced through the monitoring program provides essential information to assess system response to management actions and to report against estuary water quality targets, and phytoplankton trigger levels. Data produced have also been utilised in numerous investigations conducted by both government agencies and tertiary institutions, including modelling, that contribute to our understanding of estuary condition and response and that evaluate potential impacts on the system into the future.

Data collected is stored in the Water Information Network (WIN) database maintained by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and is made publicly available via the Water Information Reporting (WIR) portal.

Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

Tags: Swan Canning, asset_water_quality
Organization: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Canning Estuary and Lower Canning River Water Quality Monitoring 2026-27

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) conducts routine monitoring of water quality in the Swan Canning Estuary. Data collected through the monitoring program is used to inform management of the river system by DBCA.

Data produced through the monitoring program provides essential information to assess system response to management actions and to report against estuary water quality targets, and phytoplankton trigger levels. Data produced have also been utilised in numerous investigations conducted by both government agencies and tertiary institutions, including modelling, that contribute to our understanding of estuary condition and response and that evaluate potential impacts on the system into the future.

Data collected is stored in the Water Information Network (WIN) database maintained by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) and is made publicly available via the Water Information Reporting (WIR) portal.

Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

Tags: Swan Canning, asset_water_quality
Organization: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
SCARP

This data was sourced from a survey of the quadrat based flora and vegetation of the Darling Scarp carried out in 1997. Reference Markey, A. (1997) A floristic survey of the northern Darling Scarp. Report to CALM, EPA &amp; WACC for the AHC.

Note: to access the data, select the data source link located on the right-hand side.

Tags: naturemap
Organization: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions