AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Vegetation Survey of Woggoon and Tollingo Nature Reserves VIS_ID 1007

"Vegetation map from: Portners, M.F. (2001). Vegetation Survey of Woggoon and Tollingo Nature Reserves (Central West Region of NSW). Report for the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. NSW NPWS, Sydney.
The composition and extent of the present vegetation within Woggoon (6,565 ha) and Tollingo (3,232 ha) Nature Reserves in the Central West Region of NSW, is described and mapped from intensive quadrat samples, field traverses and aerial photograph interpretation. Woggoon and Tollingo Nature Reserves represent the largest eastern-most mallee remnants in NSW. Four vegetation communities are described and 152 species (158 taxa) of vascular plants recorded from 44 families, 21 of which are at their geographical limits or regionally restricted. These include four species listed as restricted plants in the Western Division of NSW. A small proportion of species (7%) are exotic. Both reserves are similar, but not identical in vegetation structure and composition, with several taxa unique to each reserve."
VIS_ID 1007

Tags: Vegetation
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Repealed - State Environmental Planning Policy (Western Sydney Parklands) 2009

This is a repealed State Environmental Planning Policy and has been superseded by the State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts – Western Parkland City) 2021 as part of the Department's initiative to consolidate State Environmental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 (Precincts - Western Parkland City) 2021 Open Data page: https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/opendata/dataset/state-environmental-planning-policy-precincts-western-parkland-city-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 Application, Heritage, Bulk Water Supply, Environment Cons Area in SEPP (Western Sydney Parklands) 2009.

Tags: Bulk Water Supply, Environmental Cons Area, HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT-Planning, Heritage, Land Application, Repealed SEPP, SEPP, SEPP consolidation, State Environmental Planning Policy 2009, Western Sydney Parklands, planning
Organization: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Fauna Corridors for Nandewar

The Nandewar corridors have been identified at a regional scale with the aim of retaining and restoring part of the natural connectivity required for vertebrate fauna conservation in the region (Andren 2004). They link the key habitats of the region via both regional corridors and potential subregional corridors and also connect with the north-east NSW corridors.

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

A map of the high ecological value waterways and water dependent ecosystems for the Willoughby 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 15 indicators making up the map for the Willoughby 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
High Environmental Value for Hunter Regional Growth Planning area - detailed

This polygon shape file is a 1:25,000 – 1: 50 000 environmental dataset combining 17 input data sources.  These are outlined in the lineage statement.  The input data sets identify agreed HEV criteria for the purposes of regional strategic planning and other environmental assessment projects that require identification of significant biodiversity values.  This project was undertaken by Planning Services Unit, OEH with input from all the Planning teams in Regional Operations, OEH. The Hunter High Environmental Values dataset covers the Hunter Regional Growth Planning area.

Tags: Strategic Planning, Vegetation, biodiversity
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Water Sharing Plan Groundwater Sources

Export DataMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleWater Sharing Plan Groundwater Sources Content TypeHosted Feature LayerDescriptionThis dataset contains best endeavours aggregation and depiction of In Force Water Sharing Plan (WSP) - Groundwater Sources &amp; Management Zones derived from WSP's gazetted under the NSW Water Management Act 2000.Initial Publication Date28/08/2024Data Currency28/08/2024Data Update FrequencyAPIContent SourceAPIFile TypeWeb Feature ServiceAttributionData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsAccuracySpatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)OtherWGS84 Equivalent ToGDA94Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianNSW Department of Climate Change Energy, Environment and WaterPoint of ContactNSW Department of Climate Change Energy, Environment and WaterData AggregatorData DistributorAdditional Supporting InformationTRIM Number

Tags: Water
Organization: Spatial Services (DCS)
Soil Landscapes of the Cooma 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 Great Soil Group and Northcote classification systems. The Cooma 1:100,000 map sheet covers the Peak View, Kybeyan, Rock Flat and Chakola areas.
Online Maps: This dataset 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: Tulau M.J., 1994,  Soil Landscapes of the Cooma 1:100,000 Sheet map and report, NSW Department of Conservation and Land Management, Sydney.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Historical Fire Extent and Severity Mapping (FESM) - Statewide 2012-13

Fire severity is a metric of the loss of biomass caused by fire. In collaboration with the NSW Rural Fire Service, the department's Remote Sensing &amp; Regulatory Mapping team has developed a semi-automated approach to mapping fire extent and severity through a machine learning framework based on satellite imagery. 
The method uses standardised classes to allow comparison of different fires across the landscape. The FESM severity classes include: unburnt, low severity (burnt understory, unburnt canopy), moderate severity (partial canopy scorch), high severity (complete canopy scorch, partial canopy consumption), extreme (full canopy consumption). 
Here we provide statewide historical severity mapping of fires &gt;100ha for the 2012-13 fire year, which is based on Landsat satellite imagery (30m pixels). From 2016/17 to the current fire year is covered in the statewide FESM data, which is based on Sentinel 2 satellite imagery (10m pixels).

Tags: Fire Severity, Hazard Reduction Burns, Landsat, Remote Sensing, Wildfires
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Biodiversity Conservation Lands (Detailed Version) for the Far North Coast Regional Strategy

The Biodiversity Conservation Lands dataset has been compiled for the Far North 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 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 Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Lismore, Kyogle and Richmond Valley
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
Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessment-Manning River Estuary

This asset relates to the Manning 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
Tamworth Road Segment 3D May 2024

Access APIMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleTamworth Road Segment 3D May 2024Content TypeScene Layer/Scene Layer PackageDescriptionNSW Transport Theme Road Segment is a line feature class representing a section of road having common attributes and terminating at its physical and or at an intersection with another road at the same grade (same level). Its position is determined by the methodology used to input into the Topographic Database. Common methods of input include GPS, traced from the cadastre or traced from an orthorectified image.Data included in Road Segments includes:Vehicular TrackPathwayContinuity LineStandard Road&nbsp;On-off RampDual CarriagewayInitial Publication Date01/05/2024Data Currency01/05/2024Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceData provider filesFile TypeScene Layer Package (*.slpk)AttributionData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsTransport Theme of the NSW Foundation Spatial Data FrameworkAccuracyThe dataset maintains a positional relationship to, and alignment with, the Lot and Property digital datasets. The Lot and Property data was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at the map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:00000 = 50m. A program of positional upgrade (accuracy improvement) is currently underway. Feature heights have been derived from LiDAR elevation sources including 1m and 2m DEMS. The data used to create the DEMs have an accuracy of 0.3m (95% Confidence Interval) vertical and 0.8m (95% Confidence Interval) horizontal. The features vertical accuracy is also a function of its horizon.Spatial Reference System (dataset)WGS84Spatial Reference System (web service)EPSG:4326WGS84 Equivalent ToGDA2020Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesPoint of ContactSS-SDS@customerservice.nsw.gov.auData AggregatorSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesData DistributorSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesAdditional Supporting InformationOpen Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for the consumption by common GIS platforms. Available as either cache or non-cache, depending on client use or requirement.TRIM Number

Tags: 3D, Road Segment, Tamworth, Transport
Organization: Spatial Services (DCS)
Historic Woody Vegetation Mapping of the NSW Wheat-belt VIS_ID 1616

Historic (1972-78) remnant native woody vegetation of the wheat-belt is mapped and described. Vegetation boundaries delineated on 1:100,000 orthophoto map sheets and digitised to produce vegetation maps for the wheat-belt of NSW. The study area extends from the Western Division boundary to the 300m contour west of the Great Dividing Range and between Latitudes 29� 00' S and 34� 00' S. Stand alone dataset. (VIS_ID 1616)

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

This map is one of a series of soil landscape maps that are intended for all of eastern and central NSW, based on standard 1:100,000 or 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.
Online Maps: This dataset 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: King D, 2009, Soil Landscapes of the Armidale 1:100,000 Sheet map and report, NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, Sydney.

Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Freshwater Turtle-Manning River Catchment

The freshwater turtle dataset comprises observational records collected from various regions within New South Wales (NSW), Australia. These records were obtained through a standardised method known as baited remote underwater video surveys (BRUVs), conducted across a range of aquatic habitats.
The dataset includes detailed information on freshwater turtle sightings, including species identification, spatial coordinates of each observation site, and additional environmental parameters such as water depth, temperature, and habitat characteristics.
Each record in the dataset provides valuable insights into the distribution, relative abundance, and habitat preferences of freshwater turtle populations in NSW. These data contribute to ongoing research and conservation efforts aimed at understanding and protecting these iconic and ecologically significant reptiles in their natural habitats.

Tags: DCCEEW - Water, DCCEEW - Water Science, ecology, environmental, freshwater turtle, surface water
Organization: NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Shoalhaven Segment 3D May 2024

Access APIMetadata Portal Metadata InformationContent Title&nbsp;Shoalhaven Segment 3D May 2024Content TypeScene Layer/Scene Layer PackageDescriptionNSW Transport Theme Road Segment is a line feature class representing a section of road having common attributes and terminating at its physical and or at an intersection with another road at the same grade (same level). Its position is determined by the methodology used to input into the Topographic Database. Common methods of input include GPS, traced from the cadastre or traced from an orthorectified image.Data included in Road Segments includes:Vehicular TrackPathwayContinuity LineStandard Road&nbsp;On-off RampDual CarriagewayInitial Publication Date01/05/2024Data Currency01/05/2024Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceData provider filesFile TypeScene Layer Package (*.slpk)AttributionData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsTransport Theme of the NSW Foundation Spatial Data FrameworkAccuracyThe dataset maintains a positional relationship to, and alignment with, the Lot and Property digital datasets. The Lot and Property data was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at the map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:00000 = 50m. A program of positional upgrade (accuracy improvement) is currently underway. Feature heights have been derived from LiDAR elevation sources including 1m and 2m DEMS. The data used to create the DEMs have an accuracy of 0.3m (95% Confidence Interval) vertical and 0.8m (95% Confidence Interval) horizontal. The features vertical accuracy is also a function of its horizon.Spatial Reference System (dataset)WGS84Spatial Reference System (web service)EPSG:4326WGS84 Equivalent ToGDA2020Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesPoint of ContactSS-SDS@customerservice.nsw.gov.auData AggregatorSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesData DistributorSpatial Services | Department of Customer ServicesAdditional Supporting InformationOpen Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for the consumption by common GIS platforms. Available as either cache or non-cache, depending on client use or requirement.TRIM Number

Tags: 3D, Road Segment, Shoalhaven, Transport
Organization: Spatial Services (DCS)