AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Rattus villosissimus - radio tracking dataset

This dataset contains radio-tracking information on the long-haired rats (<i>Rattus villosissimus</i>). Data was collected between October 2011 and December 2012. It contains the data from enclosure in which a radio-collared rat was released and tracked (Enclosure = 1 or 2), the treatment (Cats = yes or no), the exact date (Date) for when a rat was released with a collar (collared_released), the last time it was recorded (last-time-rec), the time period in months over which the collar frequency was detected (time-collar-detected), the fate of the animal (Fate = unknown, dead or alive), the last location change detected (last_loc_change), based on the latter, the estimated time a rat was assumed alive (estimated_time_alive), the last time a signal was detected from the collar (last_signal detected), the date of the last time an animal was trapped (last_trapped), whether dead remains were found (dead_remains_found = na, yes, or no) and whether the collar was found (collar_found = na, yes, or no).

Tags: Exotic Animal Species, Flora, Fauna And Biodiversity (9608), Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales (960805), Interacting Pressures, Invasive Animal Species, Long-haired rat, Translocation/Re-Introduction/Ex Situ Conservation, Tropical Eucalypt Woodlands/Grasslands
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Geological Structures, Ovens Valley

This dataset consists of structural lineaments with a predominant WSW to ENE orientation and lesser WNW to ESE orientation for the Ovens Valley of Victoria.

The dataset was compiled by GHD to inform the report 'Potential Influences of Geological Structures on Groundwater Flow Systems' for DEPI's Secure Allocation Future Entitlements (SAFE) Project.

Tags: Geoscientific information, Inland waters
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Coastal bird habitats on the Victorian coast (light/generalised version)

This layer identifies bird habitats in the Victorian coastal region. The layer is a simplified polygon coverage with the polygon areas representing the main area of the respective bird habitats. Sites were identified from a broad range of published and unpublished sources of information and from personal communications made by experts in the field. In 2015 some additional locations were added with data from Birdlife Australia Shorebird 2020 Data. This dataset was formerly know as SHOREBIRD HABITAT but was renamed as it contains sites for seabirds and other birds.

Tags: Biota, Environment, Oceans
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Aboveground Biomass Density - International Space Station, LIDAR, L4A and L4B Models, Australia Coverage, 2020

This dataset contains predictions of the aboveground biomass density (AGBD) for Australia for 2020. Data were generated by the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) NASA mission, which used a full-waveform LIDAR attached to the International Space Station to provide the first global, high-resolution observations of forest vertical structure. Data include both Level 4A (~25&nbsp;m footprints) and Gridded Level 4B (1&nbsp;km x 1&nbsp;km) Version 2. The Australian portion of the data was extracted from the original global datasets <a href="https://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=2056">GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density</a> and <a href="https://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=2299">GEDI L4B Gridded Aboveground Biomass Density</a>.

Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Geophysical Interpretations - Earth Resources Spatial Data Collection for the Datamart.

Polygons and lines of geophysical interpretations. Specifically at 1:1,000,000, 1:500,000, 1:250,000 &amp; 1:100,000 scales.
Collected for Earth Resources within DSDBI

Tags: Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Elevation - 1-5 Contours & Relief

This dataset series is a product of Vicmap Elevation. It contains relief features represented by lines at 1 metre intervals with some areas at 5 metres intervals.
Data has been derived from Melbourne Water base maps, converted to Microstation .DGN format and import into GIS. 
Data is incomplete ie. there are "holes" in the data where for example there are quarries, or large building sites.
Datasets in the series are listed below. See their metadata entries for more detailed metadata.
Metro Contour 1-5 Metre - Vicmap Elevation (EL_CONTOUR_1TO5M);
Metro Ground Surface Point 1-5 Metre - Vicmap Elevation (EL_GRND_SURFACE_POINT_1TO5M);

Tags: Elevation, Environment, Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Vicmap Planning History

Vicmap Planning History is the map data representing the land use zone and overlay controls for all Victorian planning schemes. Planning schemes cover the 79 local government areas and three other areas in Victoria. Planning schemes are regularly amended, and Vicmap Planning is continually updated to reflect the official planning scheme at any time. 

Datasets in the series are listed below. See them for more detailed metadata.
- Planning scheme zones - Vicmap Planning (VMPLAN_PLAN_ZONE_HISTORY);
- Planning scheme overlay - Vicmap Planning (VMPLAN_PLAN_OVERLAY_HISTORY);
- Planning scheme codelist - Vicmap Planning (VMPLAN_PLAN_CODELIST)
Current data model is Version 3.0.1 (Draft) 15 July 2017.

Tags: Boundaries, Economy, Environment, Society, Structure, Transportation
Organization: Department of Transport and Planning
Victorian Biodiversity Atlas Restricted Records - 1 minute grid

This layer contains restricted taxa records from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA). Record locations have been denatured to a 1 minute polygon grid to enable genaral data access. These records are held seperately from, and should be used in conjunction with VBA_FAUNA/FLORA25/100. VBA records are restricted when deemed by the Department to be vulnerable to collection, harvesting or disturbance. 

The main attributes in this layer are taxon name, conservation status, count, and year of record. The VERS_DATE column identifies the currency of the data.

The FFG field has been updated to reflect the 2021 FFG Act amendments, and the Victorian Advisory List (VICADV) is now obsolete.

Tags: Biota
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Victorian Coastal Cliff Assessment - Instability Areas (ASCCIE) - Present day - 0.0m SLR

The Victorian Coastal Cliff Assessment - Instability Areas (ASCCIE) is a digital dataset consisting of multiple spatial layer outputs from modelled erosion scenarios. The dataset is recommended for use at the statewide / regional scale along the Victorian coastline. Application of the data should be guided by the accompanying Victorian Coastal Cliff Assessment technical reports and expert advice. The product is not suitable for individual property scale assessments. 

Consolidated shorelines, which include soil and rock cliffs, are not able to rebuild following periods of erosion but rather are subject to a one-way process of degradation. ASCCIEs typically have two components:

• Toe Erosion
A gradual retreat of the cliff toe caused by weathering, marine and bio-erosion processes. This retreat will be affected by global process such as sea level rise and potentially increased soil moisture. Future cliff toe position based on historical erosion rates with a factor applied to allow for the effect of future sea level rise.

• Cliff Instability
Episodic instability events are predominately due to a change in loading or material properties of the cliff or yielding along a geological structure. In soft cliffs, instability causes the cliff slope to flatten to a slope under which it is “stable” (geo-mechanically). Soil cliff slope instabilities are influenced by processes that erode and destabilise the cliff toe, including marine processes, weathering and biological erosion or change the stress within the cliff slope. Most of the hard cliffs are stable at very steep angles. Instability events may range from small-scale instabilities (block or rock falls) or discontinuities, to cliff slope instability cause by large-scale and deep-seated mass movement. The latter mode of failure in hard cliffs is rare.

The product is an update to the Victorian Coastal Cliff Assessment, Stage 1. Included datasets for Stage 2a supersede the Stage 1 outputs. The Stage 2a project report should be read in conjunction with the Stage 1 report. Application of the data should be guided by the accompanying "Victorian Coastal Cliff Assessment, Stage 2a technical report" (Tonkin &amp; Taylor 2025) read in conjunction with the Stage 1 technical report, combined with appropriate expert advice.

Tags: Environment, Oceans
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
2010 Index of Stream Condition - Vegetation Width 100m Section Summary Table

The ISC2010_VEGETATION_WIDTH_S table is the Statistical Summary table for the Vegetation Width Metric at the 100m Section level.

The ISC2010_VEGETATION_WIDTH_S table is designed to JOIN to the ISC2010_RIVER_CENTRELINES_S feature class.

River condition in Victoria is assessed every 5 years using the Index of Stream Condition (ISC). The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) developed a methodology to assess the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation components of the ISC using remote sensing data, specifically LIDAR and aerial photography. 

A State Wide mapping project was undertaken in 2010-13 to accurately map the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation metrics of the ISC . Other ISC metrics were not assessed in the project and were derived from other sources.

The Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation Metric products are a combination of mapped Vector and Raster data as well as Tabular Summary Statistics about the mapped features. In the context of the project, the term Metrics is used to refer to both the mapped features and the summary statistics. 

Remote sensing data used includes 15cm true colour and infra-red aerial photography and four return multi-pulse LiDAR data. This source data was used to derive a variety of Raster data sets including Digital Terrain Models, Slope, Vegetation Height and Vegetation Cover. The Digital Terrain and Slope rasters were used to map Physical Form metrics including Stream Bed, Top of Bank and River Centre Lines while the Vegetation Height and Cover rasters were used to map the Riparian Vegetation metrics.
The Project Report "Aerial Remote Sensing for Physical Channel Form and Riparian Vegetation Mapping" describes the remote sensing and mapping approach used to create this data set.

Tags: Elevation, Imagery base maps earth cover, Inland waters, Transportation
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Victorian Aquifer Framework (VAF) Salinity Distribution - LTB2_TDS

This dataset is the Victorian Aquifer Framework (VAF) Salinity Distribution. It refers to the salinity distribution for Aquifer Number of 112 (Lower Tertiary Basalts). The salinity distributions reflect the beneficial use segments prescribed in the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters) (2018)
Please refer to the master metadata record VAF 'Victorian Aquifer Framework (VAF) Salinity Distribution for detailed information.

Tags: Geoscientific information, Inland waters
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
2010 Index of Stream Condition - Structure1 100m Section Summary Table

The ISC2010_STRUCTURE1_S table is the Statistical Summary table for the Structure1 Metric at the 100m Section level. Structure 1 represents Vegetation Cover for two grouped height categories: Shrubs which are defined as vegetation in the height range 1.5m to 5m and Trees which are defined as vegetation with height greater than 5m.

The ISC2010_STRUCTURE1_S table is designed to JOIN to the ISC2010_RIVER_CENTRELINES_S feature class.

River condition in Victoria is assessed every 5 years using the Index of Stream Condition (ISC). The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) developed a methodology to assess the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation components of the ISC using remote sensing data, specifically LIDAR and aerial photography. 

A State Wide mapping project was undertaken in 2010-13 to accurately map the Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation metrics of the ISC . Other ISC metrics were not assessed in the project and were derived from other sources.

The Physical Form and Riparian Vegetation Metric products are a combination of mapped Vector and Raster data as well as Tabular Summary Statistics about the mapped features. In the context of the project, the term Metrics is used to refer to both the mapped features and the summary statistics. 

Remote sensing data used includes 15cm true colour and infra-red aerial photography and four return multi-pulse LiDAR data. This source data was used to derive a variety of Raster data sets including Digital Terrain Models, Slope, Vegetation Height and Vegetation Cover. The Digital Terrain and Slope rasters were used to map Physical Form metrics including Stream Bed, Top of Bank and River Centre Lines while the Vegetation Height and Cover rasters were used to map the Riparian Vegetation metrics.
The Project Report "Aerial Remote Sensing for Physical Channel Form and Riparian Vegetation Mapping" describes the remote sensing and mapping approach used to create this data set.

Tags: Elevation, Imagery base maps earth cover, Inland waters, Transportation
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
2016 Bellarine Peninsula 1% AEP Coastal Inundation Static Model with 0.8m Sea Level Rise

The Bellarine-Corio Bay Local Coastal Hazard Assessment (LCHA) provides information on the extent of coastal hazards and their physical impacts for the Bellarine-Corio Bay coastal environment.

Static (bathtub) inundation modelling was carried out to create this data layer for 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) coastal inundation under the assumption of 0.8m Sea Level Rise in 2016, for the following study areas along the coast of the Bellarine Peninsula and Greater Geelong area: Avalon; Breamlea; Connewarre Lake; Geelong Waterfront; Indented Head; Limeburners Lagoon; Newcomb; North Geelong; Portarlington; Queenscliff; Salt Lake; Sands Caravan Park; St Leonards; and Swan Bay.
Details of the assumptions made in the derivation of this information can be found in project reports on the Our Coast website: http://www.ourcoast.org.au/cb_pages/resources.php.
Users of this information should read these project reports to understand the limitations of the data.
Units are in mAHD

Tags:  atmosphere,  meteorology, Climatology, Environment, Geoscientific information, Oceans
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Calperum Mallee Ancillary Images Collection

This dataset consists of images of fauna, flora, fungi or general scenery or events captured at the site on an ad-hoc basis and may provide the researcher with information regarding the species that occupy, frequent or traverse this site. 

The Calperum Mallee SuperSite was established in 2011 and is located on Calperum Station with research plots located in mallee woodland (burnt in 2014), Callitris woodland (recovering from extensive grazing) and a river floodplain, consisting of black box, river red gum and lignum. The core 1 ha plot is located in mallee woodland. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/calperum-mallee-supersite/ .
 
Other images collected at the site include digital cover photography, phenocam time-lapse images taken from fixed overstorey cameras, panoramic landscape and photopoint images. 


Photosphere view of the mallee at Calperum SuperSite (photo J. Armston 2014)

Tags: SASMDD0001, TERN Ecosystem Processes, clpm
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Planned Burns 2019/20 - 2021/22 now called Joint Fuel management program JFMP includes burns and works

Last updated: November 2019

This dataset represents the spatial extent of prescribed burns planned for ignition and associated mechanical and vegetation works on Public Land in Victoria and some CFA burns. This data is prepared annually for prescribed burns planned for the immediate three-year period. This dataset is now the joint fuel management plan and now includes the CFA burns as well as VicForest coupe burns.

Tags: Biota, Environment, Farming
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
SubSurface Geophysics (1:250,000), Geological Interpretation of Subsurface Geophysical Features, at level 2

This dataset contains interpreted geological data, using combined interpretations of airborne magnetic, radiometric and gravity survey data, mapped at 1:250,000 of deeply buried geological units. In this layer units, along with their associated linework, have been classified as 'deep' since they reside beneath other geophysically interpreted units which are usually themselves below the mapped surface geology.

At scales larger than 1:120,000 the display is a combination of both 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 geophysical mapping. Recent 1:250,000 geophysical mapping has been of such quality and detail it has been used to supersede older coincident 1:100,000 mapping. This occurs in the following areas: St Arnaud 7524, Dunolly 7624, Charlton 7525, Wedderburn 7625 and part of Ararat 7423 are superseded by St Arnaud SJ54-4. Bendigo 7724, Heathcote 7824 and Nagambie 7924 are superseded by Bendigo SJ55-1. 

Balmoral 7223, Ararat 7423, Horsham SJ54-3 and St Arnaud SJ54-4 supersede Grampians 7323 where there is overlap.

The Ouyen SI54-15 and Horsham SJ54-3 map areas are datasets derived from a combination of Geological Interpretation of Basement Geophysical Features maps and Geological Interpretation of Post-Cratonic Geophysical Features maps performed by Moore, D. H.

This data has been collected by the Geological Survey of Victoria. This dataset is accompanied by other datasets representing geological polygons and boundaries, structural lines, miscellaneous lines and metamorphism.

Tags: Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Vicmap Admin - Country Fire Authority (CFA) Total Fire Ban District Polygon

Part of the Vicmap Admin dataset series. This layer contains polygon features delineating the current CFA Total Fire Ban Districts. 

In 2010, the TFB Boundary Realignment project was conducted. As a result CFA, Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) developed a proposal to align fire weather districts, TFB boundaries and Local Government Area (LGA) boundaries.

After much consultation and amendments, it was agreed to approve the above proposal with the exception of Yarriambiack Shire which was divided using the east-west rabbit fence. The result created a total of 9 TFB Districts. These changes were implemented in October 2010.

Tags: Boundaries, Environment, Transportation
Organization: Country Fire Authority
Warra Tall Eucalypt Vegetation Structure Data, 2014

This data contains a once-off general structural description according to the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) level 6 for the core 1 hectare plot in the Warra Tall Eucalypt site in 2014. Dominant growth form, cover, height and species (up to 5 species in order of dominance) for up to 3 sub-stratum per traditional strata (Ground, Mid and Upper).

Tags: Forest, Vegetation Structure, Warra
Organization: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
Index of Estuarine Condition Estuarine Flow Barriers

IEC2021_BARRIERS indicates locations of estuarine barriers (partial and complete) that were used in the 2021 Index of Estuarine Condition. A combination of existing data sources and field data collection was used to identify the existence of artificial barriers and whether these structures represented partial or complete barriers (Pope et al. 2015). Partial barriers were those that were considered to allow limited or intermittent movement of biota. Complete barriers were those that represented an absolute and permanent barrier to biota. Where artificial barriers were identified, the most likely location of the natural (pre-1750) inland extent (length) of the estuary was derived from historical documents, field observations, elevation data and geomorphology to provide a `natural estuary length¿.

Tags: Inland waters, Oceans
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Land units of the Gippsland region of Victoria

A spatial dataset of soil and landform classification in Gippsland. The map units are broad `packages' of land - divided primarily on the basis of soil type, landform pattern and geology. It contains soil and land information at a scale of 1:100 000 for all land in the region.

The dataset has been derived from a combination of past studies and has been collated primarily by Ian Sargeant and Mark Imhof from 1994 to 2013. Data from older surveys have also been included in this consolidated dataset. Mapping in east and northern Gippsland regions is restricted to freehold lands. Webpages on Victorian Resources Online provide a description of each of the map units and indicate source studies used to define the map unit.

In June 2013 a dominant soil type was assigned to each unit (by David Rees, Mark Imhof and Ian Sargeant) to facilitate the creation of a digital soil map of Victoria. Australian Soil Classification (Order and SubOrder) have been included in the dataset's attribute table. 

At the map scale of this dataset soil-landform units are not homogeneous. For each defined soil-landform unit, the number and proportion of landforms and soil types will vary. Representative sites and their associated profile properties are recorded on the Victorian Resources Online website (http://vro.depi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/wgregn.nsf/pages/wg_soil_detailed).

Importantly it should be noted that soil attributes (for example texture, sodicity, pH) are expected to vary between acquired soil sites. As the variability of soil attributes within a map unit is difficult to predict, it is important to note that representative soils should be used as a guide only.

DOI 10.4226/92/58e719aeb6e7c

Tags: Environment, Geoscientific information
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
INVERLOCH_CHA_EROSION_08_2021

The Inverloch Region Coastal Hazard Assessment is a modelled dataset assessing sea level rises, planning horizons and storm events to determine erosion hazard zones in the study area.
The sea level rise components and subsequent planning horizons consisted of 0m (2020), 0.2m (2040), 0.5m (2070) and 0.8m (2100). The design storm events modelled were 1%,5% and 10% AEP (annual exceedance probability). The study reports can be obtained by contacting vcmp@delwp.vic.gov.au. - some generalisation for publishing in CoastKit.

Tags: Environment, Oceans
Organization: Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action