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WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter Climate Precipitation Precipitation of Coldest Quarter Environmental WorldClim
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Vegetation types - present Vegetation Current major vegetation group (class) Contextual 2011-10-07 ERIN
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Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Vegetation Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Contextual 2016-12-22 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences indigenous, aboriginal, torres strait, forest, estate
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WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter Climate Precipitation Precipitation of Warmest Quarter Environmental WorldClim
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WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter Climate Precipitation Precipitation of Wettest Quarter Environmental WorldClim
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WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month Climate Precipitation Precipitation of Wettest Month Environmental WorldClim
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Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) Climate Temperature Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
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Phylloxera Infection Zone - Albury, New South Wales Sensitive Data Layers Phylloxera Infection Zones Phylloxera Infection Zone - Albury, New South Wales Contextual 2012-05-25 www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant sds
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Phylloxera Infection Zone - Upton, Victoria Sensitive Data Layers Phylloxera Infection Zone Phylloxera Infection Zone - Upton, Victoria Contextual 2012-04-03 http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/ sds
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WorldClim: Temperature - driest quarter mean Climate Temperature Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter Environmental WorldClim precipitation, rain, bio09
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Hunter Analysis Mask Area Management Great Eastern Ranges ger hunter analysis mask Contextual 2011-10-07 GER GER, administrative, manage, region
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NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Vegetation Classification Major Vegetation Groups were identified to summarise the type and distribution of Australia's native vegetation. The classification contains different mixes of plant species within the canopy, shrub or ground layers, but are structurally similar and are often dominated by a single genus. In a mapping sense, the groups reflect the dominant vegetation occurring in a map unit where there are a mix of several vegetation types. Subdominant vegetation groups which may also be present in the map unit are not shown. For example, the dominant vegetation in an area may be mapped as dominated by eucalypt open forest, although it contains pockets of rainforest, shrubland and grassland vegetation as subdominants. Contextual 2015-11-27 http://www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7Beade4b5f-6a30-46ae-86d8-58ed374ddc72%7D dominant, tree, forest, woodland, canopy, understory
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WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range Climate Temperature Temperature Annual Range Environmental WorldClim
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WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max Climate Temperature Max Temperature of Warmest Month Environmental WorldClim
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WorldClim: Precipitation - wettest month Climate Precipitation Precipitation of Wettest Month Environmental WorldClim rain, bio13
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Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 Political Local Government Areas Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, local government, boundaries
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WorldClim: Precipitation - warmest quarter Climate Precipitation Precipitation of Warmest Quarter Environmental WorldClim rain, bio18
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WorldClim: Precipitation - wettest quarter Climate Precipitation Precipitation of Wettest Quarter Environmental WorldClim rain, bio16
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WorldClim: Temperature - coldest quarter mean Climate Temperature Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter Environmental WorldClim bio11
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WorldClim: Temperature - warmest quarter mean Climate Temperature Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter Environmental WorldClim bio10
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WorldClim: Temperature - wettest quarter mean Climate Temperature Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter Environmental WorldClim rain, precipitation, bio08
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WorldClim: Temperature - warmest month max Climate Temperature Max Temperature of Warmest Month Environmental WorldClim bio05
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WorldClim: Temperature - seasonality Climate Temperature Temperature Seasonality Environmental WorldClim range, mean, ratio, bio04
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Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Political LGA Boundaries (superceeded by update Local Government Areas 2012_02_17) Contextual 2011-10-07 ANZLIC local, government, area, administate, region, state, territory
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Species Richness Biodiversity Species Richness Environmental 2015-08-12 ALA-SPATIAL diversity, occurrence, sample, average
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WorldClim: Temperature - coldest month min Climate Temperature Min Temperature of Coldest Month Environmental WorldClim bio06
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Australian Coral Ecoregions Area Management Biodiversity Australian Coral Ecoregions Contextual 2012-06-17 Coral Reef Research - J.E.N. Veron coral
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Hunter Areas Of Interest Area Management Great Eastern Ranges ger hunter areas of interest Contextual 2011-10-07 GER GER, administrative, manage, region
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K2C Management Regions Area Management Great Eastern Ranges ger k2c management regions Contextual 2011-10-07 GER GER, manage, adminstrate, region, border, coast, hunter, Kosciuszko, slope, summit, region
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S2S Priority Area Billabong Creek v01 Area Management Great Eastern Ranges ger priority area billabong creek Contextual 2011-10-07 GER GER, slope, summit, region
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S2S Priority Areas v05 Area Management Great Eastern Ranges ger s2s priority areas Contextual 2011-10-07 GER GER, slope, summit, manage, region
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Phylloxera Infection Zone - Whitebridge, Victoria Sensitive Data Layers Phylloxera Infection Zone Phylloxera Infection Zone - Whitebridge, Victoria Contextual 2012-04-03 http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/ sds
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PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) Political Culture Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, indigenous, boundaries
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Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Vegetation Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 is a continental dataset of forest extent by national forest categories and types. It was developed from multiple forest, vegetation and land cover data inputs, including contributions from relevant Australian, state and territory government agencies and external sources. A forest is defined in this dataset as "An area, incorporating all living and non-living components, that is dominated by trees having usually a single stem and a mature or potentially mature stand height exceeding two metres and with existing or potential crown cover of overstorey strata about equal to or greater than 20 per cent. This includes Australia's diverse native forests and plantations, regardless of age. It is also sufficiently broad to encompass areas of trees that are sometimes described as woodlands". The dataset was compiled by the National Forest Inventory (NFI) - a collaborative partnership between the Australian and state and territory governments - whose role is to collate, integrate and communicate information on Australia's forests. States and Territories agencies collect forest data using independent methods and at varying scales or resolutions. The NFI, through the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), applies a national classification to state and territory data to allow seamless integration. Independent and multiple sources of external data are used to fill data gaps and improve the quality of the final dataset. Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 presents the new NFI classification with three national forest categories, as reported by the NFI in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013 (SOFR 2013), and replaces the spatial dataset titled Forests of Australia (2013). The three national forest categories are: Native forest, Industrial plantations and Other forests. The 'Native forest' category has previously been reported by the NFI, however, 'Industrial plantations' and 'Other forests' are new categories for planted forests: 'Industrial plantations', for plantations managed commercially and reported through the National Plantation Inventory (NPI), and 'Other forest' for planted forest not managed commercially or otherwise not reported through the NPI. Forests of Australia dataset series are produced to fulfil requirements of the Australia's National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS) and the Regional Forests Agreement (RFA) Act 2002. The dataset is used for domestic and international reporting. Contextual 2016-12-22 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences forest, australia
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PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) Political Culture Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, indigenous, boundaries
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Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Vegetation Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 is a continental dataset of tenure classified into national forest tenure classes: Multiple Use Public Forest, Nature Conservation Reserves, Other Crown Land, Leasehold, Private Freehold and Unresolved Tenure. The dataset combines forest cover with land tenure information. The forest cover information was sourced from the Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 dataset, an update of the Forests of Australia (2013) dataset, reclassified in order to align the national forest types and national forest categories of the National Forest Inventory (NFI) forest cover dataset with those reported in Australia's State of the Forests Report 2013 (SOFR 2013). The land tenure information was sourced from the commercially available Public Sector Mapping Agency (PSMA) CADLite and Tenure datasets, and tenure data obtained from the former Forests NSW (now Forestry Corporation of NSW). The NFI - a collaborative partnership between the Australian and state and territory governments, whose role is to collate, integrate and communicate information on Australia's forests - used information from these sources to compile a national tenure dataset by applying a national classification to the data supplied by the states and territories to allow seamless integration. As with previous versions, this Tenure of Australia's Forests (2013) v2.0 dataset was produced by combining the NFI land tenure dataset with the most recent Forests of Australia dataset. The only difference between the Tenure of Australia's Forests (2013) and the Tenure of Australia's Forests (2013) v2.0 is that the latter has the updated national forest cover types and new national forest categories. The underlying land tenure data is the same in both versions of the 2013 forest tenure datasets. Contextual 2016-12-22 Department of Agriculture and Water Resources : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences forest, australia
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Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Land Management Biodiversity The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions outlines the regions that underpin the Research Plan published by the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI). The purpose of the Research Plan is to identify key biodiversity research priorities within Western Australia, by regions, and the process through which a comprehensive program of research will be further developed to better-address those priorities. The Research Plan is focused on supporting the needs of end users including: business and industrial interests such as the mineral resources sector and urban developers, land managers; conservation managers, government agencies, regulators, consultants, researchers and other science leaders. Two outcomes are envisioned: Biodiversity conservation — More effective and efficient strategies for setting priorities, managing and conserving Western Australia’s biodiversity. Facilitation of sustainable development — More effective, transparent, efficient and timely processes for environmental assessment, regulation and management. This will reduce risk to developers The Research Priority Regions reflect a requirement to have all science undertaken through WABSI linked to a program of activity that is targeted at a geographic area of the State, recognising research issues at the single region, multiple region and state scale. The focus on regions will assist in achieving the required integration between end users and each of the interrelated research nodes. WABSI Research Priority Regions are based on the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA), version 7, except for the South-West Region which is based on the Wheatbelt of WA (clearing line) (note relevant licensing acknowledgement below). Contextual 2018-05-17 Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute WABSI, Biodiversity Science, Research Priorities, Western Australia, Restoration Ecology, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Fire, Vegetation Survey, Biodiversity Information, Specie Re-Introduction, ex-situ Conservation
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Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone - Tri State Sensitive Data Layers Fruit Fly Exclusion Zones Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone - Tri State Contextual 2012-04-03 sds
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CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Area Management The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2020 provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. This dataset is for terrestrial data only. State, Territory and the large NGO conservation agencies supplied data current for 30 June 2020. This is the eleventh version of the terrestrial database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. "CAPAD 2020 - Marine" contains spatial and text information about offshore protected areas, for both State and Commonwealth waters. Previous versions of CAPAD marine information have been published in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Contextual Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment IUCN, reserve, park, conservation, wilderness
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PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Political Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, remoteness, boundaries
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CAPAD 2020 Marine Area Management The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2020 provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. This dataset is for terrestrial data only. State, Territory and the large NGO conservation agencies supplied data current for 30 June 2020. This is the eleventh version of the terrestrial database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. "CAPAD 2020 - Marine" contains spatial and text information about offshore protected areas, for both State and Commonwealth waters. Previous versions of CAPAD marine information have been published in 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Contextual Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment IUCN, reserve, park, conservation, wilderness
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Elevation Topography Elevation (metres above mean sea level) Environmental 2011-10-04 GA height, dem
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Vegetation types - native Vegetation Pre-European major vegetation groups (class) Contextual 2011-10-07 ERIN
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Phylloxera Infection Zone - Nagambie, Victoria Sensitive Data Layers Phylloxera Infection Zone Phylloxera Infection Zone - Nagambie, Victoria Contextual 2012-04-03 http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/ sds
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WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality Climate Temperature Isothermality Environmental 2011-06-24 WorldClim diurnal, day, daily, season, ratio, bio03
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IBRA 6 Regions Biodiversity Region Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia 6 Contextual 2011-10-07 DSEWPaC bioregion, ecoregion, system
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National Dynamic Land Cover Vegetation The National Dynamic Land Cover Dataset Contextual 2012-05-03 GA
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Phylloxera Infection Zone - North East, Victoria Sensitive Data Layers Phylloxera Infection Zone Phylloxera Infection Zone - North East, Victoria Contextual 2012-04-03 http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/ sds
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Temperature - annual range (Bio07) Climate Temperature Temperature - annual range (Bio07) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
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Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) Climate Precipitation Precipitation - seasonality ( (Bio15) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences rain
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Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) Climate Temperature Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences rain, precipitation
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Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) Climate Temperature Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences variation, mean, ratio
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Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) Substrate Moisture Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences soil, water, saturation
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Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) Climate Temperature Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
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Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) Climate Temperature Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences day, daily, season, ratio
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Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) Substrate Moisture Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences soil, water, saturation
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Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) Climate Solar radiation Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences solar, sun
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Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) Climate Solar radiation Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences solar, sun
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Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) Climate Solar radiation Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences solar, sun
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Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) Climate Temperature Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
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Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) Climate Precipitation Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences rain
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Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) Climate Precipitation Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences rain
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Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) Climate Precipitation Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences rain
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Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) Climate Precipitation Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences rain
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NZ Land Registration Districts Political New Zealand Land Registration Districts Contextual 2015-06-16 http://www.linz.govt.nz/land/land-registration/land-transfer-system/land-registration-districts
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Precipitation - annual (Bio12) Climate Precipitation Precipitation - annual (bio12) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences rain
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Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) Climate Temperature Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
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Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) Climate Temperature Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
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Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) Climate Temperature Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) Environmental 2011-06-24 CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
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Bush Heritage Reserves April 2015 Area Management Biodiversity Bush Heritage Reserves as at 14/4/2015. Note that a subset of these reserves are included in the CAPAD terrestrial layers. Contextual 2015-04-17 http://www.bushheritage.org.au/places-we-protect conservation
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World Country Boundaries Political Global Administrative Areas - World Boundary Contextual 2011-10-07 GADM coast, island, nation, state, territory, political
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NZ Land Provinces Political NZ land provinces as existed in 1876. Superseded by Land Districts Contextual 2015-06-16 https://koordinates.com/layer/4240-nz-regional-councils-2012-yearly-pattern/ history
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NZ Ecological Districts 1987 Biodiversity Region New Zealand Ecological Districts as at 1987 (v3). Multiple Districts form Ecological regions. Contextual domain, ecology
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Special Quarantine Zone - Torres Strait Sensitive Data Layers Special Quarantine Zones Special Quarantine Zone - Torres Strait Contextual 2012-05-25 sds
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Phylloxera Infection Zone - Maroondah, Victoria Sensitive Data Layers Phylloxera Infection Zone Phylloxera Infection Zone - Maroondah, Victoria Contextual 2012-04-03 http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/ sds
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ASGS Australian States and Territories Political Australian Statistical Geography Standard Australian States and Territories Contextual 2015-03-19 Australian Bureau of Statistics boundary, boundaries, coastline
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GER Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link 2014 Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link Contextual 2014-10-10 GER
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Great Eastern Ranges Initiative Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative Contextual 2014-10-10 GER
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GER Central Victorial Biolinks Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Central Victorial Biolinks Contextual 2014-10-10 GER
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Indigenous Protected Areas 2013 Political Culture Indigenous Protected Areas as at August 2013 Contextual 2014-05-27 http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx native, land, aboriginal
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Indigenous Land Use Agreements Political Culture Registered and Notified Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA) - agreement boundaries and core attributes about agreement Contextual 2014-05-27 http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx aboriginal, tribunal, land
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National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Political Culture This dataset reflects the boundaries of claimant and nonclaimant native title applications that have been determined in part or in full, together with attribution about that determination. This dataset is stored nationally. The National Native Title Register (s192, Native Title Act, Commonwealth), is a register containing information about each determination of native title by the Federal or High Court or by a recognized State or Territory body. Determinations are categorized by both process and outcome. Process will be by consent, litigation or unopposed. Outcome will be that native title will have been found to exist in full or part, or been extinguished. Those determinations subject to appeal are also noted. Contextual 2014-05-27 http://www.nntt.gov.au/ aboriginal, land, tribunal
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NSW Local Land Services Regions Political NSW Local Land Services regional boundaries were determined in 2013 following extensive community consultation. They are a composite of Local Government Areas Contextual 2014-05-27 http://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/ LGA, region
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Protected Zone - Australia Papua New Guinea Sensitive Data Layers Protected Zones Protected Zone - Australia Papua New Guinea Contextual 2012-05-25 GA sds
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Drainage Divisions Level 2 Hydrology Drainage Divisions Level 2 Contextual 2013-05-28 Bureau of Meterology geofabric, catchment
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Drainage Divisions Level 1 Hydrology Drainage Divisions Level 1 Contextual 2013-05-28 Bureau of Meterology geofabric, catchment
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IBRA 7 Subregions Biodiversity Region IBRA 7 Subregions Contextual 2012-09-25 DSEWPaC bioregion, ecoregion, system
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IBRA 7 Regions Biodiversity Region Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA), Version 7 (Regions) Contextual 2012-09-25 DSEWPaC bioregion, ecoregion, system
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Phylloxera Infection Zone - Sydney, New South Wales Sensitive Data Layers Phylloxera Infection Zones Phylloxera Infection Zone - Sydney, New South Wales Contextual 2012-05-25 www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant sds
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Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness Area Management The ALCW Bioregion spans the landscape from the Great Dividing Range in the west, to the coast of New South Wales south from Bateman’s Marine Park and down to the northern coastal region of Victoria at Lakes Entrance. Contextual 2012-05-15 Atlas of Life in the Coastal Wilderness climate, change, invasive, catalogue
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IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Biodiversity Region IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Contextual 2012-03-16 Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Bioregion, regionalisation
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Potato Cyst Nematode Zones - Victoria Sensitive Data Layers Potato Cyst Nematode Zones Potato Cyst Nematode Zones - Victoria Contextual 2012-02-24 http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/ sds
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Directory of Important Wetlands Area Management Biodiversity Directory of Important Wetlands Spatial Database including Wetlands Type and Criteria Contextual 2012-01-29 ERIN reserve, water, bird
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RAMSAR wetland regions Area Management Biodiversity RAMSAR wetland regions Contextual 2011-10-07 ERIN reserve, water, bird
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Upper Hunter Focus Area v2 Area Management Great Eastern Ranges ger upper hunter focus area Contextual 2011-10-07 GER GER, region
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IMCRA 4 Regions Biodiversity Region Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia Contextual 2011-10-07 ERIN bioregion, ecoregion, system, marine
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States including coastal waters Marine Boundaries States (including coastal waters) - Australian Maritime Boundaries Contextual 2011-10-07 GA
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Exclusive Economic Zone Marine Boundaries Exclusive Economic Zone - Australian Maritime Boundaries Contextual 2011-10-07 GA
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Australia's network of Marine Parks Marine Region Consistent with the Australian Government's commitment to develop a National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas, networks of Marine Parks have been proclaimed for Commonwealth waters across the North, North-west, South-west, Temperate East and Coral Sea Marine Regions. These networks build on previous Marine Protected Area proclamations, including the South-east Network declared in 2007. This data includes all marine parks managed by DOEE with the addition of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve, which is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division http://www.heardisland.aq/protection-and-management/marine-reserve This dataset is released under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0). IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE USERS Transitional arrangements apply to the North, North-west, South-west and Temperate East Marine Parks Networks and the Coral Sea Marine Park, until management plans come into effecton the 1st July 2018. These arrangements involve NO CHANGES ON THE WATER for marine users. Note, there are no changes to management arrangements in the marine parks that existed prior to the establishment of the new marine parks, that is, the same restrictions on activities will continue to apply even where those reserves have been incorporated into new marine parks. More information is available at [www.environment.gov.au/marinereserves](http://www.environment.gov.au/marinereserves). This data contains spatial and contextual information about Australian Marine Parks under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth governments Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, which are managed by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy. It does not include data on MPA's in other Australian jurisdictions (e.g. the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, State/Territory parks), or Terrestrial Protected Areas with marine components (eg Pulu Keeling National Park). Contextual Department of the Environment and Energy reserve, park, conservation, marine
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Australian States and Territories Political Australian States and Territories Contextual 2011-10-07 ANZLIC political
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GER Border Ranges Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Border Ranges Contextual 2013-05-24 GER GER
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GER Kosciuszko to Coast Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Kosciuszko to Coast Contextual 2013-05-24 GER GER
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GER Illawarra to Shoalhaven Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Illawarra to Shoalhaven Contextual 2013-05-24 GER GER
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ACT TAMS Reserves Area Management ACT TAMS Reserves Contextual 2013-06-19 ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate
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GER Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link Contextual 2013-05-24 GER GER
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GER Hunter Valley Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Hunter Valley Contextual 2013-05-24 GER GER
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GER Southern Highlands Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Southern Highlands Contextual 2013-05-24 GER GER
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GER Slopes To Summit Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER Slopes To Summit Contextual 2013-05-24 GER GER
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GER National Corridor Area Management Great Eastern Ranges GER National Corridor Contextual 2013-05-24 GER GER
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PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) Political Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries captures the boundaries for Commonwealth Electorates Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, electoral boundaries, commonwealth
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Areas for Further Assessment within the East Marine Region Area Management Biodiversity East Areas for Further Assessment: Batemans, Hunter, Clarence, Tweed, Fraser, Tasmantid, Norfolk, plus the Coral Sea Conservation Zone Contextual ERIN reserve, coral, conservation
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PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) Political State Electoral Boundaries captures the boundaries for State Electorates Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, electoral boundaries, state
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PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) Political ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas used for the 2016 Australian Census Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, abs, capital city, boundaries
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PSMA States (2016) Political Australian State boundaries Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, states, boundaries
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PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) Political Culture PSMA ABS Australian Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status (2016), from the I01A results in the Indigenous datapack matched to the PSMA ABS Indigenous Areas. Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, abs, census, indigenous
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PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) Political Culture PSMA ABS Australian Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area (2016), from the I01B results in the Indigenous datapack matched to the PSMA ABS Indigenous Areas. Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, abs, census, indigenous
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PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) Political Culture Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, indigenous, boundaries
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PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) Political Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, abs, census, statistical areas, boundaries
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PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) Political Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, abs, census, statistical areas, boundaries
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PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) Political Contextual PSMA Australia Limited psma, abs, census, statistical areas, boundaries
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NRM Regions 2017 Area Management Biodiversity The Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions dataset is maintained for the purpose of authoritative reporting on the Australian Government's NRM investments. The dataset is designed to cover all Australian territory where Australian Government funded NRM projects might take place and includes major islands, external territories, and state and coastal waters in addition to the NRM regional boundaries. Whilst the boundaries of NRM Regions are defined by legislation in some states and territories, this dataset should not be used to represent legal boundaries in any way. It is an administrative dataset developed for the purpose of reporting and public information. It should be noted that from time to time the states and/or territories may revise their regional boundaries in accordance with local needs and therefore alterations to either the attribution or boundaries of the data may occur in the future. Contextual Department of the Environment and Energy administration, government, landcare, heritage, local
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NRM Regions 2010 Area Management Biodiversity National Resource Management (NRM) Regions Contextual 2012-01-29 ERIN adminisration, government, landcare, heritage, local
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Local Government Areas 2011 Political Local Government Areas Contextual 2016-03-18 Australian Bureau of Statistics
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National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Area management Administration The NLP Management Units dataset is maintained for the purpose of authoritative reporting on the Australian Government's NRM investments. Contextual Department of Environment and Energy administration, government, landcare, heritage, local, NRM, Administrative, Management Unit
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National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset 2019-2020 - v20200324 Fire The National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset has been developed rapidly to support the immediate needs of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) in: a) quantifying the potential impacts of the 2019/20 bushfires on wildlife, plants and ecological communities;and, b) identifying appropriate response and recovery actions. The intent was to derive a reliable, agreed, fit for purpose and repeatable national dataset of burnt areas across Australia for the 2019/20 bushfire season. The dataset takes the national Emergency Management Spatial Information Network Australia (EMSINA) data service, which is the official fire extent currently used by the Commonwealth, and adds supplementary data from other sources to form a cumulative national view of fire extent. This EMSINA data service shows the current active fire incidents, and the Department map shows the total fire extent from 1 July 2019 to the 23 March 2020. EMSINA have been instrumental in providing advice on access to data and where to make contact in the early stages of developing the National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset. This dataset is released on behalf of the Commonwealth Government and endorsed by the National Burnt Area Dataset Working Group, convened by the National Bushfire Recovery Agency. Known Issues: The dataset has a number of known issues, both in its conceptual design and in the quality of its inputs. These are outlined below and should be taken into account in interpreting the data and developing any derived analyses. The list of known issues below is not comprehensive: it is anticipated that further issues will be identified in the future, and the Department welcomes feedback on this. We will seek as far as possible to continuously improve the dataset in future versions. In addition, the 2019/20 bushfire season is ongoing and it can be expected that the fire extent will increase. Future versions of the dataset will therefore document and distinguish between changes arising from methodological improvement, as distinct from changes to the actual fire extent. 1. The dataset draws data together from multiple different sources, including from state and territory agencies responsible for emergency and natural resource management, and from the Northern Australian Fire Information website. The variety of mapping methods means that conceptually the dataset lacks national coherency. 2. The limitations associated with the input datasets are carried through to this dataset. Users are advised to refer to the input datasets’ documentation to better understand limitations. 3. The dataset is intentionally precautionary and the rulesets for its creation elect to accept the risk of overstating the size of particular burnt areas. If and when there are overlapping polygons for an area, the internal boundaries have been dissolved. 4. The dataset shows only the outline of burnt areas and lacks information on fire severity in these areas, which may often include areas within them that are completely unburnt. For the intended purpose this may limit the usability of the data, particularly informing on local environmental impacts and response. This issue will be given priority, either for future versions of the dataset or for development of a separate, but related, fire severity product. 5. This continental dataset includes large burnt areas, particularly in northern Australia, which can be considered part of the natural landscape dynamics. For the intended purpose of informing on fire of potential environmental impact, some interpretation and filtering may be required. There are a variety of ways to do this, including by limiting the analysis to southern Australia, as was done for recent Wildlife and Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel’s preliminary analysis of 13 January 2020. For that preliminary analysis area, boundaries from the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia version 7 were used by the Department to delineate an area of southern Australia encompassing the emergency bushfire areas of the southern summer. The Department will work in consultation with the expert panel and other relevant bodies in the future on alternative approaches to defining, spatially or otherwise, fire of potential environmental impact. 6. The dataset cannot be used to reliably recreate what the national burnt area extent was at a given date prior to the date of release. 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