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Title |
Vegetation of the Singleton Military Area. VIS_ID 3913 |
Alternative title(s) |
SingletonMilitaryArea_E_3913 |
Abstract |
Vegetation of the Singleton Military Area.;\nA vegetation survey, classification and mapping project has been completed for the 14,520 ha Singleton Military Area (SMA), located in the mid Hunter Valley of New South Wales, on behalf of the Department of Defence.;\nA preferential sampling design supported by extensive ground-data collection (1,427 ground control data points) was adopted to select and sample the vegetation so that observable variations in dominant plant species combinations could be analysed in detail. Two approaches to classification were employed, each tailored to different structural habitats: woody vegetation and grasslands. For woody vegetation, sample sizes were 0.04 ha, while 0.01 ha samples were used in grassland habitats. In all cases, all vascular plant species within sample plots were recorded and assessed in terms of a 6-point cover abundance code. Numerical classification of sample data was undertaken using the Primer statistical package, where cluster;\nanalysis and non-metric multidimensional scaling ordinations were performed. In total, 78 full floristic sample plots were used to define 23 woody vegetation communities, while 82 sample plots defined 21;\ngrassland (and wetland, shrubland) communities. Of these, six woody communities can be considered Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs), listed under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995;\nMapping of all vegetation communities was undertaken through on-screen interpretation of digital orthorectified aerial photographs (flown December 2008), supported by the 1,427 ground control data;\npoints for woody vegetation. Accuracy of this mapping is considered high across most of the SMA, due to the methods used in its construction. Grasslands were mapped in a similar way, but did not incorporate ground control points. Instead, intensive ground truthing was undertaken to attribute specific areas to grassland types. It was noted, however, that distinguishing community boundaries in the field between adjacent grasslands was difficult due to the history of grazing, and interpretation of aerial photographs could only distinguish broad grassland patterns. VIS_ID 3913 |
Resource locator |
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Data Quality Statement |
Name: Data Quality Statement Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Description: Data quality statement for Vegetation of the Singleton Military Area. VIS_ID 3913 Function: download |
Vegetation SingletonMilitaryArea E 3913 |
Name: Vegetation SingletonMilitaryArea E 3913 Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Function: download |
Unique resource identifier |
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Code |
26051ba1-30c6-4e67-a69e-c33ac6c7f75f |
Presentation form |
mapDigital |
Edition |
unknown |
Dataset language |
eng |
Metadata standard |
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Name |
ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata |
Version |
1.1 |
Dataset URI |
https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/26051ba1-30c6-4e67-a69e-c33ac6c7f75f |
Purpose |
Vegetation Mapping |
Status |
completed |
Spatial representation |
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Type |
vector |
Spatial reference system |
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Authority code |
GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long) |
Code identifying the spatial reference system |
4283 |
Equivalent scale |
1:None |
Additional information source |
Sinclair Knight Merz & Eastcoast Flora Survey (2012). Vegetation of the Singleton Military Area. Report to Department of Defence, June 2012. |
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Topic category |
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| Field | Value |
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Keyword set |
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keyword value |
VEGETATION FLORA |
Originating controlled vocabulary |
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Title |
ANZLIC Search Words |
Reference date |
2008-05-16 |
Geographic location |
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West bounding longitude |
151.11261 |
East bounding longitude |
151.247986 |
North bounding latitude |
-32.776871 |
South bounding latitude |
-32.600636 |
Vertical extent information |
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Minimum value |
-100 |
Maximum value |
2228 |
Coordinate reference system |
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Authority code |
urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG:: |
Code identifying the coordinate reference system |
5711 |
Temporal extent |
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Begin position |
2011-06-01 |
End position |
N/A |
Dataset reference date |
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Date type |
publication |
Effective date |
2013-06-03 |
Resource maintenance |
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Maintenance and update frequency |
None |
Contact info | |
Organisation name |
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Full postal address |
NSW Australia data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au |
Telephone number |
131555 |
Email address |
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Responsible party role |
pointOfContact |
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Lineage |
A digital, orthorectified aerial photographic mosaic (flown December 2008) was made available for the project, and was used for the basis of all mapping. Interpretation of this;\nmosaic was completed on-screen in Mapinfo� GIS across the entire study area, with the exception of the;\nfar north-western corner. In this case, interpretation was based on an older, broader image supplied by Lands & Property Information.;\nWithin Mapinfo� GIS, observable photo-patterns from orthorectified colour aerial photographs were scrutinised and cross-referenced to RDP data collected in the field.;\nA preferential sampling strategy formed the basis of the survey design for this project. Following preparation of a draft vegetation 'strata' map, standard floristic survey;\nquadrats (0.04ha; 20 x 20m or 40 x 10m in riparian habitats) were sampled in representative locations;\nwithin the SMA for woody vegetation. Survey of grassland areas in general incorporated the same strategies as completed for woody vegetation, with the exception that quadrats sampled representative areas of 0.01ha (10 x 10m).;\nFloristic sample (quadrat) data was entered into a licensed copy of the DECCW vegetation survey database,;\nrunning on a Microsoft Access� platform. Analysis of data was undertaken using multivariate techniques in the Primer statistical package. |
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Limitations on public access |
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Scope |
dataset |
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Responsible party |
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Contact position |
Data Broker |
Organisation name |
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Full postal address |
NSW Australia data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au |
Telephone number |
131555 |
Email address |
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Web address |
https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dcceew |
Responsible party role |
pointOfContact |
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Metadata point of contact |
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Contact position |
Data Broker |
Organisation name |
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Full postal address |
NSW Australia data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au |
Telephone number |
131555 |
Email address |
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Responsible party role |
distributor |
Metadata date |
2012-06-29 |
Metadata language |
eng |