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NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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High Environmental Values of the Illawarra Regional Growth Planning area - detailed

This polygon shape file is a 1:25,000 – 1: 50 000 environmental dataset combining 16 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 Illawarra High Environmental Values dataset covers the Illawarra Regional Growth Planning area.

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Language English
Alternative Title HEV_Illawarra_detailed
Edition HEV_Illawarra_20160111
Purpose The purpose of the project was to identify environmental criteria and values across the landscape that reflect current statutory and planning policy for the protection of the environment in planning matters. This allow the interrogation of the single dataset to identify various environmental criteria/values for assessment on a landscape basis or in some cases, at the local planning stage. The project aimed to identify the following environmental criteria;\\n• Areas protected for conservation\\n• Native vegetation of high conservation value\\n• Threatened species and populations\\n• Wetlands, rivers, estuaries and coastal feature of high environmental value\\n• Areas of geological significance
Frequency of change As needed
Keywords Biodiversity,Environmental,Conservation,HEV
Metadata Date 2016-07-06
Date of Asset Creation 2016-07-06
Date of Asset Revision 2016-11-01
Date of Asset Publication 2016-11-01
Date of Next Update 2017-11-02
License OEH licence
Equivalent Scale 25000
Vector representation
Record 1
Object type
Curve
Object count
1
Geospatial Topic Environment
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 1990-01-01 - 2016-07-01
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
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Attribution NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2016"