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Field Value

Title

Archive 2021 - transitional - native vegetation regulatory (NVR) map

Abstract

This data has now been superseded, please go to https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/native-vegetation-regulatory-map-2022 for the most current NVR Data


The transitional NVR map was prepared by Department Planning and Environment under Part 5A of the amended Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) and supporting regulation.

On the 25th of August 2017 the transitional NVR Map was published under transitional arrangements set out in 60F of the LLS Act.

The current published version of the transitional NVR Map (version 3) was exhibited to the public between 10 February - 12 March 2021 and after review, published on 26 March 2021. The transitional NVR Map currently displays category 2 – vulnerable regulated land, category 2 – sensitive regulated land and land that is excluded from the LLS Act. The latest version of the map can be viewed online using the NVR Map Viewer.

The transitional NVR Map has been developed to underpin the new land management framework. The transitional NVR Map essentially tells you where the land management code and allowable activities are either limited or not available.

Understanding the map categories.

Currently, the transitional NVR map viewer displays displays category 2 – vulnerable regulated land, category 2 – sensitive regulated land and land that is excluded from the LLS Act. Mapping for category 1 - exempt land and category 2- regulated land are yet to be published.

Broadly, category 1 - exempt land is land that was cleared of native vegetation as at 1 January 1990, or land that was lawfully cleared between 1 January 1990 and 25 August 2017. Category 2 - regulated land is land that was not cleared as at 1 January 1990, was unlawfully cleared after 1 January 1990, or is a prescribed area with an identified environmental value. Land is mapped to each category on the basis of past clearing or disturbance events, as detected by satellite and aerial imagery, and updated land use data. Prescribed areas with an identified environmental value are mapped as category 2 - regulated land, overriding a category 1 - regulated land designation based on the mapping.

Transitional NVR map – land categories and map the 6 colour code

Category definition

  1. Category 1 - exempt land (Blue) Unrestricted management (exempt). Rural lands where clearing of native vegetation is not regulated by Part 5A of the LLS Act 2013.This includes land cleared or significantly disturbed as at 1 January 1990 or lawfully cleared between that date and commencement of Part 5A of the LLS Act 2013. Other legislation may apply to category 1 - exempt land.

  2. Category 2 - regulated land (Yellow) Code based management (regulated). Rural lands where clearing is regulated and can be carried out in accordance with Part 5A of the LLS Act 2013 or other legislation. This includes complying with the codes and allowable activities. Land not cleared as at 1 January 1990, land unlawfully cleared since 1 January 1990, and land subject to existing conservation obligations including remedial directions.

  3. Category 2 - vulnerable regulated land (Orange) Regulated (vulnerable). Rural land where clearing of native vegetation is more restricted than on other category 2 land. This includes steep and highly erodible lands, riparian land and special category land (as declared).

  4. Category 2 - sensitive regulated land (Pink) Regulated (sensitive). Rural land where clearing of native vegetation is more restricted than other category 2 land. This includes lands that are sensitive lands due to factors such as the presence of coastal wetlands, certain rainforests, core koala habitat, high conservation grasslands, critically endangered entities, land subject to conservation or incentive agreements or covenants and others.

  5. Category 2 - sensitive and vulnerable regulated lands areas of overlap (Brown) This map class depicts land where category 2 vulnerable regulated land [(Vulnerable) - Orange] and category 2 - sensitive regulated [(Sensitive) - Pink] overlap.

  6. Land excluded from the LLS Act - (Grey) Land not regulated by Part 5A of the LLS Act 2013. This land includes urban zones, environmental conservation zones and R5 large lot residential as gazetted under a Local Environment Plan (LEP). It also includes public conservation lands (such as National parks and State Forests) and number of entire councils in the Sydney metro area.

Please refer to the Method Statement for more details https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Biodiversity/native-vegetation-regulatory-map-method-statement-170495.pdf?la=en&hash=7E4AF9410B2B65E1C5B2FFB6218AF502BB6989C3

For more information on the transitional NVR map, updates, version history and contact for enquiries, please visit the transitional NVR Map web page:

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/biodiversity/native-vegetation-regulatory-map

Resource locator

Data Quality Statement

Name: Data Quality Statement

Protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

Description:

Data quality statement for [AU2021] Transitional - Native Vegetation Regulatory Map

Function: download

Unique resource identifier

Code

f8714097-58fd-471d-b848-4adffb2a5c7b

Presentation form

mapDigital

Edition

3

Dataset language

eng

Metadata standard

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/f8714097-58fd-471d-b848-4adffb2a5c7b

Purpose

Legislative and regulatory requirements

Status

onGoing

Spatial representation type

grid

Spatial reference system

Authority code

GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)

Code identifying the spatial reference system

4283

Spatial resolution

25000 m

Additional information source

The foundation data used to compile the transitional NVR map is based on satellite or aerial imagery. The most detailed imagery that is available for the whole state is from the SPOT 5 satellite (see Appendix 1 in the Method Statement). It provides imagery products with 5 m resolution, which are rectified to a consistent standard. Maps can be produced at a scale of 1:10,000 using this data. In some areas where the information is derived from aerial imagery, the spatial resolution exceeds this minimum standard. The transitional NVR map is based on raster data, delivered in .tif format. The projection is GDA94.

Classification of spatial data and services

Field Value

Topic category

Keywords

Field Value

Keyword set

keyword value

native vegetation

regulatory map

lls

biodiversity

nvr

LAND

VEGETATION

Originating controlled vocabulary

Title

ANZLIC Search Words

Reference date

2008-05-16

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

141

East bounding longitude

154

North bounding latitude

-37.7

South bounding latitude

-28

Vertical extent information

Minimum value

-100

Maximum value

2228

Coordinate reference system

Authority code

urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::

Code identifying the coordinate reference system

5711

Temporal extent

Begin position

2017-08-24

End position

N/A

Dataset reference date

Date type

publication

Effective date

2021-03-26

Date type

revision

Effective date

2022-04-02

Resource maintenance

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

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Responsible party role

pointOfContact

Quality and validity

Field Value

Lineage

The transitional NVR map is prepared using a peer reviewed scientific method (the map method). The map method explains how spatial analysis is applied to determine the base layer of the map and identifies; land cleared as at January 1990, or lawfully cleared between 1 January 1990 and commencement of Part 5A of the LLS Act. It also explains how other data layers are used to categorise the land.

In simple terms, land is mapped as Category 1 - exempt where it has been lawfully cleared. However, the legislation may require the land to be a different category based on other criteria.

The other criteria may also determine when land is categorised as category 2 – vulnerable regulated land which are steep lands, riparian lands or special category lands or category 2 – sensitive regulated lands which are identified in the Regulation.

The Map Method is published and available online: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Biodiversity/native-vegetation-regulatory-map-method-statement-170495.pdf?la=en&hash=7E4AF9410B2B65E1C5B2FFB6218AF502BB6989C3

Constraints related to access and use

Field Value

Limitations on public access

Data Quality

Field Value

Scope

dataset

Responsible organisations

Field Value

Responsible party

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

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Web address

https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dcceew

Responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Field Value

Metadata point of contact

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

data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au

Responsible party role

distributor

Metadata date

2017-08-24

Metadata language

eng