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NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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NSW BioNet Flora Survey Data Collection

The NSW BioNet Flora Survey Data Collection is maintained via the Flora Survey Module of the NSW BioNet-Atlas application. This collection is a central, authoritative database for systematic vegetation survey data in NSW. Among other applications, this plot data is used to construct and maintain the quantitative Plant Community Type classification & Vegetation Integrity Benchmarks held in the BioNet Vegetation Classification Data Collection. These plots are also used to construct and update State Vegetation Type Maps held in the BioNet Vegetation Map Data Collection.

ACCESS: Full datasets (site and species) may be accessed via the BioNet-Atlas application http://www.BioNet.nsw.gov.au/. Survey site level data is available in a machine readable form via the BioNet OData Web Service https://data.bionet.nsw.gov.au/. That data service is delivered to SEED where it is rendered as a Web Map Service. Further detail is available from http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research/VISplot.htm.

This data collection includes over 100,000 survey plots, that are generally compatible with standard vegetation survey methodologies outlined in the NSW Native Vegetation Interim Type Standard http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nativeveg/10060nvinttypestand.pdf. The Type Standard and application accommodate a range of data types from various surveys, including: 1. full floristic survey data associated with vegetation classification and mapping; 2. rapid survey sites associated with field validation and vegetation type mapping; and 3. land-use data associated with the Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting Program (MER) Vegetation Condition site assessment.

Species records in the Flora Survey Data Collection are also queried through the species sightings searches in BioNet-Atlas.

Data in BioNet is made available in accordance with OEH's Sensitive Species Data Policy http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/policiesandguidelines/SensitiveSpeciesPolicy.htm. For species categorised as "sensitive", location information may be withheld depending on the species' status under the policy, and on the access rights of the user. Records in BioNet are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission.

Data and Resources

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Language English
Alternative Title VIS Flora Survey
Edition BioNet-Atlas v3.1
Purpose Flora Survey data are used in environmental assessment and planning, and for purposes of scientific research. This data supports the development of i) a quantitatively derived NSW Plant Community Type classification, ii) vegetation type condition benchmarks, iii) Plant Community Type mapping, and iv) species distribution modelling. Products i) & ii) are used directly in NSW metric based assessment processes including, Property Vegetation Planning, BioBanking, BioMetric and BioCertification. Products iii) & iv) are used indirectly to support the maintenance of data content used in these assessment processes. Data in this collection are distributed to the National TERN / AEKOS Australian Ecological Survey Database. Species occurrence records are also made available through the BioNet Species Sightings data collection, from where they are distributed to the National Alas of Living Australia.
Frequency of change As needed
Keywords NSW,FLORA-Native,VEGETATION-Floristic
Metadata Date 2013-04-15
Date of Asset Creation 2013-04-15
Date of Asset Publication 2013-04-15
Date of Next Update 2013-04-15
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Equivalent Scale 250000
Geospatial Topic Biota
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 1990-06-01
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 2013"
Groups 2019-20 Bushfire-related datasets: Compilation from the Science Economics and Insights Division
SEED Layer Intersect Tool: BAM (stage 1) layer list