Description: This is a National Airports - Polygon layer from Transport theme combined by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset.This layer covers all aspects of Airports within Australia, the layer shows all airports from International to local landing strips. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital transport polygons, lines, and points as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
AIRPORT_LG_PID: Airport PID.
AIRPORT_NAME: Name of Airport if available. GEOM_TYPE: Type of Geometry used for filtering to different output tables.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record. DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. See ICSM Policy and Guidelines for Incremental Update.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired. OPERATIONAL_STATUS_CODE: Operational Status Classification code.
OPERATIONAL_STATUS_DESC: Operational Status Classification Description from Authority Table. OPERATIONAL_STATUS_NAME: Operational Status Classification Name from Authority Table.
SURFACE_TYPE_CODE: Surface Type Classification code. SURFACE_TYPE_DESC: Surface Type Classification Description from Authority Table.
SURFACE_TYPE_NAME: Surface Type Classification Name from Authority Table.
TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_CODE: Transport Hierarchy Classification code.
TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_DESC: Transport Hierarchy Classification Description from Authority Table. TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_NAME: Transport Hierarchy Classification Name from Authority Table.
LOCALITY_PID: Locality PID. LOCALITY_NAME: Name of Locality from Locality Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier. STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - line layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME: Full State Name
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Description: Derived from Topography and Transport from PSMA Australia Ltd by OMNILINK Pty Ltd. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_FEATURE_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
HYDRO_FEATURE_NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED DATE Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. PERENNIALITY_CODE: Perenniality Classification code.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: This is the Administrative Boundaries theme - Locality polygon dataset (Suburb boundaries) provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. The Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor's data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions.
The Commonwealth and State/Territory Governments collect data to delineate the areas covered by each tier of government within Australia. They also provide data for the urban and non-urban areas within their jurisdictions. Within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes:
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries 2. Electoral Boundaries 3. Local Government Areas (LGA) 4. Suburbs/Localities 5. State Boundaries 6. Town Points.
Field description:
LOCALITY_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
LOCALITY_NAME: Name of Locality or suburb
DATE_GAZETTED: gazetted date
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
LOCALITY_CLASS_CODE Describes the class of locality this is (eg. G, D, H, T, etc). LOCALITY_CLASS_NAME Name of the class of locality this is (eg. Gazetted, District, Hundred, Topographic locality, etc). POSTCODE: This field stores the postcode for the locality from the Suburb dataset. STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation
Description: The digital cadastral boundaries and their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction combined by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA CadLite. Cadastre is a seamless national cadastral database of Australia’s 10.9 million parcels. It is designed to meet the needs of organisations that require a graphical representation of land parcel boundaries on a broad scale, to integrate with other data in servicing their business needs. This graphical index of digital cadastre or registered land parcels can be used to reference other geographic and land administrative data available from respective jurisdictions. The Property theme was released for the first time as a complete national dataset in August 2006. CadLite also incorporates Local Government Area boundaries from the Administrative Boundaries dataset.
The May 2012 release of CadLite includes update to both the Cadastre and Property themes in all jurisdictions.
The February 2012 release:
PSMA has extended the CadLite data model to include a type value for each cadastral title (CAD table) to provide an indication of the stage of the parcels lifecycle. The associated authority table with this field is shown below:
Code Name Description
1 Registered A parcel which has a title issued. This is the default value.
2 NotRegistered A parcel whose boundaries have been sourced from a plan of subdivision (proposed or authorised) prior to the issue of a title. Its boundaries are subject to change.
The default value for the field is 1 and at present values of 2 exists only in Victoria, the ACT and the Jervis Bay Territory.
Western Australia also holds proposed lots and these have been requested for future releases.
No other jurisdiction holds proposed lots.
Other Territories – Jervis Bay Territory
All polygons in the Jervis Bay Territory have had new CAD_PIDs reassigned due to a spatial update from the ACT Government. The spatial update has also rectified an incorrect parcel boundary representation in the south-east corner of the Territory.
There is one example of two registered parcels overlapping near Jervis Bay Village: this reflects the contribution from the ACT Government.
Field Descriptions:
CAD_PID - The persistent identifer is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
CAD_POLYGON_PID - This is the old CADL_PID in the current CadLite prefixed with the state code. The persistent identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents,
DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED - Date this record was retired
AIRPORT_LG_PID: Aiport persistent identifier
GREENSPACE_PID: Greenspace persistent identifier JURISDICTION_ID_CAD - Previously known as PARCEL_ID in CadLite. Sibling CAP_POLYGON records must have the same jurisdiction_id.
LGA_PID - The LGA this CAD parcel falls within. Only should be null where CAD fails in unincorported area (e.g. NT)
LOCALITY_PID - The gazetted locality this CAD falls in. Only should be null where CAD falls in unincorporated area (e.g. NT)
LOCALITY_NAME - Locality name.
PROPERTY_PID - Property persistent identifier.
PROPERTY_CAD_PID - The persistent identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
LGA_NAME - Local Government Area name assigned spatially by PSMA Australia.
LGA_ABB_NAME - Abbreviated Local Government Area name assigned spatially by PSMA Australia.
STATE_NAME - State name.
STATE_ABBREVIATION - Abbreviation for the State as identified by STATE_PID.
PARCEL_STATUS_CODE: Code of parcel status
PARCEL_STATUS_NAME: Name of parcel status type
PARCEL_STATUS_DESC: Description of parcel status type
The structure of the JURISDICTION_ID_CAD field is as follows:
JURISDICTION CONCATENATION
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ACT DIST + “/” + DIV + “/” + SECTION + “/” + BLOCK
NSW LOTNUMBER + “/” + SECTIONNUM + “/” + PLANLABEL
NT PAR_LOC + “/” + PAR_LTO + “/” + PAR_PAR + “/” + PAR_PT PAR_LOC + “/” + PAR_LTO + “/” + PAR_PAR + “/” + PAR_PT + “/” + UNIT_NUM
QLD LOT_NUM + “/” + PLAN_NUM
SA PLAN_T + PLAN + “/” + PARCEL_T + PARCEL
TAS LOT + “/” + PLAN
VIC LOT_NUMBER + “/” + SEC + “/” + BLOCK + “/” PLAN_NO + “~” + ALLOTMENT + “/” + SEC + “/” + BLOCK + “/” + PORTION + “/” + PARISHC
WA PIPARCEL
Description: G-NAF (Geocoded National Address File) is the authoritative address index for Australia. It contains the State, Suburb, Street, Number and coordinate reference or Geocode for street addresses in Australia. This is National G-NAF Address Detail by Address Site, with LGA name, Postcode and CD Code filled in by OMNILINK. From PSMA G-NAF dataset.
G-NAF encompasses the creation and maintainence of a national address index of all addresses in use (and importantly identifies those considered official). G-NAF aims to include all physical addresses in circulation. In accordance with AS 4819:2003, the primary or officially recognised rural or urban address is referred to as the Principal. However, unofficial addresses also appear in G-NAF as aliases and these addresses are linked to the principal where the linkage could be derived through the validation process. The inclusion of aliases in G-NAF should not be seen as an endorsement of the use of unofficial addresses but as an aid to assist licensees in matching to their existing addresses databases. Only addresses that have a 'real' physical location are included in G-NAF. For this reason, postal addresses and PO Boxes are not included. However due to the lack of rural address information in some states, roadside mail box (RMB) numbers, Lot numbers and Block and Section numbers (South Australia) have been included until the rural addresses have been implemented, after which the RMB, Lot and Block and Section numbers will be retained as aliases to the rural road numbers.
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Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: This is the Greenspace - Polygon layer from the Greenspace theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Greenspace is a digital representation of parks, reserves, recreational areas and open space. A major update to the Greenspace theme has been applied in the November 2012 release which has resulted in a significant new data model and now consists of Point, Line and Polygon Datasets. For this release, however, no line features were provided by PSMA. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometers of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompassing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves. The digital Greenspace polygons as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Descriptions are as follows:
GREENSPACE_NAME – The name of the Greenspace
GREENSPACE_NAME_LABEL – Name given to the Greenspace feature in title case.
GREENSPACE_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_POLYGON_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created DATE_RETIRED - Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_DATE_CREATED – Date this record was created
GREENSPACE_DATE_RETIRED – Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE – The Greenspace class code. eg. OPS005. Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_NAME – Name provided from the Authority table. . Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_DESC – Description of what this code means from the Authority Table. . Details are provided in the table below. PARENT_GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE - GREENSPACE_ALIAS_PID – The persistent identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_NAME – The Greenspace alias name
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_CODE – The code for the type of Alias. There are two types of Codes. ALT – Alternative, or HIS – Historical. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_NAME – Name eg. Park
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_DESC – Description of what this code means. ALTERNATIVE indicates the Alternative Name for the Feature, while HISTORICAL indicates a previously used common name for the feature. SOURCE_DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created by the data contributor
SOURCE_DATE_MODIFIED - Date this record was modified by the data contributor
STATE_PID – The Persistent Identifier.
STATE_NAME – Full State Name
STATE_ABBREVIATION – State Abbreviation
The below table provides the names, and descriptions for each of the classification codes.
CODE NAME DESCRIPTION
OPS001 Conservation Area Includes Conservation Park, Conservation Reserve, State Conservation Area or other land identified for conservation purposes
OPS002 Forest Reserve Includes State Forest, Pine Plantation or Land Designated for Forestry Purposes
OPS003 National Park Area of Protected Land Designated as National Park by State or Territory Authority
OPS004 PARK Includes Urban Park, Rural Park, State Park, Regional Park, River Park
OPS005 Recreational Area Includes Recreation Park, Oval, Playing Fields and other Open Space used for Recreational Activities. OPS006 Reserve Area of Land Normally Designated as Reserve under Legislation or Gazetted. Includes Historic Site, Nature Reserve.
OPS007 Open Space Includes Urban Open Space, Restricted Open Space, Gardens, Bushland, Commons, Botanical Gardens and all other Open space not classified elsewhere.
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Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: This is a National Airports - Polygon layer from Transport theme combined by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset.This layer covers all aspects of Airports within Australia, the layer shows all airports from International to local landing strips. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital transport polygons, lines, and points as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
AIRPORT_LG_PID: Airport PID.
AIRPORT_NAME: Name of Airport if available. GEOM_TYPE: Type of Geometry used for filtering to different output tables.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record. DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. See ICSM Policy and Guidelines for Incremental Update.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired. OPERATIONAL_STATUS_CODE: Operational Status Classification code.
OPERATIONAL_STATUS_DESC: Operational Status Classification Description from Authority Table. OPERATIONAL_STATUS_NAME: Operational Status Classification Name from Authority Table.
SURFACE_TYPE_CODE: Surface Type Classification code. SURFACE_TYPE_DESC: Surface Type Classification Description from Authority Table.
SURFACE_TYPE_NAME: Surface Type Classification Name from Authority Table.
TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_CODE: Transport Hierarchy Classification code.
TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_DESC: Transport Hierarchy Classification Description from Authority Table. TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_NAME: Transport Hierarchy Classification Name from Authority Table.
LOCALITY_PID: Locality PID. LOCALITY_NAME: Name of Locality from Locality Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier. STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - line layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME: Full State Name
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Description: Derived from Topography and Transport from PSMA Australia Ltd by OMNILINK Pty Ltd. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_FEATURE_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
HYDRO_FEATURE_NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED DATE Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. PERENNIALITY_CODE: Perenniality Classification code.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: This is the Administrative Boundaries theme - Locality polygon dataset (Suburb boundaries) provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. The Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor's data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions.
The Commonwealth and State/Territory Governments collect data to delineate the areas covered by each tier of government within Australia. They also provide data for the urban and non-urban areas within their jurisdictions. Within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes:
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries 2. Electoral Boundaries 3. Local Government Areas (LGA) 4. Suburbs/Localities 5. State Boundaries 6. Town Points.
Field description:
LOCALITY_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
LOCALITY_NAME: Name of Locality or suburb
DATE_GAZETTED: gazetted date
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
LOCALITY_CLASS_CODE Describes the class of locality this is (eg. G, D, H, T, etc). LOCALITY_CLASS_NAME Name of the class of locality this is (eg. Gazetted, District, Hundred, Topographic locality, etc). POSTCODE: This field stores the postcode for the locality from the Suburb dataset. STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation
Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: This is the Greenspace - Polygon layer from the Greenspace theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Greenspace is a digital representation of parks, reserves, recreational areas and open space. A major update to the Greenspace theme has been applied in the November 2012 release which has resulted in a significant new data model and now consists of Point, Line and Polygon Datasets. For this release, however, no line features were provided by PSMA. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometers of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompassing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves. The digital Greenspace polygons as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Descriptions are as follows:
GREENSPACE_NAME – The name of the Greenspace
GREENSPACE_NAME_LABEL – Name given to the Greenspace feature in title case.
GREENSPACE_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_POLYGON_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created DATE_RETIRED - Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_DATE_CREATED – Date this record was created
GREENSPACE_DATE_RETIRED – Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE – The Greenspace class code. eg. OPS005. Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_NAME – Name provided from the Authority table. . Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_DESC – Description of what this code means from the Authority Table. . Details are provided in the table below. PARENT_GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE - GREENSPACE_ALIAS_PID – The persistent identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_NAME – The Greenspace alias name
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_CODE – The code for the type of Alias. There are two types of Codes. ALT – Alternative, or HIS – Historical. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_NAME – Name eg. Park
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_DESC – Description of what this code means. ALTERNATIVE indicates the Alternative Name for the Feature, while HISTORICAL indicates a previously used common name for the feature. SOURCE_DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created by the data contributor
SOURCE_DATE_MODIFIED - Date this record was modified by the data contributor
STATE_PID – The Persistent Identifier.
STATE_NAME – Full State Name
STATE_ABBREVIATION – State Abbreviation
The below table provides the names, and descriptions for each of the classification codes.
CODE NAME DESCRIPTION
OPS001 Conservation Area Includes Conservation Park, Conservation Reserve, State Conservation Area or other land identified for conservation purposes
OPS002 Forest Reserve Includes State Forest, Pine Plantation or Land Designated for Forestry Purposes
OPS003 National Park Area of Protected Land Designated as National Park by State or Territory Authority
OPS004 PARK Includes Urban Park, Rural Park, State Park, Regional Park, River Park
OPS005 Recreational Area Includes Recreation Park, Oval, Playing Fields and other Open Space used for Recreational Activities. OPS006 Reserve Area of Land Normally Designated as Reserve under Legislation or Gazetted. Includes Historic Site, Nature Reserve.
OPS007 Open Space Includes Urban Open Space, Restricted Open Space, Gardens, Bushland, Commons, Botanical Gardens and all other Open space not classified elsewhere.
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Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: This is a National Airports - Polygon layer from Transport theme combined by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset.This layer covers all aspects of Airports within Australia, the layer shows all airports from International to local landing strips. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital transport polygons, lines, and points as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
AIRPORT_LG_PID: Airport PID.
AIRPORT_NAME: Name of Airport if available. GEOM_TYPE: Type of Geometry used for filtering to different output tables.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record. DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. See ICSM Policy and Guidelines for Incremental Update.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired. OPERATIONAL_STATUS_CODE: Operational Status Classification code.
OPERATIONAL_STATUS_DESC: Operational Status Classification Description from Authority Table. OPERATIONAL_STATUS_NAME: Operational Status Classification Name from Authority Table.
SURFACE_TYPE_CODE: Surface Type Classification code. SURFACE_TYPE_DESC: Surface Type Classification Description from Authority Table.
SURFACE_TYPE_NAME: Surface Type Classification Name from Authority Table.
TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_CODE: Transport Hierarchy Classification code.
TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_DESC: Transport Hierarchy Classification Description from Authority Table. TRANSPORT_HIERARCHY_NAME: Transport Hierarchy Classification Name from Authority Table.
LOCALITY_PID: Locality PID. LOCALITY_NAME: Name of Locality from Locality Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier. STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - line layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME: Full State Name
Description: Derived from Topography and Transport from PSMA Australia Ltd by OMNILINK Pty Ltd. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_FEATURE_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
HYDRO_FEATURE_NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED DATE Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. PERENNIALITY_CODE: Perenniality Classification code.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: This is the Administrative Boundaries theme - Locality polygon dataset (Suburb boundaries) provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. The Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor's data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions.
The Commonwealth and State/Territory Governments collect data to delineate the areas covered by each tier of government within Australia. They also provide data for the urban and non-urban areas within their jurisdictions. Within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes:
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries 2. Electoral Boundaries 3. Local Government Areas (LGA) 4. Suburbs/Localities 5. State Boundaries 6. Town Points.
Field description:
LOCALITY_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
LOCALITY_NAME: Name of Locality or suburb
DATE_GAZETTED: gazetted date
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
LOCALITY_CLASS_CODE Describes the class of locality this is (eg. G, D, H, T, etc). LOCALITY_CLASS_NAME Name of the class of locality this is (eg. Gazetted, District, Hundred, Topographic locality, etc). POSTCODE: This field stores the postcode for the locality from the Suburb dataset. STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation
Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: This is the Greenspace - Polygon layer from the Greenspace theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Greenspace is a digital representation of parks, reserves, recreational areas and open space. A major update to the Greenspace theme has been applied in the November 2012 release which has resulted in a significant new data model and now consists of Point, Line and Polygon Datasets. For this release, however, no line features were provided by PSMA. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometers of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompassing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves. The digital Greenspace polygons as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Descriptions are as follows:
GREENSPACE_NAME – The name of the Greenspace
GREENSPACE_NAME_LABEL – Name given to the Greenspace feature in title case.
GREENSPACE_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_POLYGON_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created DATE_RETIRED - Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_DATE_CREATED – Date this record was created
GREENSPACE_DATE_RETIRED – Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE – The Greenspace class code. eg. OPS005. Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_NAME – Name provided from the Authority table. . Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_DESC – Description of what this code means from the Authority Table. . Details are provided in the table below. PARENT_GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE - GREENSPACE_ALIAS_PID – The persistent identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_NAME – The Greenspace alias name
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_CODE – The code for the type of Alias. There are two types of Codes. ALT – Alternative, or HIS – Historical. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_NAME – Name eg. Park
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_DESC – Description of what this code means. ALTERNATIVE indicates the Alternative Name for the Feature, while HISTORICAL indicates a previously used common name for the feature. SOURCE_DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created by the data contributor
SOURCE_DATE_MODIFIED - Date this record was modified by the data contributor
STATE_PID – The Persistent Identifier.
STATE_NAME – Full State Name
STATE_ABBREVIATION – State Abbreviation
The below table provides the names, and descriptions for each of the classification codes.
CODE NAME DESCRIPTION
OPS001 Conservation Area Includes Conservation Park, Conservation Reserve, State Conservation Area or other land identified for conservation purposes
OPS002 Forest Reserve Includes State Forest, Pine Plantation or Land Designated for Forestry Purposes
OPS003 National Park Area of Protected Land Designated as National Park by State or Territory Authority
OPS004 PARK Includes Urban Park, Rural Park, State Park, Regional Park, River Park
OPS005 Recreational Area Includes Recreation Park, Oval, Playing Fields and other Open Space used for Recreational Activities. OPS006 Reserve Area of Land Normally Designated as Reserve under Legislation or Gazetted. Includes Historic Site, Nature Reserve.
OPS007 Open Space Includes Urban Open Space, Restricted Open Space, Gardens, Bushland, Commons, Botanical Gardens and all other Open space not classified elsewhere.
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Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: Derived from Topography and Transport from PSMA Australia Ltd by OMNILINK Pty Ltd. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_FEATURE_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
HYDRO_FEATURE_NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED DATE Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. PERENNIALITY_CODE: Perenniality Classification code.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: This is the Administrative Boundaries theme - Locality polygon dataset (Suburb boundaries) provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. The Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor's data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions.
The Commonwealth and State/Territory Governments collect data to delineate the areas covered by each tier of government within Australia. They also provide data for the urban and non-urban areas within their jurisdictions. Within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes:
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries 2. Electoral Boundaries 3. Local Government Areas (LGA) 4. Suburbs/Localities 5. State Boundaries 6. Town Points.
Field description:
LOCALITY_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
LOCALITY_NAME: Name of Locality or suburb
DATE_GAZETTED: gazetted date
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
LOCALITY_CLASS_CODE Describes the class of locality this is (eg. G, D, H, T, etc). LOCALITY_CLASS_NAME Name of the class of locality this is (eg. Gazetted, District, Hundred, Topographic locality, etc). POSTCODE: This field stores the postcode for the locality from the Suburb dataset. STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation
Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: This is the Greenspace - Polygon layer from the Greenspace theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Greenspace is a digital representation of parks, reserves, recreational areas and open space. A major update to the Greenspace theme has been applied in the November 2012 release which has resulted in a significant new data model and now consists of Point, Line and Polygon Datasets. For this release, however, no line features were provided by PSMA. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometers of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompassing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves. The digital Greenspace polygons as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Descriptions are as follows:
GREENSPACE_NAME – The name of the Greenspace
GREENSPACE_NAME_LABEL – Name given to the Greenspace feature in title case.
GREENSPACE_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_POLYGON_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created DATE_RETIRED - Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_DATE_CREATED – Date this record was created
GREENSPACE_DATE_RETIRED – Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE – The Greenspace class code. eg. OPS005. Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_NAME – Name provided from the Authority table. . Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_DESC – Description of what this code means from the Authority Table. . Details are provided in the table below. PARENT_GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE - GREENSPACE_ALIAS_PID – The persistent identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_NAME – The Greenspace alias name
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_CODE – The code for the type of Alias. There are two types of Codes. ALT – Alternative, or HIS – Historical. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_NAME – Name eg. Park
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_DESC – Description of what this code means. ALTERNATIVE indicates the Alternative Name for the Feature, while HISTORICAL indicates a previously used common name for the feature. SOURCE_DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created by the data contributor
SOURCE_DATE_MODIFIED - Date this record was modified by the data contributor
STATE_PID – The Persistent Identifier.
STATE_NAME – Full State Name
STATE_ABBREVIATION – State Abbreviation
The below table provides the names, and descriptions for each of the classification codes.
CODE NAME DESCRIPTION
OPS001 Conservation Area Includes Conservation Park, Conservation Reserve, State Conservation Area or other land identified for conservation purposes
OPS002 Forest Reserve Includes State Forest, Pine Plantation or Land Designated for Forestry Purposes
OPS003 National Park Area of Protected Land Designated as National Park by State or Territory Authority
OPS004 PARK Includes Urban Park, Rural Park, State Park, Regional Park, River Park
OPS005 Recreational Area Includes Recreation Park, Oval, Playing Fields and other Open Space used for Recreational Activities. OPS006 Reserve Area of Land Normally Designated as Reserve under Legislation or Gazetted. Includes Historic Site, Nature Reserve.
OPS007 Open Space Includes Urban Open Space, Restricted Open Space, Gardens, Bushland, Commons, Botanical Gardens and all other Open space not classified elsewhere.
Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: Derived from Topography and Transport from PSMA Australia Ltd by OMNILINK Pty Ltd. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_FEATURE_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
HYDRO_FEATURE_NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED DATE Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. PERENNIALITY_CODE: Perenniality Classification code.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: This is the Administrative Boundaries theme - Locality polygon dataset (Suburb boundaries) provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. The Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor's data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions.
The Commonwealth and State/Territory Governments collect data to delineate the areas covered by each tier of government within Australia. They also provide data for the urban and non-urban areas within their jurisdictions. Within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes:
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries 2. Electoral Boundaries 3. Local Government Areas (LGA) 4. Suburbs/Localities 5. State Boundaries 6. Town Points.
Field description:
LOCALITY_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
LOCALITY_NAME: Name of Locality or suburb
DATE_GAZETTED: gazetted date
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
LOCALITY_CLASS_CODE Describes the class of locality this is (eg. G, D, H, T, etc). LOCALITY_CLASS_NAME Name of the class of locality this is (eg. Gazetted, District, Hundred, Topographic locality, etc). POSTCODE: This field stores the postcode for the locality from the Suburb dataset. STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation
Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: This is the Greenspace - Polygon layer from the Greenspace theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Greenspace is a digital representation of parks, reserves, recreational areas and open space. A major update to the Greenspace theme has been applied in the November 2012 release which has resulted in a significant new data model and now consists of Point, Line and Polygon Datasets. For this release, however, no line features were provided by PSMA. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometers of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompassing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves. The digital Greenspace polygons as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Descriptions are as follows:
GREENSPACE_NAME – The name of the Greenspace
GREENSPACE_NAME_LABEL – Name given to the Greenspace feature in title case.
GREENSPACE_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_POLYGON_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created DATE_RETIRED - Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_DATE_CREATED – Date this record was created
GREENSPACE_DATE_RETIRED – Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE – The Greenspace class code. eg. OPS005. Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_NAME – Name provided from the Authority table. . Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_DESC – Description of what this code means from the Authority Table. . Details are provided in the table below. PARENT_GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE - GREENSPACE_ALIAS_PID – The persistent identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_NAME – The Greenspace alias name
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_CODE – The code for the type of Alias. There are two types of Codes. ALT – Alternative, or HIS – Historical. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_NAME – Name eg. Park
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_DESC – Description of what this code means. ALTERNATIVE indicates the Alternative Name for the Feature, while HISTORICAL indicates a previously used common name for the feature. SOURCE_DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created by the data contributor
SOURCE_DATE_MODIFIED - Date this record was modified by the data contributor
STATE_PID – The Persistent Identifier.
STATE_NAME – Full State Name
STATE_ABBREVIATION – State Abbreviation
The below table provides the names, and descriptions for each of the classification codes.
CODE NAME DESCRIPTION
OPS001 Conservation Area Includes Conservation Park, Conservation Reserve, State Conservation Area or other land identified for conservation purposes
OPS002 Forest Reserve Includes State Forest, Pine Plantation or Land Designated for Forestry Purposes
OPS003 National Park Area of Protected Land Designated as National Park by State or Territory Authority
OPS004 PARK Includes Urban Park, Rural Park, State Park, Regional Park, River Park
OPS005 Recreational Area Includes Recreation Park, Oval, Playing Fields and other Open Space used for Recreational Activities. OPS006 Reserve Area of Land Normally Designated as Reserve under Legislation or Gazetted. Includes Historic Site, Nature Reserve.
OPS007 Open Space Includes Urban Open Space, Restricted Open Space, Gardens, Bushland, Commons, Botanical Gardens and all other Open space not classified elsewhere.
Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: Derived from Topography and Transport from PSMA Australia Ltd by OMNILINK Pty Ltd. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_FEATURE_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
HYDRO_FEATURE_NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
JURISDICTION_ID: ID the jurisdictions used for this record.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED DATE Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. PERENNIALITY_CODE: Perenniality Classification code.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: This is a National Town Point layer from Administration Boundaries theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. The Town Points theme contains the location, name, population and classification of towns from the 2011 ABS Census. State Capitals have been aggregated into a single point. Towns with a population of less than 200 from the 2011 Census have not been included in the Town Points theme. The Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor's data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions. The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes: 1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries 2. Electoral Boundaries 3. Local Government Areas (LGA) 4. Suburbs/Localities
5. State Boundaries 6. Town Points Field description: TOWN_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. TOWN_POINT_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. TOWN_NAME: Name of the town from the 2011 ABS Census POPULATION: Population of the town from the 2011 ABS Census DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired. TOWN_CLASS_CODE: Classification code of the town from the 2011 ABS Census TOWN_CLASS_NAME: Provides a short definition of TOWN_CLASS_CODE TOWN_CLASS_DESC: Description of what this town class represents. STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation STATE_NAME: State name. All in uppercase. Eg TASMANIA LOCALITY_TOWN_PID: The locality_town Persistent Identifier. LOCALITY_PID: The locality Persistent Identifier. LOCALITY_NAME: The locality name.
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Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: This is the Greenspace - Polygon layer from the Greenspace theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Greenspace is a digital representation of parks, reserves, recreational areas and open space. A major update to the Greenspace theme has been applied in the November 2012 release which has resulted in a significant new data model and now consists of Point, Line and Polygon Datasets. For this release, however, no line features were provided by PSMA. The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometers of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompassing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves. The digital Greenspace polygons as well as their legal identifiers have been derived from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Descriptions are as follows:
GREENSPACE_NAME – The name of the Greenspace
GREENSPACE_NAME_LABEL – Name given to the Greenspace feature in title case.
GREENSPACE_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_POLYGON_PID - The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created DATE_RETIRED - Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_DATE_CREATED – Date this record was created
GREENSPACE_DATE_RETIRED – Date this record was retired
GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE – The Greenspace class code. eg. OPS005. Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_NAME – Name provided from the Authority table. . Details are provided in the table below. GREENSPACE_CLASS_DESC – Description of what this code means from the Authority Table. . Details are provided in the table below. PARENT_GREENSPACE_CLASS_CODE - GREENSPACE_ALIAS_PID – The persistent identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_NAME – The Greenspace alias name
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_CODE – The code for the type of Alias. There are two types of Codes. ALT – Alternative, or HIS – Historical. GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_NAME – Name eg. Park
GREENSPACE_ALIAS_TYPE_DESC – Description of what this code means. ALTERNATIVE indicates the Alternative Name for the Feature, while HISTORICAL indicates a previously used common name for the feature. SOURCE_DATE_CREATED - Date this record was created by the data contributor
SOURCE_DATE_MODIFIED - Date this record was modified by the data contributor
STATE_PID – The Persistent Identifier.
STATE_NAME – Full State Name
STATE_ABBREVIATION – State Abbreviation
The below table provides the names, and descriptions for each of the classification codes.
CODE NAME DESCRIPTION
OPS001 Conservation Area Includes Conservation Park, Conservation Reserve, State Conservation Area or other land identified for conservation purposes
OPS002 Forest Reserve Includes State Forest, Pine Plantation or Land Designated for Forestry Purposes
OPS003 National Park Area of Protected Land Designated as National Park by State or Territory Authority
OPS004 PARK Includes Urban Park, Rural Park, State Park, Regional Park, River Park
OPS005 Recreational Area Includes Recreation Park, Oval, Playing Fields and other Open Space used for Recreational Activities. OPS006 Reserve Area of Land Normally Designated as Reserve under Legislation or Gazetted. Includes Historic Site, Nature Reserve.
OPS007 Open Space Includes Urban Open Space, Restricted Open Space, Gardens, Bushland, Commons, Botanical Gardens and all other Open space not classified elsewhere.
Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
Description: This is a National Town Point layer from Administration Boundaries theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. The Town Points theme contains the location, name, population and classification of towns from the 2011 ABS Census. State Capitals have been aggregated into a single point. Towns with a population of less than 200 from the 2011 Census have not been included in the Town Points theme. The Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor's data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions. The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes: 1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries 2. Electoral Boundaries 3. Local Government Areas (LGA) 4. Suburbs/Localities
5. State Boundaries 6. Town Points Field description: TOWN_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. TOWN_POINT_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. TOWN_NAME: Name of the town from the 2011 ABS Census POPULATION: Population of the town from the 2011 ABS Census DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired. TOWN_CLASS_CODE: Classification code of the town from the 2011 ABS Census TOWN_CLASS_NAME: Provides a short definition of TOWN_CLASS_CODE TOWN_CLASS_DESC: Description of what this town class represents. STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation STATE_NAME: State name. All in uppercase. Eg TASMANIA LOCALITY_TOWN_PID: The locality_town Persistent Identifier. LOCALITY_PID: The locality Persistent Identifier. LOCALITY_NAME: The locality name.
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Description: The GEODATA TOPO 5M 2004 product is a national semaless data product aimed at regional or national applications. It is a vector representation of the Australian landscape as represented on the Geoscience Australia 1:5M general reference map and is suitable for GIS applications. The product consists of eleven layers : built up areas, contours, drainage, framework, localities, offshore, rail transport, road transport, sand ridges, spot heights and waterbodies. Offshore and Sand Ridge layers have been derived from 1:5M scale mapping by scanning stable base photographic film positives of the various layers of the original map production material. The remaining layers were sourced from the GEODATA TOPO 2.5M 2003 product.
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: Composited from AusHydro V1.0.
Lakes: A naturally occurring body of mainly static water surrounded by land.
Reservoirs: A body of water collected and stored behind a constructed barrier for some specific use (with the exception of Flood Irrigation Storage).
Swamp (subset of AusHydro feature class "Flats"): Land which is so saturated with water that it is not suitable for agricultural or pastoral use and presents a barrier to free passage or Low lying land usually adjacent to lakes or watercourses, which is regularly covered with flood water for short periods.
These features represent waterbodies that are related to the stream networks by storing the HydroID of the most downstream outlet JunctionNode. These features will also contain MappedArtificialFlowSegment.
A composited set of waterbody features derived from AusHydro V1.0 feature classes. Refer to the GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3 User Guide http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8349.pdf for additonal information
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
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Description: This feature class provides point information indicating the location and population of populated places across Australia. Coverage was based on population and locational data provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as derived from the 2006 Census.
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Description: This is a National Town Point layer from Administration Boundaries theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. The Town Points theme contains the location, name, population and classification of towns from the 2011 ABS Census. State Capitals have been aggregated into a single point. Towns with a population of less than 200 from the 2011 Census have not been included in the Town Points theme. The Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor's data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions. The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes: 1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries 2. Electoral Boundaries 3. Local Government Areas (LGA) 4. Suburbs/Localities
5. State Boundaries 6. Town Points Field description: TOWN_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. TOWN_POINT_PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents. TOWN_NAME: Name of the town from the 2011 ABS Census POPULATION: Population of the town from the 2011 ABS Census DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created. DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired. TOWN_CLASS_CODE: Classification code of the town from the 2011 ABS Census TOWN_CLASS_NAME: Provides a short definition of TOWN_CLASS_CODE TOWN_CLASS_DESC: Description of what this town class represents. STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation STATE_NAME: State name. All in uppercase. Eg TASMANIA LOCALITY_TOWN_PID: The locality_town Persistent Identifier. LOCALITY_PID: The locality Persistent Identifier. LOCALITY_NAME: The locality name.
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Description: GEODATA TOPO 10M 2002 provides a fundamental basis layer of geographic information on which you can build a wide range of applications. This data has been derived primarily from GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 1 and contains the following features: State borders, roads, railways, populated places, rivers and lakes, coastline and islands, bathymetric and land contours, and spot locations.
Description: Composited from AusHydro V1.0.
Lakes: A naturally occurring body of mainly static water surrounded by land.
Reservoirs: A body of water collected and stored behind a constructed barrier for some specific use (with the exception of Flood Irrigation Storage).
Swamp (subset of AusHydro feature class "Flats"): Land which is so saturated with water that it is not suitable for agricultural or pastoral use and presents a barrier to free passage or Low lying land usually adjacent to lakes or watercourses, which is regularly covered with flood water for short periods.
These features represent waterbodies that are related to the stream networks by storing the HydroID of the most downstream outlet JunctionNode. These features will also contain MappedArtificialFlowSegment.
A composited set of waterbody features derived from AusHydro V1.0 feature classes. Refer to the GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3 User Guide http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8349.pdf for additonal information
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
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Description: This feature class provides point information indicating the location and population of populated places across Australia. Coverage was based on population and locational data provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as derived from the 2006 Census.
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Description: Composited from AusHydro V1.0.
Lakes: A naturally occurring body of mainly static water surrounded by land.
Reservoirs: A body of water collected and stored behind a constructed barrier for some specific use (with the exception of Flood Irrigation Storage).
Swamp (subset of AusHydro feature class "Flats"): Land which is so saturated with water that it is not suitable for agricultural or pastoral use and presents a barrier to free passage or Low lying land usually adjacent to lakes or watercourses, which is regularly covered with flood water for short periods.
These features represent waterbodies that are related to the stream networks by storing the HydroID of the most downstream outlet JunctionNode. These features will also contain MappedArtificialFlowSegment.
A composited set of waterbody features derived from AusHydro V1.0 feature classes. Refer to the GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3 User Guide http://www.ga.gov.au/image_cache/GA8349.pdf for additonal information
Description: This is the Hydrology - polygons ( waterbodies) layer from the Hydrology theme provided by OMNILINK Pty Limited, extracted from PSMA Transport and Topography dataset. Hydrology is a digital representation of oceans, lakes, rivers, islands and other bodies of water.
The Transport & Topography dataset is underpinned by a road centreline layer of over two million kilometres of roads, together with more than 30 feature types within Transport, Hydrology and Greenspace themes. The Transport component is the first theme of this dataset encompasing the roads, rail, rail stations and airport infrastructure networks across the entire nation of Australia. The rail and rail station layers depict the national rail network (including tram lines). The airports layer also includes landing grounds. The Topography component of this dataset is made up of two themes - Hydrology and Greenspace. Two layers of Hydrology are made up of water bodies, major rivers, minor waters and oceans. The two Greenspace layers are urban parks plus national parks and other reserves.
The digital hydrology polygons and their identifiers have been derived from a combination of cadastral data and valuations data from the relevant bodies from each Australian State and Territory jurisdiction.
Field Description:
HYDRO_ NAME: Name of Hydrological if available.
HYDRO_ PID: The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.
DATE_CREATED: Date this record was created.
DATE_RETIRED: Date this record was retired.
HYDRO_CLASS_NAME: Hydrology Classification Name from Authority Table. HYDRO_CLASS_DESC: Hydrology Classification Description from Authority Table.
HYDRO_CLASS_CODE: Hydrology Classification code.
PARENT_HYDRO_CLASS: Parent Code e.g. HYD001. Please view the HYDRO_CLASS_AUT codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_STATUS_NAME: Name of the code E.g. Water Supply
HYDRO_STATUS_DESC: Description of what the code means
HYDRO_STATUS_CODE: Code indicates the current status of feature e.g. Planned new Feature. Please view the HYDRO_STATUS_AUT Codes Table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ORIGIN_NAME: Name of the Code. U = Unknown, N = Natural, M = Man-Made
HYDRO_ORIGIN_DESC: Description of what the code means. E.g. Primary use of feature is not known
HYDRO_ORIGIN_CODE: Code E.g. N. This is the persistent identifier.
HYDRO_USE_NAME: Name of the Code E.g. WATER SUPPLY
HYDRO_USE_DESC: Description of what the code means. Eg. Primary use of feature is for drainage.
HYDRO_USE_CODE: Code e.g. 3. The code indicates the primary usage of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_USE_AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
PERENNIALITY_NAME: Perenniality Classification Name from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_DESC: Perenniality Classification Description from Authority Table.
PERENNIALITY_CODE: The code indicates the perenniality of the feature. Please view the HYDRO_ PERENNIALITY _AUT Codes table in the latest Transport and Topography Product Description for class name and descriptions.
HYDRO_ALIAS_NAME: The hydrology alias name.
STATE_PID: State Persistent Identifier.
STATE_ABBREV: State Abbreviation.
STATE_NAME; Full State Name
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Description: The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2012 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current to 31 December 2012. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. The Department also publishes protected areas data for the marine environment. 'CAPAD 2012-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 and 2010. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:
'A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means' (IUCN 1994).
The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system/science-maps-and-data/capad-protected-area-data
This version of CAPAD 2012 is for RESTRICTED USE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT ONLY. The public version of CAPAD 2012 data ('CAPAD 2012-external') is available for non-commercial use through the CC-BY licencing model. NOTE: The 'CAPAD 2012-external' version DOES NOT CONTAIN Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas - due to the licence conditions imposed by those agencies. The 'CAPAD 2012-external restricted' dataset - which ONLY CONTAINS Victorian and South Australian Forestry areas is available to non-commercial users (eg. NGO's, university researchers, private indivduals) and is password protected. The password can be provided by contacting parks.metadata@environment.gov.au and stating what the data will be used for. If commercial users wish to access the "CAPAD 2012-external restricted" dataset an approach needs to be made to the individual data suppliers. "CAPAD 2012-external restricted", "CAPAD 2012-external" and "CAPAD 2012-marine" spatial data are available download from the Discover Information Geographically (DIG) website: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp
Main attributes in the database include:
PA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DOE generated number.
NAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as 'Unnamed' with a reserve number. TYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism. TYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.
AA Aboriginal Area
ACCP Conservation Covenant
ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
BG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)
CA Conservation Area
CCA Coordinated Conservation Area
CCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park
CCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area
COR Coastal Reserve
CP Conservation Park
CPA Conservation Park Aboriginal
CR Conservation Reserve
FLR Flora Reserve
FR Forest Reserve
GR Game Reserve
HA Heritage Agreement
HIR Historical Reserve
HPOT Biodiversity Hotspot
HR Heritage River
HS Historic Site
HTR Hunting Reserve
IPA Indigenous Protected Area
KCR Karst Conservation Reserve
MAA Management Agreement Area
MCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve
MNP Marine National Park
MR Miscellaneous Reserve
MS Marine Sanctuary
NAP Nature Park
NCA Natural Catchment Area
NCR Nature Conservation Reserve
NFR Natural Features Reserve
NP National Park
NPA National Park Aboriginal
NPC National Park (Commonwealth)
NPR National Park (Recovery)
NPRA National Park (Recovery) Aboriginal
NR Nature Reserve
NRA Nature Recreation Area
NREF Nature Refuge
NRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
NS National Park (Scientific)
OCA Other Conservation Area
OCA/NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
OP Other
PA Protected Area
PNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition
PNR Private Nature Reserve
PPP Permanent Park Preserve
PS Private Sanctuary
RA Reference Area
REP Regional Park
RNA Remote and Natural Area - not scheduled under NPA/Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act
RP Recreation Park
RR Regional Reserve
RSR Resources Reserve
S5G 5(1)(g) Reserve
S5H 5(1)(h) Reserve
SCA State Conservation Area
SP State Park
SR State Reserve
WA Wilderness Protection Area
WP Wilderness Park
WZ Wilderness Zone
IUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).
Definitions include:
IA Strict Nature Reserve: managed mainly for science;
IB Wilderness Area: managed mainly for wilderness protection;
II National Park: managed mainly for ecosystem protection;
III Natural Monument: managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features;
IV Habitat / Species Management Area: managed mainly for conservation through management intervention;
V Protected Landscape / Seascape: managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation;
VI Managed Resource Protected Area: managed mainly for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
GAZ_AREA: area in hectares as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal), to the nearest hectare. Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the designation.
GIS_AREA: area in hectares based on current spatial data and an Albers equal area projection for Australia. Where protected area consists of multiple polygons (parts) the GIS_AREA is the sum of all the polygons with the same name, type, state and IUCN category.
REPT_AREA: area in hectares from the GAZ_AREA attribute and if this is a null value then the GIS_AREA is used. For Protected areas with multiple records, REPT_AREA is a calculated by dividing GAZ_AREA by GIS_AREA of the total then applying this factor to the GIS_AREA of the record.
GAZ_DATE: the first gazettal or proclamation date that established any protected area at this site. LATEST_GAZ: the date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation to add land to the protected area. It can be the same date as the GAZ_AREA.
NRS_PA: This attribute indicates the status of the protected area as part of the National Reserve System (NRS). "Y" = a protected area located within the State and Territory jurisdiction "I" = an interim protected area - in the process of being gazetted/established. "N" = a protected area that does not meet the NRS criteria. "ND" = a protected area that does not meet NRS criteria, but compliments the NRS with sympathetic management.
STATE: The state is the state that the protected area is located in. EXT= protected areas located in Australian external territories.
AUTHORITY: The Authority responsible for the management of the protected area mechanism.
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ABHF Australian Bush Heritage Fund
AC_SA Alexandrina Council
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
AWC Australian Wildlife Conservancy
AWC & BA Australian Wildlife Conservancy & Birds Australia
BBT Bookmark Biosphere Trust
BHA Bush Heritage Australia
CCC_QLD Caloundra City Council
CR PTY LTD Conservation Reserves PTY LTD
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
EAC_QLD Ewamian Aboriginal Corporation
EL Inc._NSW Enduring Landscapes Inc.
F_SA Forestry South Australia
F_TAS Forestry Tasmania
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
FPR Inc. Friends of the Porongurup Range (Inc)
GCC_NSW Gosford City Council
HCR_CMA Hunter - Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
ILC_NT Indigenous Land Corporation
IMG Indigenous management group
IMG, LILC Indigenous management group and Local Indigenous Land Council KRGC_NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
LVRC_Q_EPA Lockyer Valley Regional Council and QLD EPA
MINCA_QLD Magnetic Island Nature Care Association
NF SA Inc. Nature Foundation SA Inc
NSC_QLD Noosa Shire Council
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_DERM Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_EPA Queensland Environment Protection Agency
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
RMWAH R.M.Williams Agricultural Co. Landscape Management Pty Ltd
SA_DEH South Australian Department of Environment and Heritage
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
SCRC_QLD Sunshine Coast Regional Council
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
TAS_WPMT Wellington Park Management Trust Tasmania
TFN_VIC Trust for Nature (Victoria)
TLC Inc_TAS Tasmanian Land Conservancy Inc.
TSRA Torres Strait Regional Authority
TTTN The Trustee for the Trust for Nature
U. Ballarat University of Ballarat
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
WAC Winangakirri Aboriginal Corporation
WEC Worlds End Conservation Pty Ltd
DATASOURCE: Describes the source of the data for the protected area, values are:
AAD Australian Antarctic Division
ACT_TAMSD ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate
DOE Australian Government, Department of the Environment
DOE_NRSP Australian Government, Department of the Environment - National Reserve System Program
LHI_Board Lord Howe Island Board
F_SA Forestry South Australia
FC_NSW Forestry Commission of NSW
NSW_OEH NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
QLD_EHP Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
QLD_NPRSR Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing
SA_DEWNR South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
TAS_DPIPWE Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
VIC_DEPI Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
WA_DPAW Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
GOVERNANCE: Records the type of governance that has management and decision making responsibility. G = Government, C = Community (conserved areas including indigenous peoples or local communities), J = Joint or P = Privately managed.
ENVIRON: A protected area gazetted as terrestrial may have a marine component and vice versa. A protected area can be 'T' terrestrial, marine 'M' and both 'B'. Terrestrial CAPAD 2012 contains 'T' and 'B'. Marine CAPAD 2012 contains 'M'.
OVERLAP: Shows whether or not the protected area is overlapped by another. Protected areas with a value of '1' are the primary protected area in that area. A protected area with a value of '2' is completely overlapped by another protected area.
X_COORD: is the longitude in decimal degrees east within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Y_COORD: is the latitude in decimal degrees south within the object closest to the centre of the object using the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
MGT_PLAN: The code of the status of the management plan for the protected area.
Definitions Include:
P - In Preparation - Some form of management document was being prepared.
D - Draft - A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent.
S - Statutory - Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and separate management document is not required.
I - Management Intent - A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else.
M - Management Plan - A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. R - Regional Plan - A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
N - Unknown - No form of management document could be found.
RES_NUMBER: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority.
OBJECTID *, Shape *, SHAPE.AREA and SHAPE.LEN are automatically generated ESRI attributes
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Description: Contains a vector representation of the topographic features depicting Australia's coastline, external territories and State and Territory borders. Using Geodata 100k State Borders(2004), PSMA State Borders(2012, 2013 and 2014), AUSLIG State and Territories data (1990).
Copyright Text: Geodata 100k State Borders (2004), PSMA State Borders (2012 and 2013) and AUSLIG State and Territories data(1990).
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Description: The ARCWORLD map of the world is a standard dataset provided by ESRI with all software products. This product consists of data layers for country boundaries and capital cities updated to approx. year 2000. This data is only suitable for thumbnail maps.
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