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NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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NSW Bionet Vegetation Classification Data Collection

The BioNet Vegetation Classification Data Collection maintained in the BioNet - Vegetation Classification application http://www.bionet.nsw.gov.au/. The Collection contains:

  1. the NSW vegetation community typology including Plant Community Types, NSW Vegetation Formations and Classes;

  2. NSW Vegetation Integrity (Benchmarks); and many other characteristics of NSW Plant Community Types (PCT).

The PCT classification was developed in 2011 to establish an unambiguous master community-level classification for use in vegetation mapping programs, regulatory decisions, and as a standard typology for other planning and data gathering programs. With introduction of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act in October 2018 PCTs superseded BioMetric Vegetation Types as the NSW regulatory vegetation classification. For more information go to http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research/Visclassification.htm.

ACCESS: The Vegetation Classification Data Collection can be accessed through the BioNet - Vegetation Classification application: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NSWVCA20PRapp/LoginPR.aspx. or via the BioNet Vegetation Classification Web Service (an Open API) https://data.bionet.nsw.gov.au/

This Data Collection is maintained and improved on a regular basis, and is hence subject to change.

Data and Resources

Metadata Summary What is metadata?

Field Value
Language English
Alternative Title VIS Classification Database
Edition BioNet-Vegetation Classification v3.1
Purpose This data collection provides the vegetation classification typology (Plant Community Types, Class and Formation) supporting vegetation mapping programs, regulatory decisions, and other planning and data gathering programs.
Frequency of change As needed
Keywords Flora-Native,Vegetation-Floristic,Bio,Net
Metadata Date 2016-05-31
Date of Asset Creation 2016-05-31
Date of Asset Publication 2016-05-13
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Equivalent Scale 1
Geospatial Topic Biota
Extent

Dataset extent
Temporal Coverage From 1990-01-01 - 2016-01-06
Datum GDA94 Geographic (Lat\Long)
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Attribution NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: "© State Government of NSW and NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2016"
Groups 2019-20 Bushfire-related datasets: Compilation from the Science Economics and Insights Division