This spatial dataset identifies land use zones and the type of land uses that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone on any given land as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument (EPI) under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Land use zones are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). The specific EPI which defines the planning requirement is described in the attribute field EPI_Name. The EPI can be viewed on the NSW legislation website: www.legislation.nsw.gov.au

Contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile and geodatabase).

Land use zoning details the type of land uses available that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone for all areas under the Local Environment Plan (LEP). Land use zoning in an LEP are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). The LZN dataset shows the zoning of all areas designated under the LEP. Zones define the legally permitted and prohibited uses of a piece of land, determining if a lot can be used for commercial, industrial, residential or other purposes. In other words, it defines what can and cannot be built on a piece of land. The is a revision of the original 2006 dataset, metadata date 5 July 2016. The original GIS data was captured by local councils, DP&I and contractors and provided in accordance with the DP&I's Standard Requirements for GIS LEP data and Standard Technical Requirements for LEP maps. Before the LEP is notified on the NSW Legislation website, the mapping is checked by DP&I and the Parliamentary Council's Office to ensure that it is consistent with these standards. After the LEP is notified, the GIS data is quality controlled using an ISO 9001-Quality-Certified, Quality Management System and incorporated into the Statewide dataset. The Land Application data relates directly to and adopts the accuracy of its reference dataset, Land and Property Information DCDB. The GIS data may be subject to change as a part of quality control, or if the LEP is amended. Please confirm dates of respective features before use as this dataset has a large temporal extent.

This spatial dataset identifies land use zones and the type of land uses that are permitted (with or without consent) or prohibited in each zone on any given land as designated by the relevant NSW environmental planning instrument (EPI) under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Land use zones are grouped into the following broad categories: BUSINESS (B), ENVIRONMENT (E), INDUSTRIAL (IN), RESIDENTIAL (R), RECREATION (RE), RURAL (RU), SPECIAL (SP) and WATERWAYS (W). \r The specific EPI which defines the planning requirement is described in the attribute field EPI_Name. The EPI can be viewed on the NSW legislation website: www.legislation.nsw.gov.au\r \r Contact data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for a data package (shapefile and geodatabase).

Reference list of different planning zones in NSW

Abstract

This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.

Additional Rural Village Land is land zoned R5 large lot residential (or equivalent) that meets defined 'village' criteria. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

Purpose

It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Dataset History

Additional Rural Village Land is land zoned R5 large lot residential (or equivalent) that meets defined 'village' criteria. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Dataset Citation

NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2013) NSW Additional Rural Village Zoned Land. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 08 February 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/13f13be2-351f-441a-921c-4411e646507a.

Abstract

This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

A polygon dataset that estimates the extent of Strategic Agricultural Land (SAL) within New South Wales.

Strategic agricultural land is highly productive land that has both unique natural resource characteristics (such as soil and water resources) as well as socio-economic value (such as high productivity, infrastructure availability and access to markets).

Biophysical strategic agricultural land is land with a rare combination of natural resources highly suitable for agriculture. These lands intrinsically have the best quality landforms, soil and water resources which are naturally capable of sustaining high levels of productivity and require minimal management practices to maintain this high quality

Purpose

To identify Strategic Agricultural Land (SAL) within the state

Dataset History

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

This dataset has been captured and mapped at a regional scale

Criteria for Biophysical Strategic Agricultural Land

land that falls under soil fertility classes 'high' or 'moderately high' under the Draft Inherent General Fertility of NSW (OEH), and

· land capability classes I, II or III under the Land and Soil Capability Mapping of NSW (OEH), and

· reliable water of suitable quality, characterised by having rainfall of 350mm or more per annum (9 out of 10 years); or properties within 150m of a regulated river, or unregulated rivers where there are flows for at least 95% of the time (ie the 95th percentile flow of each month of the year is greater than zero) or 5th order and higher rivers; or groundwater aquifers (excluding miscellaneous alluvial aquifers, also known as small storage aquifers) which have a yield rate greater than 5L/s and total dissolved solids of less than 1,500mg/L.

OR

· land that falls under soil fertility classes 'moderate' under the Draft Inherent General Fertility of NSW (OEH), and

· land capability classes I or II under the Land and Soil Capability Mapping of NSW (OEH), and

· reliable water of suitable quality, characterised by having rainfall of 350mm or more per annum (9 out of 10 years); or properties within 150m of a regulated river, or unregulated rivers where there are flows for at least 95% of the time (ie the 95th percentile flow of each month of the year is greater than zero) or 5th order and higher rivers; or groundwater aquifers (excluding miscellaneous alluvial aquifers, also known as small storage aquifers) which have a yield rate greater than 5L/s and total dissolved solids of less than 1,500mg/L.

Dataset Citation

NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure (2013) Strategic Agricultural Lands (SAL) Biophysical. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 14 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/42e2a51d-3c11-431f-ac62-f8511c859516.

The transitional NVR - category 2-vulnerable regulated land layer is a component of the transitional NVR map. The transitional NVR Map was prepared by Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) and supporting Local Land Services Regulation 2014. Category 2-vulnerable regulated land for this layer is taken to include land designated as steep or highly erodible land, protected riparian land or special category land.\r \r The 2022 annual review of the transitional NVR map was published on 23 March 2022. Please read below for details about changes occurring as a result of the 2022 annual review. The latest version of the map can be viewed online using the transitional NVR Map viewer.\r \r https://www.lmbc.nsw.gov.au/Maps/index.html?viewer=NVRMap\r \r The category 2-vulnerable regulated land layer indicates where clearing of native vegetation may not be permitted under the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2017, and a limited suite of allowable activities apply)\r \r \r Category 2-vulnerable regulated land is comprised of three layers. These being:\r \r - Vulnerable Riparian . Generated from the NSW Hydroline and HydroArea dataset, natural named watercourses were used to capture streams with a buffer applied to both watercourses and water-bodies. \r Three datasets have been generated by creating buffers in the original dataset.\r \r A 20-meter buffer was used for both sides of the bank to represent the no-clearing boundary within the banks of major streams, lakes and lagoons. The buffer polygon created includes the bed of the stream, lakes and lagoons. \r \r A 22.5-meter buffer was applied on either side streams mapped by hydroline. It was assumed that the average stream width for a stream represented by a stream centre line is 5m.\r \r For minor streams mapped by hydroline, a 10m buffer was applied either side of the stream.\r \r \r Vulnerable - Steep Land, generated from 5m elevation data (courtesy Dept. Customer Service). This product has currently been generated for all MGA Zones in NSW 54,55 and 56. \r \r \r - Special Category Land . A selection of land susceptible to erosion or land that is otherwise environmentally sensitive, such as mass movement and salinity. \r \r \r Changes to the mapping of category 2-vulnerable regulated land introduced in the publish of the revised transitional NVR Map on 23 March 2022 have resulted from the changes to the transitional NVR - land excluded from the LLS Act layer and also the refinement of the mapping of steep slopes land (>18 degrees slope). Availability of more detailed elevation data (5m ELVIS DEM) for New South Wales has resulted in changes for steep land mapping in Eastern NSW (MGA Zone 56).\r \r The data is provided as multi value raster that identifies the category 2-vulnerable regulated land, category 2-sensitive regulated land and where category 2-sensitive and category 2-vulnerable regulated land overlaps.\r \r Pixel values:\r \r 3 - category 2-vulnerable regulated land \r \r 4 - category 2-sensitive regulated land \r \r 6 - where category 2-sensitive and category 2-vulnerable regulated land overlap (display class) \r \r Spatial datasets compiled in the category 2-vulnerable regulated land layer are sourced from Department Planning and Environment.\r \r Data on the transitional NVR map viewer is updated on a monthly basis for minor data changes. https://www.lmbc.nsw.gov.au/Maps/index.html?viewer=NVRMap\r \r Please contact Department of Planning and Environment data broker on data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for additional information.\r

Abstract

The dataset was derived by the Bioregional Assessment Programme. This dataset was derived from the Future Residential Growth Area dataset. You can find a link to the parent dataset in the Lineage Field in this metadata statement. The history field in this metadata statement describes how this dataset was derived.

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The spatial layers developed by the Bioregional Assessment programme are not available to be downloaded.

Future Residential Growth Area Land has been identified in planning instruments or Government-endorsed planning strategies. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Note a 2 km buffer was placed by ERIN around the extent of the future residential growth areas. The original data does not contain a 2 km buffer zone around future residential growth areas.

Purpose

It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within these two kilometre buffered areas.

Dataset History

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The spatial layers developed by the Bioregional Assessment programme are not available to be downloaded.

Future Residential Growth Area Land has been identified in planning instruments or Government-endorsed planning strategies. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Note a 2 km buffer was placed by the Department of the Environment around the extent of the future residential growth areas. The original data, created by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure, does not contain a 2 km buffer zone around future residential growth areas.

Dataset Citation

Bioregional Assessment Programme (2014) NSW CSG Exclusion Zone - Future Residential Growth Area V2 20140509. Bioregional Assessment Derived Dataset. Viewed 14 June 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/0ff279d0-7381-4f44-9a37-28e926f14189.

Dataset Ancestors

• Derived From Future Residential Growth Area

This dataset provides areas of restricted waters for port security or naval purposes.

Maritime NSW Port Security Zone data is available in the following formats:

• a searchable API
• csv
• geoJSON
• JSON
• kml
• shapefile

The dataset also includes an interactive map, which enables simple data querying and provides a visual representation of the locations. Data is refreshed every week.

Travel Zones (TZs) are the spatial unit of geography for Transport for NSW (TfNSW). The TZ spatial layer is applied to data sources used by TfNSW for transport modelling and analysis, including the Travel Zone Projections and key transport models such as the Strategic Travel Model (STM). The Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 boundaries provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) form the foundation of the Travel Zone geography. Generally, a TZ is an aggregation of whole ABS Mesh Blocks. The ASGS are based on population counts, whereas TZ boundaries are defined using population, employment, housing and transport infrastructure, with consideration for planned future changes in land use. Some of the State’s greenfield growth areas have deviated from using whole Mesh Blocks. Instead, Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) growth area precincts have been used to create more functional TZs in those areas (for example, the Aerotropolis). TZs are designed to have standardised trip generation levels across all zones. This causes zones to be different sizes across NSW. As with many other spatial boundaries, TZs tend to be small in areas with high land-use densities and larger in areas of lower density. As areas and transport infrastructure change over time, TfNSW creates new Travel Zone geography in line with each ABS Census of Population and Housing, the latest being 2021. Below you can download spatial files of the Travel Zone 2021 (TZ21) geography, the TZ21 fact sheet, as well as concordance tables for various geographies to TZ21 and vice versa.

Abstract

This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The spatial layers developed by the Bioregional Assessment programme are not available to be downloaded.

It is a shapefile obtained from Trade & Investment NSW which shows the 2 km residential exclusion zones for CSG activities for whole of NSW.

Future Residential Growth Area Land has been identified in planning instruments or Government-endorsed planning strategies. It is proposed that coal seam gas activities will be prohibited in and within two kilometres of these areas.

Dataset History

Important Note: 14/01/2015. Since we generated these spatial layer datasets, the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has published an interactive CSG Exclusion Zone map. Interested parties should go to http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/en-au/planningyourregion/strategicregionallanduse/coalseamgasexclusionzones.aspx where they can find out more about CSG exclusion zones. The information in the Bioregional Assessment products aligns with the CSG exclusion zones as published by NSW and the subsequent publication of those NSW maps does not alter the information in our assessments.

The spatial layers developed by the Bioregional Assessment programme are not available to be downloaded.

A source shapefile obtained from Coal and Petroleum Geoscience, Division of Resources and Energy, Mineral Resources | Trade & Investment NSW

516 High Street | Maitland NSW 2320 | PO Box 344 | Hunter Region Mail Centre NSW 2310

www.industry.nsw.gov.au

Generated by NSW Department of Trade of Investment based on the current and future residential zones and by applying a buffer of 2 km around these zones.

Dataset Citation

NSW Department of Planning & Environment (2014) New South Wales 2 kilometers Residential Exclusions Zone. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 18 July 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/8e9b4d01-bba2-4741-9ffd-aed0484eb14a.

The 2022 NSW Forest extent layer was created by the NSW DPIRD Forest Science team applying spatio-temporal analysis of the 2017-2022 National Forest and sparse woody vegetation data (Version 7.0 - 2022 Release) (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water's). The data is available on data.gov.au. The dataset was further analysed and masked to exclude non-forest areas and create a forest extent layer with a 20 percent canopy cover for the NSW UTM Zones 55 & 56. The mask layer includes various datasets such as NSW Land use 2017, State Vegetation Type map (SVTM), Land Zoning, Water body, etc. The DPIRD Plantation unit's Authorised plantation layer (current as Aug 2024) was used to characterise forest types, i.e. Native forest and Plantation.

This data has now been superseded, please go to https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nvr-map-excluded-land-transitional2022 for the most current NVR Data The transitional NVR map - land …Show full descriptionThis data has now been superseded, please go to https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nvr-map-excluded-land-transitional2022 for the most current NVR Data The transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer is a component of the transitional NVR map. The transitional NVR map was prepared by Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) and supporting Local Land Services Regulation 2014. Section 60A of the Local Land Service Act 2013 (LLS Act) identifies land where the regulatory framework for native vegetation clearing in rural areas does not apply. This land is mapped as Land Excluded from the LLS Act on the transitional NVR map. The 2021 annual review of the transitional NVR map was published on 26 March 2021. Please read below for details of land types included in the transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer and changes occurring as a result of the 2021 Annual Review. The latest version of the map can be viewed online using the transitional NVR Map Viewer Land excluded from the LLS Act listed under Section 60A of the LLS Act includes: Urban areas under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017, including 33 local government areas and 22 listed local environmental plan zones under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. National Park estate and other conservation areas State forestry land. Crown Reserves; land dedicated or reserved under the Crown Lands Act 1989 Interim Heritage order or listing on the State Heritage Register under the Heritage Act 1977 Lord Howe Island Changes to the transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer arising from the 2021 Annual Review include: Environmental Planning Instrument (EPI) land zoning – updates to land excluded from the LLS Act as a result of changes to land zoning for some local government areas. National Park, State Forest and Crown Land Estate Updates to land excluded from the LLS Act as a result of changes to the National Park, State Forest and Crown Land Estates A complete list of lands excluded from the LLS Act can be found in the Native Vegetation Regulatory Map - Method statement found: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Biodiversity/native-vegetation-regulatory-map-method-statement-170495.pdf All spatial data sets compiled for the transitional NVR lands excluded from the LLS Act layer are held within databases maintained by NSW Government. Data on the transitional NVR viewer is updated on a monthly basis for Landholder initiated Map Reviews and other minor data changes. https://www.lmbc.nsw.gov.au/Maps/index.html?viewer=NVRMap Please contact Department of Planning and Environment data broker on data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for additional information.

Areas where solid rock has become exposed to the surface in NSW Zone 56 (from 150°E to east coast). It is used to assist in field mapping. As part of the Geological Survey of NSW Seamless Geology Project, a Bedrock Exposure map of NSW UTM Zone 56 has been created through combining aspects of: (i) Office of Environmental Heritage soil data; (ii) CSIRO depth of regolith dataset and; (iii) the Geological Survey of NSW field observation and structural point dataset. The bedrock exposure map was created to provide a reliable, spatial approximation of exposed bedrock, so as to benefit field mapping. The current maps provided in the UTM Zone 56 Seamless Geodatabase overestimate the amount of exposed bedrock, and therefore, provide only an approximate indication to the location of outcropping basement rocks. The map was created by: (i) using the CSIRO National Soil and Landscape Grid as a base map, and; (ii) refining this by clipping out GSNSW Field Observations, which represent areas of known outcrop. The final result shows the location of estimated and known outcrop.

Speed zones are set to enable drivers travelling at a speed limit to safely respond to potential risks in the road environment. This dataset contains data for NSW speed zones that are categorised as: Ordinary Permanent Shared High Pedestrian School Variable Local Traffic Truck & bus Wet Weather School Bus Toll Plaza

The Open Data Hub has numerous data relating to roads and speed, whether it be the Sydney Region Carriageway, the Tolls on our NSW roads, or the speed zones and speed camera locations.

Below you will find a full list of available data sets;

• NorthConnex
• Sydney Region Carriageway
• Road Segment Data from Data.NSW
• NSW Speed Cameras
• Speed Zones
• NSW Toll Road Data
• NSW Rest Areas
• Toll Calculator API
• Toll Calculator
• Historic Roads Travel Time Data (TTDS)
• NSW Roads Traffic Volume Counts API
• Data on the speeding fines issued by the speeding cameras and NSW Police
• Data on the speeding fines by the offender's postcode
• Traffic Lights Location
• Penalty Offences
• NSW Clearways
• Live Traffic Site Status
• Live Traffic Hazards
• Live Traffic Cameras

The transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer is a component of the transitional NVR map. The transitional NVR map was prepared by Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) under Part 5A of the Local Land Services Act 2013 (LLS Act) and supporting Local Land Services Regulation 2014.

Section 60A of the Local Land Service Act 2013 (LLS Act) identifies land where the regulatory framework for native vegetation clearing in rural areas does not apply. This land is mapped as Land Excluded from the LLS Act on the transitional NVR map.

The 2022 annual review of the transitional NVR map was published on 23 March 2022. Please read below for details of land types included in the transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer and changes occurring as a result of the 2022 Annual Review. The latest version of the map can be viewed online using the transitional NVR Map Viewer

Land excluded from the LLS Act listed under Section 60A of the LLS Act includes:

• Urban areas under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017, including 33 local government areas and 22 listed local environmental plan zones under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
• National Park estate and other conservation areas
• State forestry land.
• Crown Reserves; land dedicated or reserved under the Crown Lands Act 1989
• Interim Heritage order or listing on the State Heritage Register under the Heritage Act 1977
• Lord Howe Island

Changes to the transitional NVR map - land excluded from the LLS Act layer arising from the 2021 Annual Review include:

• Environmental Planning Instrument (EPI) land zoning – updates to land excluded from the LLS Act as a result of changes to land zoning for some local government areas.

• National Park, State Forest and Crown Land Estate Updates to land excluded from the LLS Act as a result of changes to the National Park, State Forest and Crown Land Estates

A complete list of lands excluded from the LLS Act can be found in the Native Vegetation Regulatory Map - Method statement found: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Biodiversity/native-vegetation-regulatory-map-method-statement-220033.pdf

All spatial data sets compiled for the transitional NVR lands excluded from the LLS Act layer are held within databases maintained by NSW Government.

Data on the transitional NVR viewer is updated on a monthly basis for Landholder initiated Map Reviews and other minor data changes. https://www.lmbc.nsw.gov.au/Maps/index.html?viewer=NVRMap

Please contact Department of Planning and Environment data broker on data.broker@environment.nsw.gov.au for additional information.

This dataset contains employment, internal floor area and businesses by employment zone collected in the 2022 floor space and employment survey. The 2022 survey was the fourth full survey within the current City of Sydney local area boundaries. Previous surveys were undertaken in 2007, 2012 and 2017. View the interactive map More information about the floor space and employment survey

Geological layers in NSW Zone 56 (from 150°E to east coast) including: solid basement; cover; Mesozoic igneous; and Cenozoic sedimentary and igneous rocks.

The Geological Survey of NSW developed a Seamless Geology of UTM Zone 56 during 2014 as part of a project to develop a seamless vector geology dataset of the best available geological mapping data covering the whole of NSW. The overarching aims of the Statewide Seamless Geology Project were to: (i) compile the different original scales, formats and rock unit naming conventions into a consistent, statewide format; (ii) edge-match the geology across existing map sheets; and (iii) interpret the basement geology under cover. The resulting geodatabase comprises a series of layers which include: (i) solid basement geology; (ii) cover rocks (defined as undeformed and unmetamorphosed); (iii) Mesozoic igneous rocks; and (iv) Cenozoic sedimentary and igneous rocks.

The project was divided into three major stages corresponding to the UTM zones which divide New South Wales. This dataset includes the seamless geology layers from the NSW portion of UTM Zone 56 (ie.east of 150 degrees longitude to the coast).The project will next move on to Zone 54 (in the west of NSW), before concluding in Zone 55.

This dataset was superseded by the State Vegetation Type Map (https://datasets.seed.nsw.gov.au/dataset/nsw-state-vegetation-type-map) on 24.06.2022.

Please note, Western Region v1.0. VIS_ID 4492 web service and zipped dataset will be archived and will no longer be available on line after 31st March 2025.

The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) is producing a new map of the State’s native vegetation. This seamless map of NSW’s native vegetation types will enable government, industry and the community to better understand the composition and the relative significance of the native vegetation in their local area. The State Vegetation Type Map (SVTM) (http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/vegetation/state-vegetation-type-map.htm) is constructed from the best available imagery, site survey records, and environmental information.

The primary thematic layer in this dataset is a regional scale map of Plant Community Type (PCT) - "quickview" map. This Version 1.0 release is comprehensive revision of the interim version 0.1 released in 2016.

A summary of the revisions are listed below:

• An established one-to-one relationship between PCT and Vegetation Photo Pattern (vegStruct)

• Integration of existing mapping, including:

  • VIS_ID 4186 - Survey and mapping of Darling floodplain vegetation communities in 2014
  • Balonne mapping 2016 (VIS_ID 4453)
  • Darling mapping 2016 (VIS_ID 4454

• Manual revision of Vegetation Photo Pattern (VPP’s, vegStruct) with Aerial Photo Interpretation of time series enhanced time-series 2.5m SPOT 5 imagery

• Reprojection of PCT models across updated VPP’s.

• Manual revisions of individual PCT’s with Aerial Photo Interpretation of time series enhanced time-series 2.5m SPOT 5 imagery

• Addition of the following PCT’s:

  • 5: River Red Gum herbaceous-grassy very tall open forest wetland on inner floodplains in the lower slopes sub-region of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion and the eastern Riverina Bioregion
  • 8: River Red Gum - Warrego Grass - Couch Grass riparian tall woodland wetland of the semi-arid (warm) climate zone (Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion)
  • 21: Slender Cypress Pine - Sugarwood - Western Rosewood open woodland on sandy rises mainly in the Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion
  • 44: Forb-rich Speargrass - Windmill Grass - White Top grassland of the Riverina Bioregion
  • 82: Western Grey Box - Poplar Box - White Cypress Pine tall woodland on red loams mainly of the eastern Cobar Peneplain Bioregion
  • 130: Horse Mulga - Umbrella Mulga shrubland on ranges in the arid and semi-arid climate zones
  • 133: Western Bloodwood - Whitewood low open woodland on Tibooburra Granite
  • 135: Coobah - Western Rosewood low open tall shrubland or woodland mainly on outwash areas in the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion
  • 140: Broombush shrubland in dunefields of the arid climate zone
  • 151: Sandhill Cane Grass hummock grassland on siliceous sands on dune crests of the arid zone
  • 167: Kerosene Grass - Mulka grass - short grassland/forbland of the arid zone
  • 176: Green Mallee - White Cypress Pine very tall mallee woodland on gravel rises mainly in the Cobar Peneplain Bioregion
  • 181: Common Reed - Bushy Groundsel aquatic tall reedland grassland wetland of inland river systems
  • 189: Ephemeral forbland wetland of low-saline lake-beds of the arid and semi-arid (warm) climate zones *190: Mallee Box open woodland mainly in the Murray Darling Depression Bioregion
  • 196: Australian Boxthorn open shrubland in the semi-arid or arid climate zones
  • 200: River Red Gum woodland wetland of lake fringes in the semi-arid (hot) and arid climate zones
  • 205: Marsh Club-rush wetland very tall sedgeland of inland watercourses, mainly Darling Riverine Plains Bioregion
  • 206: Dirty Gum - White Cypress Pine tall woodland of alluvial sand (sand monkeys) in the Darling Riverine Plains Bioregion and Brigalow Belt South Bioregion
  • 208: River Red Gum low woodland of rocky gorges and creeks in the Cobar Peneplain
  • 220: Purple Wood (Dead Finish) wattle shrubland of the arid zone sandplains
  • 222: Low Bluebush - Bladder Saltbush open shrubland of the arid zone
  • 231: Coolabah open woodland wetland dunefield depressions of the arid zone
  • 240: River Coobah tall shrubland wetland of the floodplains in the Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion
  • 242: Rats Tail Couch sod grassland wetland of inland floodplains
  • 250: Derived tussock grassland of the central western plains and lower slopes of NSW
  • 261: Swamp Paper-bark shrubland wetland ringing depressions in the Mulga Lands Bioregion
  • 264: Supplejack woodland of the NSW north-western semi-arid plains
  • 359: Porcupine Grass - Red Mallee - Gum Coolabah hummock grassland / low sparse woodland on metamorphic ranges on the Barrier Range, Broken Hill Complex Bioregion
  • 375: Budda Pea - Channel Millet ephemeral reedland wetland on floodplains in north-western NSW
  • 630: Black Box - Silver Saltbush chenopod open woodland on terrace rises on alluvial plains in the lower Darling River and lower Murray River region of the Murray Darling Depression Bioregion
  • 1203: Speargrass natural grassland of the sandplains of the Murray Darling Bioregion

QuickView map fields:

• PCTID – Plant Community Type identifier.
• PCTName – Plant Community Type common names
• vegClass – The PCT’s Keith Class
• vegFormation – The PCT’s Keith Formation
• mapSource - The source of the polygon’s PCT attribution.
• MapName – The 100k sheet map name

Note that this is a dissolved surface and does not highlight the fine internal line-work within each map unit. Please refer to the 100k full data sheets for the complete editable internal linework, available by request from the Data.Broker@environment.nsw.gov.au.

The 100K full data fields are shown below:

• polygonID – Unique map polygon identifier
• PCTID – Plant Community Type identifier.
• PCTName – Plant Community Type common names
• vegetationClass – The PCT’s Keith Class
• vegetationFormation – The PCT’s Keith Formation

• mapSource - The source of the polygon’s PCT attribution. Possible values are:

  • Manual editing (Aerial Photo Interpretation)
  • Expert rules and manual edits
  • Spatial Modelling
  • Darling_vegetation_20160120
  • Balonne_vegetation_20160113
  • Existing Mapping VIS4186
  • Site Survey (a site survey exists)

• PCTIDMod1 - The most likely Plant Community Type identifier as derived from the spatial model.

• PCTIDMod2 - The second most likely Plant Community Type identifier as derived from the spatial model.

• PCTIDMod3 - The third most likely Plant Community Type identifier as derived from the spatial model.

• vegStruct - Vegetation Structural Class as derived from initial manual aerial photo interpretation. These values may have been changed during later PCT manual editing to maintain the one-to-one relationship between PCT and Vegetation Structural Class.

Possible values for vegStruct are listed in the table below:

• vegStruct (VPP) Description:

  • 0 Unknown
  • 1 Candidate Grasslands
  • 2 Eucalyptus woodlands
  • 3 Casuarina woodlands
  • 4 Cypress Pine woodlands
  • 5 Floodplain forest
  • 6 Non woody wetlands
  • 7 Brigalow
  • 8 Mulga
  • 9 Chenopods
  • 10 Myall woodlands
  • 11 Riparian woody
  • 12 Acacia Tall Shrublands >2m
  • 13 Tall Shrublands >2m
  • 14 Lignum
  • 15 Mallee
  • 16 Nitre wetlands and floodways
  • 17 Hopbush
  • 18 Leopard wood
  • 19 Low shrublands <2m

• PCTmapAccuracyConfidence - Modelling Confidence for PCTIDMod1 – Note that this reflects the modelling surface (PCTIDMod1) only and may not reflect the confidence of the mapped attribution (PCTID). PCTallocationConfidence can only be accurately applied to the published map surface (PCTID) where mapSource = ‘Spatial Modelling’.

• PCTSiteValidation - Type of field validation used to assess PCT reliability:

• Possible Values are:

  • Not validated
  • RPD (Rapid)
  • Full floristic validation

Full details will be provided in the pending Technical Report.

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