Vegetation Survey Boundaries of the Northern Territory

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Metadata
Citation
Description

Dataset Status
Data Quality
Contact Information
Data Dictionary
Supplementary Information

Metadata Details:

Name:AS/NZS ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata, ANZLIC Metadata Profile

Version:1.0

Date Metadata Extracted:2024-04-26

Date Metadata Last Updated:2016-06-29

Current URL (HTML format) : http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/metadata/export_data?type=html&metadata_id=2DBCB771214506B6E040CD9B0F274EFE

Current URL (XML format) : http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/metadata/export_data?type=xml&metadata_id=2DBCB771214506B6E040CD9B0F274EFE

Citation

ANZLIC Identifier:2DBCB771214506B6E040CD9B0F274EFE

Title:Vegetation Survey Boundaries of the Northern Territory

Citation Date:2000-01-14

Date Type:publication

Custodian:Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security

Description

Abstract:

This is a polygon spatial dataset describing Vegetation Resource Surveys over the Northern Territory at various scales ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:1000,000. This summary index contains a single polygon for each survey.
The survey extents (also referred to as boundaries) have been grouped together into a compilation spatial dataset that covers the Northern Territory. This compilation dataset is regularly updated when land resource surveys are completed.

Each record contains descriptive details about the survey including; name, scale, date, weblinks to metadata and report (if available). Refer to the Data Dictionary for further descriptions.

DOWNLOAD SPATIAL DATA PACKAGE VIA NRMAPS. (enter nrmaps.nt.gov.au in a browser)
A web-link under the heading DOWNLOAD provides users with a package of information about the survey. This includes spatial data in an ESRI format (GDB and also shapefile), reports, maps and other related information. CAUTION: The spatial data package may be very large.

ANZLIC Search Words:

biota

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

North Bounding Coordinate:-10.998579

South Bounding Coordinate:-25.998618

East Bounding Coordinate:138.001246

West Bounding Coordinate:129.001222

Dataset Status

Dataset ID:ANZNT0903000055

Language:English

Character Set: Latin 1

Progress:onGoing

Maintenance and Update Frequency:asNeeded

Data Currency Start Date:2006-07-02

Data Currency End Date:

Access Constraint:

Download the spatial data package (contains spatial data, maps and reports) via data.nt.gov.au/

You are licensed to use the DENR geospatial products on the terms and conditions set out in: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC BY 4.0) at: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you do not agree to the terms and conditions you must not use the geospatial products.

You are free to copy, communicate and adapt the licensed material, provided that you abide by the licence terms (including Attribution) and attribute the licensed material using the statement:

Supplied by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Copyright Northern Territory Government.

Data Quality

Lineage:The extent, or boundary, of each vegetation survey is created by dissolving the survey polygons using the survey name. Additionally, the polygons have been aggregated so that each survey will only have a single record. This compilation of records to a single dataset over the NT results in overlapping polygons. The data records are stored in alphabetic order using the field CODE regardless of survey type or scale.

Positional Accuracy:In some instances, the polygon survey boundary has been generalised to reduce the number of vertices.

Attribute Accuracy:The attributes, described in the Data Dictionary below, are attached to each polygon.

Logical Consistency:GIS editing tools were used to rectify all overshoots and undershoots in linework. Topological consistency checks were performed to detect flaws in the spatial data structure and to ensure that all classified polygons are closed, nodes are formed at intersections of lines and that each polygon has only one label. Polygons will overlap.

Completeness:This dataset is regularly updated.

Contacts

Name Organisation Position Role Phone Fax Email

Data Requests Officer Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security Geospatial Services Branch (on behalf of department) distributor datarequests.depws@nt.gov.au

Name	Organisation	Position	Role	Phone	Fax	Email
Data Requests Officer	Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security	Geospatial Services Branch (on behalf of department)	distributor			datarequests.depws@nt.gov.au

Data Dictionary

Attribute Attribute Description Possible Code Code Description

AREA_KM2 (Format 10 num 2 dec places) Total area of polygon calculated in km2 using Lamberts Conformal Conic Projection, NT.

CODE (Format 10 char) Code reference used by this department for spatial data file storage followed by survey scale. eg BULLO_25 refers to the code for Bullo River Vegetation Survey at a survey scale of 1:25,000

DOWNLOAD The weblink allows users to download a package of information for each of the vegetation resource surveys. The package contains spatial data (ESRI formats GDB and shapefile), Metadata, Reports and Maps (if available).
CATUION: the download package may be very large.
Users must attribute this department if using the downloaded data or derivatives.

FINISH_YR (Format 4 num) Year report or legend was published.

GIS_DATA (Format 25 char) spatial data is derived from either an original survey or a compilation of several surveys and additional data. Compilation The spatial data is derived from a compliation of several surveys and/or additional data

Original The spatial data is derived from the original survey

META_ID (Format 50 char) Metadata ID reference

META_URL (Format 254 char) Web link to the associated metadata record

NAME (Format 80 char) Shortened name (usually of survey) for simple reference

NOTES (Format 254 char) Not a mandatory field; relevant information added if required to help describe the survey or report.

REPORT (Format 120 char) Full survey report name

REPORT_URL (Format 254 char) web link to the associated scanned report as pdf, archived in the Northern Territory Library.

SCALE (Format 7 numbers) Scale for appropriate use of survey data

SCALEGROUP (Format 20 char) 2 categories grouping the survey scale. Broad Scale Those projects or surveys where the scale >100k

Fine Scale Those projects or surveys where the scale <=100k

START_YR (Format 4 num) Year survey project commenced

STATUS_GIS (Format 30 char) 4 values used to describe the status of the map unit attribute descriptions available for the spatial dataset. Draft Spatial Map Unit polygons are currently under construction in spatial data formats

Not Spatial Map Unit polygons do not exist in a spatial data format.

Spatial (Core Attributes) Map Unit polygons are in a spatial data format and all standard core attributes have been added.

Spatial (Label) Map Unit polygons are in a spatial data format and attributed with the map unit value only.

STATUS_PRJ (Format 25 char) 5 values describing the completion status of the project undertaken by the Land and Vegetation Unit. Complete (Not Spatial) Survey complete; Report complete and scanned; Map product hard copy; no spatial data formats available

Complete (Spatial) Associated spatial data formats completed and available for use; Refined map product also completed

In Progress Spatial data currently being edited or significant revision is planned - not available for use.

Non NT Government Data Spatial data should be sourced from the relevant external agency.

Unfinished Historical Project Inactive unfinished project. Spatial data and reports are not available. Some soil site data available.

SURVEYTYPE (Format 10 char) The survey data is stored in the dept corporate library structure under each of these categories; Landcover, NT Native, Remnant, Survey.

UPDATED This date references when the survey data has been amended.

Attribute	Attribute Description	Possible Code	Code Description
AREA_KM2	(Format 10 num 2 dec places) Total area of polygon calculated in km2 using Lamberts Conformal Conic Projection, NT.
CODE	(Format 10 char) Code reference used by this department for spatial data file storage followed by survey scale. eg BULLO_25 refers to the code for Bullo River Vegetation Survey at a survey scale of 1:25,000
DOWNLOAD	The weblink allows users to download a package of information for each of the vegetation resource surveys. The package contains spatial data (ESRI formats GDB and shapefile), Metadata, Reports and Maps (if available). CATUION: the download package may be very large. Users must attribute this department if using the downloaded data or derivatives.
FINISH_YR	(Format 4 num) Year report or legend was published.
GIS_DATA	(Format 25 char) spatial data is derived from either an original survey or a compilation of several surveys and additional data.	Compilation	The spatial data is derived from a compliation of several surveys and/or additional data
		Original	The spatial data is derived from the original survey
META_ID	(Format 50 char) Metadata ID reference
META_URL	(Format 254 char) Web link to the associated metadata record
NAME	(Format 80 char) Shortened name (usually of survey) for simple reference
NOTES	(Format 254 char) Not a mandatory field; relevant information added if required to help describe the survey or report.
REPORT	(Format 120 char) Full survey report name
REPORT_URL	(Format 254 char) web link to the associated scanned report as pdf, archived in the Northern Territory Library.
SCALE	(Format 7 numbers) Scale for appropriate use of survey data
SCALEGROUP	(Format 20 char) 2 categories grouping the survey scale.	Broad Scale	Those projects or surveys where the scale >100k
		Fine Scale	Those projects or surveys where the scale <=100k
START_YR	(Format 4 num) Year survey project commenced
STATUS_GIS	(Format 30 char) 4 values used to describe the status of the map unit attribute descriptions available for the spatial dataset.	Draft Spatial	Map Unit polygons are currently under construction in spatial data formats
		Not Spatial	Map Unit polygons do not exist in a spatial data format.
		Spatial (Core Attributes)	Map Unit polygons are in a spatial data format and all standard core attributes have been added.
		Spatial (Label)	Map Unit polygons are in a spatial data format and attributed with the map unit value only.
STATUS_PRJ	(Format 25 char) 5 values describing the completion status of the project undertaken by the Land and Vegetation Unit.	Complete (Not Spatial)	Survey complete; Report complete and scanned; Map product hard copy; no spatial data formats available
		Complete (Spatial)	Associated spatial data formats completed and available for use; Refined map product also completed
		In Progress	Spatial data currently being edited or significant revision is planned - not available for use.
		Non NT Government Data	Spatial data should be sourced from the relevant external agency.
		Unfinished Historical Project	Inactive unfinished project. Spatial data and reports are not available. Some soil site data available.
SURVEYTYPE	(Format 10 char) The survey data is stored in the dept corporate library structure under each of these categories; Landcover, NT Native, Remnant, Survey.
UPDATED	This date references when the survey data has been amended.

Supplementary Information

For each vegetation resource survey record in this compilation spatial dataset, refer to the fields META_URL and REPORT_URL and view the associated web link.
A Technical Report, where available, for each vegetation resource survey is archived in the Northern Territory library.
Search Portal - www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/simple-search

This record maintained using the NTLIS Metadata Tool

Metadata : Vegetation Survey Boundaries of the Northern Territory