ACTGOV UHCP: Urban Habitat Connectivity and Fragmentation for Eight Species Groups

A geospatial data package contains modeled potential habitat and fragmentation for eight species groups in the urban Australian Capital Territory. The dataset includes connected habitat layers showing core and corridor habitat, and remnant patch layers for restoration planning. It was created by the ACT Government using expert-derived metrics and a habitat connectivity model.

Use Cases

• Identify core habitat patches for species groups based on the 'Habitat Type' attribute.
• Analyze connectivity corridors between habitat patches using 'Patch ID' and 'Connected Habitat Area'.
• Plan habitat restoration activities using 'Remnant Patches' layers.
• Calculate habitat fragmentation statistics using 'Patch Area' and 'Habitat Number' fields.
• Model species dispersal capacity and barrier impacts based on the described connectivity metrics.

Strengths

• Includes data for eight distinct species groups.
• Provides two complementary layer types: connected habitat and remnant patches.
• Modeling metrics were derived from expert elicitation, as described.
• Spatial resolution is specified as 1:10,000.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the urban ACT region.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi)

Collection Method

Spatial layers were input into a habitat connectivity/fragmentation model developed using expert-derived metrics.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04 02:59:26.196544; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Urban Australian Capital Territory (ACT)