ACT Wetlands and Bogs: ANAE Classified Locations and Conservation Status

Wetlands and bogs in the Australian Capital Territory are mapped at a 1:5,000 scale using the Australian National Aquatic Ecosystem (ANAE) classification framework. The dataset includes locations of Ramsar wetlands, sites from the Directory of Important Wetlands Australia, and areas protected under the Nature Conservation Act 2014. It was created by the ACT Government and last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Map wetland distribution for conservation planning based on the ANAE classification codes and descriptions.
• Identify threatened ecological communities for protection based on the 'tecID' and 'actConservationStatus' fields.
• Assess wetland vulnerability to climate change using the referenced Cowood et al. (2017) and Brooks (2021) frameworks.
• Support water catchment management by analyzing the location of wetlands relative to Canberra's drinking water sources.

Strengths

• Data is captured at a detailed 1:5,000 scale, suitable for regional planning.
• Integrates multiple authoritative wetland inventories, including Ramsar and DIWA sites.
• Uses the standardized ANAE classification framework for consistent ecosystem description.

Limitations

• Wetland boundaries are noted to expand and contract over time, so positional accuracy should be verified for specific projects.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical analysis.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi), authored by environment_ACTGOV.

Collection Method

Likely derived from aerial or satellite imagery and field surveys, classified using the ANAE framework by Cowood et al. (2017) and Brooks (2021).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-09 22:41:08.136204; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia, with some features potentially extending into New South Wales (NSW).