Animal Vehicle Strike Records in New South Wales, Filtered for Biodiversity Significance

18,367 records of wildlife-vehicle collisions across New South Wales, filtered from the BioNet repository for data quality and species significance. The dataset includes roadkill observations for marsupials, ungulates, koalas, emus, dogs, and threatened species, curated by Transport for NSW. Records are licensed under CC-BY 4.0 and have undergone filtering for locational accuracy and duplicate removal.

Use Cases

• Map wildlife-vehicle collision hotspots based on filtered geospatial coordinates.
• Analyze collision frequency for specific animal families like Macropodidae (kangaroos) or Vombatidae (wombats).
• Assess road safety risks posed by species of conservation concern included in the data.
• Study the spatial distribution of collisions involving large mammals like ungulates (Artiodactyla).

Strengths

• 18,367 state-wide records after a documented filtering process.
• Includes specific animal groups like koalas, emus, marsupials, and threatened species.
• Records filtered for locational accuracy and duplicate removal (within 1m).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is described as only indicative, may contain errors and omissions, and excludes sensitive species.

Provenance

Source

BioNet Data repository, curated by Transport for NSW.

Collection Method

Filtered query of observational records with statuses 'Valid and accepted without modification' or 'Accepted as valid from quarantine'.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 05:39:34.087394; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.