Endangered Ecological Communities Map for Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, and Bega Valley

Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, and Bega Valley local government areas in New South Wales, Australia, are covered by this composite map of Endangered Ecological Communities (EECs). The dataset was produced by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, collating information from multiple vegetation mapping projects. Version 2 incorporates amendments based on field verification and external review.

Use Cases

• Identify and map threatened ecological communities based on composite spatial data.
• Cross-reference EEC boundaries with the Biometric vegetation map as suggested in the description.
• Support conservation planning and environmental impact assessments using EEC listings under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995.

Strengths

• Data is based on multiple specific EEC and broader vegetation mapping projects, suggesting a multi-source foundation.
• Version 2 includes amendments from field verification and external review, indicating a quality control process.
• Spatial data is explicitly correlated with the Biometric vegetation map, providing a reference layer.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Collated from a series of EEC-specific and broader vegetation mapping projects.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 22:12:40.187639; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, and Bega Valley local government areas, New South Wales, Australia.