Fine Scale Extant Vegetation for Port Stephens Koala Habitat Mapping

An accurate woody extant vegetation layer underpins koala habitat maps for Port Stephens Council, produced by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. The dataset was created as part of Action 2.3 of the NSW Koala strategy to support council mapping efforts. It was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Creating koala habitat maps based on the underlying vegetation layer.
• Assessing the accuracy and reliability of on-ground vegetation mapping.
• Establishing a baseline for environmental planning and land-use analysis.
• Supporting council-led conservation strategies for koala populations.

Strengths

• Data is produced by a government department (NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water).
• It serves as a critical prerequisite for habitat mapping with on-ground accuracy.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Freshness

2026-05-18

Geography

Port Stephens Local Government Area