Flora Reserves in New South Wales from Cadastre and Gazette Data

New South Wales Flora Reserves boundaries created by Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW). The dataset is derived from NSW Department of Finance, Spatial Services cadastre, survey data, and descriptions from individual Flora Reserve dedications published in the NSW government gazette. It was last updated on 2026-05-13.

Use Cases

• Map protected flora areas based on official gazette descriptions.
• Analyze land tenure and conservation estate based on cadastre and survey data.
• Integrate reserve boundaries into environmental planning workflows using the provided shapefile.

Strengths

• Derived from authoritative sources including NSW Spatial Services cadastre and official government gazette publications.
• Available in multiple formats including ESRI REST and shapefile for GIS integration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-05-13).

Provenance

Source

Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW)

Collection Method

Created from NSW Department of Finance, Spatial Services cadastre, survey data, and gazette descriptions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 03:39:16.726717

Geography

New South Wales, Australia