Koala Sightings in New South Wales from BioNet

Koala species sightings are updated daily via an automated ETL process from the BioNet Species Sightings service. The dataset provides spatial geometries for use in web mapping services and is published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Records link to a threatened species profile for the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus).

Use Cases

• Map koala presence and distribution based on reported sightings.
• Analyze spatial patterns of a threatened species for conservation planning.
• Integrate sighting geometries into environmental monitoring dashboards using the listed web services (WFS, WMS).

Strengths

• Records are updated daily, suggesting high temporal resolution.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative BioNet Species Sightings service of the NSW government.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or reporting bias inherent to citizen-science sightings.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water via BioNet Species Sightings oData Web service.

Collection Method

Derived via an ETL process which generates geometries from sighting records.

Freshness

Updated daily.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.