Map of Critically Endangered Ecological Communities in New South Wales

New South Wales map data showing a subset of NSW and Commonwealth listed Critically Endangered Ecological Communities (CEEC). The dataset is a composite map derived from vegetation map units in the Office of Environment and Heritage VIS Map Catalogue. Version 6.0 was released in February 2020 and the data was superseded for operational use in May 2021.

Use Cases

• Assess habitat conservation priorities based on mapped Critically Endangered Ecological Communities.
• Monitor changes in threatened community status based on vegetation map unit adjustments.
• Support regulatory compliance under the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999.

Strengths

• Dataset versioning is documented, with details provided for updates from Version 1 to Version 6.0.
• Source data is attributed to the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) VIS Map Catalogue.
• Released under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• The dataset is described as no longer being maintained and was superseded for operational use in May 2021.
• Not all listed CEECs are represented; some are unmapped or their source data is not openly available.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Composite map derived from extraction of vegetation map units from the OEH VIS Map Catalogue.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 20:00:47.786947; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia