NSW NPWS All Managed Land: Combined Tenure and Management Boundaries

A 2026-updated geospatial dataset from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, combining four separate land management layers. It includes all land managed by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, such as formal reserves, acquired lands, and other managed tenures. Area calculations in hectares for each polygon are provided for reporting, generated using a Lambert Conic Conformal projection.

Use Cases

• Mapping formal protected areas based on the NPWS Estate layer, which includes National Parks and Nature Reserves.
• Tracking land acquisition progress for future reserves based on the 'Acquired Not Gazetted' layer.
• Analyzing management responsibilities for infrastructure and other lands based on the 'Managed Land Other' layer containing roads, depots, and leases.
• Generating summary statistics on total managed area using the provided hectare calculations for each polygon.

Strengths

• Combines four distinct and internally recognized NPWS land management datasets into a single layer for comprehensive reporting.
• Includes calculated area in hectares for each polygon to assist with quantitative analysis.
• Provides additional attribute fields (SOURCE, TENURETYPE, FIELD_MGT) to clarify management responsibilities across different tenure types.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The GIS-calculated area is explicitly noted as not matching the official gazetted or acquired area, which may affect precision.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale computational tasks.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Combined from four separate NPWS geospatial datasets: NPWS Estate, Land Vested for Reservation, Land Vested for Management, and NPWS Managed Land Other.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 14:14:38.053823; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia