Urban Habitat Connectivity for Eight Species Groups in ACT

A package of data containing potential habitat and fragmentation for eight species groups in the urban ACT. The data includes connected habitat layers showing core and corridor habitat and remnant patches layers for fragmented areas. It was created by the ACT Government using spatial data and expert-derived metrics for ecological connectivity modeling.

Use Cases

• Modeling habitat fragmentation for specific species groups based on habitat type and patch area.
• Identifying potential corridors for restoration activities based on remnant patches data.
• Calculating total connected habitat area for conservation planning using Patch ID and Connected Habitat Area.
• Assessing spatial connectivity patterns based on polygon shape area and length attributes.

Strengths

• Data covers eight distinct species groups.
• Includes modeled habitat types (core, corridor, remnant) with numeric identifiers.
• Spatial resolution is 1:10,000 with coordinate system GDA2020 MGA zone 55.
• Model developed using metrics derived from expert elicitation.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent for some fields; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-04-04 03:00:39.396757; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi)

Collection Method

Spatial layers for habitat and barriers were input into a habitat connectivity/fragmentation model designed using expert-derived metrics.

Freshness

2026-04-04

Geography

Urban Australian Capital Territory (ACT)