Significant Wetlands for Unregulated River Water Sharing Plans in Inland NSW

Inland New South Wales wetlands are mapped for water sharing plans. The data generates an interactive map and was published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water on August 28, 2024. It is served via an API and WMS service.

Use Cases

• Visualizing wetland locations for water sharing plan compliance based on the interactive map.
• Analyzing spatial distribution of significant wetlands for environmental impact assessments.
• Supporting policy decisions on unregulated river water allocations based on wetland significance.

Strengths

• Data currency is explicitly stated as August 28, 2024.
• Spatial reference system (GDA94) is documented.
• Data access policy is listed as open.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water

Collection Method

Likely generated from spatial analysis for policy purposes.

Freshness

Initial publication date is 28/08/2024; data update frequency is listed as API.

Geography

Inland New South Wales, Australia