NSW Native Vegetation Map Final Survey Analysis · Project Name NSW Native Vegetation Map Final Survey Analysis Document File Name 3610 Survey Results Final.docx Project Client NSW

NSW NATIVE VEGETATION MAP FINAL SURVEY ANALYSIS

SURVEY ANALYSIS

Final

Developed for the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

Prepared by Spatial Vision Innovations Pty Ltd ABN 28 092 695 951

June 2013

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NSW Native Vegetation Map Final Survey Analysis Spatial Vision NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

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About this Document

Project Number SV003610

Project Name NSW Native Vegetation Map Final Survey Analysis

Document File Name 3610 Survey Results Final.docx

Project Client NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

Date of Issue 13/06/2013

Version Number 1.0

Document Type SURVEY ANALYSIS

Document Status Final

Contact Person Lindsay Smith, Spatial Vision

Telephone (03) 9691 3012

Email [email protected]

Revision History

Version No.

Date Author Status Revision Notes

1.0 13/06/13 Lindsay Smith Draft for comment Minor formatting changes

0.9 10/06/13 Rod Ruffio -OEH Draft Created charts and tables and content from new respondent data

Authorisation

Author Date Signature

Prepared by Lindsay Smith 13/06/2013 NA

Reviewed by Graeme Martin 06/06/2013 NA

Approved by Graeme Martin 06/06/2013

Disclaimer

This report was prepared by Spatial Vision Innovation Pty Ltd in good faith exercising all due care and attention, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to the relevance, accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose of this document in respect of any particular user’s circumstances. Users of this document should satisfy themselves concerning its application to, and where necessary seek expert advice in respect of, their situation.

The views expressed within are not necessarily the views of the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) and may not represent OEH policy.

© Copyright State of NSW and the Office of Environment and Heritage



Contents

1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................5

1.1 Project Background ........................................................................................................................5

1.2 Purpose of questionnaire................................................................................................................5

1.3 Questionnaire format ......................................................................................................................5

2. Who Uses Native Vegetation Maps? ................................................................................................7

3. Why Do You Use Native Vegetation Maps? ...................................................................................18

4. How Do You Use Native Vegetation Maps? ...................................................................................20

4.1 PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT .....................................................................20

4.1.1 Catchment Planning.................................................................................................................20

4.1.2 Regional Land Use Planning....................................................................................................32

4.1.3 Development Control – Site Assessment.................................................................................44

4.1.4 Development Control – Offset Sites .........................................................................................58

4.1.5 Environmental Planning Instruments........................................................................................67

4.1.6 Native Vegetation Compliance .................................................................................................76

4.2 FIRE MANAGEMENT...................................................................................................................84

4.2.1 Wildfire Behaviour Modelling....................................................................................................84

4.2.2 Bush fire Risk Assessment - Assets.........................................................................................91

4.2.3 Bush fire Risk Assessment - Ecological ...................................................................................99

4.2.4 Bush fire Assessment - Treatments .......................................................................................106

4.2.5 Bush Fire Development Control .............................................................................................113

4.3 SCIENCE & POLICY ..................................................................................................................119

4.3.1 Conservation Value of Plant Community Types .....................................................................119

4.3.2 Evaluate Threats Acting on Plant Community Types .............................................................130

4.3.3 Determine Threatened Ecological Communities and Critical Habitat .....................................138

4.3.4 Locate Threatened Ecological Communities and Critical Habitat...........................................147

4.3.5 Select Sites Based on Conservation Values ..........................................................................157

4.3.6 Select Sites Based on Non-Conservation Values ..................................................................166

4.3.7 Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling .........................................................................................170

4.3.8 State of the Environment Reporting .......................................................................................171

4.4 LAND MANAGEMENT ...............................................................................................................177

4.4.1 Native Vegetation Restoration................................................................................................177

4.4.2 Property Planning...................................................................................................................186

4.4.3 Property Owner – Grant applications .....................................................................................191

4.5 NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT..............................................................................................197

4.5.1 NPWS Plans of Management.................................................................................................197

4.5.2 Reserve Weed Management..................................................................................................204

4.5.3 Pest Management (Large Herbivores) ..................................................................................210



4.6 WATER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................215

4.6.1 Wetlands and Water Management.........................................................................................215

4.6.2 Water Management................................................................................................................223

4.7 EDUCATION ..............................................................................................................................228

4.7.1 Education – property owners..................................................................................................228

4.7.2 Education – community..........................................................................................................236

5. Other Uses Of Vegetation Data ....................................................................................................242

5.1 OTHER ACTIVITIES...................................................................................................................242

5.1.1 Other Activity 1.......................................................................................................................242

5.1.2 Other Activity 2.......................................................................................................................250

6. How Well Do Existing Vegetation Maps Meet Your Needs? .........................................................254

7. Tell Us About Your Unmet Requirements .....................................................................................296

8. APPENDIX - Acronyms.................................................................................................................317


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1. Introduction

In October, 2012, the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) commenced a project to establish agreed specifications to standardise NSW native vegetation map products. This document has summarised the results of the online map uses questionnaire conducted during the consultation phase of this project. The questionnaire was circulated by Spatial Vision from November 2012 to February 2013 on behalf of OEH.

Subsequent phases of this project are expected to be deliver a User Requirements document and a Map Product Specification document.

1.1 Project Background

The Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) is seeking to establish and publish

agreed specifications for native vegetation mapping in NSW, including State-wide

Regional Scale Native Vegetation Map and Fine-scale Local Native Vegetation Maps.

These product specifications will establish a template that supports standardised

vegetation mapping between regions and across the state, while ensuring maps meet

the essential needs of NSW Government, private sector and public. These

specifications will also be used to guide future investment in vegetation mapping within

OEH and will be available to those wishing to undertake standardised native vegetation

mapping in NSW.

In the future OEH will be seeking to invest in the processes and systems required to

support the acquisition, maintenance and delivery of these standardised products.

This questionnaire was developed as the first step in a broader consultation process

that involved stakeholder workshops and targeted interviews. Results from this

questionnaire were published on the project web page

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NativeVegetation/MapUserConsult.htm.

1.2 Purpose of questionnaire

1. To understand who uses native vegetation maps in New South Wales; their business

and role (questions 1 – 5)

2. To understand why native vegetation maps are used; specific activities users were

seeking to undertake and their business drivers (questions 6 - 7).

3. To understand how native vegetation maps were used to undertake specific business

activities (questions 8 – 391).

4. To identify examples of existing native vegetation maps considered by business as

being fitness for purpose for their activities (questions 392 – 427).

5. To identify further stakeholders and business drivers to be engaged in consultation via interviews and workshops, in order to determine the full range of requirements for native vegetation map products.

1.3 Questionnaire format

The questionnaire consisted of three main sections:


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1. Who: The first section asked respondents to provide details about their name,

organisation and position and select which broad user groups they belonged to.

2. Why: The second section asked respondents to select which business drivers

underpinned their use of Native Vegetation Mapping products in NSW. For each

driver selected in this section, the survey asked a series of more detailed questions

about the details of that business driver

How: The third section - Activities - asked more detailed questions about the types of activities that were undertaken in response to the business drivers of the individual and their organisation. The purpose of this section was to firstly gain an understanding of the types of activities occurring that use native vegetation map products and how they related to the business drivers. Secondly, this section aimed at finding any additional activities and business drivers from users that were not currently listed in the survey and that needed to be addressed in future consultation activities. Thirdly, this section aimed to provide an insight into the use of existing native vegetation map products by listing them, rating their fitness for purpose and providing users with the opportunity to identify unmet native vegetation map requirement.


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2. Who Uses Native Vegetation Maps?

Questions 1 – 4 -Respondents Names, Organisations and Job Titles

Number Respondent Name Respondent Organisation Job Title

1 Helen Horn Dept of Defence Senior Environment Manager Northern NSW

2 Russell Grant Western CMA Operations Manager

3 Stephen Hardy CMA (Hawkesbury Nepean) Catchment Officer (Water/Biodiversity) Formerly GIS

4 Cassie Robinson Mid-Western Regional Council Environment Officer

5 Jenna Hore Penrith City Council Senior Biodiversity Officer

6 Marnie Innis EPA Operational Policy Officer

7 Robbie Economos-Shaw Lake Macquarie Council Environmental Planner

8 Paul Campbell EPA

9 Michael Doherty CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra Plant Ecologist

10 Anni Blaxland Fuad OEH Northern GIS Support Officer & A/ Data Broker

11 Tanya Leary NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, OEH Biodiversity Officer

12 Owen Maguire Owen Maguire Director

13 Joanne Spicer Tumut Shire Council Environmental GIS Officer

14 Kim Luckie OEH Planning Officer

15 David Read Wagga Wagga City Council Biodiversity Management Officer

16 GARRY GERMON OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE SENIOR THREATENED SPECIES OFFICER


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17 Joanna Muldoon OEH Project Officer

18 Elizabeth de Vries Southern Rivers CMA Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

19 Ben Hope OEH Threatened species officer

20 Martin Bremner OEH Conservation Assessment and Extension Officer

21 Adam Hook Hawkesbury Nepean CMA Acting Catchment Coordinator PVP Consents

22 Diane Campbell Hornsby Shire Council Manager Natural Resources Branch

23 Kara Smith Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare Community Support Officer

24 Elizabeth Magarey Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW) Project Officer

25 John Nagle Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Catchment Officer

26 Debbie Andrew Office of Environment and Heritage Natural Heritage Officer

27 Gaston Rozenbilds SoE team, EPA Snr Reporting Officer

28 Vanessa Allen Southern Rivers CMA Catchment Officer (Native Vegetation)

29 Damien Dubrowin NPWS Fire Management Officer

30 Jedda Lemmon Wollongong City Council Natural Resource Offier (ecologist)

31 Lyn Raffan Office of Environment and Heritage Senior Threatened Species Officer

32 Graham Turner OEH NARCliM & ESCCI Science Program CoOrdinator

33 Mary Greenwood Hunter Councils Senior Ecologist

34 KENDALL NPWS RANGER MACLEAY AREA

35 Daniel Keating Hunter Central Rivers CMA CAP Implementation - Vegetation & Riparian

36 Skye hhh hhh

37 Nigel Cotsell Coffs Harbour City Council Senior Biodiversity Officer

38 Greg Elks Idyll Spaces Consulting botanist


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39 Janet Cavanaugh NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Regional Planning Officer

40 Di Yeates Department of Planning and Infrastructure Senior Regional Planner

41 Mark Sheahan OEH Manager, Landscape Assessment & Aboriginal Heritage Protection

42 Julie Ravallion OEH Manager, Conservation Policy and Strategy

43 Catherine Inwood Norah Head Lighthouse Coastcare Volunteer coordinator

44 Patricia Edwards Clarence Environment Centre; Clarence Valley WIRES

1) Land for Wildlife coordinator 2) Threatened species recording officer 3) National Parks volunteer

45 Ernst Kemmerer Office of Environment and Heritage Head of Biodiversity Assessment Unit

46 Mandy McDonald Lake Macquarie City Council Ecosystems Project Officer

47 Julie Mousley Clarence Valley Council Project Officer NRM

48 Susan Morley Hunter Central Rivers CMA Project Officer

49 Ron Avery OEH Head, Vegetation Information Systems Unit

50 Ellen Saxon Hunter Councils Inc. GIS/NRM Project Officer

51 Belinda AMBS Project Manager

52 Robert Meyer Hawkesbury Nepean CMA Catchment Officer

53 Louise Duff WetlandCare Australia Hunter Region Coordinator

54 Tiffany Mason Nature Conservation Trust of NSW Conservation Officer

55 Lauren Bullard Trees In Newcaste Nursery Supervisor/Bush regenerator

56 Derek Tan Blue Mountains City Council Environmental GIS Analyst

57 Michael Fiedler Southern Rivers CMA Catchment Officer

58 Lana MCGee City of Canterbury Biodiversity Projects Officer

59 Susan Miles Holroyd City Council Landscape Architect


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60 Mat Bell Senior Ecologist

61 Ian Turnbull Cessnock City Council Executive Manager Natural Environment Planning

62 Paul Sheringham OEH ProjectOfficer

63 Les Mitchell Upper Kangaroo Valley Landcare Group Ecological consultant and active landcare member

64 Greg Thompson Shoalhaven City Council Natural Resource Officer

65 Deb Holloman NPWS Regen co-ordinator

66 Alex Waterworth Environment Protection Authority GIS and Technical Support Officer

67 Alan Lane Pope's Glen Bushcare Group Coordinator

68 Brian Patterson Palm Grove Ourimbah Creek Landcare Inc Treasurer & Conservation Officer

69 Tanya Cross Greater Taree City Council Senior Environmental Planner

70 Felicity Charlton The City of Newcastle Council Asset Project Officer - Environment

71 Janelle jenkins Murrumbidgee CMA Catchment Coordinator

72 David Robson OEH, PWG,Reserve Etablishment & Land Information Section Regional Assessments Officer

73 Anne Killick Office of Environment and Heritage Conservation Planning Officer

74 Lee W Andresen Ballina Coastcare Incorporated Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project Supervisor

75 Angus Underwood Byron Shire Council Team Leader natural Environment

76 Karen Thumm OEH Conservation Planning Officer

77 Alexandra Stengl Wollondilly Shire Council Team Leader Environmental Services

78 Anthony Greenhalgh Central West Catchment Management Authority GIS Officer

79 Lew Haley Land Property Information Team Leader Topography and Mapping

80 Guy Hodgson NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service GIS Support Officer

81 Mike Smith Great Lakes Council Geographical Information System Coordinator


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82 bob brown

83 Michael Smith Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Catchment Officer (Native Vegetation)

84 Daniel Robson Wollongong City Council natural Area Coordinator

85 Paul Formosa

86 Aleks Maric NPWS Senior Technical Officer

87 Daniel Robson Wollongon City Council Environmental Strategy Officer

88 John Druhan OEH Senior Techical Officer

89 Kim Macqueen Pittwater Council Biodiveristy Officer

90 Linda Thomas Blue Mountains City Council Community Weeds Officer

91 Anthony Marchment Port Stephens Council Bushland & Vegetation Officer

92 Liz Clark Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Catchment Officer - Native Vegetation

93 Phil Wood Gosford City Council Natural Reserves Conservation Officer

94 Sharon Langman Harden Shire Council Director Environmental Services

95 Chris Nadolny OEH Senior Ecologist

96 Mark Wilson Murrumbidgee CMA GIS Coordinator

97 Martin SMITH NPWS Ranger

98 Mark Cameron NSW OEH Conservation Assessment & Data Officer

99 Sandy Eager Coffs Harbour City Council Orara River Rehabilitation Project Officer / Technical Officer (Parks & Reserves)

100 Sarah Warner Lake Macquarie City Council Development Planner Flora Fauna

101 Bill Peel Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Council Ecologist

102 Peta Norris OEH - National Parks and Wildlife Service Area Manager

103 Laurie Pasco NPWS Ranger


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104 Peter Beukers NPWS Program Coordinator EBMP

105 Steve Lewer OEH Regional Biodiveristy Conservation Officer

106 Adam Fawcett NSW NPWS Senior Ranger (Pests)

107 Stephen Wolter Western Catchment Management Authority Catchment Officer - Biodiversity

108 Jane Chrystal Central West CMA Program Manager - Implementation

109 Troy Holbrook Parramatta City Council Open Space & Natural Area Planner

110 Natalie Lyons DSEWPaC Senior GIS Officer

111 Kevin Taylor Nature Conservation Council of NSW Ecologist

112 Mark Robinson NR CMA; NB: Some of the survey responses are derived from previous employment scenarios (e.g. consultant & LG ecologist) Catchment officer-Coasts & marine

113 Heather Mason Murrumbidgee CMA Catchment Officer - Native Vegetation

114 Michael Maher OEH Senior Wetlands and Rivers Conservation Officer

115 Tim Hosking NSW OEH, Regional Ops Wetland Conservation Officer

116 marg mclean comlata project officer

117 Ian Dixon coordination coop ltd member

118 Barry Fenning Bellingen Shire Council Land Information Officer

119 Nicole Dixon Wyong Shire Council Estuary Management Ecologist

120 Wendy Hawes The Envirofactor Pty Ltd Principal Ecologist

121 Brendon Graham/Geoff Doret Sutherland Shire Council Natural Areas Manager/Greenweb Officer

122 Amalia Short Northern Rivers CMA Catchment Officer

123 Susy Cenedese OEH Manager Water & Wetlands Strategy

124 John


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125 Monica Poel Northern Rivers CMA Catchment Officer

126 Dave Mitchell Australian Koala Foundation Landscape Ecologist

127 Wendy Goonan Bidjigal Reserve Trust Trustee (volunteer)

128 Verity Mardling OEH Project Officer

129 Martin Fallding Lake Macquarie City Council Environmental Planner

130 Monica Poel Northern Rivers CMA Catchment Officer

131 Peter Ridgeway Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Authority Catchment Officer

132 Mark Noonan Sydney Catchment Authority Manager Spatial Science

133 Rhonda James Bushland Restoration Services pty Ltd Manager

134 Julie Busuttil Murrumbidgee CMA Information Management Officer

135 Ian Baird N/A N/A

136 Sandra Payne City of Ryde Coordinator Bushcare Volunteers

137 Tony Whan South East Forest Rescue Public Officer

138 Jessica Gough Lachlan CMA Catchment Officer

139 Kym Nixon Yass Valley Council Senior Strategic Planner

140 Frank Gasparre Hills Bushcare Director

141 Alison Skinner Murray Catchment Management Authority Catchment Officer - Biodiversity

142 John Grady Mosman Council Team Leader Open Space Asset Management

143 Jodie Lia Campbelltown City Council Bushland Management Officer

144 Steven Smith Mosman Council Coordinator Biodiversity and Landscape

145 Andrew Paget Greater Taree City Council Environmental Project Officer

146 Ross Johnson City of Ryde Council Land Information Officer


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147 Colin O'Keefe Comm. Dept. Sust., Enviro., Water, population,and communities Mapping Ecological Communities

148 john benson Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Seniore Research Scientist Plant Ecology

149 Thor Aaso Port Macquiarie - Hasintgs Council Natural Resources Officer

150 Catherine Watt National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger

151 Beth Rickwood OEH Env Assessment Officer

152 John Hunter Hewlett Hunter Pty Ltd Director

153 Anthony O'Halloran Owner/manager of Bilby Blooms

154 Matt Bolton Austalian Government Dept of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Technical Coordinator - Vegetation Information

155 Robyn Hardina Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Visitor Services Offficer

156 Jeffrey Bradley Office of Environment and Heritage Resource Officer, Vegetation Information Systems

157 Tracey MacDonald Central West CMA Program Manager Strategy and Planning

158 ian oliver OEH Manager / Native Vegetation MER Unit

159 john eaton NPWS Bush Regeneration co-ordinator

160 Stephen Bell Eastcoast Flora Survey Principal (Vegetation Scientist)

161 Jason Brouff Office of Environment and Heritage Senior Operations Officer

162 Sharon Bowen OEH Environmental Scientist (Wetlands Project Officer)

163 Jeff Johnston NPWS Ranger

164 Debbie Love OEH Senior Wetlands and Rivers Conservation Officer - Macquarie

165 Peter Christie OEH Head Biodiversity Conservation

166 Helen Knight OEH GIS Information Officer

167 Patrick Lupica OEH - NSW NPWS Ranger


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168 Andrew Steed OEH Regional Operations Data Support Officer

169 Richard NPWS Ranger

170 Ellen Saxon Hunter Councils GIS Officer

171 Paul Melehan HCRCMA Catchment Officer - Vegetation

172 Wilcher NPWS Ranger

173 Kate Moore NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Project Officer

174 Kindi Smith National Paks and Wildlife Services NSW Senior Technical Officer (GIS)

175 bronwyn conyers npws area manager

176 Pete Turner NPWS - Pest and Ecological Mgt Unit Program Leader - weeds

177 ANDY MCQUIE OEH PROJECT OFFICER-RESERVE ESTABLISHMENT

178 Mark Hamilton National Parks and Wildlife Service Project Officer (Weed Monitoring)

179 Tobi Edmonds Office of Environment and Heritage Conservation Planning officer

180 Peter Brookhouse NPWS Fire Management Officer

181 David Parker Office of Environment and Heritage Regional Biodiversity Conservation Officer

182 Tom Barrett OEH Decision Support, Spatial Analyst Leaader

183 Michelle Barton NSW NPWS Technical Officer

184 Peter Ewin Office of Environment and Heritage Regional Biodiversity Conservation Officer

185 krister waern OEH regional operations senior operations officer

186 Shane Ruming OEH Threatened Species Officer

187 Miranda Kerr National Parks & Wildlife Service Sustainable management Officer (Flora)

188 Ford Kristo NPWS Ranger

189 Julianne Smart Parks and Wildlife Group OEH Park Planning Officer


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190 Ray Giddins OEH Regional Biodiversity Conservation Officer

191 Sarah OEH Regional Biodiversity Conservation Officer

192 Vicki Logan

193 Mike Cavanagh OEH Coordinator, Biodiversity and Vegetation Information

194 Jenny Talia

195 Michael Bedward OEH (this week) Unit manager (this week)

196 Richard Hicks OEH Mgr RS & LA

197 Mark Fletcher OEH NPWS Ranger

198 Rod Ruffio OEH Veg Info Officer, Maps


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3. Why Do You Use Native Vegetation Maps?

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3 All of above in my support and data broker role

4 Local Government Strategic Planning

5 Wilderness Act 1987

6 Catchment planning, monitoring and evaluation of works

7 Local Government Act 1993

8 Fauna and flora habitat assessment, conservation assessment

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Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 (S.10 describes SoE) - reporting on outcomes from most of the acts listed above

10 State Plan

11 National park management activites

12 State and Federal funding priorities for on-ground works

13 Reporting: State of the Environment; State or the Catchments; State of the Parks; National Forest

14 Regional Planning and Biodiversity Conservation

15 Assessing conservation value of vegetation

16 Implementation of other Council statutory and policy requirements


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Conservation planning Biodiversity surrogacy Reserve acquisition priorities Local Government area mapping and meeting their stakeholder requirements

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Unclear about the first 7 Acts - don't know if they are/should be relevant

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I design the prospective CAR conservation reserve system for each of the western NSW sub-bioregions (IBRA). Vegetation mapping is the baseline surrogate for ecosystems that I require to depict bio-physical variation across landscapes. Vegetation mapping is essential for the systematic and strategic acquisition of future land areas; i.e., for the capture of pre-determined hectares of each ecosystem in optimal reserve locations and within meaningful configurations across regions. Without it, there is significant (and ever-increasing) risk that public $$ are less than well spent.

20 identifying high conservation values land for conservation planning, land use planning etc

21 Inclusion in topographic maps

22 Ecological restoration

23 Water Act 2007, Water Management Act 2000

24 Part of OEH's responsibility to manage, monitor and report on environmental water management

25 biodiversity conservation

26 Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979

27 Environmental grant programs

28 Ramsar Convention; policy setting

29 Natural Resources Commission CAP Upgrade Criteria

30 NSW Forestry and National Park Estate Act

31 Revegetation Projects - selecting correct species for plantings

32 Local Environment Plan

33 habitat assessments for target surveys and project development

34 natural resource management & restoration; national assessments

35 To service Commonwealth NVIS database

36 Water Management Act 2000

37 monitoring of outcomes of environmental water delivery

38 Long term conservation management related to fire activity

39 Wilderness Act 1987; Rural lands Protection Act 1998

40 Map administration


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Qu 7 - Are you aware of the OEH Native Vegetation Interim Type Standard (Sivertsen 2010), used to guide native vegetation mapping and survey?

(194 responses)

Answer Options Response Percent

Response Count

Yes 49.0% 95

No 51.0% 99

4. How Do You Use Native Vegetation Maps?

Qu 8 - Do any of these activities apply to your use of native vegetation products?

(187 responses)


Response Count

Yes - to answer more detailed questions 76.5% 143

No - to skip to the next section 23.5% 44

4.1 PLANNING DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT

4.1.1 Catchment Planning

Qu 9 - Do you use native vegetation map products in Catchment Planning? (e.g. use of vegetation maps in the development or implementation of catchment action plans, or other catchment wide planning processes)?

(142 responses)


Response Count


No - to skip to the next activity 52.1% 74

Qu 10 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Catchment Planning?

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Number Response Text

1 Western CMA is 98% native vegetation. Mapping is crucial to understanding the landscape and prioritising activities

2 Development of spatial prioritisation maps for future investment in on ground activities.


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to show location and type of vegetation Show corridors to show areas without vegetation show areas with "important" vegetation to show changing areas of vegetation

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Good maps allow planner to allocate resources across the landscape in a cost effective manner. Allow assessments of connectivity of habitats, regional availability and condition of different vegetation units.

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Identifying Vegetation types and communities Prioritising Investment The generation of new vegetation maps Community consultation

6 Council provides input to Catchment Action Plans using native vegetation maps of the Hornsby Shire produced by its consultants Dr P & Dr J Smith

7 Determine extent and cover/ condition to produce vegetation health mapping at sub-catchment level

8 Predominantly to show probability of threatened vegetation and also connectivity of vegetation.

9 To determine where the threatened entities are within the catchment.

10 for determining priority areas for investment for CAP upgrade

11 zoning controls under an LEP Identification of high conservation value habitats

12 Identifying priority areas for investment of public funds for landscape and ecosystem restoration.

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The BAU assists CMA in preparation of Catchment Action Plans - and an important component of these plans is threatened species recovery, weed control and priorities for landscape investment.

14 Input to Native Vegetation MER; State of the Catchment reporting

15 Identifies areas with significant vegetation for conservation planning purposes and to guide on-ground works priorities

16 They help us ID TS, TEC, EEC and design management program.

17 Identify location, extent, composition of riparian vegetation and corridors

18 Assisting in catchment analysis. Providing broad vegetation classifications for the catchment helps to make assessments on catchment health

19 Vegetation maps are critical for Catchment Planning. They need to be of suitably fine scale and accuracy

20 Identification of priority biodiversity sites.

21 Important in documenting biodiversity values and ensuring their protection

22 identifying high conservation values land, vegetation cover, areas for restoration projects, threatened species habitat

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Vegetation mapping help Council staff to identify spatially where initiatives can be implemented based on catchment / management targets. E.g. improving and maintaining the extent and condition of terrestrial native vegetation or improving biodiversity corridors.


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24 Veg maps for a major component and one of our driving factors in the formulation of our Catchment Action Plan.

25 Identifying Endangered Ecological Communities and "over-cleared" vegetation types as well as vegetation of high conservation value

26

Preparation of Catchment Action Plans (statutory requirement of CMAs). Corridor identification and mapping Please note that corridors have been identified at a national, state, regional and local level to varying degrees across the Southern Rivers. Local and regional corridors can require a finer scale of mapping than state or national. Identification of priorities and priority areas for works implementation for EEC and TS conservation and remnant vegetation conservation. Identification of regionally significant vegetation communities.

27 Critical

28 To enable targeting of conservation efforts and plan land use across each catchment

29 determining areas for prioritisation of protection, conservation and repair of native vegetation

30 Ideally they identify areas for conservation based upon vegetation and fauna. Mostly they are not adequate (ie regional scale not good enough) to do this.

31 To assist the development of Site Action Plans at the individual site scale, eg. single landholding, which contribute to river reach scale plans and sub catchment plans.

32 Identifying NRM assets - extent and condition

33

Revegetation / Regeneration Projects Habitat Corridors and Linkages

34 Understanding spatial distribution of vegetated habitats; landscape conservation (e.g. connectivity issues)

35 Identify high conservation value vegetation. Identify fragmentation within a landscape. Identify priority areas for on-ground works. Identify connectivity across a landscape.

36

Fine scale mapping identifies rare assemblages aiding conservation of both communities and dependent species. Condition mapping even more important in identifying important habitat resources and catchment values (water and soil).

37 To help identify wetlands for the preparation of long term environmental watering plans (catchment scale)

38

Weed mapping Feral animal control Identification of wildlife corridors

39 Background vegetation information for the catchment plan

40 Refer Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resources health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region

41 Multiple roles - mainly to inform decision-making about future land use and land management

42 Determine the vegetation communities within the subcatchment and also connectivity

43 Modelling the risk of pollution sources coming from native vegetation areas.


23


44 Sourcing, collating and delivering map products for the CAP, development consents and conservation planning

45

To give a current snapshot of the actual extant native vegetation in the relevant catchment. This snapshot identifies: actual vegetation communities as they are present; their demographics; their stocking of hollow-bearing trees and standing dead trees; what category of land-use the vegetation communities stand in; what are the vulnerable or threatened vegetation communities or species and associated native wildlife species of the vegetation communities; among others.

46 1) Identifying priority areas for investment

47 catchment-wide site selection

48 Act as a surrogate for protecting biodiversity

49 prioritise NRM investment

50 Essential to all activities

51 Form the basis of decision making as surrogates for other biotic groups

52 strategic land use plans, corridor mapping, threatened species and ACH management

53 identification of HCV areas, revegetation priorities, threatened species habitat

54 Conservation significance and assessment, biodiversity conservation priorities

55 In preparing applications for funding from CMA; answering questions from Councils; preparing submissions to Councils in regard to funding;

56 To help identify the vegetation communities within wildlife corridors which are mapped for the South Coast Region.

57 In systematic biodiversity conservation planning, native vegetation is often used as a surrogate for all biodiversity.

58 It is the key to driving biodiversity targets

59 basis of property vegetation planning; vegetation condition; catchment quality; ecosystem services

Qu 11 - How do you use vegetation map data (directly or indirectly) to undertake this activity?


Count

58


24

Qu 12: What is your role in this activity?

(61 responses)

9.8%

(6)

23.0%

(14)

24.6%

(15)

36.1%

(22)

39.3%

(24)

42.6%

(26)

45.9%

(28)

62.3%

(38)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I create

vegetation

maps or

related data

that supports

this activity

I prepare

plans to

implement

activities

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I am directly

involved in the

application of

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on,

the outcomes

of this

activities

I manage a

team/s that

directly

undertake

these activity

I am involved

in the

development

of policy in

relation to this

activity

Other (please

specify)

No. re

sponses in

bra

ckets


1 OEH is an important partner in developing Catchment Action Plans

2 MER Vegetation Theme - information coordinator

3 I consider identified priorities in CAP when undertaking clearing assessments under the Native Vegetation Act 2003

4 Collect plot based data

5 activist advocacy, membership committees, working groups

6 administer maps

Qu 13: How important is the availability of appropriate vegetation map data for this activity?

(59 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

16.9%

(10)

83.1%

(49)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

Very important Moderately important Not important Somew hat important Neutral

No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


25

Qu 14: In what format is the vegetation map data that you use to undertake this activity

(61 responses)

14.8%

(9)

21.3%

(13)

23.0%

(14)

26.2%

(16)

95.1%

(58)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Digital (electronic) data

for use in Geographic

Information Systems

(GIS)

Hard copy vegetation

maps or printouts

Digital (PDF) copies of

maps

Information derived from

maps by someone else

Online / w eb service

No. re

sponses in

bra

ckets

Qu 15: When you use vegetation maps for this activity, typically w hat is the smallest area of vegetation you are assessing?

(61 responses)

1.6%

(1)

4.9%

(3)

9.8%

(6)

11.5%

(7)

18.0%

(11)

26.2%

(16)

27.9%

(17)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha > 50 ha 2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets

Qu 16 - What is the operational scale of this activity (eg 1:25,000, 1:100000 ....)


Count

56


1 1:100,000

2 1:250,000

3 CMA region wide

4 1:25000

5 1:25000


26


6 1:10,000

7 < 1:10000

8 Whole Southern Rivers CMA area

9 > 1:25,000

10 1:5,000

11 1:25,000

12 various from 1:5,000 for specific areas to 1:100,000 for catchment wide analysis

13 1:100,000

14 1:4000, :1:10000, 1:25000

15 1:100000

16 1:10,000

17 1:3,000

18 1:

19 1:25,000

20 various

21 1:5000

22 1:250,000, 1:100,000

23 1:25,000

24 CAP mapping is at a regional scale, implementation is at a property scale. There is no set scale.

25 <1:25000

26 Data should be 1:5000 buts its not

27 1:1,000 or greater

28 Not sure

29 1:75,000

30 1:5000; 1:10000 & 1:25000 & 1:1000000

31 1:25000

32 1:25,000

33 1:100000 typically but smaller scale if avail?

34 various

35 Planning operationalised at paddock scale, for Northern Rivers approx. say 1:20,000

36 All scales, from about 1:500

37 1:100000

38 Variable depending on use - property scale to whole of subcatchment 1:5000 to 1: 100000

39 1:25000

40 1:25000


27


41 1:25000

42 1:100,000

43 1:5000 - 1:25000

44 variable

45 1:10,000 dependent on imagery available

46 1:1000

47 all scales

48 1:25000

49 1:25000

50 usually 1:100,00 or 1:25000

51 1:25,000

52 1:25,000

53 Probably around 1:100000 in Western NSW

54 1:25,000

55 varies from 1:4000 upwards

56 1:100000

Qu 17: Please rank the importance of other information types that you use in conjunction with

vegetation maps that may influence the ideal scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this

activity (61 responses)

48

16

32

19 18

13

2

11

6

1917

21

26

23

10

1

5

17

9

1311

13

21

12

6

24 3

6

23

10

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries

(eg cadastre

boundaries)

Land use

zones

Soil /

landscape

maps

Ground

surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No. of re

sponses

High

Medium

Low

N/A


28

Qu 18 - If there is an "Other" map information type in the question above, please describe the map information type.


Count

16


1 1:250000 land systems

2 SPOT and ADS40 satellite imagery

3 Location of EEC's

4 Geology, hydrology - creeklines, road centrelines, Council's Land Register, National Parks, threatened species

5

Other: Climate Modelling Importance of types listed in question 17 varies depending on activity.

6

On-site or location specific mapping and reporting by environmental consultants, usually prepared as part of development application, that usually includes recent ground truthing of vegetation types and communities.

7 Existing conservation works, areas of national parks and conservation lands, existing land use (in addition to land use zoning).

8 Satellite data eg Spot

9 distances from wetlands and riparian areas, a weighting is applied to this

10 Wildlife Atlas Records - ranked High

11 Threatened species records

12 Vegetation condition, structure (including growth stage) especially valuable where available.


14 Wetlands and hydrological boundaries


16 Satellite Imagery


29

Qu 19: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (please select

one or more uses)? (61 responses)

21.3%

(13)

50.8%

(31)

55.7%

(34)

67.2%

(41)

73.8%

(45)

86.9%

(53)

88.5%

(54)

90.2%

(55)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identif

yin

g w

hat vegeta

tion types a

re

likely

to b

e p

resent at a lo

catio

n

Identif

y w

hat T

hre

ate

ned E

colo

gic

al

Com

muniti

es / E

EC

s a

re li

kely

to b

e

pre

sent at a lo

catio

n

Pro

vid

e a

n u

nders

tandin

g o

f th

e

wid

er

dis

trib

utio

n o

f a v

egeta

tion type

Pro

vid

ing a

n u

nders

tandin

g o

f nativ

e

vegeta

tion c

onditi

on

Usin

g the m

ap to in

itiate

furt

her

work

to lo

ok a

t th

e c

onserv

atio

n s

tatu

s o

f

vegeta

tion types in

dic

ate

d b

y the m

ap

Identif

yin

g c

hanges in

vegeta

tion

boundaries

Pla

nnin

g for

an o

n s

ite v

isit

Oth

er

(ple

ase s

pecify

)

No. re

sponses in

bra

ckets


1 Identify overcleared and rare vegetation types. TS habitat.

2 Preparing Bushcare site plans; preparing free Guided Bushwalks; visiting private properties for incentives; planning for land acquisition or disposal, etc

3 Regional landuse planning and calculation of land available for offsets

4 Corridor analysis, Biodiversity Conservation strategies. Environmental Management Strategies.

5 Using vegetation as a surrogate for biodiversity and ecosystem services provisions

6 Connectivity

7 Vegetation data is a surrogate for biodiversity and provides inputs into all assessments

8 Landscape connectivity


10 Integrating it with other land use and biodiversity data

11 target searches for threatened species

12 Condition

13 QC


30

Qu 20: For each vegetation classification or mapping system listed below provide a rating from high to low for how w ell the

system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity. (61 responses)

1917

27

46

32

2627

11 11

7

1311

9

2

9

23

11

1

10

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

NSW Vegetation Formations

(Keith 2004)

NSW Vegetation Classes Plant Community Type (PCT)

used in NSW regulatory tools

such as BioBanking, PVP

Threatened Ecological

Communities

Local vegetation mapping

No.

res

po

ns

es High

Medium

Low

N/A

Qu 21 - If you selected 'Local vegetation mapping' in the question above, please describe the system and why you use it.


Count

38


1 Only used when it is more recent or better quality than regional mapping

2 Have integrated local GIS data into our vegetation mapping data. Its not one neat continuous map but does allow data analysis.

3

Most reliable. Consultants have collected data over long term - over 28 yrs at 700 sites & 60 quadrats; best scale; matched to Keith, Benson & Howell, Ryan, EBC & TSC listings - see link at http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/bushland-and-biodiversity/native-vegetation-communities

4 Local Government mapping across shire where available

5 GCC and WSC Bell mapping (2002 & 2004). WSC EEC mapping (2008?) Higher resolution

6 OEH and CHCC have recently collaborated to generated fine-scale Class 5 vegetation maps of the LGA

7

Mapping undertaken at smaller scales by Local Govt or others is likely to be higher quality as it is developed from local knowledge and field verified. Local Govt funded mapping is more useful than State-wide modelled products. Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla have good products. Also, mapping completed by consultants for development proponents is usually very useful.

8 Provides more information about types that may have been overlooked in a larger regional classification and is important to conserve.

9 in general terms local map classifications don’t provide a consistent regional context statewide

10 LGA mapping, LHCCREMS. These are used because they are the most accurate and useful for the large variety of activities undertaken


31


11

1999 vegetation mapping undertaken using aerial imagery. Created at a finer scale than was produced by DEC. Maps are typically produced at 1:10000 scale but information can be used up to 1:2500 scale as required for each project. Can be used to determine vegetation types on individual parcels. Limitation is the extent of the mapping.

12 Council has its own local vegetation classification and mapping scheme that is being developed

13 Kevin Mills vegetation mapping for Shoalhaven LGA, particularly his rainforest types. They are more detailed

14 Byron Shire Council vegetation mapping (Landmark et al 1999)

15

In 2012 Pittwater Council adopted the Pittwater Native Vegetation Management Plan. As part of the development of this plan, native vegetation mapping was undertaken to aid in the direct management of vegetation in Councils reserves and to assist in providing direction for vegetation management on private land. This mapping was used to develop the map layers as mentioned above that correspond with CAP actions.

16 Gives a broad overview of veg types to expect. identifies areas for improvement of data.

17

Usually environmental consultant mapping or local / state government commissioned mapping for specific areas. It is used as it usually provides recent ground truthed data of vegetation where broader vegetation mapping can be inaccurate or at to larger a scale to be of use for individual property assessments.

18

Eurobodalla EEC mapping. Fine scale local maps show areas of confirmed EEC that are a high priority for environmental management. SCIVI as this mapping has incorporated various mapping projects undertaken within the South Coast area. Riparian condition and recovery mapping. This indicates the recoverability of the vegetation corridors along rivers and streams.

19 LHCCREMS >> only reasonably accurate form of mapping currently available.

20 Users and stakeholders demand accurate data. Regional mapping does not instill confidence in the community/user for NSW Govt activities

21 Coffs Harbour Council fine scale veg maps which have just been completed.

22 Not sure

23 Vegetation Communities ground-truthed by qualified ecological consultants.

24

If local maps are available (e.g published in Cunninghamia; LGA mapping) then they can be very useful. Sometime local descriptions are available (but no maps) and are used for classify the site to place it in a broader perspective e.g. Floyd (1990)

25 Catchment management plans, Development applications, State Significant Developments (Part 3A), connectivity

26 Where available, local mapping may provide greater accuracy of the wetland boundary and veg types.

27

Our own mapping using a combination of Vegetation Communities consistent with NSW Scientific Committees determinations for threaten species along with vegetation classification based on Benson in Cunninghamia for Sydney Region.

28 It is much more accurate and relevant than regional scale data, leading to better decision-making

29 Tweed Vegetation Strategy and Byron Biodiversity Mapping. Scale and accuracy

30 Where resources permit areas of interest in local catchments are ground-truthed to compare mapped with actual.


32


31 GTCC veg mapping (CKPOM)

32 Northern Rivers Vegetation Classification

33 It in general provides greater level of information, more detailed and nuanced to a particular area.

34 Products produced for purpose

35 local API for the raw data and species composition when available, rather than the broader scale modelled mapping

36 if finer scale mapping is available which articulates the features you want to highlight then you use it

37 LGA and NPWS Reserve veg mapping is often is only available mapping for some areas.

38

Steve Bell's mapping for Wyong Council is better for detail - he has done lots of reserve mapping in this area as well (for Lake Mac SCA, Watagans and Jilliby broadly for POM etc)

4.1.2 Regional Land Use Planning

Qu 22 - Do you use native vegetation products in Regional Land Use Planning? (e.g. developing or applying vegetation maps with regional coverage to represent inherent distribution and conservation values of plant communities and habitats for threatened species)

(136 responses)


Response Count



Qu 23 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Regional Land Use Planning?


Count

53


1 Provide a context for local vegetation maps

2 Used for identifying vegetation of conservation concern across NPWS region

3

Identification of connective corridors and identification of potential linkages which can be reinforced by revegetation projects. Also identification of areas where particular communities are deporporate.

4 Providing Local Government with biodiversity sensitivity mapping for LEPs

5 see previous answers - my role was on catchment planning

6 Identification of EEC's , rare & poorly reserved veg communities,, fauna and flora habitats. Planning field fauna survey sites.

7 Identification of high conservation value areas.


33


8 Overview of regional extent and distribution of vegetation communities and how vegetation communities in reserves fit into regional context

9 Ensure appropriate land use protection of important vegetation resources

10 To identify areas that should be prioritised for protection / conservation, and areas that could be investigated for development zones.

11 Understand vegetation extent, and identify vegetation protected under the TSC Act and EPBC Act, ie Endangered Ecological Communities

12 Identify endangered ecological communities and vegetation corridors. Habitat for threatened species.

13 sets out the regional extent of plant communities used in planning tools such as the BioCertification tool

14 Critical

15 Vegetation maps guide constraints and opportunities analysis and considerations of biodiversity protection and restoration

16 mapping local government areas to provide a product that can input into Regional land sue planning and

17

Understanding of large-scale ecosystems/corridors/connectivity Inferring threatened species

18 to assess corridors and connectivity, also the distribution of species/EEC

19 Background info to guide the strategic planning process for the zoning of land and development of a LEP

20 vegetation mapping

21 Critical

22

To guide future reserve acquisition, assessment of development applications and strategic planning for wildlife corridors and biodiversity conservation, including climate change planning.

23 Ideally they identify areas for conservation based upon vegetation and fauna. Mostly they are not adequate (ie regional scale not good enough) to do this.

24 Location of potential habitat for threatened species and communities.

25

- LEP Zoning e.g. Environmental Conservation (E2) & Natural Waterways (W1) - DCP Biodiversity provisions e.g. Assessment of Significance Tests, Species Impact Statements, etc.

26 Vegetation maps are a crucial tool in building any landuse planning exercise.

27 Inform LEP zoning; SEPP 44; DA assessments; Landcover descriptions

28 Baseline biodiversity indicator, spatially depicts ecosystem functioning, basis for appropriate land use decisions, management

29 Create Koala Habitat Atlas Maps (KHAs)

30 To provide landscape scale context

31 Provide advice to local government planning instruments, clients and landcare groups

32 To identify and depict accurate representations of all remnant native vegetation communities.


34


33

2) Identifying and reporting on areas of native vegetation (including EECs) that will benefit from active management and protection through incentive PVP delivery 3) Identifying areas of native vegetation within clearing PVP applications 4) Identifying vegetation communities present for other projects (i.e. desktop assessments for project proposals or partnerships where particular vegetation types or habitat linkages need to be identified)

34 place the LGA in a regional context

35 site selection for project development, especially for landscape connectivity of habitat

36 Display vegetation types required to be addressed in regional planning studies

37 zoning, development footprint definition, offsetting

38 Identify ecosystem features, their proportions, conservation status and configuration. Ditto for EPBC threatened ecological communities

39 Vegetation maps support better land use planning by identifying areas of priority for biodiversity

40 Essential to all activities.

41 To illustrate the distribution of vegetation types, particularly those protected through legislation or that are regionally rare, or that provide habitat for threatened flora/ fauna.

42 Basic data layer that can not be omitted

43 to determine areas that should be conserved, offsets, high conservation value areas of land and vegetation

44 constraints mapping for LEPS, identifying hcv

45 Education, land care planning, threatened species planning and implementation

46 Biodiversity conservation assessment

47 defining conservation value and fire regimes

48 assessing extant veg communities

49 Identify areas of high conservation value in which high impact developments should be avoided.

50 Modelling conservation value and habitat and connectivity values.

51 understanding extent and % remaining at various levels

52 Identifying areas of conservation significance and threatened species habitats

53 Underpin conservation and condition impact assessment and offsets



Count

47


35


1 Determine regional conservation significance

2 Delineate TECs, poorly conserved & regionally significant vegetation communities within NPWS region

3

The maps of vegetation communities are used to guide species selection for revegetation projects. Indirectly the maps are used to indicate potential habitats of threatened fauna species.

4 Manipulation of vegetation mapping to show areas of high and medium conservation value.

5 Use veg mapping directly using GIS.

6 Identifying vegetation types that are listed as threatened, or have high significance (poorly reserved)

7 evaluation of how vegetation communities I manage in reserves relate to regional perspective. Both in terms of connectivity and conservation objectives

8 Developing strategies and planning controls and checking against development proposals

9 Looking at veg types and the conservation status of those types.

10 Analysis of areas of landuse conflict, generate maps and statistics, planning for vegetation corridors.

11 maps are used to define location and significance of veg community types as a basis for assessment fo development offsets and conservation priorities etc

12 The traditional methods

13 We use the vegetation mapping directly and the maps must be of suitably fine scale and accuracy

14 This should be self explanatory, but mapping vegetation communities, EECs, habitats, corridors, conservation priority

15 View on GIS - look at context - calculate extent -etc

16 to identify preliminary information, then go out and do field survey etc

17 Desktop assessment for targeting onground investigations, assessing connectivity and the like

18

To determine the location and extent of native vegetation coverage and EECs, determine levels of habitat connectivity across the landscape, determine potential impacts of development on native vegetation.

19 Either direct delineation of conservation areas or inputs into assessment and fauna habitats

20 GIS Mapping and analysis

21

- All native vegetation communities on public land zoned E2 (Environmental Conservation) or W1 (Natural Waterways) - Development Applications on land containing or adjacent threatened species, ecological communities or populations require 'Assessment of Significance' regarding direct / indirect impacts

22

Identification of vegetation communities and classes, threatened species habitat, conservation status. Identification of vegetation types help predict fire behaviour and identify relative fire interval when planning in a fire prone landscape.

23 EEC; threatened species habitats; connectivity

24 Basis for reports, recommendations

25 Assign habitat values based on description of veg communities


36


26 Integration with other land use planning spatial data

27 Directly refer to veg maps to get an understanding of how planning instruments may affect significant veg communities.

28 To ascertain what vegetation communities are being affected by native forest logging and other degrading activities in catchments of interest.

29 in assessing environmental impacts

30 identification of priority conservation sites

31 GIS inquiries interrogated against other data and layers including classification

32 defining EECs, condition, corridors

33 Provide regionally-compiled vegetation data via the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS), plus additional (new) datasets.

34 Using vegetation map data to support a process of agreed priority setting between local, regional and nsw government agencies.

35 Pre-emptive (forming understandings without site visits); pro-active (planning for activity levels); additive (locating understudied locations).

36 By overlaying vegetation datasets across an area of interest, and then comparing field observations to mapped units.

37 Spatial and Assessment

38 as above

39 to identify areas for avoidance, protection or offsetting

40 Surrogate for overall biodiversity

41 spatial analysis

42 ArcGIS layers

43

- To identify areas of EEC - To identify areas of HCV vegetation - To identify potential habitat for threatened species

44 Indirectly, as input into models.

45 analyse veg communities

46 I use the data from the maps to provide advice to state and local government.

47 Support decision making


37


(57 responses)

10.5%

(6)

17.5%

(10)

33.3%

(19)

33.3%

(19)

36.8%

(21)

43.9%

(25)

47.4%

(27)

59.6%

(34)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I prepare plans to

implement activities

I am involved in the

development of

policy in relation to

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

se

s in

bra

ck

ets


(56 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

5.4%

(3)

8.9%

(5)

85.7%

(48)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

Very important Moderately important Somew hat important Not important Neutral

No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


38

Qu 27: In what format is the vegetation map data that you use to undertake this activity?

(55 responses)

12.7%

(7)

14.5%

(8)

16.4%

(9)

21.8%

(12)

100.0%

(55)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Digital (electronic) data for use

in Geographic Information

Systems (GIS)

Hard copy vegetation maps or

printouts

Information derived from maps

by someone else

Digital (PDF) copies of maps Online / w eb service

No.

res

po

ns

es

in b

rac

kets


(56 responses)

0.0%

1.8%

(1)

5.4%

(3)

8.9%

(5)

26.8%

(15)

28.6%

(16)

28.6%

(16)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha 5 - 10 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets



Count

49


1 greater than 1:5,000

2 1:25,000

3 1:4000

4 1:100,000

5 1:25,000


39


6 1:4000

7 <1:25,000

8 1:25,000

9 1:100,000

10 1:5000

11 1:25,000 or finer

12 1:10000 - 1:25000

13 1:3,000

14 1:10000

15 1:25,000

16 >1:25,000

17 1;5000

18 Data should be 1:5000 on the coast. Regional scale data inadequate.

19 1:5000

20 1:75;000

21 1:25000

22 1:10000; 1:25000; 1:1000000

23 1:25,000

24 between 1:5000 and 1:100,000

25 1:25,000

26 1:25,000

27 250000

28 1:25000

29 Sometimes 1-2 ha, but typically >10ha

30 Variable for purpose

31 1:25000 to 1:100000

32 <1:25,000

33 1:25K to 1:100K

34 1:20,000 where possible

35 1:10,000

36 1:10000

37 1:100000

38 variable

39 1:25000

40 1:25,000

41 1:25000


40


42 1:4000

43 1:10 000

44 Individual properties to 1:100,000

45 1:10,0000

46 1:5000

47 1:25000

48 1:25 000 and upwards

49 1:100000

Qu 30: Please rank the importance of other mapping information types that you use in conjunction with vegetation maps

that may influence the ideal scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity

(56 responses)

46

13

35

25

17

10

3

12

4

21

10

1416

15

8

1

4

16

6

9

14

18

21

10

13

43

4

16

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)

Land use zones Soil / landscape

maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

17


1 Threatened plant & animal locations

2 Stream order mapping.

3 SPOT and ADS40 imagery

4 Tenure (eg National Park and State Forest boundaries), NPWS LIS (based on Cadastre)

5 OEH Atlas of NSW Wildlife records

6 Geology, LIDAR


41


7

Ground water Mineral resources Strategic agricultural lands Flooding State Forests National Park Estate etc, etc

8 Mining leases and coal geology

9 Climate modelling, Biodiversity Conservation Priorities.

10 Any floristics site information or fauna information

11 condition mapping

12 geology

13 Forest Type maps or Yield Association maps

14 satellite backdrop - e.g. LANDSAT time-series & SPOT

15 Ground data collected in the field, such as dominant plant species at particular locations (tied to GPS waypoints etc).

16 Drainage

17 NPWS ArcGIS layers (P drive)

Qu 32: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (please select one or more uses)?

(55 responses)

18.2%

(10)

47.3%

(26)

50.9%

(28)

60.0%

(33)

72.7%

(40)

85.5%

(47)

87.3%

(48)

87.3%

(48)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Using the map to

initiate further

w ork to look at the

conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Planning for an on

site visit

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

pon

de

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts


1 Assessment of impacts from proposed developments.

2 Overcleared, rare veg types and HCV threatened species habitat

3 Size and connectedness of vegetation. Proportion of vegetation types conserved.

4 Assess management impacts such as fire, weed control or hydrological changes

5 Corridor mapping. Climate Change adaptation

6 Assessing connectivity and representation across an area

7 Vegetation data is a surrogate for biodiversity and provides inputs into all assessments

8 Landscape Connectivity


42


9 Identifying rare and hence potentially threatened vegetation types.

10 QC


system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity.

(55 responses)

1113

26

43

36

17

21

10

5

9

19

14

11

21

54

64

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

41


1 LHCCREMS 2000 & Bell & Driscoll 2010

2 Local vegetation mapping refers to fine scale mapping done by botanists with site (100ha scale) survey data.

3 Only when it is more recent or of higher quality than regional map

4

Vegetation mapping that provides the greatest detail is always most useful as it can always be slotted into less detailed categories such as class and formation. Needed to identify EEC's and fauna habitat.

5 NPWS (2002) Vegetation of the Illawarra Escarpment and Coastal Plain. Preferred over SCIVI mapping due to higher accuracy, and finer scale of mapping.

6

Detailed coastal vegetation mapping (Griffiths and Wilson) Provides sufficient detail for specific management purposes. Other classifications (Keith, PCT do not reflect Macleay catchment vegetation communities very well. TEC mapping generally not available

7 Checking policy boundaries eg, SEPP 14 boundary

8 Local Govt mapping, mapping undertaken by consultants, other fine scale mapping. All are more reliable than modelled mapping data which has low credibility with end users.

9 Used to support information about a particular mining lease and the likelihood of local impact and subsequent offsets being required


43


10

Bell & Driscoll vegetation community mapping - good classification of local veg communities that can be grouped up to regional (LHCCREMS) communities. Linework and extent boundaries based on aerial photography and on-ground survey.

11 LHCCREMS (no regional scale option offered above), it is the most accurate and useful mapping available. GHMv4 would be ideal if quality was acceptable.

12 Great Lakes has its own local vegetation classification and mapping process, which is in development

13

Existing LGA mapping to assist with map verification. Often existing fine scale mapping can be informative, where the area has been previously mapped an verified by experts. This mapping should not be discarded without consideration.

14 Stephen Bell's mapping in the Central Coast - high quality and usually detailed enough. Reliably accurate.

15 The Illawarra Bioregional Assessment vegetation mapping. It was developed for our LGA and therefore is the most appropriate data to use at present

16

We prepared (via a consultant) high resolution mapping of vegetation across the Gosford LGA in (2004, updated in 2009). The resolution of this mapping ranges from 1:3000 to 1:25,000. We find that this mapping provides us with more certainty than any other mapping available, particularly in cases where Council activities have the potential to impact native vegetation. The mapping also includes the boundaries and classifications of all EECs in the LGA.

17 Users and stakeholders demand accurate data. Regional mapping does not instil confidence in the community/user for NSW Govt activities

18 Gosford LGA

19 Site specific ecological consultant reports groundtruthing vegetation present and condition

20

Broad scale mapping is next to useless at the property scale. Even at a regional scale can be very inaccurate. Fine scale mapping done with stereo digital ADS40 imagery is what is needed for looking at vegetation at property level and for regional fire planning. Council mapping with air photos currently best available in a few council areas.

21

If local maps are available (e.g published in Cunninghamia; LGA mapping) then they can be very useful. Sometime local descriptions are available (but no maps) and are used for classify the site to place it in a broader perspective e.g. Floyd (1990); LG area vegetation mapping (e.g. Byron) though now grossly out of date

22 Where best available data - e.g. LHCCREMS

23 Suitable scale and detail

24 Better data

25 Ku ring gai method % indigenous veg cover. Consistency with previous local survey methods

26 CKPOM GTCC veg mapping

27 Northern Rivers Vege Classification

28 Cross-check against regional vegetation mapping, which may be erroneous for certain veg types - e.g. grasslands.

29

Some councils have local vegetation mapping that is of a higher quality and finer scale than ours (OEH). This often puts us in a difficult position because we want to use the standard maps that are consistent across regions, but it really upsets councils if we use what they consider to be poorer quality maps.

30 It provides the highest level of information and generally of the greatest accuracy.


44


31

Vegetation mapping constructed at a local scale (~property scale) is that completed with extensive ground truthing and use of ground data to inform vegetation patterns. It does not use extrapolated modelling to predict what vegetation types are present. I use this type of mapping wherever possible, as it is far more reliable than predictive modelling. It can also be lumped up to form regional vegetation types and mapping units.

32 Produced for purpose

33 local raw data when available, preferable to modelled larger scale data in the the first instance, but larger scale when looking at the overall project area

34 if it available and is articulates the features you want to highlight then use it

35 local reports for specific reserves for an array of planning issues, eg fire, pests, and visitation etc

36 LGA and NPWS Reserve veg mapping is often the only available mapping

37 These are local vegetation sets procured mostly from councils. They are detailed, more accurate, provide good coverage, are up-to-date, and detailed in attributes

38 NPWS reserve veg mapping

39 In some cases Council's have commissioned veg surveys to create more accurate maps than the ones currently offered by OEH.

40 usually more detailed and has been ground truthed

41 I use mapping at the finest scale I can find to increase accuracy. I use products such as the SMCMA veg mapping and Council veg mapping

4.1.3 Development Control – Site Assessment

Qu 35 - Do you use native vegetation products in Development Control - Site Assessment ? (e.g. Assessment or monitoring of the biodiversity conservation values of a site as part of impact assessments or planning process)


Response Count



Qu 36 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Development Control - Site Assessment?


Count

65


1 Identify areas of vegetation that will be impacted by development activities

2 Identify likely presence of Threatened vegetation communities. Flag the need for a flora and fauna survey and report.

3 Desk top assessment of ecological value of land Check of ecological work done by consultants


45


4 Used in Reviews of environmental factors (REFs) & Conservation Risk Assessments

5 Identifies potential flora/fauna biodiversity

6 determining significant veg,

7

Identification of connective corridors and identification of potential linkages which can be reinforced by revegetation projects. Site specific information as to which patches of vegetation have priority over other patches in the development site.

8 Verifying whether vegetation identification and mapping in environmental assessments is likely to be correct.

9 My focus is on monitoring the effect of works on a site - ie site assessment rather than development control

10

Provide a snapshot of the condition and extent of vegetation on a subject site at a given time. Maps provide a starting point in assessment of development applications. Field investigation often follows.

11 Identifying vegetation types or TEC's, EEC's for property vegetation planning.

12 PVP Assessment

13 Identification of native and / or TECs.

14 Park planning and program implementation

15 Determine significance and condition of vegetation ie. EEC, connectivity etc to determine level of assessment required.

16 identifying presence of EECs or otherwise significant vegetation types likely to be impacted by developments

17 To do a desktop assessment to identify and manage risk. Usually, a DA will have an Ecological report which documents, in detail, the veg on the site.

18 Used in to determine the LEP vegetation mapping constraints and protection zones

19 Assist in determining vegetation on site

20 Provide detailed information on endemic vegetation species for site assessment and indication of site soils, drainage, etc.

21 Vegetation community mapping demonstrates constraints and opportunities to site development and act as a surrogate for biodiversity

22 To identify EECs etc for protection/conservation

23 Used for clearing PVP development

24 identifying vegetation types and high conservation value land (EEC, threatened species habitat etc)

25 Basic for assessment of planning proposals. Pivotal.

26 To identify extent of native vegetation and EECs on a proposed development site.

27 They give an indication whether an flora and fauna report will be needed for the development application.

28 Background information initially then an integral part of any approvals (PVP)

29

Desktop analysis/indication of likely veg type on ground. Assessment of representation and connectivity across an area. Indication of likely veg type on site and associated boundaries

30 Used as one tool in undertaking assessments of clearing proposals under the Native Vegetation Act.

31 Determine a development's potential impacts on native vegetation and EECs.


46


32 Determine the extent and type of vegetation on site

33 Vegetation maps are used to quantify the significance of an impact.

34 To provide an indication of vegetation / habitat present on a site; verify vegetation types with DA reports; assessment of potential BVT/PCT and EEC

35 used in initial desktop review of DA application

36 Additional biodiversity requirements for Development Applications eg. Assessments of Significance

37 Crucial layer to commence a planning exercise.

38 Identification of likely vegetation types present on an area

39 Not sure this activity is under taken by others

40 4) Identifying areas of native vegetation within clearing PVP applications

41 Consideration of environmental outcomes in assessment of development proposals.

42 To inform decisions about future development

43 Assess clearing and offset areas associated with development PVPs

44 To indicate what vegetation communities are to be affected by development actions.

45 typically REF (Part 5 assessments)

46 Compliance

47 development of processes and procedures to reduce development impacts on habitat

48 Vegetation layer used in s149

49 to determine if the development will impact in the Listed ecological community

50 Depending on quality they provide at least an overview - high quality accurate maps may be used for site assessment

51 determine development footprints

52 EPBC TECs


54 To provide an indication of the distribution of each vegetation type, including EECs etc.

55 to describe vegetation at the impact site

56 ascertaining the like threats and impacts

57 Guidance on what vegetation types might exist on a site

58 REF's for works within reserves

59 assess offset potential

60 Preliminary desktop analysis to determine the level of risk that a particular development might have.

61 reserve fire management strategies prescribed burn planning

62 assessing site values

63 Determining extent and nature of environmental values at an impact site

64 Identifying areas of conservation significance and threatened species habitats


47


65 IT used as part of Part 5 of EP&A act processes for planning approval & development of Fire management planning



Count

64


1 Overlay of development footprint over veg mapping to identify vegetation communities impacted and impact assessment

2 Viewing mapping on a GIS

3 As above

4 Identifying TECs & regionally significant vegetation communities

5 Both - maps and assessments of sites are undertaken using the data

6 overlay on area to determine what veg will be affected

7

The maps of vegetation communities are used to guide species selection for revegetation projects. Indirectly the maps are used to indicate potential habitats of threatened fauna species.

8 Used directly in GIS at project scale and overlaying satellite imagery of the project site.

9 Prediction of existing vegetation, confirmed by site assessment

10 OEH GIS system

11 Looking at individual vegetation types and the percentage cleared figures

12 To provide a prediction of what veg types occur on a property. To look at extent of veg types on a property and surrounding area.

13

Desktop review as part of review of a DA, and prior to site inspection. Mapping and site inspection inform what may be appropriate development footprints of a site.

14 Review of environmental factors for suite of park activities from site specific to broad scale

15

At the property level to determine vegetation significance which may trigger flora and fauna assessments. Assists in discussions with environmental consultants and supports recommendations made to land use planners regarding development assessment requirements.

16 Checking for presence/ absence of likely EECs

17

To check the likely accuracy of the consultants report, to determine whether site visits are necessary. Veg Type and Conservation Status, and Condition of Vegetation, are critical.

18 Identify EECs, corridors, threatened species habitat

19 Vegetation mapping is used to create the LEP and associated planning layers such as environmental protection zones, bushfire prone land, etc.

20 Using GIS systems and reports


48


21 Use of previous reports incorporating data or use Holroyd Council's database

22 we use the mapping directly to assist development assessment. Vegetation maps are held on Council's server (GIS-based)

23 Via GIS mapping

24 Use to help determine veg type to use in PVP tools

25 directly analyse and print out maps for site assessment.

26 Understanding of conservation values, inferring threatened species, understanding ecosystem functions etc.

27

Council’s vegetation mapping can be used to identify existing native vegetation as well as vulnerable areas of a site by overlaying layers detailing; vegetation community, vegetation condition and threatened species/EECs with cadastre boundaries prior to carrying out a site inspection. Detailed vegetation mapping also assist in managing/monitoring native vegetation during/post development.

28

review the data to make a desktop decision about whether to go out and inspect and/or ask for more information. Also see if their eis an areas which may appear "core" or likely to support high level of biodiversity (ie near a watercourse) and look for linkages.

29

Identify vegetation types / boundaries for use in assessments to determine vegetation value, condition, type etc which influences the assessment process and if approvals to clear can be granted.

30 Desktop review for use in the above to guide onground survey work

31

Vegetation maps are used in preparation for a site visit. Data derived from vegetation mapping is utilised when assessing clearing proposals, e.g. overcleared vegetation types, connectivity of a site, landscape scale value of a site or patch size for TS predicted occurrence (uses a methodology that requires identification of similar condition and type of vegetation).

32

Mapping is used to determine the current location and extent of native vegetation, including EECs, on a site and the potential impacts of the development on this vegetation.

33 Use map data as an overlay to council's system to identify areas of vegetation before site visit to ground truth

34 Review GIS mapping and ground truth.

35 Via GIS layers or access to VIS Flora database - interrogation of sites

36

Validate or refute environmental consultants assessment; assist with understanding habitat spatial distribution which is required to understanding on-site & off-site impacts

37 Identify EECs present on and/or adjacent to subject site

38 Preparing conservation and fire management plans and actions

39

Vegetation mapping data is use to identify likely habitats and therefore occurrence of threatened species, populations or ecological communities on a site. This information is variously used to advise clients regarding likely constraints to their development, to stratify the area for survey activities, to provide information regarding conservation status of vegetation communities present and in some instances determine the area of clearing involved for each vegetation type present.

40

Pre-site visit ID of possible veg type To evaluate tree density and condition of paddock trees Evaluate connectivity to other veg


49


41 Using GIS to quantify areas of vegetation type including threaten species and assist with calculation of offsets. Identify areas for environmental offsets.

42 Directly - veg mapping is crucial for site visit planning, potential ecological impacts from developments (clearing of nat veg).

43 to assess activities.

44 determine the level of impact

45 Community map boundaries and classification

46 use to identify conservation values

47 EEC categories tagged

48 relevant selected elements form various relevant regions are combined for fine scale assessment

49 Overlay maps over sites to be assessed in GIS or on maps: overview provided by the maps

50 defining HVC, corridors

51 Zoom in to proponent areas and check on EPBC assets.


53 To show the distribution of veg types, and then assess potential impacts of a development and to plan for potential conservation offsets.

54 to compare any consultants maps against known mapping

55 use the information as a back up to ground truthing a site

56 Load it onto ArcMap

57 To determine vegetation community status

58 proportion of veg types already reserved, represented in offset parcel

59

Overlaying a vegetation map on the most recent aerial photography for a property to determine how much and what is the likely type of vegetation will be cleared.

60

determine fire management zoning classify according to climax over fuel hazard prepare vegetation management guidelines prepare fire suppression guidelines provide information on potential fire behaviour

61 analyse veg map and informs field work

62

Vegetation mapping to identify the environmental values potentially impacted by the development, as a surrogate for biodiversity & fauna habitat, presence of rare or threatened species or ecological communities

63 I prepare advice for state and local government based on the veg map data

64 It provides baseline data for development of REF's & to satisfy 7 part tests; allows fire regimes to be identified for onground vegetation types.


50


(69 responses)

10.1%

(7)

18.8%

(13)

33.3%

(23)

33.3%

(23)

39.1%

(27)

40.6%

(28)

44.9%

(31)

63.8%

(44)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I prepare plans to


I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity


development of


this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

kets


1 Expert witness if subject development goes to LE court on biodiversity issues.

2 I check if requirements of EP&A Act in relation to TSC Act are met for a REFs

3 CMA staff are directly involved in PVP application assessment using vegetation maps

4 build specific maps to particular specifications at the finest scale possible

5 Collate and supply data used in the mapping of TECs

6 Assist NPWS staff to undertake this activity

7 Admin


(69 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

2.9%

(2)

14.5%

(10)

82.6%

(57)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


51


(69 responses)

13.0%

(9)

17.4%

(12)

23.2%

(16)

26.1%

(18)

95.7%

(66)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts

Digital (PDF) copies of maps Information derived from maps

by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(69 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

2.9%

(2)

2.9%

(2)

11.6%

(8)

27.5%

(19)

55.1%

(38)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha > 50 ha 5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets



Count

61


1 1: 15,000

2 1:5000

3 1:1,000 or less

4 1: 25,000

5 1:25,000 or less


52


6 1:5000

7 1:4000

8 1:25,000

9 regional

10 Variable but mostly looking at block sizes of 1000m^2

11 1:25000

12 1:25000

13 1:4000 (but generally used to working with 1:20,000 scale veg maps)

14 <1:25 000

15 1:5000

16 1:10,000

17 1:10,000

18 1:5000

19 1:2500

20 1:5000

21 1:200, 1:500 or 1:1,000

22 1:3,000

23 1:25,000

24 1:25000

25 various

26 1:25000

27 1:2000

28 1:25,000

29 1:25,000

30 Not really applicable

31 1:3000

32 Various

33 1:25000

34 DA range in operational scale - generally <1:10,000

35 1:5000

36 1:75,000

37 ???

38 1:4000

39 Individual paddock trees, small clumps in cultivation typically 1-2 hectares, offset areas 5+ ha

40 25000


53


41 1:25000

42 1:10000

43 1: 5000

44 1:25,000

45 1:2000 - 1:25000

46 1:10000

47 1:5K


49 1:4000

50 1:5000

51 1:25,000

52 up to 1:10,0000

53 1:25000

54 1:10000

55 Property scale

56 1:5,000 to 1:100,000

57 1:5000

58 fine scale as possible

59 1:4000

60 1:10000

61 1:100000



(69 responses)

67

24

61

32

1815

6 7

1

20

6

13

21 21

8

10

18

1

13

2225 26

20 1 1

8

3 3

24

9

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A


54



Count

14


1 Satellite imagery

2 Stream Order Mapping

3 SPOT and ADS40 satellite imagery

4 Detailed DEM (LIDAR if available),

5 n/a

6 The maps that are developed by consultants doing an ecological report for the proponent.

7 as per question 18

8

Threatened Species Corridor Mapping State and Regional Planning Policies (e.g. the Lower Hunter Regional Strategy and the Newcastle Lake Macquarie Western Corridor Strategy).

9 Threatened Species site records (via Wildlife Atlas) - useful in assessing habitat in relation to veg types

10 Topographic, drainage/water, roads, localities, climatic, species, reserves, tenure, etc


12 NPWS GIS layers


14

Need the report or metadata that explains the mapping method and attributes, and detailed descriptions of the vegetation types depicted. State-wide descriptions are not sufficient, they need to be locally meaningful.


(69 responses)

10.1%

(7)

60.9%

(42)

62.3%

(43)

63.8%

(44)

75.4%

(52)

82.6%

(57)

91.3%

(63)

94.2%

(65)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


55



2 Loss of protected vegetation types from properties

3 Vegetation types and class are used as a platform for predicting TS likely to occur.

4 Landscape connectivity

5 Habitat value for threatened fauna

6 and connectivity

7 QC


system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity

(68 responses)

11

19

25

58

47

19 1916

3

7

26

19

12

3 2

6 6

10

0

8

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

48


1 where identified veg communities do not fit into regional scale classes and provide higher videlity of veg floristics and characteristics

2 Currently using 2002 Cumberland Plain Mapping (NPWS, 2002) as it is the only veg maps we have. However this is still too large a scale.

3 Bell & Driscoll 2010


5 Only when local mapping is considered to be more recent or better suited to purpose.

6 Some local vegetation mapping and monitoring data has been completed

7 NPWS (2002) vegetation of the Illawarra escarpment and coastal plain. (preferred over SCIVI). Finer scale mapping.


56


8

Grifiths and Wilson Coastal vegetation - provides sufficient detail to assist in park management. Other detailed mapping such as that available for Bongil Bongil would be useful if available.

9 OEH and CHCC have collaborated to produce fine-scale Class 5 vegetation maps

10 Coastal vegetation complex mapping (e.g. by Griffith). Only available for some coastal parks in my region.

11 Maps prepared by consultants, included in the environmental assessment of the proposal.

12 1999 vegetation mapping to determine vegetation types on individual parcels in combination with high resolution aerial imagery

13 Information from previous reports - eg. Bushland Studies

14 Great Lakes Council vegetation mapping system

15

1:25,000 API (with some ground-truthing) vegetation mapping undertaken by AKF in 2000 for whole Greater Taree LGA and available via Council's GIS mapping system - most accurate fine-scale vegetation mapping currently available.

16 LHCCREMS, Local vegetation received from Councils (e.g. Maitland, Cessnock, Gosford)

17 Byron Shire Council vegetation mapping

18 Stephen Bell's Central Coast work Travis Peake's Hunter valley work

19

As part of the development Pittwater Native Vegetation Management Plan, vegetation mapping was undertaken to assist council to manage vegetation types within the LGA for different issues including development assessment. The method used to map Pittwater’s vegetation followed that of the SMCMA mapping project. Pittwater’s vegetation mapping incorporates equivalent vegetation classifications to assist with different aspects of development assessment e.g. Threatened species - EEC equivalent (TSC Act 1995), Bushfire - Keith classification (2004) and SMCMA equivalent. Having equivalent vegetation classifications allows staff to easily apply the correct classification name depending on the assessment being undertaken.


21

The Illawarra bioregional assessment - native vegetation of the illawarra escarpment and coastal plain. It was developed specifically for this area so therefore is the most accurate product

22

Eurobodalla EEC mapping (helps in early planning with landholders) SCIVI (because there is no biometric mapping for the area) Cannot be undertaken without confirmation of veg type, condition and habitat availability through fieldwork.

23

"The natural vegetation of the Gosford local government area, Central Coast, New South Wales", Eastcoast Flora Survey (revised and updated, 2009). The resolution of this mapping ranges from 1:3000 to 1:25,000. We find that this mapping provides us with more certainty than any other mapping available. The mapping also includes the boundaries and classifications of all EECs in the LGA.

24 Independent roadside vegetation mapping undertaken specifically for Council - not yet in digital format

25 Lake Macquarie City Councils Vegetation Maps are more accurate than regional and state mapping for the LM LGA.

26 Local council mapping - often at greater resolution and others more accurate vegetation info at a spatial level than currently on offer from OEH


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27

At Byron Council (where I previously worked) they used BSC (1999) however, though very useful, it was limited by lack of quantitative data (ie compatible plot based data) but also in the classification system (e.g. didn't discriminate between rainforest subformations).Other reports used including those that have descriptions but maps & their usefulness is applying their classification to sites e.g. Sherringham et al [2008]; Floyd [1990]. BSC (1999) Byron Flora and Fauna Study Unpublished report prepared by Landmark Ecological Services Pty Ltd, Ecograph & Terrafocus Pty Ltd prepared for Environmental Planning Services Byron Shire Council Sheringham, P.R., Benwell, A., Gilmour, P., Graham, M.S., Westaway, J., Weber, L., Bailey, D., & Price, R. (2008) Targeted Vegetation Survey of Floodplains and Lower Slopes on the Far North Coast. A report prepared by the Department of Environment and Climate Change for the Comprehensive Coastal Assessment. Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW), Coffs Harbour, NSW

28 Individual ecologist groundtruthing of vegetation on specific sites

29

Local scale helps determine which Keith class to fit a veg formation into. Seldom matches what Keith class is mapped at a regional scale. Same applies for EEC mapping. Only 1:25000 stereo mapping allows for fine scale planning and also mapping of growth class/structure. Important for habitat assessment and fire behaviour.

30 OEH (DECCW) project to remotely map Murray vegetation 2009-2011. Very accurate.

31


32 Local site information essential to on ground work

33 As previous


35 Benson - detailed, uniform, scale

36 Local mapping is often more accurate but its classification needs to comply to a state fine level classification to be used in tools.

37 Northern Rivers

38 Regional scale mapping is unreliable at the paddock scale.

39 These issues are generally locally assessed. Local mapping provides greatest information and greatest accuracy.

40

Vegetation mapping constructed at a local scale (~property scale) is that completed with extensive ground truthing and use of ground data to inform vegetation patterns. It does not use extrapolated modelling to predict what vegetation types are present. I use this type of mapping wherever possible, as it is far more reliable than predictive modelling. It can also be lumper up to form regional vegetation types and mapping units.

41 use best available to articulate not just veg types but condition

42 Vegetation maps produced, typically, by Councils. They have often ground-truthed more sites than OEH mapping products and map to a finer scale.

43 Where individuals of a species are located

44 NPWS reserve maps

45 If local vegetation mapping has been done by for the property as part of the DA Assessment. This data will be used.


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46

I have to identify fuel types. I have to also group vegetation types of similar landscape and fire behaviour characteristics together. Keith & NSW Vegetation Classes are too broad I use VCA types as part of the grouping of vege types to suit the requirements for fire plans The fire plan work at a very local level. I know there is botany war on, no excuse not to mention VCA types by Benson!

47 reserve-scale mapping aligned with VCA types (now called PCTs) that is also assigned to Formations and Classes if a broader context is needed


4.1.4 Development Control – Offset Sites

Qu 48 - Do you use native vegetation products in Development Control - Offset sites ? (e.g. to identify potential offset sites associated for example with property vegetation planning, BioBanking, Biodiversity certification etc)


Response Count



Qu 49 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Development Control - Offset sites?


Count

39


1 Identify vegetation communities and locations.

2 Identify sites with similar ecosystems or vegetation communities

3 Location of similar vegetation communities and suitable land.

4 To identify location of potential offset sites and to verify that consultants reports have correctly identified the vegetation type at offset sites

5 Identifying the distribution of specific vegetation communities across a region for the purposes of identifying potential offset sites.

6

Identify Vegetation types Identify threatened or endangered species EEC's TECs'

7 Identifying suitable habitats of similar nature to those being lost or of special conservation significance that may provide offsets.

8 Determining suitable offset sites for clearing areas. Vegetation in offsets needs to be similar to that in clearing area.

9 Identify High conservation values

10 Identify values of lands offered to NPWS such as RTA offsets


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11 To determine the number of trees and significance of vegetation to be offset.

12 Identifying the likely location of suitable offset sites

13 Determining level of impact on site and suitability of land for offsets

14 Assist in determining veg types, distribution

15 Vegetation maps allow proper assessment, with vegetation often used as a surrogate for wider biodiversity

16 To identify the vegeta type of possible PVP offsets

17 Assessment of suitability of offsets as like for like Assessment of whether TS likely to be found in offset sites etc.

18 used to look at veg types near and around - desktop indicative only

19 Identify veg communities and whether, after ground truthing suitable for offsets.

20 Vegetation assessments and determining appropriate offsets in relation to NSW Native Vegetation Act assessments

21 Identification of potential offset sites or areas which should be targeted for transfer to public ownership

22 Initial identification of potential areas for offsetting into appropriate vegetation type.

23 Identify suitable vegetation types and potential sites to offset development.

24 Used to check ecological surveyed area and to assist with determining the significance of a community.

25 Assessment of vegetation type on potential offset sites (incl. whether or not commensurate with impact site); habitat value; condition; TEC

26 mapping of vegetation types to be cleared and those to be used as offsets

27 Quantifying impact to vegetation communities including threaten species and assist in identifying and calculation areas appropriate for environmental offsets.

28 Identifying potential sites

29 Exploration of opportunities for biobanking.

30 ID potential clearing/offset sites and potential investment sites

31 identification of priority conservation areas for offsets to be located in

32 as per development control


34 To show exactly what is represented within offset properties - accuracy is imperative.

35 to assess adequacy or recommend offsets

36 Identify potential offset sites likely to contain the correct veg types

37 Biobanking Biodiversity Certification

38 assess potential offset sites

39 Determining credit requirements, identifying veg types and condition at a site and matching of veg types


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Count

39


1 View maps on the GIS.

2

Calculate areas of vegetation communities, condition and management requirements including Biobanking

3 Electronic and printed vegetation maps.

4 Use in GIS with ADS40 or Satellite imagery and cadastral information.

5 Identifying the distribution of specific vegetation communities across a region for the purposes of identifying potential offset sites.

6 Identify potential offset sites i.e. properties containing targeted vegetation types

7 To Look at individual vegetation types and percentage cleared figures.

8 Directly using GIS.

9 As above

10 Reviewing mapping, inform and target field work, input into strategic planning to minimise impacts to native veg, identify potential off set sites.

11 Preliminary assessment and classification of vegetation extent and communities occurring on parcel of land.

12 Determine vegetation type & sometimes condition. Determining vegetation condition from veg maps is problematic.

13 Identifying the location of certain vegetation types

14 Determine the likelihood of EECs occurring in the area

15 Directly

16 Directly; utilising available map resources

17 as above

18 Ecosystem assessment, connectivity, corridor, TS, etc. What does this question actually mean???

19 Preliminary field maps.

20 Identifying suitable offset areas.

21 Desktop review to guide targeted on ground surveys, identification of potential offset sites based on veg type, size, connectivity etc

22 Vegetation layer used over property to show potential areas.

23 To determine suitable vegetation types, calculate areas of vegetation coverage and locate sites for the offsetting of development.

24 Review the vegetation layer on the GIS.

25 Use of hard maps, GIS and plot data (via VIS)

26 as per Q37


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27 For identification, determining area size, location.

28 directly to identify possible certain vegetation communities

29 To identify potential biobanking sites on SCA properties.

30 Directly refer to veg mapping

31 identification of conservation values



34 To provide an initial outline of the sorts of vegetation types that may be present within an offset property, to be verified or remapped in the field following field assessment.

35 as above

36 ArcMap

37

To map the area of each vegetation community which are going to be cleared and use veg mapping to locate the closest areas of similar vegetation that could be used as an offset.

38 try to find sites

39 I use data on veg type and condition in the maps to prepare advice for local and state government


(43 responses)

7.0%

(3)

25.6%

(11)

34.9%

(15)

41.9%

(18)

44.2%

(19)

46.5%

(20)

51.2%

(22)

83.7%

(36)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I prepare plans to


I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities


development of


this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

kets


1 Assist in the regulation of offsets for coal mining

2 Occasionally biobanking offset ratios will be applied as best practice in the assessment of SIS applications (e.g. West Wallsend subdivision).

3 PVP development


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(41 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

7.3%

(3)

92.7%

(38)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


No

. re

so

nd

en

ts i

n b

rack

ets


(43 responses)

7.0%

(3)

16.3%

(7)

20.9%

(9)

32.6%

(14)

100.0%

(43)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No

. re

sp

on

den

ts i

n b

rack

ets


(43 responses)

2.3%

(1)

4.7%

(2)

4.7%

(2)

7.0%

(3)

11.6%

(5)

27.9%

(12)

41.9%

(18)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha 2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


63



Count

35


1 1:1,000 or less

2 1:4000

3 1:25,000

4 Property scale (<1:25000)

5 1:100,000 for regional analysis, 1:5000 for property scale analysis

6 1:25000

7 1:25,000

8 1:25000

9 1:4000

10 <1:25 000

11 1:5:000

12 1:25,000

13 1:5000 to 1:25000

14 1:15000

15 1:3,000

16 1:25000

17 1:25000 etc

18 1:25000

19 1:250,000

20 1:25,000

21 Not really applicable

22 1:3000

23 1:25000

24 Typically with offsets they relate to DA where site specific mapping is undertaken - usually at < 1:10,000

25 1:10,000

26 1:20,000

27 1:5000

28 25000

29 1:10,000 or smaller

30 1:10000


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31 1:5000

32 up to 1:10000

33 1:10,000

34 1:10000

35 1:4000



(42 responses)

40

16

39

20

11

6

0

10

0

10

1

1112

10

5

01

11

2

7

12

18 18

10

20

12

4

14

8

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

12


1 Stream Order mapping.

2 SPOT and ADS40 imagery, NPWS Reserve layer

3 Tenure (eg National Park and State Forest boundaries), NPWS LIS (based on Cadastre)

4 Maps of fauna records from OEH Atlas of NSW Wildlife.

5 Structural mapping such as CRAFTI provides an indicator of condition

6 Local Govt or other mapping which may exist for a particular region.

7 Direct use of ADS40 imagery in conjunction with other GIS layers


9 EEC mapping

10 Threatened Species, Corridors, State and Regional Planning Policies


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11 Threatened species records - inference to habitat preferences etc...; tenure - important to ensure no prior cons. status


Qu 58: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (please select one or more uses)

(42 responses)

4.8%

(2)

50.0%

(21)

61.9%

(26)

66.7%

(28)

78.6%

(33)

88.1%

(37)

97.6%

(41)

97.6%

(41)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



(41 responses)

8

11

21

34

27

1110

9

2

5

1312

6

1 1

43 3

0

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

29


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1 Cumberland Plain mapping (NPWS 2002)



4 Only use when local mapping is more recent or better quality.

5

The usefulness of local vegetation mapping depends on its coverage and the classification system used - an offset site needs to be compared matched with the site of impact, so in order to be useful the mapping classification system must be consistent between the 2 sites. If it is consistent, the local mapping may (but not always) have the benefit of being more accurate.

6 Local mapping provides the greatest detail and enables an assessment of how similar an environment is to those being lost.

7 NPWS (2002) - see prev answers.

8 LGA mapping where available can be useful depending on classification used

9 see previous answer (CHCC Class 5 vegetation mapping)

10 Local or regional mapping by Local Govt, Unis, or others is more credible that State or Region wide modelled data.

11 Supplementary information to determine if EECs are likely to occur in the area if the main vegetation map is of a coarser scale

12 Great Lakes Council vegetation mapping scheme

13 LHCCREMS, local vegetation mapping for individual Councils

14 Bell's Central Coast mapping -reliable and accurate


16 Same answer given for the previous. Development Control - Site Assessment.

17

"The natural vegetation of the Gosford local government area, Central Coast, New South Wales", Eastcoast Flora Survey (revised and updated, 2009). The resolution of this mapping ranges from 1:3000 to 1:25,000. This mapping features the boundaries and classifications of all EECs in the LGA, which aids greatly in identifying potential offset sites.

18 LMCC Vegetation Mapping is used as it is more accurate that state and regional vegetation mapping.

19 Local mapping often site specific to offsets - in my field these directly relate to DA compensatory packages. I use them because they are generally at a finer scale.

20 as per Q47

21



23 Northern Rivers

24 Provides greatest level of accuracy and greatest detail

25


26 use best available


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27 As per my previous answer

28 When the actual site assessment is carried out, this mapping is then used for the Biobanking calculations


4.1.5 Environmental Planning Instruments

Qu 61 - Do you use native vegetation products to develop or apply Environmental Planning Instruments? (e.g. to develop or apply Local Environment Plans (LEPs), Strategic Regional Land Use Plans (SRLUPs) or State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs) etc)


Response Count



Qu 62 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Environmental Planning Instruments e.g.LEPs and SEPPs?


Count

40


1 Inform environmentally sensitive areas

2 Identify ecological significance

3 It identifies areas of potential EEC which determines appropriate zoning and land use

4 Strategic planning for identification of areas where development can occur and in the identification of conservation areas for Biodiversity Certification.

5 SEPP result in additional prescriptions for planned activities

6 Identification of HCV to inform appropriate land use zoning.

7

- Determine environmental zoning under standard LEP - Bushfire risk mapping - Preservation of vegetation clause (5.9) - Development Control Plans (DCPs) - Identify 'core koala habitat' under Koala Plan of Management. - Assist with identification of local, sub-regional and regional corridors.

8 Ensuring appropriate zoning and development controls

9 Identifying areas that should be conserved / protected through Environmental Zoning, and those that may be suitable for development zones

10 Assist in developing Strategic Regional Landuse Plans

11 Used extensively in the preparation of Council's LEP

12

Vegetation maps reflect constraints and opportunities to land use and reflect the needs of proactive and proper biodiversity conservation, planning and restoration activities associated with LEPs. Getting strategic planning right is critical to biodiversity conservation and restoration


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13

Council's LEP includes conservation zoning (E2) for all SEPP 26 Littoral Rainforests & SEPP 14 Coastal Wetland areas. Also currently in the process of preparing an environmentally significant land overlay for the LEP which will include location of EECs etc

14 Establishing the conservation value level of sites

15 Land use planning and identifying land to be included in environmental protection zones.

16 See questions already filled in on Planning Proposals please

17 Used to guide the application of land use zones, Biodiversity certification assessment etc

18 To identify layers on LEP maps

19 Vegetation maps are used to determine the location of new landuse zones.

20 Assist in LEP zone classification; assist with ID Koala habitat re SEPP44

21 - LEP zones e.g. Environmental Conservation (E2) - Applicable SEPPs e.g. Bushland in Urban Areas

22 Identification of likely threatened ecological communities and SEPP 44 Koala Habitat

23 Determining wildlife corridors, core habitat areas, identification of endangered ecological communities, determining land use zoning and development controls.

24 We use them to input to SRLUP

25 Identify areas requiring protection from development

26 Same as for other categories

27 Provide advice on LEPs, SEPPS and the like

28 LEP biodiversity layer

29 identification of conservation values

30 vegetation layer background into planning for DLEP 2011

31 if the maps are reliable they can form an important basis for planning. if they are unreliable they can pervert planning instruments.

32 Assess whether location of an activity is covered by a LEP or SEPP.

33 defining E zonings


35 SLUP activities and assessments

36 ID areas of high conservation value

37 Identifying areas of high conservation value

38 Identification of areas of conservation significance and threatened species habitats

39 Conservation and condition assessment

40 To try & id LEp's & SEPP's


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Count

38


1 GIS

2 Ecological significance influences the highest and best landuse ie landuse zone.

3 Both

4 Electronic and printed vegetation maps.

5 through GIS

6 Review in GIS, target field work, assess extent of the affected communities within the LGA, use the condition info to assess the significance also.

7

Accurate vegetation mapping is the benchmark from which a range of planning documents flow. Unless your veg mapping is comprehensive and accurate, then any errors will be reflected in all subsequent products. It also needs to be consistent across an entire area like an LGA so you can compare 'apples with apples'.

8 If available check against draft regional and local strategies and planning proposals

9 Identifying the location and extent of vegetation types and their conservation status.

10 Assessment of vegetation type and condition

11 Vegetation mapping is used to produce map layers relating to environmental protection. Bushfire prone land. and other environmental constraint maps

12 Directly, through the use of prepared local-scale vegetation mapping products

13 Via GIS mapping

14 On desktop and also groundproofing

15 vegetation maps are used (in combination with other maps) to determine appropriate land use etc

16 See questions already filled in on Planning Proposals please

17

Assess the suitability of proposed zonings on the distribution of veg types across the area, undertake BCAM assessments, appropriately zone land of high conservation value based on veg type, presence of habitat components, threatened species etc

18 Converted data sets into LEP suitable format

19 GIS mapping is used to ground truth and check ecological studies for LES's.

20

BSC (2004) used the above mentioned vegetation mapping (BSC 1999) to map Koala habitat. This was a useful when arguing about Koalas & poetntail habitat, BSC (2004) Byron Biodiversity Conservation Strategy Byron Shire Council

21 All mapped native vegetation on public land mapped as E2.

22 Best fit description compliance with threatened ecological community criteria where avia

23 Assists in identifying vegetation type and location so as to assist in determining land use, boundaries, controls and conditions for development.

24 By ranking koala habitat

25 Directly refer to veg map data for referencing and understanding likely impacts of these planning instruments to nat veg, communities and threatened species etc


70


26 ensure the LAP layer is up to date and accurate

27 use to identify conservation values, along with other datasets

28 GIS layer overlaid with property boundaries and other planning layers

29 Overlay maps with other GIS layers

30 Map site on ArcMap, check if any relevant criteria apply that may impact on proposed activity.

31 EECs, local rare vegetation


33 ascertaining the vegetation condition and connectivity, high conservation values and land management

34 ArcMap

35

select all vegetation communities which are: EEC or more than 70% cleared or part of a mapped wildlife corridor. Areas of vegetation which are known to be threatened species habitat are also added. These maps are then used in the LEP to trigger further consideration of Biodiversity when a DA is being prepared

36 I use the map to provide advice for state and local government

37 Support assessments

38 For planning processes and approvals


(43 responses)

4.7%

(2)

23.3%

(10)

41.9%

(18)

46.5%

(20)

46.5%

(20)

46.5%

(20)

51.2%

(22)

58.1%

(25)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity


development of


this activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I prepare plans to


I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

den

ts in

bra

ck

ets


71


(42 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

4.8%

(2)

9.5%

(4)

85.7%

(36)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


(39 responses)

7.7%

(3)

10.3%

(4)

20.5%

(8)

23.1%

(9)

94.9%

(37)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


72

Qu 67: When you use vegetation maps for this activity, typically what is the smallest area

of vegetation you are assessing?

(39 responses)

2.6%

(1)

2.6%

(1)

5.1%

(2)

12.8%

(5)

23.1%

(9)

23.1%

(9)

30.8%

(12)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

< 0.25 ha (<

50m x 50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha

(100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha 2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets



Count

30


1 1:10,000

2 1:1000 or less but depends on scale of LEP

3 < = 1:25,000

4 1:4000

5 generally from 1:5K and greater

6 1:4000

7 1:10:000

8 various

9 1:25,000

10 1:100,000 to 1:250,000

11 1:5000

12 1:3,000

13 1:25,000


73


14 1:25,000

15 1:25000

16 Various

17 1:25000

18 1:1000-1:10000 for SEPP44; 1:25000 for LEP stuff

19 1:75,000

20 1:5000 to 1:10,000

21 25000

22 1: 5000

23 1:5000-1:50000 depending on which section of NSW

24 1:25,000


26 all scales

27 1:10,000

28 1:25,000

29 1:25000

30 1:25 0000

Qu 69: Please rank the importance of other mapping information types that you use in conjuntion w ith vegetation maps that

may influence the ideal scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity.

(39 responses)

32

13

27 27

12

10

45

4

98

4

11 11

5

11

11

3

5

1211

14

10

21

21

2

11

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

7


74



2 - old-growth mapping - corridor mapping

3 As for Q19

4 Maps developed by Local Govt, Unis or others may be more relevant, and will have higher credibility than state or region-wide modelled data.

5 Geology

6

Threatened Species Corridors State and Regional Policies

7 Threatened species habitat & locations; EEC

Qu 71: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (select one or more uses)?

(40 responses)

10.0%

(4)

47.5%

(19)

47.5%

(19)

55.0%

(22)

57.5%

(23)

77.5%

(31)

92.5%

(37)

97.5%

(39)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Planning for an on

site visit

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets



(40 responses)

5

11

15

31

27

15

10

7

3 3

89

8

01

5

7

5

2

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A


75



Count

28


1 Cumberland Plain Mapping (NPWS 2002)



4 NPWS (2002) Illawarra veg mapping (Not SCIVI) - see prev.

5 we incorporate 'old-growth' forest layers and corridor mapping in accordance with Mid North Coast Regional Strategy and Mid North Coast Regional Conservation Plan

6 For ground truthing veg boundaries at finer scale if necessary

7 Locally developed maps will have higher credibility than state-side modelled data

8 Supplementary information used to determine the likelihood of EECs occurring in the area

9 1999 vegetation mapping produced using 1:6000 infrared aerial imagery. Fine scale required to determine conditions at the parcel level


11 See answer provided before

12 LHCCREMS, local Council area mapping (e.g. Maitland, Gosford, Cessnock)

13 Ballina Shire Council's shire-wide vegetation mapping available as digital files

14 Byron Council mapping

15 LMCC Vegetation Mapping is used as it is more accurate than regional vegetation mapping for the LM LGA.

16 see previous answers

17


18 better detail

19 as previous

20 CKPOM GTCC

21 Local vegetation maps can help with LEPs if they’re reliable and coded to a PCT State Classification

22 Often better scale and detail than state-wide maps.


24 Provides the greatest level of accuracy and information

25 as before

26 As per my previous answers to this question

27 I use mapping at the finest scale I can find to increase accuracy


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28 From vegetation mapping being completed of NP's by us or consultants - because it a great resource and at a smaller scale.

4.1.6 Native Vegetation Compliance

Qu 74 - Do you use native vegetation products for Native Vegetation Compliance? (e.g assessing changes in vegetation before and after clearing or disturbance)


Response Count



Qu 75 - What is the role of vegetation maps for Native Vegetation Compliance?


Count

31


1 Assess vegetation distribution and presence/what should be there.

2

Vegetation maps are used by the Forestry Section, EPA as an information resource to assist in the identification/location of vegetation to support a range of native vegetation compliance activities and initiatives on public and private lands.

3

Assess changes in native vegetation cover Assess what community might have been present before clearing

4

Information gathering to support the prioritisation and focus of compliance activities. Information gathering to support policy direction.

5 Assessing what veg type was affected by unauthorised activities.

6 Vegetation maps provide regional perspective. Most areas have insufficient detail to be used in compliance.

7

Generally only used when a matter proceeds to the Land and Environment Court. The following products can then be used as evidence to prove the following: - extent, height, type, condition

8 Assist NPWS in preparing report of illegal clearing

9

Council has responsibilities under the LEP for regulating clearing, tree loss and development. Vegetation maps provide evidentiary benefits and allow for monitoring of clearing

10 to assist with modelling for communities

11 Extent mapping allows staff to determine the vegetation community present, or was present depending on the circumstances.

12 checking for legal "regrowth" (NV Act)

13 Assessing changes in veg extent and condition to a lesser extent


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14 Determine changes in vegetation boundaries over time.

15 To assist in identifying vegetation communities that have been cleared and their conservation importance

16 Similar to previous.

17 Clearance

18 Identification of vegetation type prior to clearing activity

19 Identification and historical records.

20 Obtaining info regarding all alleged breach

21 To ascertain what is mapped and what is disturbed.

22 determining existing veg types at particular date

23 to identify how the development may impact on the vegetation of interest

24 Provide an over view of what may be there or if the maps are fine scale and accurate can be more useful legally.

25 Essential for all activities

26 Provide data to inform regulatory activities

27 OMG not this again! can't do it without them

28 compliance activities for the removal of native vegetation

29 I'm sick of answering the same question over and over for different applications. My answers are the same each time

30 compliance

31 Determining veg type that occurs at a site and its extent and condition



Count

30


1 GIS

2

•Forest type mapping is used in the preparation of audit and investigation maps by the Forestry Section Operational units. •Vegetation type and class mapping is used to assist in the identification of areas likely to contain EECs on public and private lands subject to forestry activity. •Vegetation maps are at times included in mapping for court matters relating to forestry activity •Vegetation map data is used to undertake analysis of vegetation information to support Forestry Section compliance activity and other section priorities.

3 As above

4 use vegetation data to determine which areas we should focus on.

5

desktop study prior to field work, field validation, informs my understanding of the significance of the veg on sites and what threatened species / habitat may also occur there. .


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6 I don’t as they are generally of insufficient reliability for compliance. I prefer to create own maps from API

7

Before and after scenarios Prove that the vegetation is native & not exotic Lidar gives an indication of height relevant to Council's TPO ie. native vegetation >3m is protected - Prove native vegetation existed on 7A zoned land

8 Assess type and condition of vegetation

9 Direct interpretation of available maps

10 basic desktop and indication of community

11 Mapping assist in determining the extent a vegetation community/EEC etc has been impacted and what community was once present.

12 check vegetation mapping / aerial photography to ensure "regrowth" dates and vegetation types

13 Desktop review of veg changes

14

Vegetation map data allows identification of the vegetation that may have been cleared, and allows some prediction as to what community would have been present in instances where native vegetation has been totally cleared from a site. Comparison of older and newer aerial photography then allows some estimate of the area of vegetation cleared.

15

Pre-inspection assessment of what may be present Determination of conservation status (eg based on percent cleared, etc)


17 GIS

18

Mapping is used to identify vegetation types likely to have been cleared, stratification of areas for compliance field data collection, determining the likely age of vegetation cleared, extent of clearing

19 Comparison over time, from species to communities.

20 Directly refer to veg maps to gain an understanding of the impacts and then pass this onto OEH

21 To compare with on-ground vegetation communities.

22 use in conjunction with aerial photos etc

23 Directly (development area overlayed on polygons)

24 Overlay breaches with maps but with site visits - site visits are required legally


26 Identify vegetation types

27 spatial and assessment

28 vegetation condition, vegetation type, and extent

29 determine pre-cleared veg and extent

30 I use the map to determine which veg type is likely to occur on site before undertaking a site inspection


79


(31 responses)

3.2%

(1)

9.7%

(3)

25.8%

(8)

29.0%

(9)

35.5%

(11)

45.2%

(14)

54.8%

(17)

58.1%

(18)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities


development of


this activity

I prepare plans to


I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

kets


(29 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

3.4%

(1)

24.1%

(7)

72.4%

(21)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Very important Moderately important Neutral Not important Somew hat important

No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


80


(31 responses)

16.1%

(5)

22.6%

(7)

29.0%

(9)

41.9%

(13)

100.0%

(31)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Digital (electronic) data for

use in Geographic Information

Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(31 responses)

0.0%

3.2%

(1)

3.2%

(1)

3.2%

(1)

9.7%

(3)

19.4%

(6)

61.3%

(19)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha 2 - 5 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets



Count

27


1 1:5000

2 1:25,000 or greater

3 1:1,000 or less

4 variable

5 1:4000


81


6 <1:25 000

7 1:5000

8 1:1000

9 1:3,000

10 1:2000

11 1:25,000

12 1:3000

13 ~ 1:25,000 but aggregated data (eg %cleared) is critical

14 1:25000

15 1:5000

16 ????

17 25000

18 1:25000

19 1:25,000

20 1:2000 - 1:25000 depending on which region of NSW

21 1:2,000 if possible

22 1:25000

23 1:1000

24 all scales

25 1:5000

26 1:4000

27 1:4000



(31 responses)

30

10

27

16

9

6

1

6

1

14

3

8

11

14

4

00

6

1

4

8

67

001

01 1

2

14

4

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A


82



Count

8


1 forest structure data

2 If available I use high resolution mapping using various classification systems

3 LIDAR

4 Previous vegetation extent maps or imagery


6 Satellite images

7

Threatened Species Corridors State and Regional Policy

8 see previous similar answer


(31 responses)

6.5%

(2)

54.8%

(17)

67.7%

(21)

74.2%

(23)

77.4%

(24)

90.3%

(28)

96.8%

(30)

100.0%

(31)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


83



(30 responses)

34

10

26

23

9 9

6

2 2

1312

7

10

5 5 5

0

2

0

5

10

15

20

25

30


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

20



2 Forestry Commission of NSW Research Note No. 17 Forest Types in NSW - underpins vegetation type identification in the IFOA's and PNF Codes.


4 NPWS (2002) Illawarra veg mapping. I am also aware that Kiama and Shellharbour Councils use their own mapping done by Kevin Mills - not SCIVI.

5 What ever is available and reliable

6 see previous answer. CHCC has fine-scale class 5 veg mapping

7 Supporting information to determine vegetation type and boundaries



10

"The natural vegetation of the Gosford local government area, Central Coast, New South Wales", Eastcoast Flora Survey (revised and updated, 2009). The resolution of this mapping ranges from 1:3000 to 1:25,000. The high resolution of this mapping provides us with more certainty than any other mapping available. The mapping also includes the boundaries and classifications of all EECs in the LGA.

11 Local mapping, if available, is often highly accurate


13


14 CKPOM GTCC


84


15 Benson (see previous similar question)

16 Local mapping is more likely to be more reliable if it relates to PCT types, however, it also can be unreliable for site-based assessments

17 Provides the greatest level of accuracy and detail

18 Made for Purpose

19 as before

20 High value if available for a compliance case

4.2 FIRE MANAGEMENT

4.2.1 Wildfire Behaviour Modelling



Response Count



Qu 88 - Do you use native vegetation products to model the behaviour of wildfire?


Response Count



Qu 89 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Wildfire Behaviour Modelling activity?


Count

21


1 vegetation type has direct correlation to flammability

2 provides a fuel load surrogate

3 Bushfire Prone Land mapping

4 Veg mapping has been classified according to ecological fire regimes.

5 Fuel quantity and spatial arrangement is derived from vegetation

6 To assist is assessment of ROS and to assist in identification of natural fire containment or suppression features eg. rainforest bands

7 Determining bush fire fuel types


85


8 Fire suppression activities - predictions

9

Fuel Structure, volume and interconnectedness (horizontal and vertical of litter, near surface, elevated and bark types Moisture Content capacity for fuels to retain water

10 Used in mapping Bushfire Prone areas

11 Different vegetation communities behave differently during and in their response to fire.

12 Fire management plans

13 Provide insight into estimating possible fire behaviour

14 indicate for behaviour, intensity, spread, and possible control options, avoid impacts on sensitive veg communities

15 Determine fire behaviour

16 To determine how vegetation may burn

17 By us in reserve fire management plans and operational plans; by BFMCs in risk plans and plans of operations and in allocating funding

18 Knowing which extent of vegetation types that will go bang, etc

19 Determining likely behaviour of wildfire

20 To give a general indication of predicted fire behaviour

21 Planning & implementing hazard reduction activities



Count

21


1 to model areas of fire risk

2 input to wildfire modelling software

3 Vegetation mapping is produced to determine the probability of a parcel of land can be subject to bushfire

4 Use of above GIS veg layer in ArcMap tool - Fire Tools.

5

Fuel accumulation curves have been developed for main vegetation formations. Vegetations maps are combined with fire history maps to calculate likely fuel loads which are a key driver to wildfire behaviour

6 by analysing spatial data (eg. the extent of mapped vegetation communities) to identify the extent of various vegetation types at a coarse scale

7 Vegetation map data is used to determine fuel types for direct input into wildfire behaviour models

8 GIS Mapping

9 Allocate vegetation types into overall fuel hazard groups and fuel availability groups


86


10 Unknown by me but imagine Byron SC/RFS used it to develop bush fire maps

11 Identify the fire interval from the Keith class. Predict fire behaviour.

12 Potential fire behaviour and vegetation thresholds

13 To locate sampling sites in different veg associations for Fuel load assessments and ROS

14 locate areas where fire can more likely be controlled

15 prediction of behaviour during prescribed burns and wildfire events

16 Grouping vegetation types into dry/wet and overlaying with fire history, aspect etc.

17 to map risk areas, develop priorities, to allocate funding, in theory to assist in response too

18

Group and classify into broad vegetation types, assign climax OFH, and provide notes on potential fire behaviour Planning prescribed burns, and assigning the appropriate burn prescriptions based on likely fire behaviour potential according to OFH

19 Input to Reserve Fire Management Strategies

20 As a GIS layer with other fire relevant layers

21 to identify fuels highly susceptible & sensitive to fire


(22 responses)

9.1%

(2)

9.1%

(2)

22.7%

(5)

31.8%

(7)

45.5%

(10)

59.1%

(13)

63.6%

(14)

63.6%

(14)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I prepare plans to


I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity


development of


this activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


87


(21 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

90.5%

(19)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Very important Somew hat important Moderately important Not important Neutral

No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


(21 responses)

19.0%

(4)

19.0%

(4)

28.6%

(6)

33.3%

(7)

85.7%

(18)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%



Systems (GIS)


by someone else


printouts

Digital (PDF) copies of maps. Online / w eb service

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets

Qu 94: When you use vegetation maps for this activity, typically w hat is the smallest area you are assesing?

(22 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

9.1%

(2)

13.6%

(3)

18.2%

(4)

27.3%

(6)

31.8%

(7)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

1 - 2 ha (100x100m -

200x200m)

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

2 - 5 ha 0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

10 - 50ha 5 -10ha > 50ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


88



Count

22


1 1:10000

2 1:25,000

3 1:10000

4 Covers an NPWS Region at the resolution of each mapped vegetation polygon.

5 1:25000

6 1:25,000

7 1:25,000

8 1:5000

9 1:25,000

10 site based- 1:1000-1:1:10000

11 1:25000

12 1:25000

13 1;10,000 or less

14 1:25,000

15 1:25000

16 At least 1:25000

17 1:25000 1:10,000

18 variable from 1:4000 to 1:100,000

19 as fine as possible

20 1:25K

21 1:25000

22 1:10000


89



(22 responses)

16 16

17

7

4

15

14

7

4 4 4

9

8

3

6

0

1 1 1

3

5

1 1

00

1

0

2

3

1

0

2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Aerial photography Topographic maps Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load maps Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts



Count

6


1 Time since fire

2 location of built assets in proximity to fire path

3 Fire history

4 ICON mapdesk maps

5 Reports and metadata associated with vegetation mapping - needs to be with the digital mapping data and easily available in a digital format.

6 Fire histories, lightning strike data, assets (built environment, threatened species, EECs)


90

Qu 98: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (please select one or more)?

(22 responses)

18.2%

(4)

31.8%

(7)

45.5%

(10)

54.5%

(12)

59.1%

(13)

59.1%

(13)

72.7%

(16)

95.5%

(21)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Planning for an on

site visit

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


system suits this activity. Select no applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity

(21 responses)

7

10

4

15

16

8

1

3

2

0

5

6

5

3

0

1

2

4

1

00

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

15


1 see previous answer (Class 5 veg mapping available)

2 1999 locally produced vegetation mapping. Can be applied across the lga as well as to identify threats at finer scales

3 We use the best available veg mapping. The more "local" the mapping, the better.

4 Beukers Miles Far South Coast Vegetation data


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5 eg. vegetation communities mapped on each of our 'Reserve Fire Management Strategy' plans

6 Many of our reserves have had local vegetation mapping completed for fire and general management purposes

7

Series of Validation Maps of Reserves using API and more point data to both spatially correct and attribute vegetation types. Current classification based on ordination of 3000+ sites (Beukers and Miles 2005 unpublished) and new API for most NPWS parks and reserves south of Clyde River (NPWS 1999-2005 unpublished). GAM and Enthropy Modelling undertaken 2010 (Penman and Beukers) to supplement spatial data for vegetation classes where validation of API is inadequate. Expert collation of disperate API recorded in relational database (Beukers and Miles 2008 unpublished). Method of developing regional map product form API, site data and modelling hasbeeDecision validation API Work previously completed by work stalled due to time and lack of GIS programming capacity.

8 see pervious

9

Local vegetation mapping commissioned by council if available. North coast CRAFTI and Forest Ecosystems mapping in some instances. Picks up different vegetation classes at a property scale. Has growth class/structure mapping.

10 NPWS funded Veg surveys used extensively for assessment and planning

11 Location of individuals of a species

12 Vegetation maps completed locally, most by contractors. These have had plots completed 20x20m, stats analysis and grouped into vegetation communities.

13

I have to identify fuel types. I have to also group vegetation types of similar landscape and fire behaviour characteristics together. Keith & NSW Vegetation Classes are too broad I use VCA types as part of the grouping of vege types to suit the requirements for fire plans The fire plan work at a very local level. I know there is botany war on, no excuse not to mention VCA types by Benson!

14

Generic thresholds are assigned at a Formation level, however better ecological and incident outcomes would be generated from reserve-scale mapping and classification. Q 39 is badly written and shows a poor understanding of mapping vs classification. Local mapping can be attributed with Formation, Class, PCT, and TEC. The statewide formation map is not useful at a reserve scale due to the size of the pixels, but we use the classification for a broad grouping of finer-scale data.

15 if available

4.2.2 Bush fire Risk Assessment - Assets

Qu 101 - Do you use native vegetation products in Bush Fire Risk Assessment for Assets? (e.g. mapping distribution or intensity of bushfire risk to houses, utilities, production forests etc)


Response Count




92

Qu 102 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Bush Fire Risk Assessment - ASSETS activity?


Count

32


1 to determine APZ requirements, fire intensity risk, planning for hazard reduction

2 I am trying to model where FNSW will be able to harvest under alternative legislative options

3

Assess fire risk Assess what vegetation communities need protection from fire Assess best locations for Strategic Fire Advantage Zones

4 Veg determines the level of risk

5 Identify Broad vegetation communities so Desktop RFS tools such as APZ can be applied

6 veg type directly relevant to APZ requirements

7 Assist planning with hazard reduction burning activities to ensure compatibility with vegetation types and EECs

8 Bushfire Prone Land Mapping

9 Vegetation type to determine bushfire risk level

10 To assess the risk posed to assets by the adjacent veg types.

11 Asset Protection

12 Identify assets close to vegetation.

13 to display spatially the asset location's proxin8ity to a particular vegetation community and to assess that community's risk to the asset

14 Determining potential risk to assets based on fuel type, determined by vegetation type

15 Identifying forest type

16 See previous

17 Crucial to preparing burn plans, Hazard Reduction Certificates.

18 Identification of vegetation types adjacent to proposed residential and rural residential housing

19 Identify flora and fauna values at risk from either high intensity fire or high frequency, low intensity burning, or inappropriate regimes

20 location of assets in relation to veg

21 Mapping bushfire vegetation and determining bushfire risk to assets.

22 Identify risk to assets and establish strategic zoning

23 fire management plans for habitat areas

24 Vegetation fire threshold data - i.e. when can we undertake a fire management activity?


26 Fire risk assessment

27 Plan prescribed burns


93


28 Providing info about threats at risk, eg houses, threatened species and landmarks to help contain a fire, roads etc.

29 information on likelihood and consequence and historical behaviours

30 Determining vegetation type and therefore likelihood of carrying fire and fire intensity.

31 see previous question - all part of Reserve Fire Management Strategies

32 As an input into fire behaviour predictions in the vicinity of assets



Count

31


1

overlay with aspect, elevation and distance to assets to protect as well as fire mitigation requirements and determining fuel load assessment locations and impacts to veg from hazard reduction activities and post fire monitoring

2 Directly - mapping vegetation groups

3 As above

4 directly

5 Check connectivity and distribution of vegetation communities

6 assess vegetation removal requirements within APZ areas

7 Use vegetation type to assess fire frequency and appropriate fire regime

8 Maps the potential risk of bushfire to a property by the extent and type of vegetation located on that property

9 Classification of vegetation types

10 Assess the proximity to adjacent veg types.

11 Link to Environmental Assessment code

12

for planning mainly, veg data helps in the development fire management zones within NPWS tenure. From this appropriate strategies can be implemented to manage a particular zone.

13 by reading and analysing them

14 As above

15 through GIS maps

16 See previous

17 Planning before a fire visit. Prioritise site visits and planning activities across a landscape.

18 Identification of likely bush fire hazard and preparation of bush fire assessments

19 For example, prepare maps for District Fire Management Plans

20 well, RFS map assets and hopefully BFMC get to see what Veg is involved - during BFRMP process


94


21 This is done by vegetation type, slope, size, distance to asset.

22 Combined with fire histories and asset locations.

23 fire risk assessment

24 Assessing vegetation types against known fire thresholds


26 As above

27 Predict fire behaviour during wildfires and prescribed burns

28 GIS

29 apply a range category and cross reference with fire history

30 I use veg map data to determine vegetation types across a burn area and identify sites for overall fuel hazard assessment, and preferred prescriptions for fire intensity.

31 To assess veg flammability, ember potential, rate of spread, fire advantages


(33 responses)

3.0%

(1)

12.1%

(4)

21.2%

(7)

33.3%

(11)

39.4%

(13)

39.4%

(13)

42.4%

(14)

45.5%

(15)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I prepare plans to


I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity


development of


this activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

kets


95


(32 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

3.1%

(1)

12.5%

(4)

84.4%

(27)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


(32 responses)

9.4%

(3)

12.5%

(4)

18.8%

(6)

18.8%

(6)

90.6%

(29)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts

Digital (PDF) copies of maps Online / w eb service Information derived from maps

by someone else

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


(32 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

3.1%

(1)

6.3%

(2)

15.6%

(5)

21.9%

(7)

53.1%

(17)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha 2 - 5 ha > 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


96



Count

26


1 1:25,000

2 1:100000 ?

3 1:1,000 or less

4 25K

5 1:25 000

6 1:5000

7 1:25,000

8 1:25000

9 1:5000


11 varies, 1:25,000 to 1:250000

12 1:25,000

13 1:25,000

14 1:10,000 or less

15 1:25000

16 ????

17 1:25,000

18 varies - as far as practical

19 1:25000

20 1:25,000

21 1:10,000

22 1:25000

23 at least 1:25000

24 1:4000

25 1:25000

26 1:25K


97

Qu 109: Please rank the importance of other mapping information types that you use in conjunction w ith vegetation maps


(31 responses)

2324

25

11

2

16

18

2

43 3

9 9 9

5

22 23

8

13

4

6

01

2

0

2

5

1 1

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

5


1 Atlas threatened species data

2 no

3 Fire history, Fire management zones

4 threatened species, bushfire prone land, asset protection zone locations

5 Drainage

Q111: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (please select one or more uses)?

(31 responses)

6.5%

(2)

32.3%

(10)

38.7%

(12)

54.8%

(17)

58.1%

(18)

58.1%

(18)

74.2%

(23)

93.5%

(29)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Planning for an on

site visit

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


98


1 see previous

2 Responses of plants and animals to particular regimes, fauna habitat value,

Qu 112: For each vegetation classification or mapping system listed below provide a rating from high to low for how well

the system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity

(31 responses)

15

7 7

1920

6

14

4

7

3

7 7

10

23

12

6

0 0

0

5

10

15

20

25


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

22



2 fine-scale

3

Supplementary information to determine if EECs are present and if the map being used for the whole study is of a coarser scale and not available for the whole study area

4 1999 local vegetation mapping can be used to determine vegetation types and extent at the parcel level at fine scales of mapping

5 Illawarra Bushland Database - More accurate account of vegetation and confirmation of presence / absence of threatened species


7 NPWS Bioregional vegetation assessment, & Local Native Veg database.

8

various NPWS Reserves that were mapped in the North Coast region eg Bongil Veg DECC & Yarriabini Veg by ecological, current mapping & provided Keith Fire Classes for Veg type, From this data developed veg threshold maps

9 the RFMS maps as these are specific to the local environment we manage ie. the conservation reserve and it's immediate surrounds


99


10 Many of our reserves have had local vegetation mapping completed for fire and general management

11


12 see previous

13

To identify the more fire prone vegetation communities across the landscape to address areas of high risk At NSW Vegetation Formation Scale details at property scale are not apparent.

14 Where finer scale than other available.

15


16 CKPOM GTCC

17

SMCMA data - licence available to our council for use. SKIVI data - licence available to our council for use

18 Provides the greatest level of accuracy and detail

19 NPWS Funded veg surveys used for assessment and planning


21 locally mapped data

22 as previous

4.2.3 Bush fire Risk Assessment - Ecological

Qu 114 - Do you use native vegetation products in Bush Fire Risk Assessment for Ecological Impacts? (e.g. mapping or evaluation of bush fire risk to communities and species sensitive to changes in fire intensity and frequency)


Response Count



Qu 115 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Bush Fire Risk Assessment - ECOLOGICAL activity?


Count

27


100


1 Impact assessment

2 Identify location of vegetation community types and EECs and general vegetation coverage.

3 Assess ecological impacts of fire hazard reduction works and adjust methods

4 Provides spatial display of vegetation types for integration with fire response/fire ecology/fire history data

5 Identifying TECs & vegetation of conservation concern

6

None - suitable veg maps are not available yet - But RFS has sponsored work to make them available. Also needs reliable information on the area and location of fires over time (fire history)

7 Inform planning for Prescribed burns and wildfire control

8 Determine appropriate fire regime

9 Mapping of communities in National Parks and

10 Determine fire frequency intervals, permissible activities

11 We aim to keep vegetation within minimum and maximum ecological fire thresholds.

12 identify veg communities that require a fire & veg that does not require fire.

13 Analysis of fire history with respect to recommended fire intervals for each vegetation formation


15 Surrogates for threatened species or communities

16 Crucial for planning to identify conservation areas susceptible to fire.

17 see above

18 In the preparation of REF's for bushfire hazard reduction activities.

19 Fire vegetation thresholds

20 identification of appropriate fire regimes

21 affects of fire activity or mechanical works on threatened species, habitat or veg communities.

22 layer in S149 environmental assessment

23 Identify extent of a particular veg community - ie how much of the community you may be burning.


25 Location of threatened species / environmental assets

26 Determine vegetation types subject to fire




Count

26


101


1 Burn plans and monitoring before and after burns

2 GIS mapping

3 As above

4

Combining extent and location of vegetation types with fire regime data - particularly to enable display of fire frequency and fire intensity information and to map broad fire response types

5 Identifying extent, & location of communities of conservation concern to establish where necessary post-fire monitoring

6 Indirectly - to describe the mapping framework (based on Keith formations) we would like to use to report broadly on the ecological impacts of fire

7 assess fire behaviour, identify ecological assets, generate fire frequency prescriptions

8 Determine vegetation type and assign fire frequency

9

Using the species composition of mapped communities and fire interval recommendations to formulate recommend fire regimes and guidelines for vegetation communities mapped in the reserve.

10 As for 31

11 Use of above GIS classified veg layer in ArcMap tool - Fire Tools.

12 planning

13 Feed vege layer and fire history into corporate Fire Tools model to calculate status with respect to overburnt, underburnt or within threshold.


15 through GIS and site visits

16 Identifying areas for fire exclusion such as Rainforests.

17 see above

18 Determining frequency of fire free intervals for specific vegetation types. Also to identify threaten species to ensure appropriate protection is undertaken.

19 Combined with fire histories

20 keith classes

21 location and delineation of vegetation

22 jointly developed Council and RFS Bushfire Prone Land layer

23 Assess distribution of the community.


25 Locate areas to avoid.

26 In GIS to determine the vegetation types present within a proposed burn block


102


(28 responses)

7.1%

(2)

7.1%

(2)

21.4%

(6)

35.7%

(10)

39.3%

(11)

42.9%

(12)

46.4%

(13)

53.6%

(15)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I prepare plans to


I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity


development of


this activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

kets


(28 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

7.1%

(2)

10.7%

(3)

82.1%

(23)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts

Qu 119:In w hat format is the vegetation map data that you use to undertake this activity?

(27 responses)

3.7%

(1)

7.4%

(2)

18.5%

(5)

25.9%

(7)

100.0%

(27)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


103


(27 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

3.7%

(1)

11.1%

(3)

25.9%

(7)

29.6%

(8)

29.6%

(8)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha 5 - 10 ha > 50 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets



Count

23


1 1:25,000

2 1:1,000 or less

3 1:25000

4 1:25,000

5 Not determined - ~1:100000?

6 10K

7 1:25000

8 1:5000 to 1:25000

9 1:5000


11 various 1:25,000, 1:250000

12 1:25000

13 1:25000

14 1:25,000

15 1:25000

16 1:25,000

17 25000


104


18 1: 5000

19 1:25,000

20 1:10,0000

21 1:10,000

22 1:25000

23 1:25000



(26 responses)

20

1514

65

13 13

54

6

2

6

8

6

4

00

2

65

7

3 3

11 12

5

2 23

2

0

5

10

15

20

25

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

6


1 Species composition recorded in plots and observation. Existing fire interval guidelines

2 fire history, fire management zones

3 Fire severity and history maps

4

Threatened Species Corridors State and Regional Policies

5 Fire histories

6 threatened species data


105


(28 responses)

10.7%

(3)

35.7%

(10)

42.9%

(12)

50.0%

(14)

53.6%

(15)

75.0%

(21)

85.7%

(24)

92.9%

(26)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Planning for an on

site visit

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


1 predict potential threatened species occurrence based on habitat

2 Fire regimes for vegetation communities

3 Outline and execute fire fighting tactics to mitigate any negative impacts


the system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity.

(26 responses)

8 8

4

18

21

109

54

3

7 7

9

100

1

4

0 00

5

10

15

20

25


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

20


106


1 Property scale vegetation maps



4 fine scale reliable where available eg Griffiths and Wilson coastal

5 Fine scale vegetation mapping is preferred, but coarser information is used when fine scale mapping is unavailable

6 More accurate account of local vegetation classifications


8

various NPWS Reserves that were mapped in the North Coast region eg Bongil Veg DECC & Yarriabini Veg by ecological, current mapping & provided Keith Fire Classes for Veg type. From this data developed veg threshold maps



11

Series of Validation Maps of Reserves using API and more point data to both spatially correct and attribute vegetation types. Current classification based on ordination of 3000+ sites (Beukers and Miles 2005 unpublished) and new API for most NPWS parks and reserves south of Clyde River (NPWS 1999-2005 unpublished). GAM and Enthropy Modelling undertaken 2010 (Penman and Beukers) to supplement spatial data for vegetation classes where validation of API is inadequate. Expert collation of disparate API recorded in relational database (Beukers and Miles 2008 unpublished). Method of developing regional map product form API, site data and modelling hasbeeDecision validation API Work previously completed by work stalled due to time and lack of GIS programming capacity.

12 Identifying fire sensitive communities such as wetlands and rainforests to exclude fire or use wet gullies as control lines. This is not available at larger scale.

13 as above

14


15 CKPOM GTCC

16 as with previous detailed question

17 More detail than other state-wide info.

18 Provides the greatest level of detail and accuracy

19 As per previous response

20 if available

4.2.4 Bush fire Assessment - Treatments

Qu 127 - Fire Management Bush Fire Risk - TREATMENTS Do you use native vegetation products in Bush Fire Risk Treatments? (e.g. planning and implementing bush fire preventions activities such as hazard reduction, property planning, fire trail management etc)


Response Count




107

Qu 128 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Bush Fire Risk - TREATMENTS activity?


Count

23


1 see previous responses

2 provide guidance to APZ, hazard reduction and reserve PoM's

3 to adjust the design of the treatment to suit the ecological value of the site

4 Mapping where HR fire treatments are appropriate/ required

5 Assessment of the ecological impact of bush fire risk mitigation

6

Identify areas of risk at bushfire impact Identify property boundaries and land tenure Identify where environmental consideration is required.

7 For hazard reduction planning on council land, vegetation mapping assist in identifying vulnerable areas requiring particular treatment or fire exclusion zones.

8 same as previous page

9 Vegetation is combined with time since fire mapping to identify areas of potential high fuel load

10 to present useful data

11 Mapping overall fuel hazard and fuel availability to plan a strategy that reduces fuel using fire in a controlled space.

12 Identification of vegetation on private land to identify high risk areas.

13 Fire management plans

14 conservation values for habitat management

15 as per previous detailed answers

16 Fire planning

17 Determine fire frequency for a vegetation community

18 Identify risks

19 identify fire hazards, intensity, potential fuel loads

20 Same as previous section

21 Provide information during the planning process


23 Using data to identify & apply appropriate treatments to appropriate veg. communities in appropriate locations to get the best possible treatments.


108



Count

20


1 GIS, overlay with other data.

2 As above

3 Identifying where fire thresholds indicate where a prescribed burn may be appropriate.

4 I refer to available vegetation community maps when conducting this activity

5 As for 44

6

Council’s vegetation mapping can be used to identify existing native vegetation as well as vulnerable areas of a site by overlaying layers detailing; vegetation community, vegetation condition and threatened species/EECs prior to carrying out a site inspection. Detailed vegetation mapping assists in managing/monitoring native vegetation during/post hazard reduction works.

7 As per bushfire behaviour modelling, veg mapping is combined with fuel accumulation curves and fire history mapping to calculate likely fuel loads

8 to analyse and utilise this useful data

9 Through GIS and ground validation

10 Identification of drier forest, woodland and heath vegetation communities where higher fire risk is present.

11 To calculate vegetation thresholds and model fire fuel loads.

12 determine locations for activities on sites

13 as per previous detailed answers

14 Determining treatments - slashing, prescribe burning.

15 Community data to determine fire frequency or fire tolerance for the benefit of the vegetation community and its inhabitants

16 Identify possible treatments

17 veg types dictate potential fuel loads


19

Vegetation types can determine the best placement of control lines as fires carries differently through different veg types, and best placement of mechanical containment lines - veg type can determine how viable/possible it is to cut a control line and what technique will be used.

20 Baseline data


109


(21 responses)

4.8%

(1)

14.3%

(3)

19.0%

(4)

38.1%

(8)

52.4%

(11)

52.4%

(11)

61.9%

(13)

71.4%

(15)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I prepare plans to


I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity


development of


this activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


1 Review of REFs for prescribed burns


(21 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

9.5%

(2)

90.5%

(19)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts


110


(20 responses)

15.0%

(3)

20.0%

(4)

25.0%

(5)

40.0%

(8)

95.0%

(19)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts

Qu 133: When you use vegetation maps for this activity, typically what is the smallest area of vegetation

you are assessing?

(21 responses)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

19.0%

(4)

23.8%

(5)

38.1%

(8)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

2 - 5 ha 5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

17


1 1:5000

2 1:1,000

3 10K

4 1:25,000

5 1:3,000


111


6 1:2000 / 1:5000

7 1:25000

8 1:25,000

9 1:25,000

10 1:25000

11 25000

12 1:10,000

13 1:25000

14 1:25000

15 1:10000


17 1:25000



(21 responses)

15 15 15

3

4

12 12

2

4

3

4

10

8

4

5

00

2

1

5

6

4

1

0

1 1 1

2 2

1

3 3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

3


1 Fire history

2 Fire histories

3 NPWS (P drive) GIS layers


112


(21 responses)

0.0%

42.9%

(9)

42.9%

(9)

71.4%

(15)

71.4%

(15)

76.2%

(16)

85.7%

(18)

100.0%

(21)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Planning for an on

site visit

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets



(20 responses)

8

5

3

13

16

7

9

4

2 2

4

5

6

3

00 0

5

0 00

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

15




3 e.g. rainforest mapping by Gilmour & Helman has identified lowland rainforest patches not picked up in CRAFTI



113


5 More accurate record of local vegetation when planning hazard reduction activities

6

As part of the development Pittwater Native Vegetation Management Plan, vegetation mapping was undertaken to assist council to manage vegetation types within the LGA for different issues including development assessment. The method used to map Pittwater’s vegetation followed that of the SMCMA mapping project. Pittwater’s vegetation mapping incorporates equivalent vegetation classifications to assist with different aspects of development assessment e.g. Threatened species - EEC equivalent (TSC Act 1995), Bushfire - Keith classification (2004) and SMCMA equivalent. Having equivalent vegetation classifications allows staff to easily apply the correct classification name depending on the assessment being undertaken.

7 Beukers Miles Far South Coast Vegetation map

8 the RFMS - see previous answer

9

Series of Validation Maps of Reserves using API and more point data to both spatially correct and attribute vegetation types. Current classification based on ordination of 3000+ sites (Beukers and Miles 2005 unpublished) and new API for most NPWS parks and reserves south of Clyde River (NPWS 1999-2005 unpublished). GAM and Enthropy Modelling undertaken 2010 (Penman and Beukers) to supplement spatial data for vegetation classes where validation of API is inadequate. Expert collation of disparate API recorded in relational database (Beukers and Miles 2008 unpublished). Method of developing regional map product form API, site data and modelling hasbeeDecision validation API Work previously completed by work stalled due to time and lack of GIS programming capacity.

10 Identify areas for strategic fire management action planning at a property scale.

11 CKPOM GTCC

12 As per previous response


14 reserve veg maps


4.2.5 Bush Fire Development Control

Qu 140 - Do you use native vegetation products in Bush Fire Development Control? (e.g. determination and mapping of bush fire prone lands, and subsequent assessment of development proposals)


Response Count



Qu 141 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Bush Fire Development Control activity?


Count

11


114


1 See previous answers

2 assess development applications for required APZ in relation to EEC's.

3 Bushfire Prone Land Mapping is derived from vegetation maps & Bushfire hazard assessment reports are checked against existing mapping

4 Bushfire Prone Land Mapping

5 I assist assess development applications in bush fire prone areas; vegetation maps guide decisions around the sensitivity of a landscape to bush fire protection activities

6

Bushfire Prone Land Maps are prepared by buffering areas of bushland depending on vegetation type. The vegetation is considered a hazard, the width of the buffer applied depends on how hazardous the vegetation type is considered to be e.g. woodland vegetation is more hazardous than rainforest vegetation.

7 Identify land that has the potential to be classified as bushfire prone

8

Vegetation type is one of four variables (slope, aspect and time since fire being the other three) that are used to map potential fire behaviour across the region. This potential fire behaviour map is referred to by expert planners to delineate bush fire prone lands.

9 Location of vegetation

10 Same as Bush Fire Risk Assessment – Assets

11 Essential to compliance



Count

10


1 GIS, location of APZ and buildings in relation to EECs

2 As above

3 Use RFS guidelines for mapping of bush fire prone land

4 mapping of vegetation extents and type at the property level in developing the LEP mapping

5 I refer to vegetation maps directly when conducting this activity

6

The Pittwater Bush Fire Prone Lands map is currently being updated. To reduce these inaccuracies, the new map compared previous bush fire prone vegetation mapping with the Council’s new vegetation mapping to determine the accuracy of the vegetation boundaries and vegetation type (which influences the bushfire vegetation categories and final Bushfire Prone Lands Map).

7 convert datasets into GIS overlays

8 GIS

9 Base model for creation of bushfire prone mapping



115


(10 responses)

0.0%

30.0%

(3)

30.0%

(3)

30.0%

(3)

60.0%

(6)

70.0%

(7)

80.0%

(8)

80.0%

(8)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities


development of


this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

I prepare plans to


Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets

Qu 144: How important is the availability of appropriate vegetation map data for this activity.

(10 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

100.0%

(10)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Very important Not important Somew hat important Neutral Moderately important

No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


116

Qu 145: In w hat format is the vegetation map data that you use to undertake this activity

(10 responses)

0.0%

10.0%

(1)

10.0%

(1)

20.0%

(2)

100.0%

(10)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(10 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

10.0%

(1)

10.0%

(1)

10.0%

(1)

70.0%

(7)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha 5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

9


1 1:5000

2 1:1000 or less

3 1:5000

4 1:5000

5 1:3,000


117


6 1:2000 / 1:5000

7 Various

8 1:25,000

9 1:10,000



(10 responses)

10

4

7

4

1

3 3

00

1 1

2 2

1

2

00

4

1

3

4 4

2

00 0 0 0

1 1

3

1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

0


(9 responses)

0.0%

22.2%

(2)

33.3%

(3)

33.3%

(3)

44.4%

(4)

55.6%

(5)

55.6%

(5)

100.0%

(9)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


118



(9 responses)

1

2 2

3

8

2

1 1

0 0

3

5

2

4

0

1 1

2

0 0

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

7




3 1999 Local vegetation mapping is used due to its fine scale mapping at the parcel level


5

As mentioned above, to reduce inaccuracies with Pittwaters Bush Fire Prone Lands Mapping, the new map compared previous bush fire prone vegetation mapping with the Council’s new vegetation mapping to determine the accuracy of the vegetation boundaries and vegetation type (which influences the bushfire vegetation categories and final Bushfire Prone Lands Map).

6




119



Response Count



4.3 SCIENCE & POLICY

4.3.1 Conservation Value of Plant Community Types

Qu 154 - Do you use native vegetation products in evaluating the conservation value of plant community types? (e.g. establishing the conservation value of plant communities based on their rarity, extent of depletion, level of existing reservation and patterns of threatening processes)


Response Count



Qu 155 - What is the role of vegetation maps in evaluating conservation value of Plant Community Types?


Count

59


1 Identifying the location of vegetation and EECs and distribution.

2 Determine distribution and significance

3 Essential for determining extent of communities & assessing their reservation status

4 examining significant veg communities

5 Providing the raw data which is interrogated to determine amount of vegetation cover, EEC in local area, sub-region and CMA region

6 the number and area left of each type and the identification of which types are most important to fund.

7 Analysis of extent and distribution of plant communities

8 Providing data on extant area, clearing rates, area protected, level of threat (e.g zoned for development)

9

Detailed accurate maps of native vegetation communities are required to understand the current extent and conservation status of plant community types. A simple example is that plant community vegetation maps are required across the state/bioregion to calculate the amount of a given community that occurs in reserve or in other tenures.

10 Assessing the extent of veg communities protected within conservation reserves.

11

Determining the status (and trends) of vegetation in NSW at the statewide level ie. not so interested in individual PVTs as the collective numbers eg. total number overcleared etc. and breakup of different clearing levels by formation/class


120


12 Determining whether EEC or other overcleared vegetation types occur on a property.

13

Identifying location of EECs Determining likely location of threatened species Project planning

14 Determine condition, type and conservation significance of veg

15 Type and extent and % reserved

16 To quantify the proportion of a vegetation type remaining, the rarity and level of protection or threat acting on it

17 Maps are used to identify the vegetation likely to occur in the relevant study area

18 Presence of TS etc is a variable that goes into the weed risk assessment process used to prioritise weed control funding.

19 Identifying EEC's and threatened species

20 Assists in initial desktop assessment of potential conservation covenant sites.

21 I consider such in biodiversity conservation and restoration activities and biodiversity strategy development and implementation, in the local government context

22

conservation planning reserve priority and acquisition for conservation input into LGA conservation priority for land use and planning

23 General value on conservation value of veg type, but scale of our activity is too fine grained (26 hectares) for maps to be of much relevance

24

For my work, vegetation maps have many roles, all of which are critical components of conservation value evaluation. For each vegetation "type" as well as all types combined: areal extent - extant and original, natural rarity, distribution/arrangement across landscapes, patch size, patch shape, connectivity, arrangement of each type in the context of others all have a bearing on conservation status and habitat values.

25 Vegetation mapping is essential in identifying known threatened plants species and EECs or their potential habitat.

26 Chiefly through the identification of actual or potential EECs and potential sites for threatened species

27 identifying vegetation type which is used to assess it's conservation significance based on a range of criteria outlines in Byron Biodiversity Conservation Strategy

28 identifying potential threatened vegetation communities

29 assessing distribution of plant types. assessing surrounding land uses and threats

30 Identification of regionally significant vegetation communities and overcleared vegetation types.

31 The vegetation maps identify native vegetation location and extent, including EECs.

32

Occasionally I will look at the quantity of an EEC within a particular area or the LGA to gain a better understanding of the conservation value of the vegetation type in the locality.

33 Establishing priority areas for high conservation

34 Identify Endangered and Critically Endangered Ecological Communities

35 cannot do otherwise

36 Identifying rarer or threatened communities as investment priorities

37 To identify the location and area/extent of wetland and floodplain PCTs in each CMA region, to be used in the EOAM/PVP tool


121



39 ID threatened or endangered ecological communities

40 To indicate what still is extant.

41

Potentially very important. A spatial layer of vegetation communities could be used to assess extent by conducting a query on the amount of that veg type as a proportion of all veg state-wide or in a particular region. Attributes of percentage cleared / EEC could be entered into the attribute table of the layer also, in order to allow fast and easy query.

42

Classification Extent Location

43 identification of conservation values and likely habitat for threatened species

44 primary, critical

45 Reliable maps can provide an understanding of existing extent and underpin modelling of previous extent and areas in protected areas or other land tenures.

46 Planning and assessments for the National Reserve System


48 Used in conjunction with priority mapping (based on bioforecasting tools) to identify sites with conservation value.

49 comparison of extant with pre-clearing extent

50 To examine the natural and extant distribution of a particular vegetation type.

51 determining the species of vegetation that is applicable to conservation or supportive of a threatened species

52 Geographic location and changing extent of wetland plant communities

53 Analysis of CAR significance

54 identify rare community types

55 Location of threatened ecological communities (TECs)

56 level of existing reservation

57 Input into regional scale spatial models.

58 Identifying the extent of vegetation type on park, within reserve system.

59 identify conservation value of reserves



Count

55


1 GIS

2 As above

3 Examining extent conserved in reserves


122


4 spatial analysis of veg layers

5 Manipulation in GIS

6 GIS - location and statistics

7 OEH GIS system

8 Assist in/justify the selection of offset sites (e.g. where like for like offsetting is not required)

9 Ideally the vegetation map data aligns to Plant Community Types and hence it is the underlying data set used to calculate conservation status across the landscape.

10 Using veg community mapping with GIS.

11 Indirectly - as a user of analyses based on the mapping

12 Determine what the vegetation type is and then link it back to EEC types (or overcleared veg types from NRAT).

13

Determining local/regional priority areas for investment in high conservation value native vegetation Determining location of threatened species/EECs to support funding applications for internal or external funding.

14 Quick overview, site visits are usually required to confirm veg type if controversial

15 Analysis of % reserved

16 compare estimates of pre1750 extent with extant distribution

17 View maps electronically to identify vegetation types.

18 Overlay shape file of NV with weed map.

19 Use it to identify veg communities present on a site, and their classification under EPBC Act, TSC Act.

20 Overlay veg data on map of property to help identify veg communities and possible EECs.

21 I refer to vegetation maps directly

22 To assess frequency of subtropical closed forest on alluvial floodplain in this area

23

I use extant and "reconstructed" (in my projects this means uncropped) GIS vegetation mapping data as the basis for running C-Plan - the computer-based corporate reserve selection decision-support system. Both digital and hard-copy maps are also indispensable for use by expert panels that work with C-Plan to test reserve design scenarios iteratively until an optimum regional reserve system is considered to have been reached.

24

Council staff consult vegetation mapping prior to carrying out site assessments. Mapping also allows staff to determine changes in vegetation boundaries. Detailed maps can also be incorporated into reports using vegetation mapping data.

25 Desktop study plus groundproofing

26 directly when conducting field work

27 Desktop reviews to identify the above and guide further detailed work

28 Data based on vegetation maps is utilised for this activity. Looking at percent cleared within the region, representativeness in reserve and etc.


123


29

The presence of EECs, and their extent, is invaluable to assessing the conservation value of native communities. The size of the vegetation patches, and the levels of connectivity between the patches is also invaluable for assessing conservation value.

30 I would ask one of our GIS officers to obtain data from a particular area of the LGA.

31 Use as overlays in GIS

32 Overlay vegetation mapping with cadastre, parks and aerial photo layers

33 Data for evaluating district, regional and wider status

34 Currently maps are only used as approximations of threatened community extent, or as a starting point before site assessment to validate presence of threatened communities

35 Querying maps/data to understand extent cleared and relative importance of need for protection of those PCTs

36 Directly refer to veg maps for investment planning and modelling

37 To ascertain whether logging activities impact on viability of vegetation communities.

38 We currently don't have any adequate map data available for our region to allow us to undertake this activity

39 Guide site works and reporting

40 with other datasets

41 Directly (analysis of tables and support documents)

42 Acquire statistics from GIS overlays of extent measurements over whole distribution or within areas of interest such as reserves.

43 Use veg maps with a consistent typology over Australia.


45 as input layers to the BFT to deliver biodiversity prioritisation surfaces

46 As a first cut review of the distribution, to be followed up by more in-depth mapping and analysis.

47 collating mapping and looking at vegetation types that correspond to the species of interest. new mapping to support the location and distribution of certain target species

48 directly - GIS

49 GIS analysis

50 GIS

51 TECs are mapped in relation to weed threats at a site management level to address weed KTPs

52 % of community reserved

53 Input into regional scale spatial models.

54 Reserve management and planning

55 Prioritising reserve management options based on conservation value. Identifying relative value of conservation reserve within the landscape.


124


(59 responses)

8.5%

(5)

10.2%

(6)

15.3%

(9)

35.6%

(21)

44.1%

(26)

47.5%

(28)

55.9%

(33)

59.3%

(35)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I prepare plans to


I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity


development of


this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

kets


(59 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

1.7%

(1)

10.2%

(6)

88.1%

(52)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


125


(58 responses)

6.9%

(4)

15.5%

(9)

22.4%

(13)

22.4%

(13)

98.3%

(57)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(59 responses)

3.4%

(2)

3.4%

(2)

5.1%

(3)

6.8%

(4)

16.9%

(10)

30.5%

(18)

33.9%

(20)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha > 50 ha 2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

53


1 1:5000

2 1:1,000 or less

3 1:25,000

4 1:5000

5 1:25,000 to 1:250,000


126


6 regional

7 1:25000

8 1:100000

9 1:25000

10 1:25,000

11 1:100000+

12 1:25000

13 < 1:25,000

14 1:5000

15 varies from 1:25000 to 1:250000

16 1:100,000

17 1:25000

18 1:25,000

19 1:10,000

20 variable

21 Resolution at the level of individual trees - eg Google Earth

22 1:100K

23 1:2000

24 1:25,000

25 1:25000

26 1:25,000

27 1:3000

28 1:25000

29 1:100000 to 250

30 1:75,000

31 1:25,000

32 Sometimes 1-2 ha, but typically >10ha

33 1:25000 for maps, outputs at CMA scale

34 25000

35 1:25000

36 Anywhere from 1:1000 to statewide

37 1:25000

38 1:25,000

39 1:10000 - 1:100000

40 1:100K

41 1:10,000


127



43 1:250000

44 1:4000

45 all scales available

46 1:100,000

47 1:25000

48 1:25000

49 1:25,000

50 1:10000

51 1:500000

52 various

53 1:25,000 or finer



(59 responses)

45

18

27

17

1210

0

65

19

1311

1614

4

0

5

15

12

2022

21

18

13

45

7

3

8

31

11

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

7


1 old growth & corridor mapping

2 SPOT5 satellite imagery


4 Landsystems mapping is used in the western div


128


5 see previous similar question


7 Reports and metadata that describe the vegetation, methods, implications for management etc.


(58 responses)

6.9%

(4)

48.3%

(28)

50.0%

(29)

53.4%

(31)

67.2%

(39)

84.5%

(49)

87.9%

(51)

93.1%

(54)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Planning for an on

site visit

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


1 Evaluating conservation status (primarily %-remaining) of vegetation types and vegetation as a whole

2 identifying HCV land based on Biodiversity conservation strategy criteria

3 Providing recommended species list for revegetation projects

4 stratifying the reserve for fauna survey, identifying relevant management actions at a given location,



(59 responses)

12

19

23

44

34

18 18

15

7

1

16

12

7

4 4

76

9

1

11

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A


129



Count

34



2 Bell & Driscoll 2010 and LMCC Native Vegetation and Corridors maps

3 Local veg mapping provides actual site assessment details

4 Greatest detail in the description of veg communities allows a more detailed assessment of habitat type and conservation status.

5 GCC and WSC Bell mapping (2002 2004) and WSC EEC mapping (Bell 2008?) - LHCCREMS

6 as previous

7 Fine scale vegetation maps are used wherever possible, otherwise revert to coarse scale

8 Maps produced from local surveys if available

9 I have used the LHCCREMS vegetation maps in hard copy as they were readily available.

10 Great Lakes Council vegetation community mapping scheme

11

The local mapping I use consists of various products that have been compiled over the years for various purposes, some of which are closely related and other that are not. There is no well-organised or universally recognised "system" for vegetation mapping in western NSW and the maps that have been developed do not form a complete coverage. Neither do they conform to an accepted and known standard. Therefore they are often of varying and unknown classification resolution and spatial scale etc. Nevertheless, for my regional scale work they can often be standardised and edge-matched where they do exist and data gaps filled in using SPOT imagery. The compilation mapping products that result can be used with relative confidence for my purposes so long as the classification resolution adopted is at what I have called "Broad Vegetation Type" (somewhat coarser than the NSW VCA vegetation communities of Benson et al 2010 but still much finer than Keith's Formations and Classes). The reason for using these products is that Keith's products are in no way seamless either and even if they were, they are far to coarse to capture intra-subregional variation adequately. At the other extreme, very few maps are available (at least off-park) that can be relied upon at levels of definition equating to Bensons communities. So, the compilation maps that I produce are the only ones that can be prepared within reasonable timeframes and that are at a resolution that suits my purposes.

12

As mention previously, vegetation mapping was undertaken to accompany Pittwater’s Native Vegetation Management Plan (2012). This mapping is relatively comprehensive, particularly on Council land. This mapping assists council staff to manage vegetation types within the LGA for different issues including threatened species conservation. The method used to map Pittwater’s vegetation followed that of the SMCMA mapping project. Pittwater’s vegetation mapping incorporates equivalent vegetation classifications to assist in evaluating conservation in relation to different projects e.g. Threatened species - EEC equivalent (TSC Act 1995), Bushfire - Keith classification (2004) and SMCMA equivalent. Having equivalent vegetation classifications allows staff to easily apply the correct classification name depending on the assessment being undertaken.

13 Ballina Shire Council shirewide vegetation mapping available in digital form - however it does not currently include EECs which is a great weakness

14 Byron Shire mapping and Forest Ecosystem mapping



130


16 SCIVI Eurobodalla EEC mapping

17

"The natural vegetation of the Gosford local government area, Central Coast, New South Wales", Eastcoast Flora Survey (revised and updated, 2009). This mapping includes the boundaries and classifications of all EECs in the LGA and indicates the level of connectivity between vegetation across the landscape.


19 Landsystems mapping

20 CKPOM GTCC


22 Local mapping if accurate can supply the best statistics on extent across and tenures and identify degree of fragmentation that helps with condition assessment.

23 northern rivers


25 There is a level of classification missing from the above list, Broad Vegetation Types, or Regional Vegetation Types. This is a significant limitation of this survey.

26


27 as before

28 Mapping conducted by Sharon Bowen of wetland community extent and condition - we use it because it is fit for purpose.

29 LGA and NPWS Reserve veg mapping is often the only available mapping for some areas

30 local maps give more detailed info about species.

31 Local maps on weed extent

32 NPWS reserve maps

33 local products related to particular areas in order to provide detailed required.

34 see previous responses

4.3.2 Evaluate Threats Acting on Plant Community Types

Qu 167 - Do you use native vegetation products in evaluating threats acting on plant community types? (e.g. assessment and listing of key threatening processes, recovery planning, and threat abatement planning)


Response Count




131

Qu 168 - What is the role of vegetation maps in evaluating conservation value of plant community types activity?


Count

28


1 Estimating extent and distribution of plant communities and changes to extent and condition over time

2 Developing recovery plans, management actions and monitoring programs

3 The type of vegetation can indicate the conservation value i.e. listed communities.

4 Helps to identify veg community/communities on a particular property and to subsequently guide conservation management activities.

5 Vegetation mapping guides such evaluation and is a surrogate for wider biodiversity

6 Identifying and assessing weed infestations in target veg communities; determining weed control strategy

7 Vegetation mapping is essential in identifying known threatened plants species and EECs or their potential habitat.

8 Identifying EECs

9 to display the extent of the subject plant community

10 Identifying location of EECs and their extent

11 as above

12

Vegetation extent maps combined with condition mapping (where present) underpin the habitat value of particular regions in the catchment and aid prioritisation of investment towards areas containing rare or threatened communities or areas where habitat connectivity can be improved (according to investor preferences)

13

1. Refer CAP2 Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resources health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region 2. Desktop verification of incentive applications

14 see previous

15 as previous

16 Location Extent

17 determine cons values

18 extant, level of conservation and scale of maps

19 Reliable maps provide an understanding of current extent, degree of loss, fragmentation and other threats to vegetation types.


21 comparison of various available mapping with each other and against site assessment

22 Cant do it without them

23 Assessing key threatening processes

24 Determining biodiversity conservation management priorities

25 Locating important veg communities (e.g. EECs) in relation to weed threats


132


26 Vegetation types respond differently to different threats, eg. non-woody grasslands impacted by grazing. Also comparing current with predicted plant community type.

27 Determining extent of community on park, in reserve system and on neighbouring properties

28 provides a basis for reserve planning



Count

25


1 OEH GIS system

2 Analysis of extant, condition and % reserved

3 visual use of electronic maps. Use of vegetation survey data to evaluate the vegetation present

4

Overlay data on property map, identify veg communities within the boundary and then assess each veg type, e.g. amount remaining, how much is currently protected, what are the major threats etc.

5 Vegetation mapping guides decisions around conservation status and initiatives directly

6 shapefiles overlays on lot boundaries and GPSed data collected in field.

7

Council staff consult vegetation mapping prior to carrying out detail site inspections to assess presence of threatened species/EECs. Mapping allows staff to determine changes in vegetation boundaries/threatened species habitat. Detailed maps can be incorporated into reports such as Part 5's and Test of Significance.

8 desktop study followed by groundproofing

9 i look at them

10

Review of map based products (spatial or otherwise) to identify mapped areas of EECs and consider other parts of target area that may have potential to include these EECs based on geography/geology and other abiotic features for targeted mapping and in-field investigations/verification

11 as above

12 As input layers to catchment-scale models of biodiversity values (that incorporate a range of other data)

13

1. Refer CAP2 Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resources health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region 2. Desktop verification of incentive applications

14 Guide priority works

15 with other datasets

16 directly

17 fragmentation statistics can be used on area - boundary rations and mapping over protected areas provides baseline data on conservation status


133



19 Durrr

20 Assessing key threatening processes

21 GIS and computer modelling

22 Create maps for site management plans or to determine spatial threat to veg communities

23 Indirectly, input into modelling.

24 REF development, grant application preparation

25 identifying conservation values as part of risk assessment


(26 responses)

3.8%

(1)

19.2%

(5)

23.1%

(6)

42.3%

(11)

50.0%

(13)

57.7%

(15)

61.5%

(16)

65.4%

(17)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I prepare plans to


I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity


development of


this activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


1 assist other staff to identify conservation values


(27 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

3.7%

(1)

7.4%

(2)

88.9%

(24)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts


134


(27 responses)

11.1%

(3)

11.1%

(3)

14.8%

(4)

33.3%

(9)

96.3%

(26)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(27 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

11.1%

(3)

11.1%

(3)

14.8%

(4)

25.9%

(7)

37.0%

(10)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha 5 - 10 ha > 50 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets



Count

25


1 1:10000

2 1:5000

3 1:25000 or less

4 1:25,000

5 1:10,000


135


6 any scale on ARCGIS

7 1:2000

8 1:25,000

9 1:25,000

10 Varies but between 1:10,000 and 1:25,000

11 -

12 1:100,000

13 1:10,000

14 na

15 1:25,000

16 1:5000 urban coast to 1:100000 western plains

17 1:2,000

18 varies

19 1:100000

20 1:25000

21 1:25000

22 Site scale, so often 1:1000

23 1:50000

24 various

25 1:25k or better where available



(25 responses)

21

6

12

87

5

0

34

14

7

3

8

13

3

00

5 5

11

76

8

00 0 0

2 2

0

13

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A


136



Count

3


1 Growth stage mapping to determine condition

2 see previous similar question

3 reports and metadata available

Qu 177: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (please select one or more uses)

(26 responses)

0.0%

53.8%

(14)

61.5%

(16)

76.9%

(20)

76.9%

(20)

88.5%

(23)

88.5%

(23)

92.3%

(24)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Planning for an on

site visit

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



(26 responses)

4

910

23

16

9 9

5

23

11

56

1 12

34

0

2

0

5

10

15

20

25


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A


137



Count

17


1 Information used whenever possible and where available


3 Weed and species data collected in field by GPS and overlaid onto other datasets

4

As mention previously, vegetation mapping was undertaken to accompany Pittwater’s Native Vegetation Management Plan (2012). This mapping is relatively comprehensive, particularly on Council land. This mapping assists council staff to manage vegetation types within the LGA for different issues including threatened species conservation. The method used to map Pittwater’s vegetation followed that of the SMCMA mapping project. Pittwater’s vegetation mapping incorporates equivalent vegetation classifications to assist in evaluating conservation in relation to different projects e.g. Threatened species - EEC equivalent (TSC Act 1995), Bushfire - Keith classification (2004) and SMCMA equivalent. Having equivalent vegetation classifications allows staff to easily apply the correct classification name depending on the assessment being undertaken. As a Biodiversity Officer, I am responsible for preparing Review of Environmental Factors (and Test of Significance) in preparation for hazard reduction works. The equivalent classification provided in the mapping allows detailed mapping, along with additional data collected in the field, to be added to the reports provided to the Rural Fire Service.

5 Ballina Shire Council's shirewide vegetation mapping in digital format - but inadequate since it does not include EECs

6

Local veg mapping is important where it has already been undertaken within reserves or the area locally. This information can provide extra detail needed to answer questions on these issue. The value of this data will depend upon the accuracy and methods used when it was collated and there can be differing opinions on what level of detail should be included, causing issues. Overall the data is extremely valuable.

7 Local Government vegetation mapping

8 Required by clients

9 CKPOM GTCC


11 Local maps can provide more reliable statistics on areas in specific tenures.

12 Provides greatest level of accuracy and detail

13 Mapping by Stephen Bell - use because it more locally relevant and mapped in a more refined level

14 Identify individuals of a species

15 LGA and NPWS Reserve veg mapping is often the only available mapping in some areas

16 Local mapping products which provide more specific, site accurate detail on vegetation at the site level. This is required to provide integrity of information developed.

17 see previous re classification and local mapping


138

4.3.3 Determine Threatened Ecological Communities and Critical Habitat

Qu 180 - Do you use native vegetation products to determine threatened ecological communities and critical habitat? (e.g. Identification of plant communities that require prioritised conservation effort, or determination of plant community types regarded as critical habitat for endangered species or populations)


Response Count



Qu 181 - What is the role of vegetation maps in determination of threatened ecological communities and critical habitat activity?


Count

44


1 delineate location of EEC's

2 I am collecting known and probable EEC information on State Forest tenure

3 Identifying TECS within NPWS reserves

4 Identifies the probability of an EEC being present

5 For prioritised conservation investment

6 Catchment Planning and prioritisation To determine what legislation applies to a parcel of land

7

A vegetation map and associated report should include an assessment of whether each identified vegetation community aligns to a Threatened Ecological Community. It should also list regularly occurring plant species in various strata to the extent that is reliable on-ground. This information is then used to assess the value of a given vegetation community to threatened biota, for example by enabling the determination of whether important feed species for threatened fauna are likely to be present in the community.

8 Identification of EECs and likely location of threatened species

9 80% of EECs can be determined from floristics. Some of the floodplain communities require additional information before verification can be confirmed.

10 Show type and extent of EEC

11 maps provide information on potential TEC. This info then allows further research into any survey data available and to plan to undertake fieldwork to acquire data

12 ID veg communities on a site

13 Help identify EECs and Critical Habitat either on potential purchases (for revolving fund) or on private land where owner is interested in conservation covenant.

14 Assessment and monitoring of swamps

15

Vegetation maps identify EEC and guide the presence of critical habitat. The State Govt has not fulfilled its requirements concerning the strategic and progressive identification of critical habitats for threatened biodiversity though


139


16 Delineating vegetation communities accurately at an appropriately scale than are assessed for equivalency with EEC descriptions

17 Use as evidence that a particular community is in need of conservation

18 Vegetation mapping is essential in identifying known EECs or their potential habitat. No critical habitat has been declared for the Pittwater LGA.

19 Helps determine potential sites of high conservation value for future rehabilitation and management

20 assessments for PVP (NV Act)

21 Assessment and connectivity of veg types and habitat components

22 To identify and map location of EECs

23 Vegetation maps are used as a base that would be checked via ground truthing.

24 To determine the location, presence and extent of EECs

25 Used as baseline data

26 Koala habitat mapping

27

Gives indication of likelihood of EECs being present (requiring ground truthing). If particular species are associated with a habitat type (i.e. Benson VCA or broader Keith class) then habitat can be mapped and targeted.

28 provide GIS mapping for EECs in the Murrumbidgee catchment

29 as previous

30 location extent

31 identifying extant of EC

32

This depends on the accuracy and scale of the maps. Coarse regional maps cannot be used for this purpose. fine scale accurate maps can help display the extent of PCTypes that in turn relate to TECs or critical habitat.

33 Others from ERIN to fill in the details


35 Vegetation maps are used to locate critical habitat areas based key map units.

36 answers to all of the following mirror earlier answers


38 determining distribution overall population

39 Location of tec's

40 Determining conservation significance

41 Not in determining them but in determining threats to them

42 Vegetation is used to predict fauna habitat and connectivity values.

43 use in developing grant applications, prioritising works

44 identify TECs to determine threat mitigation activities on reserves


140



Count

41


1 to develop constraint maps and no go zones

2 Directly - from map references in EEC determinations

3 Identifying TECS within NPWS reserves

4 Both

5 Manipulation of raw data to produce maps showing EECs, overcleared and rare communities and TS HCV habitat

6

To derive priority maps To determine plant community types

7

Vegetation map data and the associated vegetation community profiles are some of the core underlying data that enable assessment of the value of parts of the landscape to particular threatened biota. For example, in order to assess the potential value of a particular vegetation community type to regent honeyeater, the community profile would be examined to see whether the community is likely to contain white box and/or she-oak species.

8 To assist in the development of projects eg Incentive PVPs or applications for external funding eg Environmental Trust

9 CHCC can now interrogate class 5 vegetation mapping to extract EECs

10 Map and report on type and extent of EEC

11 View maps, local potential communities, access existing site data visit sites to assess community.

12 Desktop assessment of property - are there any EECs or critical habitat present or likely to be present?

13

mapped vegetation mapping showing the location of swamps is used to determine the health and condition in conjunction with field work and environmental assessments performed by staff

14 I refer to vegetation maps directly in conducting these activities.

15 Distribution, condition, derived/naturalness, species composition and equivalency

16 Deriving local statistics for a given community

17

Council staff consult vegetation mapping prior to carrying out detail site inspections to assess presence of EECs. Mapping allows staff to determine changes in vegetation boundaries/threatened species habitat. Detailed maps can be incorporated into reports such as Part 5's and Test of Significance.

18 Desktop study followed by groundproofing

19 directly use maps and ground truth in the field to identify threatened ecological communities

20

landscape scale desktop assessment assessment of landscape connectivity to guide on ground survey work

21 As an overlay in GIS system


141


22 As above.

23 Mapping of extent of EECs and possible sites in which it could be found for field verification and assessment

24 GIS

25 as previous

26 Provides a desktop analysis of likelihood of finding EEC, but must be ground-truthed. Detailed mapping (to Benson VCA) only exists for half of our catchment.

27 Directly refer to veg maps

28 guide on ground works

29 directly

30 Maps can indicate probable locations of TECs or critical habitat but ground checking is paramount to verify this.

31 Others from ERIN to fill in the details


33 Critical habitat plant species are used via the NSW NVIS database to identify critical habitat areas (map units) that are displayed on vegetation maps.

34 Spatial and Assessment

35 as above

36 identify TEC's and EEC's


38 To determine threats to EECs using weed spatial data

39 Indirectly as input into habitat value models.

40 determine extent of community

41 identify location and extent of TECs (and condition if possible)


(47 responses)

8.5%

(4)

19.1%

(9)

19.1%

(9)

36.2%

(17)

44.7%

(21)

51.1%

(24)

51.1%

(24)

53.2%

(25)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I prepare plans to



development of


this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


142


1 I write grant applications for our group's on ground work

2 I nominate TECs for listing under laws

3 Supply data e.g. for recovery plan mapping

4 I assist NPWS staff to interpret vegetation information


(45 responses)

86.7%

13.3%

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts

Qu 185: In what format is the vegetation map data that you use to undertake this activity? (43 responses)

97.7%

23.3%18.6%

14.0%

7.0%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


143


(47 responses)

2.1%

(1)

2.1%

(1)

4.3%

(2)

6.4%

(3)

21.3%

(10)

21.3%

(10)

42.6%

(20)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha > 50 ha 5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

39


1 1:15,00

2 1:100000 ?

3 1:1,000

4 1:25,000

5 <= 1:25,000

6 1:25,000 to 1:250,000

7 1:25000

8 1:25000

9 < 1:25,000

10 1:5000

11 1:1000 to 1:5000

12 1:25000 or less

13 1:25,000

14 1:5000

15 1:3,000

16 1:2000 / 1:5000

17 1:25,000

18 1:25,000


144


19 Various

20 1:25000

21 1:10,000 to 1:25,000

22 1:100000 to 250

23 1:5,000 to 1:100000

24

Regarding implementation of works (application of management agreement on title, or revegetation to enhance habitat values) - Sometimes 1-2ha, but generally > 10 ha. Regarding planning, this is typically considered at scales > 1:100,000

25 25000

26 1:25,000

27 1:5000 for coast to 1:50000 inland

28 1:100K or better

29 1:2,000 if possible

30 25000

31 1:10000

32 all scales

33 1:25000

34 1:25000

35 1:10000

36 1:1000 and greater

37 1:25000

38 various

39 1:25k or better


that may influence the ideal scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity (45 responses)

38

16

18

9

11

8

0

54

16

1314

1819

5

01

109

11 1112

14

112 2

8

45

22

10

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40


boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts


145



Count

7



2 Critical habitat I presume is within the meaning of the TSC Act and is therefore mapped irrespective of maps held by external agencies.

3 Growth stage mapping if available to assist with condition assessment


5 geology

6 see previous similar Q

7 reports and metadata - see previous


(48 responses)

4.2%

(2)

45.8%

(22)

50.0%

(24)

62.5%

(30)

64.6%

(31)

79.2%

(38)

87.5%

(42)

91.7%

(44)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Planning for an on

site visit

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


1 Identifying the presence of particular habitat features, such as important feed tree species.

2 assessing potential impact to TECs


146


the system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to thisactivity

(47 responses)

5

12

19

38

31

14

18

9

1 1

19

109

4 45 5

6

2

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

25


1 property scale local mapping


3

This could be in the form of mapping that has been undertaken in a small area for a particular purpose, such as mapping the exact extent and condition of vegetation within the area of a colony of a threatened species.

4 see previous

5 Local vegetation maps are the most valuable for this type of work eg consultant report

6 LHCCREMS maps

7

A combination of OEH supplied vegetation mapping and our own 1999 local vegetation mapping is used to determine the location and size of any swamps within the LGA. This information has also been used in conjunction with other projects to determine the health of swamps and other EEC

8 Great Lakes Council vegetation mapping

9 Refer to previous.

10 Ballina Shire Council's digital shire-wide vegetation mapping which does not at present include EECs

11 as per question21


13

Local veg mapping is important where it has already been undertaken within reserves or the area locally. This information can provide extra detail needed to answer questions on this issue. The value of this data will depend upon the accuracy and methods used when it was collated and there can be differing opinions on what level of detail should be included, causing issues. Overall the data is extremely valuable.


147



15 koala habitat


17

Local mapping is more likely to map TECs more accurately than broad mapping unless the regional mapping is produced with accuracy such s using ADs-40/80 imagery and digital 3-D API

18 northern rivers

19 more reliable at finer scale.

20 provides the greatest level of information and detail

21 as before



24 local vegetation mapping products which provide more detailed, accurate and reliable vegetation mapping for site specific management outcomes

25 see previous

4.3.4 Locate Threatened Ecological Communities and Critical Habitat

Qu 193 -Do you use native vegetation products to map or identify the location of threatened ecological communities and critical habitat? (e.g. as input to other programs or processes)


Response Count



Qu 194 - What is the role of vegetation maps in mapping or identifying threatened ecological communities & critical habitat activity?


Count

52


1 Prioritisation of project areas

2 identifying locations and size of threatened ecological communities & critical habitat

3 I think I answered this is question 30 onwards

4

Vegetation maps referenced in the Scientific Determinations are used to support the identification of areas where an EEC may be present, and are also used as input datasets into additional EEC mapping.

5 Determination of distribution of vegetation community types and threatened species that occur within them

6 deriving TECs from veg. community maps


148


7 It identifies potential locations

8 Site assessment against the identified vegetation features of the endangered ecological communities.

9 For development assessment, prioritisation of investment and information used in OEH Statewide database eg TSPD

10 We have created a EEC probability map as part of the Southern Rivers CMA CAP planning process

11 Providing accurate (ideally at the property scale) information on the extent and distribution of TEcs

12 Prioritisation Identifying location

13

A vegetation map and associated report should include an assessment of whether each identified vegetation community aligns to a Threatened Ecological Community. In this way a TEC map can easily be derived from a plant community type map. A vegetation map and associated report should also list regularly occurring plant species in various strata to the extent that is reliable on-ground. Thus the map and report can be used both to assess the value of each community to particular biota (e.g. threatened fauna species) as well as accurately map that value across the landscape.

14 Veg community mapping allows the identification of EEC's and critical habitat which generally can’t be done by veg Class or Formation.

15 determine priority areas for investment for CMA funds or externally sourced funds & funding applications

16 self explanatory

17 is it not obvious?

18 see previous answer

19 Help prioritise management funding

20 Use it to assess the conservation value of potential properties either for purchase (revolving fund) or conservation covenants.

21 See previous response

22

We use them in conjunction with threatened species layer, and other in-house layers to establish overall priorities As above and rankings of our environmental indicators... also feeds into our CAP.

23 Desktop review and use in strategic planning

24 Identification of EECs, TS habitat,

25 Identifying the location and extent of EECs within the LGA.

26 Identifying areas of significant vegetation

27 Answers to Questions 110 - 121 are similar to previous.

28 Identify locations of EECs.

29 Locate, assess adjacent threats, mitigate threats (fire, weeds, vertebrate pests (deer, pigs, rabbits etc..) and baseline for future spatial change

30 Mapping EECs to ensure appropriate management during on ground works

31 Identifying endangered and critically endangered ecological communities

32

Gives indication of likelihood of EECs being present (requiring ground truthing). If particular species are associated with a habitat type (i.e. Benson VCA or broader Keith class) then habitat can be mapped and targeted.


149


33 Input to assessment of Ramsar nominations, site management, wetland vegetation protection

34 koala habitat atlas (KHA)


36 as previous

37

location context

38 as per previous detailed questions

39 central, critical, primary

40 as before


42 See answers 14 to 25

43 answers to all of the following mirror those of the previous questions

44 Accurate mapping of TECs is imperative to guide efficient use of resources.


46 as before

47 Provide information to planners

48 biodiversity conservation significance assessment

49 identification of existing TS information in relation to the area of interest

50

Veg maps with EEC identifiers or equivalents are useful in locating them spatially (for conservation efforts) and in broadly reducing weed threats (e.g reduction in weed distributions)

51 REF development, grant application development, works prioritisation

52 yes - see previous response



Count

41


1 Provides landscape context for field validation

2 GIS

3

In a current project aimed to improve EEC mapping across State Forest estate, vegetation mapping is compiled and analysed in ArcMap to identify areas where EEC may be present and to produce additional EEC mapping.

4 As Above

5 Both


150


6 Directly in site assessment.

7 Manipulate to produce new maps by aggregating PCTs or Vegetation Formations that are HCV.

8 To determine the location, area, type of EEC for planning purposes and to help staff on ground

9 Identify potential offset sites

10

An example is that I use vegetation maps to identify and map the location of particular fauna habitats and assess the relative importance of different parts of the landscape to conservation of vertebrate fauna.

11 Directly using GIS.

12 identify location of EECs and likely location of threatened species for on-ground verification

13 dito

14 by, er, looking for areas and locations where the EEC may be encountered

15 see previous answer

16 NV is a factor in weed risk assessment to prioritise weed funding.

17 To help identify presence of EECs or critical habitat on private land.

18 See previous response

19

Desktop review to guide targeted onground work Use in strategic planning, biodiversity certification etc

20

Use of EEC mapping and vegetation type mapping to identify areas at a clearing site or offset site. Always confirmed during site visit and field work.

21 Our mapping identifies EECs and their location. This information is vital to minimise potential impacts of Council's onground operations on EECs.

22 Overlays in a GIS system

23 Get detailed location of EEC whenever possible.

24 GIS

25 To provide staff and contractors with maps of EECs to ensure minimal impact during on ground works

26 Overlay vegetation mapping with cadastre, parks, aerial photo, zoning layers

27 Provides a desktop analysis of likelihood of finding EEC, but must be ground-truthed. Detailed mapping (to Benson VCA) only exists for half of our catchment.

28 rank habitat

29 Guide works


31 linework and tables

32 as before


34 As a guide to further refine local-scale mapping of TECs.


151


35 Spatial and assessment

36 as before

37 Planning prescribed burns and works within reserves


39 identify ROTAP and threatened fauna in NPWS layers

40 Pest and Weed Information System (PWIS) data would be used in conjunction with veg mapping data

41 investigate extent of communities on park, within reserve system and surrounding lands


(49 responses)

6.1%

(3)

24.5%

(12)

32.7%

(16)

40.8%

(20)

53.1%

(26)

57.1%

(28)

57.1%

(28)

67.3%

(33)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I prepare plans to


I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity


development of


this activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

resp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts


1 I undertake conservation assessments using this information at the veg community level.

2 Data from field work has been used to confirm EEC location for Eurobodalla EEC mapping and by local government when undertaking assessments under the EP&A Act.

3 as before

Qu 197: How important is the availability of appropriate vegetation map data for this activity. (48 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

8.3%

(4)

91.7%

(44)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts


152


(47 responses)

6.4%

(3)

8.5%

(4)

12.8%

(6)

14.9%

(7)

95.7%

(45)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets

Qu 199: When you use vegetation maps for this activity, typically what is the smallest area of vegetation you are assessing?

(49 responses)

2.0%

(1)

4.1%

(2)

4.1%

(2)

4.1%

(2)

14.3%

(7)

20.4%

(10)

51.0%

(25)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha (50x50m

– 100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha 5 - 10 ha > 50 ha 10 - 50 ha

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets



Count

38


1 1:100000

2 1:25000 or less

3 1:1,000 or less

4 1:25,000

5 <= 1:25,000


153


6 1:4000

7 1:25,000 to 1:250,000

8 regional

9 1:100000 for regional analysis, 1:5000 for property scale analysis

10 1:25000

11 1:25000

12 1:25,000

13 < 1:25:000

14 1:5000

15 1:10,000

16 1:5000 to 1:25000

17 1:25,000

18 1:3,000

19 1:250,000

20 1:3000

21 Various

22 1:1,000 and greater


24 1:5,000 to 1:25,000

25 1:75,000

26 Varies

27 5000-100000

28 1:25,000

29 as before

30 1:2,000

31 1:4000 or finer

32 1:100000

33 all scales

34 1:25000

35 1:25000

36 1:10000

37 > 1:1000

38 various


154

Qu 201: Please rank the importance of other mapping information types that you use in conjunction w ith vegetation

maps that may influence the ideal scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity (46 responses)

38

13

21

9

13

8

0

5

3

16

13

17

11

15

3

1

4

13

6

9

15 15

13

21 1

2

4

12

22

9

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

respo

nde

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

10


1 Land system mapping



4

If it exists then modelled species habitat maps would also be used in the assessment of the value of a given area to particular threatened species. However, the derivation of a good species habitat map relies on having high quality accurate and scale-appropriate vegetation maps to input.

5 Growth stage mapping if available

6 Wildlife Atlas Records




10 reserve veg maps


155


(47 responses)

4.3%

(2)

40.4%

(19)

53.2%

(25)

59.6%

(28)

76.6%

(36)

78.7%

(37)

85.1%

(40)

93.6%

(44)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Planning for an on

site visit

Using the map to

initiate further

w ork to look at

the conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spon

de

nts

in b

racke

ts



2 as before

Qu 204: For each vegetation classification or mapping system listed below provide a rating from high to low for how

well the system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity

(47 responses)

8

11

21

40

31

11

17

4

0

3

19

12

9

31

45

8

2

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45


(Keith 2004)


used in NSW regulatory

tools such as BioBanking,

PVP


Communities


No

. re

sp

ond

ents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

30


156



2 Any available mapped EEC datasets are used to assist in the identification of areas likely to have an EEC.



5

Local mapping may be necessary depending on the biota in question. For example, mapping of important nest trees may be necessary in the identification of critical habitat within a given colony of a threatened fauna species.

6 Veg community mapping at the greatest detail is generally needed to identify EEC's and critical habitat.

7 GCC and WSC Bell mapping (2002, 2004) and WSC EEC mapping (Bell 2008?)

8 dito

9 Many Councils and consultants have completed excellent EEC mapping. Many are field-validated.

10 Use fine scale local map wherever possible eg consultant report

11 Great Lakes Council vegetation map scheme

12 SCIVI and Eurobodalla EEC mapping

13

"The natural vegetation of the Gosford local government area, Central Coast, New South Wales", Eastcoast Flora Survey (revised and updated, 2009). The resolution of this mapping ranges from 1:3000 to 1:25,000. This resolution provides us with more certainty than any other mapping available. The mapping also includes the boundaries and classifications of all EECs in the LGA.

14 Local study untaken specifically for Council on amount and condition of roadside vegetation

15 Coffs Harbour City Council fine scale veg mapping which has been recently completed

16

Series of Validation Maps of Threatened Ecological Communities using API and more point data to both spatially correct and attribute vegetation types. Current classification based on ordination of 3000+ sites (Beukers and Miles 2005 unpublished) and new API for most NPWS parks and reserves south of Clyde River (NPWS 1999-2005 unpublished). GAM and Enthropy Modelling undertaken 2010 (Penman and Beukers) to supplement spatial data for vegetation classes where validation of API is inadequate. Expert collation of disparate API recorded in relational database (Beukers and Miles 2008 unpublished). Method of developing regional map product form API, site data and modelling hasbeeDecision validation API Work previously completed by work stalled due to time and lack of GIS programming capacity.

17

Local veg mapping is important where it has already been undertaken within reserves or the area locally. This information can provide extra detail needed to identify the extent of EECs and ensure appropriate management.

18 Use it where it is available, for greater accuracy and detail

19 detail



22 Northern Rivers

23 greatest level of accuracy and information


157


24


25 Made for purpose

26 as before



29 reserve maps

30 Use of local vegetation mapping products which provide accurate, reliable or site specific detail required

4.3.5 Select Sites Based on Conservation Values

Qu 206 - Do you use native vegetation map products in the selection of sites based on conservation values? (e.g. identifying sites for targeted reservation, private conservation agreement, or candidate conservation offsets under BioBanking etc)


Response Count



Qu 207 - What is the role of vegetation maps in selection of sites based on conservation values?


Count

35


1 Finding possible offset sites

2 Indicates potential sites

3 Used to compare site features with identified conservation features.

4 Answered before

5 Use vegetation condition information for the purposes of wilderness assessments.

6 Provide accurate data on the type and distribution of vegetation types in a region and the conservation values of these

7 Detailed veg mapping is used in assessing potential habitats, planning field survey sites and undertaking assessment of conservation status locally, regionally and statewide.


158


8 determine priority areas for investment for CMA funds or externally sourced funds & funding applications

9

In developing environment zones CHCC has traditionally broken areas of 'environmental value' in to 3-4 categories based on conservation significance. From these we derive our environment zones based on other factors including social and economic.

10 er ... to identify sites based on conservation values

11 Determine suitability for conservation reserve

12 Used in desktop assessment of potential conservation values on private properties.

13 Vegetation maps are critical in determining the conservation value of sites and are an important surrogate for biodiversity conservation management and analyses

14 reserve acquisition priority offsets

15 identifying which land managers have valuable vegetation on their property

16

For my work, vegetation maps have many roles, all of which are critical components of conservation value evaluation. For each vegetation "type" as well as all types combined: areal extent - extant and original, natural rarity, distribution/arrangement across landscapes, patch size, patch shape, connectivity, arrangement of each type in the context of others all have a bearing on conservation status and habitat values.

17 To assess size, type, connectivity etc of veg type. to identify suitable corridors

18

Identifying sites/areas for priority investment of incentives funding through CMA programs. Target areas for conservation and protection Conservation PVPs and shorter term management agreements with incentive funds.

19 Allows a desktop assessment of a site for potential acquisition or other form of reservation, prior to an onground assessment.


21 Identify veg type for sites.

22 baseline data

23 Vegetation mapping (both extent and condition) underpins the assessment of a site's conservation value.

24

1. Refer CAP2 Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resources health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region 2. Prioritisation

25 see previous

26 provide GIS mapping support to investment and planning team

27 as previous

28 Depends on the quality of the maps in depicting defined types of vegetation. Quality maps can highlight areas poorly protected or types that are endangered


30 same as before


32 VCA planning and evaluation

33 assessing existing % reservation, contribution of new area to res stats


159


34 To verify site nominations under threat abatement planning instruments or to create maps in site-specific management plans under Bitou TAP, Lantana Plan or BPWW

35 development of grant applications and works prioritisation



Count

30


1 As above

2 Both

3 Directly in site assessment.

4 answered before

5 Extract condition information for the purposes of wilderness assessments - identification .

6 Identify potential offset sites

7 Use veg community mapping with GIS.

8 identify location of EECs and likely location of threatened species for on-ground verification

9 see above

10 to identify sites that meet HCV criteria - veg type and conservation status; thr spp habitat; other features (e.g., wetlands, rainforest, old growth, etc)

11 Evaluate type and condition of vegetation and position in the landscape

12 Overlay data on map of property and identify presence.

13 Vegetation maps are critical to and underpin decision-making in this regard

14 Overlay veg maps on lot boundaries and aerial photography

15

I use extant and "reconstructed" (in my projects this means uncropped) GIS vegetation mapping data as the basis for running C-Plan - the computer-based corporate reserve selection decision-support system. Both digital and hard-copy maps are also indispensable for use by expert panels that work with C-Plan to test reserve design scenarios iteratively until an optimum regional reserve system is considered to have been reached.

16 identification of sites suitable for ongoing conservation (reserves, environmental zoning, biobanking, offset site etc)

17 Vegetation mapping utilised to identify potential areas for corridors, EECs, regionally significant vegetation communities.

18 Determine the presence of EECs and native vegetation, determine connectivity with other areas of native vegetation.

19 Identify veg types for sites.

20 GIS


160


21

Vegetation maps can be used directly to identify vegetation types (i.e. rare communities) of interest, or indirectly through input to models of biodiversity values (considering connectivity of habitat and threats present).

22

1. Refer CAP2 Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resources health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region 2. Identify condition, extent, floristics, structure of vegetation

23 directly refer and use veg map to ID possible conservation sites for PVPs

24 GIS overlays in relation to descriptions of vegetation types



27 Evaluating VCA's

28 analysis of existing veg types for area of interest

29 As above

30 occurrence and extent of community on park


(33 responses)

0.0%

21.2%

(7)

27.3%

(9)

42.4%

(14)

48.5%

(16)

51.5%

(17)

54.5%

(18)

69.7%

(23)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I prepare plans to

implement

activities

I create

vegetation maps

or related data

that supports this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I am involved in

the development

of policy in

relation to this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spon

den

ts in

bra

cke

ts


161


(32 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

6.3%

(2)

6.3%

(2)

87.5%

(28)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ckets


(30 responses)

3.3%

(1)

16.7%

(5)

20.0%

(6)

30.0%

(9)

100.0%

(30)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%


use in Geographic

Information Systems (GIS)

Hard copy vegetation maps

or printouts

Digital (PDF) copies of maps Information derived from



No

. re

sp

ond

ents

in b

rac

kets


162

Qu 212: When you use vegetation maps for this activity, typically what is the smallest area of vegetation you are

assessing?

(33 responses)

3.0%

(1)

3.0%

(1)

3.0%

(1)

12.1%

(4)

18.2%

(6)

27.3%

(9)

33.3%

(11)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

2 - 5 ha 5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No. re

spon

den

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

27


1 1:1,000 or less but variable

2 <= 1:25,000

3 1:4000

4 ?

5 1:100000 for regional analysis, 1:5000 for property scale analysis

6 1:25,000

7 <1:25,000

8 1:5000

9 1:25,000

10 1:5000 to 1:25000

11 1:25,000

12 1:3,000

13 any scale

14 1:100K


16 1:100000 to 250

17 Both 1:1,000,000 (for catchment prioritisation) down to 1:25,000 for local habitat linkages and 1:5,000 for property planning/implementation of on-ground works


163


18 1:20,000

19 25000

20 1:2000 in urban areas to 1:50000 rural inland

21 1:10,000


23 1:100000

24 1:25000

25 10000

26 >1:1000

27 various


maps that may influence the ideal scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity.

(32 responses)

28

9

25

11

9

6

1

5

2

11

2

11 11 11

21

2

9

3

67

6

9

10

10

21

6

16

7

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No

. re

sp

ond

ents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

8



2 Tenure boundaries - NP. Fire history, Infrastructure, especially NPWS assets layer.

3 Maps of fauna records from the Atlas of NSW Wildlife.

4 old growth & corridor mapping

5 SPOT5 satellite imagery


164



7 1. Refer CAP2 Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resources health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region

8 NPWS reserve veg mapping

Qu 216: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (please select one or more use) ?

(32 responses)

12.5%

(4)

43.8%

(14)

50.0%

(16)

59.4%

(19)

68.8%

(22)

81.3%

(26)

93.8%

(30)

96.9%

(31)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Planning for an on

site visit

Using the map to

initiate further

w ork to look at

the conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No.

respo

nd

ents

in b

rac

kets


1 Assessments of impacts from proposed developments.

2 Evaluating conservation status (primarily %-remaining) of vegetation types and vegetation as a whole in a sub-region

3 Identify important corridors and linkages for conservation.

4 1. Refer CAP2 Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resources health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region


well the system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity.

(32 responses)

6

10

13

27

21

10

8

3

1

3

109

5

21

43

9

1

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30


(Keith 2004)




PVP


Communities


No

. re

sp

ond

ents

High

Medium

Low

N/A


165


1 Bell & Driscoll 2010 & Council's native vegetation and Corridors mapping


3

I use any vegetation mapping that provides an indication of vegetation condition such as mature/regrowth, veg/nonveg, native/non native and presence/absence of weeds/weeds. Classification is not relevant, although EECs may be taken into account in a minor way into account when delineating wilderness boundaries.

4 Greatest detail in veg community mapping enables better definition of potential habitat types.

5 GCC and WSC Bell mapping (2002, 2004) and WSC EEC mapping (2008?)

6 see previous

7 Local Councils, consultants and unis may have very good mapping that will be better then State-wide modelled data

8 Any supporting information from fine scale mapping is used for assessment of conservation values


10

The local mapping I use consists of various products that have been compiled over the years for various purposes, some of which are closely related and other that are not. There is no well-organised or universally recognised "system" for vegetation mapping in western NSW and the maps that have been developed do not form a complete coverage. Neither do they conform to an accepted and known standard. Therefore they are often of varying and unknown classification resolution and spatial scale etc. Nevertheless, for my regional scale work they can often be standardised and edge-matched where they do exist and data gaps filled in using SPOT imagery. The compilation mapping products that result can be used with relative confidence for my purposes so long as the classification resolution adopted is at what I have called "Broad Vegetation Type" (somewhat coarser than the NSW VCA vegetation communities of Benson et al 2010 but still much finer than Keith's Formations and Classes). The reason for using these products is that Keith's products are in no way seamless either and even if they were, they are far to coarse to capture intra-subregional variation adequately. At the other extreme, very few maps are available (at least off-park) that can be relied upon at levels of definition equating to Bensons communities. So, the compilation maps that I produce are the only ones that can be prepared within reasonable timeframes and that are at a resolution that suits my purposes.

11

Eurobodalla EEC mapping CMA mapped project sites SCIVI Riparian condition maps All of these products are used to assist in identifying priority areas for investment. To meet objectives from state and federal funding agencies, and to ensure that investment on ground results in an increase in vegetation conservation, extent and condition.

12

"The natural vegetation of the Gosford local government area, Central Coast, New South Wales", Eastcoast Flora Survey (revised and updated, 2009). This mapping includes the boundaries (and therefore areal extent) and classifications of all EECs in the LGA, and also identifies all other native vegetation communities and their extent in the LGA.

13 Coffs Harbour City Council fine scale veg mapping which has just been completed.


15 Sound local mapping can indicate areas of high conservation area. Whereas coarse regional mapping including modelling is unreliable and should not be used for this.

16 Northern Rivers

17 greatest level of accuracy and detail

18 Made for purpose


166



20 NPWS veg maps

21 Use of local vegetation products which show accurately the occurrence and extent of the community at the site level



Count

21

4.3.6 Select Sites Based on Non-Conservation Values

Qu 219 - Do you use native vegetation products in selection of sites based on non-conservation values? (e.g. identification of potential carbon offset or biomass sequestration sites)


Response Count



Qu 220 - What is the role of vegetation maps in selection of sites based on non-conservation values?


Count

5


1 Vegetation Maps are used to identify areas for future development.

2 Identification of location of native veg for the improvement of the condition of the riparian zone. Also starting to look at carbon sequestration opportunities.

3 Refer questions 58 to 69

4 see previous




Count

3


167



2 Identification of location of native veg for the improvement of the condition of the riparian zone. Also starting to look at carbon sequestration opportunities.



(4 responses)

0.0%

25.0%

(1)

25.0%

(1)

50.0%

(2)

50.0%

(2)

50.0%

(2)

50.0%

(2)

75.0%

(3)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

I prepare plans to

implement

activities

I create

vegetation maps

or related data

that supports this

activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I am involved in

the development

of policy in

relation to this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spon

den

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(3 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

33.3%

(1)

66.7%

(2)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%


No.

respo

nde

nts

in b

rack

ets


168


(4 responses)

0.0%

25.0%

(1)

25.0%

(1)

25.0%

(1)

100.0%

(4)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%


use in Geographic

Information Systems (GIS)

Hard copy vegetation maps

or printouts

Digital (PDF) copies of maps Information derived from



No.

res

po

nde

nts

in b

rack

ets


assessing?

(4 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

25.0%

(1)

25.0%

(1)

50.0%

(2)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

2 - 5 ha 1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No. re

spo

nde

nts

in b

rack

ets



Count

3



2 1:10,000

3 1:25000


169


maps that may influence the ideal scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity.

(4 responses)

4

1

2

1 1 1

0 00

3

2

3 3 3

1

00 0 0 0 0 0

1

00 0 0 0 0 0

1

00

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nde

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

1



Qu 229: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for (please select one or more uses) ?

(4 responses)

0.0%

50.0%

(2)

75.0%

(3)

75.0%

(3)

100.0%

(4)

100.0%

(4)

100.0%

(4)

100.0%

(4)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Planning for an on

site visit

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further

w ork to look at

the conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

ond

ents

in b

rack

ets


170


well the system suits this activity. Select no applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity.

(4 responses)

1

2 2

3 3

2

1 1 1

0

1 1

0 0 00 0

1

0 00

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5


(Keith 2004)




PVP


Communities


No.

res

po

nde

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

2

answered question 2

skipped question 196


1 Coffs Harbour City Council fine scale veg mapping which has been recently completed.

2 Greatest level of accuracy and information

4.3.7 Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling

Qu 232 - Do you use native vegetation products in Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling?


Response Count



Questions 233 to 244 had zero responses.


171

4.3.8 State of the Environment Reporting

Qu 245 - Do you use native vegetation products in State of the Environment Reporting or related reporting? (e.g State of the Forests, State of the Parks, State of the Catchments, State of the Environment, and Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting etc)


Response Count



Qu 246 - What is the role of vegetation maps in State of the Environment Reporting?


Count

22

answered question 22



1 Monitor the loss of vegetation communities and extant of native vegetation - clearing rates

2 Used in State of Parks reporting

3 Auditing of areas included to to PVPs or Private Conservation Agreements.

4

Present overviews at the statewide level of the status and trend in the extent and condition of vegetation to identify patterns and facilitate comparison between regions. Also to identify levels and types of pressures and impacts on vegetation (landuse and/or general pressures eg fire, weeds, disease). Describe the status and trends in specific veg types of interest eg mangroves, saltmarsh, seagrass, wetland vegetation and riparian vegetation. Maps also used as a basis for conducting analyses of data to present in various tables.

5 Determine extent of EECs, environmental assets wetlands; areas of HCV

6 surrogate for biodiversity; and landscape condition

7 Vegetation maps are a surrogate for biodiversity and reflect the health, condition and status of the quality and function of the natural environment

8 To be able to identify changes in vegetation conditions extent and type

9 Used to quantify the conservation status of vegetation communities within the LGA.

10 Use them in Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Review of activities within veg communities based on requirements of SOP reporting

12 Identification of hectares of native vegetation (i.e. remnants) actively managed as a NSW CMA standard output

13 NV maps used to inform wetlands SoE reporting

14 Refer please SOE reports for 2012


172



16 provide maps analyse to assist with MER

17 as previous

18 local govt SoER

19 determine vege extent and change

20 Vegetation status and change in extent. Reservation status.

21 measure change over time

22 As input into biodiversity models for MER assessments.



Count

20


1 As above

2 Identifying conservation assets extent & condition

3 Auditing areas incorporated into conservation titles.

4 Directly and indirectly - depending on availability of suitable data and level of need

5

interrogate class 5 veg layer to supply stats. an LGA wide veg map now gives council the opportunity to provide accurate statistics on each community type

6 want to monitor status and change in extent and condition of vegetation

7 Vegetation maps directly inform SoE analyses

8 GIS overlay

9 I used the data contained within the SER. Answers to questions 152- 161 are similar to previous.

10 GIS

11 Reference to mapped data in conjunction with data relevant to SOP requests

12

Vegetation mapping is used as a guide for field officers prior to site visits. Areas of remnant native vegetation that are 'actively managed' (and reported on in the NSW Land Management Database) are defined by field officers during their field visits, such that polygons are self-defined, not with mapping products. Aerial photography and vegetation mapping (OEH Roff mapping) provide a guide to staff prior to their visit.

13 Refer please SOE reports for 2012

14 Directly refer to veg mapping in GIS

15 report change

16 SLATS

17 National assessments against IBRA regions & CAPAD.


173


18 evaluate vegetation community impacts and changes

19 Reserve maps, GIS

20 As input into biodiversity models


(22 responses)

0.0%

22.7%

(5)

27.3%

(6)

27.3%

(6)

31.8%

(7)

50.0%

(11)

54.5%

(12)

54.5%

(12)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I create

vegetation maps

or related data

that supports this

activity

I am involved in

the development

of policy in

relation to this

activity

I prepare plans to

implement

activities

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spon

den

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(19 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

42.1%

(8)

57.9%

(11)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%


No.

res

po

nde

nts

in b

rack

ets


174


assessing?

(20 responses)

0.0%

5.0%

(1)

5.0%

(1)

10.0%

(2)

10.0%

(2)

30.0%

(6)

40.0%

(8)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha 0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

> 50 ha 5 - 10 ha

No.

respo

nd

ents

in b

rack

ets



Count

17


1 1:1,000

2 1:25,000

3 1:4000

4 1:100000

5 1:10000

6 1:100,000

7 1:10,000

8 Various

9 1:25,000

10 1:25,000

11 1:5,000

12 25000

13 1:100K

14 1:25000

15 1:25000

16 1:100000

17 1:25000


175


maps that may influence the scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity.

(19 responses)

12

5

6

4

3

1

0

2

3

5 5 5

2

1

0 0

3 3

4 4

6

9

6

11

3

0

2

3 3

7

2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No

. re

sp

ond

ents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

3



2 old growth & corridor maps + LiDAR

3 CAPAD boundaries and IUCN category of each reserve, IPA, etc.


(19 responses)

5.3%

(1)

21.1%

(4)

26.3%

(5)

47.4%

(9)

57.9%

(11)

57.9%

(11)

63.2%

(12)

68.4%

(13)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further

w ork to look at

the conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Planning for an on

site visit

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

pon

de

nts

in b

racke

ts


176


1 ideally change in condition


well the system suits this activity. Select not applicable (N/A) for options that do not apply to this activity.

(19 responses)

4

6

8

11

10

6

5

1 1

0

7

6

5

2

00 0

2 2

6

0

2

4

6

8

10

12


(Keith 2004)




PVP


Communities


No.

res

pon

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

9


1 Bell & Driscoll 2010 and LMCC Native Vegetation and Corridors Mapping


3 see previous


5 Mapping and information supplied by the local office of Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority

6


7

Local veg mapping is important where it has already been undertaken within reserves or the area locally. This information can provide extra detail needed to identify the extent of EECs and determine existing works conducted within or adjacent to these and other veg communities, relevant to the questions ID'd in the SOP reporting.


177



9 Has decent detail you can understand, with appropriate meta data that is easily accessed.



Response Count



4.4 LAND MANAGEMENT

4.4.1 Native Vegetation Restoration

Qu 259 - Do you use native vegetation products in Native Vegetation Restoration? (e.g. using maps of existing or pre-1750 predicted vegetation to plan revegetation works)


Response Count



Qu 260 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Native Vegetation Restoration?


Count

39


1

Identify sites for restoration Estimate previous vegetation types to inform the design restoration works

2 Used to identify likely community & species composition for vegetation restoration of degraded areas on-park

3 assessing areas of significant vegetation linking areas

4 Site assessment against the identified vegetation features of the endangered ecological communities.

5 Veg type and condition maps assist in planning weed control and revegetation activities subject to ground truthing

6 Identifying suitable vegetation communities or types

7 Predictive mapping in over cleared landscapes to assist revegetation activities

8 Predicting what vegetation type may have originally occurred. Using species lists as a guide to revegetation.


178


9 Identifying HCV area to target funding towards.

10

To develop a 'like for like' replacement restoration plans Provide species lists suitable for restoration

11 identifying areas and sites that may be prioritised for investment in landscape restoration

12

Planning works for funding or landholder works plans for accessing funding. Assisting with on-ground implementation.

13 As per previous questions.

14 Identify plant communities

15 Assist in identifying existing and pre existing plant communities, assist in determining plant lists for restoration purposes

16 Vegetation maps identify and underpin decision-making around native vegetation restoration, which is so critically required in NSW

17 Landscape restoration projects

18 Provides the appropriate information to assist in selection of species for restoration works

19 determine current vegetation distribution using 2002 Bioregional Assessment Study for Illawarra Escarpment, etc - use as desktop resource to

20 To identify original plant communities in plant species selection

21 determining the level of degradation at a site by looking at a comparable veg community. The maps assist in determining distribution of comparable veg communities.

22 Pre-1750s vegetation and soil mapping allows you to identify what vegetation once occurred in an area.

23 Developing Vegetation Management Plans

24 Identifying strategic and priority areas.

25 Vegetation mapping is often used to assist in developing a benchmark for rehabilitation.

26 same answers as previous questions for all questions in this section

27 Identify areas for connectivity considerations

28 Crucial first step in preparing a vegetation management plan.

29 Identifying community types prior to field visits and to look for opportunities to improve connectivity of habitat

30 provide background information

31 Operational

32 identify species and their best location for planting

33 Mapping the vegetation by work area of site, site in relation to adjacent vegetation, connectivity


35 provide advice to investment team on possible investment opportunities

36 guide works

37 Sound pre-European maps can help with planning rehabilitation schemes with landholders


179


38 determine extent and occurrence of community in which to undertake works

39 Model priority for restoration.



Count

34


1 As above

2 Identify community & species composition for reveg works

3 Species that are suitable for the works site are selected from the comparison with the vegetation maps.

4 Base data for preparing vegetation type and condition maps for biobanking agreements

5 Site assessment best method of existing remnant trees and patches. Mapping has secondary role to support field observations

6 As above.

7 Review significance of veg based on TSC status, condition, connectivity etc.

8 Baseline property assessments Compare surrounding vegetation to inform species replacement

9 to identify such sites, based on veg type and conservation status, and landscape context.

10 Planning on-ground works, locations, species lists for planting, priority areas for works. Identifying Threatened Species/Community priority areas for works.

11 Directly using GIS

12 vegetation maps inform such decision-making and prioritisation

13 Use Holroyd Council's database

14

Using the vegetation mapping for the area or personnel knowledge of the communities in the area, I can select appropriate species for revegetation works on landcare sites and my own property

15

Use this mapping to identify plant community when looking to undertake restoration in new areas or respond to complaints within council pocket/riparian reserves - help to determine potential for threatened species and/or EECs

16 Via Council's GIS mapping system

17

veg mapping can assist in plant choice for assisted restoration, can provide a goal for a restoration project, can be used to show areas where restoration is needed. assists in preparing vegetation management plans

18

Vegetation mapping is used to identify original native vegetation to be restored by overlaying the following layers; pre-1750s vegetation communities and current vegetation extent etc prior to carrying out a site inspection. Mapping from previous years allows staff to observe changes in the vegetation boundaries.

19 desktop work plus groundproofing

20 Overlay veg maps on aerial images and property boundaries to show target areas.


180




23 Look at what was there and see what the potential is for reveg

24 To map the extent and condition of vegetation on a property.

25 In planning for on-ground works (in GIS)

26 get veg data for specific project area

27

1. Describe existing site 2. Describe works to complete 3. Express completed works, outputs & outcomes

28 I look at the friggin' map

29 Directly

30 use veg mapping to assist with investment planning

31 target areas

32 GIS overlay comparing current extent to modelled pre-European maps to view loss of original areas.

33 REF development and other planning

34 As input into models.


(37 responses)

8.1%

(3)

29.7%

(11)

32.4%

(12)

32.4%

(12)

43.2%

(16)

54.1%

(20)

59.5%

(22)

62.2%

(23)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I prepare plans to


I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities


development of


this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


1 I prepare grant applications.

2 manage restoration projects but not people



181


(36 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

22.2%

(8)

77.8%

(28)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


(37 responses)

10.8%

(4)

16.2%

(6)

27.0%

(10)

40.5%

(15)

94.6%

(35)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(36 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

5.6%

(2)

5.6%

(2)

11.1%

(4)

36.1%

(13)

41.7%

(15)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha 5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


182



Count

33


1 1:1,000 or less

2 1:10,000

3 1:5000

4 1:4000

5 1:5000

6 1:25000

7 1:10000

8 1:25000

9 1:4000

10 1:5000

11 1:10,000

12 1:25,000

13 1:25000

14 1:3,000

15 1:200 - 1:1,000

16 1:25,000

17 1:5000

18 1:25,000

19 1:2000

20 1:2000 / 1:5000

21 1:25,000


23 Not sure

24 1:25000

25 Often 1-2ha for application of on-ground works. More typically 1:100,000 for planning of priority works

26 various

27 5000 - 15000

28 1:1000 to 1:25000

29 1;1000 to 1:10000

30 25000


183


31 1:5000 cities to 1:50000 inland.

32 various

33 1:10000


that may influence the ideal scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity.

(37 responses)

33

19

31

10

13

9

0

23

9

3

1312 12

10

1

9

2

11 1112

20

2

0 01

21

3

14

11

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

4



2 Local and expert knowledge, particularly the location, distribution and extent of native pastures that have high resilience and therefore high potential for restoration

3 location of identified EEC's, creeks, wetlands, habitat trees, fire trails, council owned land



184


(38 responses)

7.9%

(3)

55.3%

(21)

57.9%

(22)

63.2%

(24)

71.1%

(27)

78.9%

(30)

78.9%

(30)

94.7%

(36)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Planning for an on

site visit

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


1 Provided to bush restoration contractors, also to plan sites for monitoring

2 Connectivity




(36 responses)

8

1213

2423

89

2

6

3

12

98

3

0

65

11

1

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

22


185


1 Bell & Driscoll 2010 and LMCC Native Vegetation and Corridor Mapping

2 Local vegetation mapping refers to fine scale mapping done by botanists with site (100ha) specific surveys.

3 NPWS (2002) Illawarra mapping.

4 see previous

5 Local mapping, such as that from Local Councils or Landcare groups, and incorporation of local and expert knowledge, is critical for this task.

6

I frequently data from Vegetation of the Cessnock-Kurri Resion, Bell , DECC 2008 as it is fairly accurate. Where this isn't available in an area I revert to the LHCCREMS profile data. Is this what you mean by 'system'?

7 LHCCREMS and CMA

8 Great Lakes Council vegetation community mapping

9 As for previous section

10 Illawarra Bushland Database - provides presence/absence data that isn't available in veg mapping databases

11 See response before

12

LHCCREMS vegetation GIS mapping(best we have locally for veg communities) Local EEC GIS mapping (identifying particular EEC's for site specific surveys undertaken, no other EEC mapping is available) Local Habitat Tree GIS mapping (habitat trees are an important asset to be managed) Local Bushland Audit GIS mapping and report (site specific report detailing condition of bushland on council owned land)

13

As mention previously, vegetation mapping was undertaken to accompany Pittwater’s Native Vegetation Management Plan (2012). Mapping included current extent and pre 1750s mapping which is relatively comprehensive, particularly on Council land. This mapping assists council staff to manage vegetation types within the LGA for different issues inc. vegetation restoration. The method used to map Pittwater’s vegetation followed that of the SMCMA mapping project. Pittwater’s vegetation mapping incorporates equivalent vegetation classifications e.g. Threatened species - EEC equivalent (TSC Act 1995) and Bushfire - Keith classification (2004). This is beneficial as it allows staff to consult a single vegetation map source in the first stages of a project.

14 Ballina Shire Council's shirewide vegetation mapping available in digital format

15

Eurobodalla EEC mapping SCIVI Land tenure Riparian condition For all the same reasons as before


17 If there is an existing vegetation map it is used a first step to build a map at a property scale.

18 any local scale mapping available - usually better than existing

19 detail.

20 Local government veg mapping, scale and accuracy

21 Local mapping may indicate more accurately where vegetation types are and were.

22 local vegetation mapping which provides high accuracy, relaible information for site based action


186

4.4.2 Property Planning

Qu 272 - Do you use native vegetation map products in Property Planning activities? (e.g. the development of property management plans and farm plans)


Response Count



Qu 273 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Property Planning?


Count

12


1 foundation layer for planning activities

2

Establish revegetation lists Produce farm plan maps Inform monitoring processes

3 Identify location of vegetation communities to assist with project planning for Incentive PVPs and other projects

4 Identifying which vegetation community is likely to be on site prior to a site visit, and ground truth this during the visit. Determining whether it is

5 assessment and creation of PVPs under the NV Act

6

Identification of management zones in offset areas. Identification of high conservation value areas on properties.


8 Assisting to establish what the veg types are on the property and the opportunities for reveg

9 A basic layer.

10 assist clearing team assess development PVPs


12 Identifying habitat values



Count

12


187


1 overlay infrastructure and planned activities over veg layer. also to plan veg connectivity and rehab activities

2 Identify individual veg types and species

3 Identify location of EECs, likely threatened species for field verification

4 See above. I'm unclear as to the difference in these two questions 'What is the role...' and 'How do i use...'

5 identity areas of native vegetation to be cleared or managed as per PVP

6

Mapping used in conjunction with field work data and other mapping layers to identify different management requirements and therefore zones within an offset area to be managed for environmental outcomes. Preliminary identification of areas in which no further clearing can be undertaken.


8 Look at the map and see what might be on the property then check on the property to see if it is there.

9 A vegetation map helps plan appropriately and use activities and reports on how appropriate past land uses have been at a particular site.

10 directly refer to veg mapping to get an idea of veg type, communities, likely impacts


12 Input into models


(14 responses)

7.1%

(1)

14.3%

(2)

21.4%

(3)

21.4%

(3)

42.9%

(6)

50.0%

(7)

71.4%

(10)

78.6%

(11)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I prepare plans to


I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)


development of


this activity

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rac

kets


1 Undertake assessments under the NV Act which require a Property Vegetation Plan



188


(12 responses)

8.3%

0.0% 0.0%

25.0%

(3)

66.7%

(8)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Very important Moderately important Neutral Not important Somew hat important

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


(13 responses)

15.4%

(2)

30.8%

(4)

30.8%

(4)

38.5%

(5)

100.0%

(13)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)

Digital (PDF) copies of maps Hard copy vegetation maps or

printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(13 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

7.7%

(1)

7.7%

(1)

30.8%

(4)

53.8%

(7)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha 2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


189



Count

12


1 1:10000

2 1:25000

3 < 1:25,000

4 1:25,000

5 1:25,000


7 not sure

8 1:25000

9 1:25,000

10 25000

11 1:2,0000

12 1:10000



(12 responses)

12

9

11

4

5

4

0

1

0

2

1

4

5

4

1

00

1

0

3

2 2

5

00 0 0 0 0

1

5

3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

2


190


1 as per question 18 (when available)



( 13 responses)

15.4%

(2)

46.2%

(6)

61.5%

(8)

69.2%

(9)

69.2%

(9)

76.9%

(10)

84.6%

(11)

92.3%

(12)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


1 Identifying potential habitat for TS




(11 responses)

3 3

5

8

7

4 4

3 3

0

3

4

0 0

11

0

3

0

2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No

. re

sp

on

se

s High

Medium

Low

N/A


191



Count

6


1 GCC and WSC Bell mapping (2002, 2004) and WSC EEC mapping (Bell 2008?)

2 as per question 21 (when available)

3

SCIVI - there is no NSW reg tools mapping for this area. Eurobodalla EEC and other Local Govt maps - they are at a finer scale and more accurate than other mapping.


5 Identify the extent and condition of native vegetation on a property.

6 greatest level of detail and accuracy

4.4.3 Property Owner – Grant applications

Qu 285 - Do you use native vegetation products in grant application for property owners? (e.g. providing knowledge of the types and significance of vegetation occurring on their property to support their application for land or vegetation management funding)


Response Count



Qu 286 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Property Owner - Grant Applications?


Count

15


1 Capacity building, education, negotiating best outcome with landowner

2 - included in the selection criteria (weighted) to select property owners. - are they in a targeted vegetation type ie EEC

3 Showing Project location, boundaries fencing etc.

4

Mapping Prioritising Educating

5 as per previous questions

6 Helps to identify under-reserved veg types and EECs.

7 Vegetation maps are a surrogate for biodiversity and ecosystem services provisions and thus guide analysis and development of grant applications


192


8 Providing a basis for description of biodiversity values of a site


10 Very important and a requirement of most grant applications with a conservation component..

11 Identification of likely vegetation types on their property or application area

12 provide info on property and surrounding veg

13 supporting documentation

14 Various - e.g. identify EPBC TECs for tender processes and veg type for before and after condition assessments.




Count

14


1 Demonstrating location of EEC and/or threatened species, connectivity, local or regional value of native vegetation present

2 are they in a mapped corridor?

3 specific for a grant application

4 Vegetation maps assist identify priority areas for on-ground works.

5 Overlay it on property map then consider management activities that will need to be implemented so that it is protected.

6 Vegetation maps inform grant applications

7 Provides some of the important information in describing the biodiversity values of a site


9 The 'rarity' of a vegetation community or its value as wildlife and threatened species habitat can influence the outcome of a grant application.

10

Mapping data is used to determine likely occurrence of threatened species, populations and ecological communities, provide information on the extent of clearing of vegetation communities present and therefore the importance of vegetation on the application site to conservation, as an indicator of condition and for identifying the presence of local and regional corridors.

11 review to get information on veg communities

12 appendices guide priorities

13 Plan to use MVGs (and hopefully finer) data for identifying broad veg type to roll up MERI reporting.



193


(15 responses)

6.7%

(1)

6.7%

(1)

13.3%

(2)

33.3%

(5)

53.3%

(8)

60.0%

(9)

60.0%

(9)

66.7%

(10)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

I prepare plans to


I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity


development of


this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nde

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts


(14 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

14.3%

(2)

85.7%

(12)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


(13 responses)

23.1%

(3)

30.8%

(4)

38.5%

(5)

46.2%

(6)

84.6%

(11)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


194

Qu 291:When you use vegetation maps for this activity, typically what is the smallest area of vegetation you are assessing?

(14 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

7.1%

(1)

7.1%

(1)

21.4%

(3)

28.6%

(4)

35.7%

(5)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha 2 - 5 ha > 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

12


1 1:25,000

2 1:5000

3 1:25,000

4 1:25,000

5 1:3,000

6 1:25,000


8 1:25000

9 ????

10 various

11 1:25K or better

12 1:2,000


195



(14 responses)

12

6

11

3

2 2

0 0

1

4

1

5

8

5

0

2

1

3

2

5

3

6

8

00

1

0

1 1 1

6

5

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

3


1 corridors


3 Satellite imagery on Google earth


(15 responses)

13.3%

(2)

60.0%

(9)

66.7%

(10)

73.3%

(11)

73.3%

(11)

80.0%

(12)

86.7%

(13)

93.3

(14)%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

ond

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets



2 Identifying local and regional vegetation corridors, habitat for threatened fauna


196



(14 responses)

3

4

6

8

7

2 2

1

5

2

8

7

3

0

11 1

4

1

4

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

8


1 GCC and WSC Bell mapping (2002, 2004) and WSC EEC mapping (2008?)

2 see previous

3 Great Lakes Council vegetation community mapping

4 As for previous sections for this question


6 Identification of conservation values at property scale if 1:25000 mapping is available.

7 Too hard, at this stage, to collate local scale mapping for a web service.




Response Count




197

4.5 NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT

4.5.1 NPWS Plans of Management

Qu 299 - Do you use native vegetation products in reserve Plans of Management ? (e.g. characterising the vegetation type or condition as a basis for planning appropriate use and management)


Response Count



Qu 300 - What is the role of vegetation maps in NPWS Plans of Management?


Count

24


1 use veg maps for property plans of management or equivalent

2 Plans of management for Council land Management Plans for offset sites including Council land

3 Describing vegetation communities within the reserve & identifying appropriate activities within communities

4 assessing values, managing activities - recreation, infrastructure, rehabilitating areas

5 The vegetation types allow a PoM to focus funds for rehabilitation works.

6 Description of values of the park

7 For Reserve Plans of Management vegetation maps identify vegetation communities on the site

8 Vegetation mapping is a surrogate for biodiversity and habitat condition score

9

Vegetation mapping is used to prepare detailed maps highlighting ecological issues for Reserve Plans of Management. Good vegetation mapping is also essential in the preliminary stages of plan preparation to identify threatened species habitat and presence of EECs etc.

10 Veg maps are commonly included in PoMs

11 The vegetation maps indicate the type and extent of native vegetation on community land.

12 this is getting silly.....


14 Describe the content and significance of a park or reserve

15 We work on local government plans fo management. See previous answers

16 Special Areas Strategic Plan of Management

17 planning


198


18

Basis for describing the vegetation within a reserve, and specifically EECs or location of ROTAPs, TSC species (although mainly from Atlas, Yeti rather than veg maps).


20 Provide vegetation information in order to plan for ecological management of a reserve

21 To identify the type of veg you are dealing with

22

they, are often the core of the environmental information at their ideal they provide an understanding of the variability of environments, condition, and threat status which has implications for management

23 set context for conservation values and management actions

24 Provision of Baseline data for planning & management purposes



Count

23



2 As above

3 as above

4 indirectly

5 The vegetation maps directly indicate the species composition required for the rehabilitation work.

6 Table of vegetation types and area within the park

7 Use Holroyd Council's database

8 Direct application of vegetation mapping to identify and define actions and requirements

9

Vegetation map data is used in the preliminary stages of plan preparation to assist in identify threatened species habitat and presence of EECs etc. Vegetation map data is also used to prepare detailed maps for inclusion in POMs.

10 Vegetation layer displayed on PoM map

11

We are required under the Local Government Act 1993 to prepare a Plan of Management for all community land/reserves. The vegetation maps provide the location and type of all EECs and other native vegetation in the LGA, which is invaluable for conservation planning and PoM preparation.

12 ....really silly.....


14 GIS and reports

15 Identifying potential threats to water quality and biodiversity

16 guide works


199


17

Assessing distribution of various veg types within a reserve. Rating the conservation status of veg communities in the wider landscape (in conjunction with other sources of info)


19 Identify vegetation communities within a reserve

20 GIS and maps

21

Often the plan comes to me with this information in it BUT I will check that it is using standard descriptions- if not or if I see errors then I will access VIS first to find out if there is a quick list of veg types for the park (particularly western parks) if not then peruse GIS layers - then I will often google if all else fails/or use library for additional textual data if there is a publication associated with the mapping.

22 Surrogate for biodiversity; identify conservation values

23 Provision of Baseline data for planning & management purposes


(24 responses)

8.3%

(2)

16.7%

(4)

25.0%

(6)

37.5%

(9)

37.5%

(9)

54.2%

(13)

66.7%

(16)

66.7%

(16)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I prepare plans to


I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity


development of


this activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



2 i assist other staff to undertake this activity


200


(23 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

4.3%

(1)

17.4%

(4)

78.3%

(18)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


(22 responses)

22.7%

(5)

22.7%

(5)

27.3%

(6)

40.9%

(9)

95.5%

(21)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts

Online / w eb service Digital (PDF) copies of maps Information derived from maps

by someone else

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(21 responses)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

14.3%

(3)

33.3%

(7)

33.3%

(7)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha 5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


201



Count

20


1 1:1,000 or less

2 1:10,000

3 1:5000

4 1:4000

5 dependent on park size

6 1:5,000

7 1:3,000

8 1:2000 / 1:5000

9 1:50000

10 1:3000

11 1:25,000


13 1:25,000

14 25000

15 Depends on size of reserve. Broad scale is fine for >100 ha.

16 1:10,000

17 1:25000

18 1:25000

19 1:25,000 ideally

20 1:25k or better is ideal


202



(23 responses)

18

12

16

5 5

7

2

11

6

4 4

10 10

4

1

3

2

0

8

4 4

8

11 1

2

4

3

1

7

4

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

5




3 Topographic maps often give a good indication of past clearing practices.

4 assets, roads, town, cultural sites,

5

AMS data; Vegetation map reports and metadata; Bionet data; floristic site records (these apply to all previous answers too)


(24 responses)

12.5%

(3)

45.8%

(11)

58.3%

(14)

62.5%

(15)

66.7%

(16)

87.5%

(21)

91.7%

(22)

95.8%

(23)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Planning for an on

site visit

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


203


1 Hazard reduction management protocols.


3 Identify reserve-scale extent of vegetation types; identify appropriate management actions for the reserve based on conservation values



(21 responses)

4

7

5

16

15

6

8

4

1

2

8

5

4

2

0

1 1

4

0

2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

15


1 Bell and Driscoll 2010 and LMCC Native Vegetation and Corridor Mapping



4 As mentioned previously.


6

"The natural vegetation of the Gosford local government area, Central Coast, New South Wales", Eastcoast Flora Survey (revised and updated, 2009). This mapping indicates the boundaries and classifications of all EECs in the LGA, which is vital for conservation planning on community land.

7 maps form local sources eg. NPWS data



204


9

Series of Validation Maps of Reserves using API and more point data to both spatially correct and attribute vegetation types. Current classification based on ordination of 3000+ sites (Beukers and Miles 2005 unpublished) and new API for most NPWS parks and reserves south of Clyde River (NPWS 1999-2005 unpublished). GAM and Enthropy Modelling undertaken 2010 (Penman and Beukers) to supplement spatial data for vegetation classes where validation of API is inadequate. Expert collation of disperate API recorded in relational database (Beukers and Miles 2008 unpublished). Method of developing regional map product form API, site data and modelling hasbee Decision validation API Work previously completed by work stalled due to time and lack of GIS programming capacity. ALSO SCIVI

10 Better quality info. Generally includes a paper report with analysis of veg condition, conservation status, management recommendations, etc.

11 Northern Rivers


13 identification of individuals of a species

14 sometime this is all that is available that definitively describes vegetation available in a park- usually I try to relate it back to PCT if possible

15 see previous

4.5.2 Reserve Weed Management

Qu 312 - Do you use native vegetation products in reserve weed management? (e.g. planning for weed management activity, or using presence of weeds as an indicator of the condition of native vegetation)


Response Count



Qu 313 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Reserve Weed Management?


Count

21


1 Identify target areas for weeding

2 Identifying priority areas for weed management

3 assessment of significant vegetation affected by weeds

4 Vegetation maps are used to to guide the choice of weed control techniques and methods for the appropriate work.

5 Current mapping is of very little use

6 as per previous questions

7

Vegetation mapping is a useful indicator of habitat condition and quality and the presence of derived, modified or invaded community types, or indeed types sensitive to such invasion


205


8 determine vegetation classification and potential for EECs and Threatened Species to occur

9

To identify vegetation communities to be managed/restored. Identify EECs/threatened species habitat and prepare relevant 'Test of Significance' prior to weed management works.


11 Identifying veg communities for targeted weed control, access and long term condition

12 Identifying the vegetation type present on an area

13 See previous

14 Guide works

15 determining site priorities


17 Map Weed locations - determine spread of weed influx.

18 identify likely and known locations of weed species,

19 Identify areas in need of treatment

20 Site management plans under weed threat abatement strategies use veg layers to identify assets and assess risk of weed threats

21 identify habitats, sometimes potential extent of weeds and likely areea of spread



Count

16


1 Identify areas that require restoration & weeding

2 Identifying TECs & regionally significant vegetation communities to rank weed management priorities

3 The vegetation maps are used to guide investment in weed control works.

4 Most mapping available is insufficient detail for weed management

5 Vegetation maps represent risk, current state and a benchmark for assessing such planning and implementation of weed control activities

6 desktop search prior to site visit, informal map generation for contractors or internal staff, identify priority areas for restoration/weed control activities

7

- Identify vegetation communities present - Identify EECs threatened species habitat - Prepare detailed maps for inclusion in Weed Management Plans and to assist contractors on site.


9 Mapping extent of communities and EECs, identifying access and determining appropriate sites for weed control activities


206


10 Guide works


12 As above

13 Mainly for known locations of weed species. Weed management planning

14 GIS

15 Create maps with this data or in the future use Pest and Weed Information System (PWIS) data to assess if weed threat to EECs has changed

16 identify weed locations based on habitat, and survey results


(17 responses)

64.7%

52.9%

47.1%

41.2% 41.2%

23.5%

11.8%

5.9%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I prepare plans to


I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity


development of


this activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets




(16 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

12.5%

(2)

87.5%

(14)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


207


(15 responses)

0.0%

6.7%

(1)

13.3%

(2)

46.7%

(7)

93.3%

(14)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(15 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

6.7%

(1)

6.7%

(1)

13.3%

(2)

73.3%

(11)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

5 - 10 ha 2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

14


1 1: 10,000

2 1:5000

3 1:4000

4 1:3,000

5 1:5000

6 1:2000 / 1:5000


208



8 1:5,000 to 1:25,000

9 <1:5000

10 1:10,000

11 1:10,000

12 1:25000

13 1:25000

14 >1:1000



(15 responses)

15

8 8

2

4 4

1

00

5

3

6

7

4

0 00 0 0

3 3

5

6

1

0 0

1 1

0 0

6

3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A

Qu 321- If there is an "Other" map information type in the question above, please describe the map information type.


Count

2





209


(15 responses)

6.7%

(1)

60.0%

(9)

66.7%

(10)

66.7%

(10)

73.3%

(11)

80.0%

(12)

86.7%

(13)

86.7%

(13)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets





(15 responses)

1

3

2

12 12

3

6

2

0

1

7

3

6

1

0

1

0

1

0 00

2

4

6

8

10

12

14


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

11



2 High resolution where available


4 Illawarra Bushland Database - determine presence absence of species in local reserves


210


5 Refer to Pittwater's vegetation mapping as mentioned previously.


7

Local veg mapping is important where it has already been undertaken within reserves or the area locally. This information can provide extra detail needed to identity the extent of EECs and ensure appropriate management.

8 Northern Rivers


10 Can assist with planning and access to treat weed areas

11 Identification of individuals of a species

4.5.3 Pest Management (Large Herbivores)

Qu 325 - Do you use native vegetation products in pest management (large herbivores) ? (e.g. vegetation maps used to predict distribution of feral pests such as pigs)


Response Count



Qu 326 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Pest Management (large Herbivores)?


Count

7


1 targeting control programs

2

Vegetation mapping is a useful indicator of habitat condition and quality and the presence of derived, modified or invaded community types, or indeed types sensitive to such invasion

3 Veg maps to ID'd preferred habitat for target herbivores and implementation of control measures

4 Identify locations with possible high distribution to target control activities.

5 Determine habitat areas

6 FoxTAP, baiting lines and trap locations

7 see weeds



Count

6


211


1 Direct indicator of the sensitivity of the natural environment to the effects of exotic pest animals as well as the identification of suitable habitats for such animals

2 Mapping of veg to determine target areas for control, EECs requiring protection, access, cover/density issues, planned approach to pest control activities, etc.

3 Veg mapping is really useful especially where it has been identified that particular pests inhabit inaccessible places.

4 As above

5 GIS

6 see weeds


(5 responses)

0.0%

20.0%

(1)

20.0%

(1)

20.0%

(1)

40.0%

(2)

80.0%

(4)

80.0%

(4)

100.0%

(5)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I prepare plans to

implement

activities

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity


development of


this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nde

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts


(5 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

20.0%

(1)

20.0%

(1)

60.0%

(3)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


212


(5 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

60.0%

(3)

100.0%

(5)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


(5 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

20.0%

(1)

40.0%

(2)

40.0%

(2)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

5 - 10 ha 0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

5


1 1:3,000

2 1:10,000 to 1:25,000

3 1:25,000

4 1;10,000

5 1:25000


213


that may influence the ideals scale and alignment of vegetation maps for this activity.

(5 responses)

5

3 3

1 1

2

0 00

1

2 2

0

1

0 00

1

0

1

4

2 2

00 0 0

1

0 0

3

00

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

0


(5 responses)

0.0%

20.0%

(1)

40.0%

(2)

40.0%

(2)

60.0%

(3)

60.0%

(3)

80.0%

(4)

100.0%

(5)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Planning for an on

site visit

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

spo

nd

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


214



(5 responses)

0

1

0

4

3

2 2 2

0

1

2

1 1 1

0

1 1

2

0 00

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

4



2

Local veg mapping is important where it has already been undertaken within reserves or the area locally. This information can provide the only available detail needed to identify suitable access points and target specific information on veg communities that may influence habitat and therefore behaviour of target pest animal and therefore outcomes of management actions.

3 More detail and boundaries likely to be more accurate.

4 NPWS Funded veg surveys give detailed accurate data.



Response Count




215

4.6 WATER MANAGEMENT

4.6.1 Wetlands and Water Management

Qu 339 - Do you use native vegetation products to map or classify wetlands? (e.g. use of vegetation species or structure to define, locate or classify wetlands or other water dependant ecosystems)

Answer OptionsAnswer OptionsAnswer OptionsAnswer Options Response Percent

Response Count



Qu 340 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Wetlands and Water Management?


Count

29


1 Identification of Wetland vegetation communities and riparian areas

2 Description of wetland types

3 Most maps available are of little use in detailed wetland management

4 Our fine-scale class 5 vegetation mapping can now be used to map all wetlands in the LGA.

5 Implementation and amendment of SEPP 14 wetland policy

6 Delineate boundary and typology

7 Vegetation maps identify and guide the management of wetland systems. Enhanced wetland identification, mapping and proactive protection is critical in NSW

8 Classification of wetland types Mapping of wetlands communities in LGAs

9

Vegetation mapping assists to identifying EECs/threatened species habitat present, monitor changes in vegetation boundaries, provide information for Plans of Management etc.

10 identification of areas requiring on ground survey. USe in planning and assessment

11 Vegetation mapping is used to locate potential wetlands that are later ground truthed.


13 Wetlands being identified as a vegetation type with a broader vegetation map

14 identifying the various types

15 Wetland maps are used to stratify wetlands into similar eco-hydrological units which then form the basis for reporting on inundation extent and consequent changes in condition

16 Mapping vegetation condition and extent in the Macquarie Marshes


216


17 Used to inform location, extent of wetlands (veg type is surrogate) and inform use of environmental water management decisions & policy

18 see previous

19 Identifying location of wetlands and their potential impact on water quality.

20 Accurate maps can define location of wetland types but there are transition stage and condition classes that require multiple repeated mapping

21 See answer for ECs

22 layer for broad Council water quality strategy

23 Manage environmental flows.


25 To show the distribution of different wetland types, locally and regionally.

26 Cant do without them

27 identification of vegetation species and their extent and range throughout various wetlands

28 see previous

29 measure and determine the extent of wetland and floodable area by veg type



Count

26


1 As above

2

Indirectly - have provided maps on general distribution of wetlands at the statewide level in the past - but these are largely out of date now and not updated with new info. The old data is still used in analyses to report on levels of reservation.

3 Interrogate class 5 veg map

4 Check boundary and/or vegetation type as part of boundary assessment prior to amendment of policy or development control assessment

5 Show extant and type

6 Vegetation maps when combined with elevation models and soil landscape mapping identify wetland systems

7

Developing a vegetation classification that can lead to mapping wetlands types. Mapping of wetlands communities and developing equivalencies with existing classifications.

8

- identifying EECs/threatened species habitat present prior to site visits - monitor changes in condition/vegetation boundaries using vegetation extent and condition mapping. - provide information/detailed maps for Plans of Management etc.

9 Desktop review to guide further work to meet the above


217


10 Answers to questions 182 - 192 are similar to previous.


12 GIS

13 Vegetation communities provide a major stratification; repeat condition assessments and extent mapping are key performance indicators for environmental water management

14 Monitoring and reporting of outcomes from NSW OEH's environmental flow management. Creating knowledge for management of environmental flows.

15 see above

16 Identification of wetlands from vegetation data

17 Repeated condition mapping help understand dynamics of wetlands. basic type mapping provides an estimate of extent although this varies with water levels etc.

18 Directly

19 SMCMA provided riparian zones layer to Council

20 Develop a classification for aquatic veg in the MDB. Otherwise, I am unsure at this stage.


22 As a guide to the expected wetland types that may be present in an area, to be followed up by more detailed ground truthing and mapping.


24 mapping the local vegetation and using previous products to compare and remap range after flood events

25 see previous

26 related to area of interest, how much is wetland, what condition is the wetland veg, cleared vs intact


(28 responses)

7.1%

(2)

25.0%

(7)

28.6%

(8)

28.6%

(8)

42.9%

(12)

46.4%

(13)

50.0%

(14)

64.3%

(18)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity


development of


this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

I prepare plans to


Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts


218


1 North Coast Vegetation Classification incorporating wetlands



(27 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

3.7%

(1)

18.5%

(5)

77.8%

(21)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


(26 responses)

7.7%

(2)

26.9%

(7)

30.8%

(8)

30.8%

(8)

96.2%

(25)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

in b

rack

ets


219


(25 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

4.0%

(1)

28.0%

(7)

32.0%

(8)

36.0%

(9)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha

(50x50m –

100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha 2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts in

bra

cke

ts



Count

22


1 1:1,000

2 1:25000

3 1:5000

4 1:1000 to 1:25000

5 1:3,000

6 1:2000 / 1:5000


8 1:25,000

9 1:25,000

10 1:100000

11 1:10000 up to catchment scale

12 5000

13 1:2000 - 1:25000 9wetalnds often contain small patches)

14 1:25,000

15 1: 10 000

16 1:25K or better

17 1:2,000

18 1:4000 or finer


220


19 1:1000

20 all scales

21 1:100,000

22 1:10000



(25 responses)

23

6

11

6

8

11

0

9

0

12

5

89

8

1 10

3

5

7

4

1

7

10 0

1 10 0

10

3

0

5

10

15

20

25

Aerial

photography

Topographic

maps

Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation

Fire fuel load

maps

Other

No.

res

po

nd

en

ts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

11


1 LIDAR

2 terrain models

3 Drainage patterns


5 Satellite infra red multi-temporal, LandSat and Spot

6 Inundation extent

7 Various wetland data collected by OEH and others.



10 Inundation mapping, Hydrological mapping

11 historic flood extent maps


221


(27 responses)

11.1%

(3)

51.9%

(14)

55.6%

(15)

63.0%

(17)

70.4%

(19)

77.8%

(21)

81.5%

(22)

85.2%

(23)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identifying

changes in

vegetation

boundaries

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities /

EECs are likely to

be present at a

location

Using the map to

initiate further


conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Planning for an on

site visit

Other (please

specify)

No

. re

spo

nd

en

ts in

bra

ck

ets


1 Monitor changes caused by management prescriptions


3 Analyse change over time.



(24 responses)

1

4

9

15

19

6 6

5

6

3

10

9

3

1

0

3

2

5

0

1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No

. re

sp

on

de

nts

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

20




222


1 Bell & Driscoll 2010, draft LMCC SEPP 14 mapping and LMCC Native Vegetation and Corridor Mapping

2 Where available high resolution mapping

3 as previous

4 To determine appropriate local boundary of State policy

5 Fine scale mapping is used wherever possible


7

As mention previously, vegetation mapping was undertaken to accompany Pittwater’s Native Vegetation Management Plan (2012). Mapping included current extent, condition and pre 1750s mapping which is relatively comprehensive, particularly on Council land. This mapping assists council staff to manage sensitive areas such as wetlands within the LGA. The method used to map Pittwater’s vegetation followed that of the SMCMA mapping project. Pittwater’s vegetation mapping incorporates equivalent vegetation classifications inc. EEC equivalent (TSC Act 1995), Keith classification (2004) and SMCMA equivalent.


9

high resolution wetland mapping is one of the series of Validation Maps of Reserves using API and more point data to both spatially correct and attribute vegetation types. Current classification based on ordination of 3000+ sites (Beukers and Miles 2005 unpublished) and new API for most NPWS parks and reserves south of Clyde River (NPWS 1999-2005 unpublished). GAM and Enthropy Modelling undertaken 2010 (Penman and Beukers) to supplement spatial data for vegetation classes where validation of API is inadequate. Expert collation of disperate API recorded in relational database (Beukers and Miles 2008 unpublished). Method of developing regional map product form API, site data and modelling hasbee Decision validation API Work previously completed by work stalled due to time and lack of GIS programming capacity.

10

Marshes-specific mapping by the NSW OEH Rivers and Wetlands unit (Bowen and Simpson) - repeatable measures over time, undertaken at a Marshes scale so is at the best scale for us to use.

11 Where available, use it for greater accuracy and detail

12 Local mapping may be a scale commensurate with the size of patches of PCT types in wetland mosaics.


14 Specific wetland mapping is usually superior to regional veg mapping.

15 Greatest level of accuracy and detail

16


17 Made for purpose

18 as before

19 see previous

20 NPWS reserve veg maps


223

4.6.2 Water Management

Qu 352 - Do you use native vegetation products in the assessment of wetland health? (e.g using vegetation species composition or structure to assess wetland health)


Response Count



Qu 353 - What is the role of vegetation maps for Water Management?


Count

12


1 Assessment of wetland health by monitoring changes in and loss of wetland vegetation

2

To describe the location, extent, status, condition and trends in freshwater wetlands and coastal systems. Riparian vegetation is now being developed as a factor in assessing ecosystem health of rivers. Mapping of vegetation also informs mapping of GDEs (groundwater dependent ecosystems) which is moving from desktop analysis to actual mapping of sites Ripar

3 See response from last section

4 Vegetation condition is a good surrogate for wetland function assessment and management

5 Comparing vegetation map data collected at different stages can assist in assessing changes to wetland health.


7

Wetland vegetation communities are surrogates for general ecological values. Changes in their extent and condition are the primary measures for success of environmental water management across all targeted wetlands

8 As per my last answers.

9 Please refer to Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resource health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region

10 cant do it without them

11 see previous

12

reserve management includes all habitats - condition of wetland reserves is dependent on sufficient delivery of water. To some extent is not under the control of reserve managers but important to identify

Qu 354 - What is the role of vegetation maps for Water Management?


Count

12


224


1 As above

2 Indirectly

3 Refer above

4

- identifying EECs/threatened species habitat present prior to site visits - monitor changes in condition/vegetation boundaries using vegetation extent and condition map layers. - provide information/detailed maps for Plans of Management etc.


6 Assess change in extent every 5 years; assess changes in condition annually for some communities and 3-5 yearly for others



9 see previous - for all sections

10 I am not directly involved


(10 responses)

20.0%

(2)

20.0%

(2)

30.0%

(3)

30.0%

(3)

50.0%

(5)

50.0%

(5)

60.0%

(6)

70.0%

(7)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I prepare plans to


I manage

information or

systems that

support this

activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities


development of


this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

Other (please

specify)

No.

res

po

nde

nts

in b

rac

ke

ts



2 Environmental flow monitoring of ecological outcomes


225


(9 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

100.0%

(9)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Very important Somew hat important Not important Neutral Moderately important

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets

Qu 357: In w hat format is the vegetation map data that you use to undertake this activity?

(8 responses)

12.5%

(1)

25.0%

(2)

37.5%

(3)

50.0%

(4)

87.5%

(7)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


(7 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

14.3%

(1)

14.3%

(1)

71.4%

(5)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha 0.25 – 1.0 ha (50x50m

– 100x100m)

2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


226



Count

8


1 1:1,000 or less

2 1:25000

3 1:3,000

4 1:2000 / 1:5000


6 1:25,000

7 20000

8 1:1000

Qu 360: Please rank the importance of other mapping information types that you use in conjunction with vegetation maps that


(8 responses)

6

3

4

2 2

5

0

4

1

3

2

3 3

2

0 0

1 1 1

2 2

0

6

00 0 0 0 0 0 0 00

1

2

3

4

5

6

7


boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

5


1 LIDAR Micro elevation is crucial to wetland vegetation distribution


3 Inundation extent mapping; inundation frequency mapping


227



5 Inundation mapping, hydrological mapping


(9 responses)

33.3%

(3)

44.4%

(4)

55.6%

(5)

55.6%

(5)

55.6%

(5)

66.7%

(6)

66.7%

(6)

88.9%

(8)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying changes

in vegetation

boundaries

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities / EECs

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Other (please

specify)

Using the map to

initiate further w ork

to look at the

conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


1 see response in previous section


3 Identify ecological value of environmental watering

4 Ecological response to flow

Qu 363: For each vegetation classification or mapping system listed below provide a rating from high to low for how well the


(8 responses)

0

3 3

7

5

3 3

1

0

1

4

1

3

0 00 0 0 0

1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A


228



Count

7


1 Bell & Driscoll 2010, LMCC Native Vegetation and Corridor Mapping

2 Where high resolution mapping is available


4

As mention previously, vegetation mapping was undertaken to accompany Pittwater’s Native Vegetation Management Plan (2012). Mapping included current extent, condition and pre 1750s mapping which is relatively comprehensive, particularly on Council land. This mapping assists council staff to manage sensitive areas such as wetlands within the LGA. The method used to map Pittwater’s vegetation followed that of the SMCMA mapping project. Pittwater’s vegetation mapping incorporates equivalent vegetation classifications inc. EEC equivalent (TSC Act 1995), Keith classification (2004) and SMCMA equivalent.


6 Any available mapping

7 Made for purpose

Qu 365 - Do any of these activities: education of property owners ; community education ; apply to your use of native vegetation products?


Response Count



4.7 EDUCATION

4.7.1 Education – property owners

Qu 366 - Do you use native vegetation products in the education of property owners ? (e.g. providing property owners with knowledge, guidance and resources to better understand the type, composition and conservation significance of vegetation)


Response Count




229

Qu 367 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Education - property owners?


Count

30


1

Provide information to property owners about what is on their property and its significance including Landcare and Sustainable Neighbourhood groups

2 Property Planning classes Natural resource project planning

3 Broad representation mapping at Keith Formation level for landholders

4 Use vegetation maps to inform property owners of vegetation types on their property, particularly EECs.

5

At the property level a ' map replaces a thousand words'. Landholders are very appreciative of maps that relate to their own property including the vegetation types and species present on their property.

6

Getting people to understand the location of veg types on their properties and in the landscape. To see that they see themselves as a part of a bigger picture. To make biodiversity management seem easy. Only works if the map is credible at a property scale. Modelled maps will have no role in this activity.

7 assist property owners to identify vegetation types on their property to facilitate better conservation outcomes

8 Assisting to identify vegetation communities to advise if vegetation is restricted or endangered, and to develop species lists for the correct plant in planting projects.

9 Shows land owners the veg types on the property

10 Preparation of biodiversity, native plant communities and protecting the environment community information/education and guidelines

11 Helps property owners to appreciate biodiversity values

12

Vegetation maps assist property owners to identify what vegetation community and where sensitive’s areas might exist on their property prior to submitting a DA. Vegetations maps can also guide residents of appropriate local native plants species to plant in their gardens.

13 Educate landowners

14

Identifying for property owners areas of conservation importance and areas where PVP management actions are required and providing a "bigger picture" of native vegetation issues beyond individual property boundaries.

15 Indication of likely veg types present

16 Some property owners like an overall view of vegetation types present on their property and a snapshot of potential diversity on their property.

17 I will often print out the vegetation community layer of a property to assist in indicating to a property owner where more significant vegetation may occur.


19 Assist with awareness using a visual information tool

20 Identification of endangered and critically endangered ecological communities on or adjoining private properties

21 Important to show changes in vegetation across the landscape.


230


22 Identification of vegetation types present on their property and their landscape context

23 Creating maps for discussion.

24 Mapping provides a guide/support tool for staff who generally have one-on-one conversations with landholders about what is on their property and why it is important.

25 The same as all my other responses

26 Education. See previous answers

27 Awareness context

28 see previous Qs

29 A picture is worth a 1000 words

30 Showing the locations of EECs, the small size of remnant patches.



Count

29


1 As above

2

Produce farm plan maps Develop vegetation protection and enhancement projects based on vegetation species and types.

3 indirectly

4 Print out a map of landowners property with vegetation map on it.

5 generate A3 maps of properties being assessed for landholders

6 In a variety of ways .... presenting info at property scale, using GIS to make maps highlighting different attributes, regions, etc etc

7 make maps and plant community identification tools available in appropriate formats

8 One-on-one education of landholders at the properties. Group workshops with landcare groups.

9 farm field days, catchment tours

10 Provide detailed research information as a basis for an accurate document

11 As above

12

Council provides mapping on our website for residents to assess when planning for a DA which includes environmental sensitive areas. Pittwater’s vegetation mapping is provided on Councils website along with detailed species lists to help resident’s plant appropriate local native species in their gardens.

13 As above

14 to provide a visual tool for explanations of vegetation type extents etc

15 Desktop review of likely veg type present to guide discussions with property owner


231


16

This is only used for interested property owners. Many would see a veg map over their property and be threatened and unsettled. A vegetation layer is used over an aerial image to show the different habitats, vegetation communities and management zones on a property.

17 As above.


19 Show the landholder

20 s149 certificates and development control requirements

21 To show a landholder how extensive a vegetation community found on their property is across the landscape.

22

Mapping data can be used to identify the likely presence of threatened species, populations and ecological communities, local and regional corridors, degree of fragmentation and isolation of species and communities and therefore the conservation status of vegetation on a property.

23 Creating maps to assist work and projects with wetland managers (private managers).

24 As above

25 as above

26 Interpretation

27 derived data

28 Illustration of change and effect of environmental water, planning for water delivery to property

29

Print off maps of the area to engage landholders to work together to connect up remnants on each others land. These maps are also overlaid on aerial photographs to identify the likely vegetation communities, in order to target engagement to EEC areas such as Box-gum Woodland.


(30 responses)

6.7%

(2)

10.0%

(3)

20.0%

(6)

33.3%

(10)

40.0%

(12)

40.0%

(12)

53.3%

(16)

70.0%

(21)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities

I prepare plans to


I manage

information or

systems that

support this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)


development of


this activity

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


232



2 Prepare education materials for delivery by others eg, teachers, CMA staff, landcare staff

3 CMA implementation officers use mapping as a guide prior to conversations with landholders


(26 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

7.7%

(2)

15.4%

(4)

76.9%

(20)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


(29 responses)

17.2%

(5)

27.6%

(8)

34.5%

(10)

48.3%

(14)

82.8%

(24)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


233


(29 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

3.4%

(1)

10.3%

(3)

17.2%

(5)

24.1%

(7)

44.8%

(13)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha (50x50m

– 100x100m)

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

5 - 10 ha > 50 ha 2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets



Count

23


1 1:1,000 or less

2 Various

3 1:25000

4 1:25000

5 1:5000

6 1:10,000

7 1:25,000

8 1:25,000

9 1:25,000 approx

10 1:25,000

11 1:2000

12 1:100,000

13 1;25000 or finer if available


15 Not sure

16 1:75,000

17 1:25000

18 ???


234


19 1:25000

20 1:1000

21 1:25,000

22 1:1000

23 1:10,000



(27 responses)

24

13

21

8

56

2

7

2

5

3

7

9

6

2

01

8

1

7

10 10

7

10 0 0

32

3

13

5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Aerial

photography

Topographic maps Property

boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

8


1 Streams

2 Local info is important here



5 Satellite imagery on Google earth

6 Various other datasets and information related to the Macquarie Marshes.

7 see previous Qs

8 Inundation mapping and hydrological mapping


235


(29 responses)

13.8%

(4)

55.2%

(16)

55.2%

(16)

62.1%

(18)

62.1%

(18)

69.0%

(20)

75.9%

(22)

93.1%

(27)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities / EECs

are likely to be

present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Identifying changes

in vegetation

boundaries

Using the map to


to look at the

conservation

status of

vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


1

Enable a property owner to look at vegetation type descriptions for areas on their properties and the types of plants that may occur in these areas. Give a property owner an idea of plants that can be used in revegetation. Give a landholder an idea of the management requirements for different areas on their property.


3 identify local and regional corridors, habitat for threatened fauna

4 Education and community relations



(27 responses)

6

9 9

17

16

6

5 5 5

1

10

8

7

1 1

3 3

4

2

7

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

15


236


1 Bell & Driscoll 2010 & LMCC Native Vegetation and Corridor mapping

2 as previous

3 Local info, e.g., that compiled by landcare members, or good local mapping done by a local Council, is important, as the map has to be credible to the user

4 LHCCREMS, CMA

5 As for answer to this question in previous sections

6 Refer to Pittwater vegetation mapping as mentioned previously.


8 SCIVI, Euro EEC mapping, other local govt mapping, maps produced from field work and data collected on site.



11 If council or other 1:25000 mapping is available the distribution of vegetation communities and sometimes weeds can be shown in a local area.

12 Marshes veg mapping undertaken by NSW OEH - Bowen and Simpson.

13 detail

14 see previous Qs

15 Made for purpose

4.7.2 Education – community

Qu 379 - Do you use native vegetation products in community education? (e.g. raising awareness and participation of schools, community groups and land owners via programs such as VegWatch)


Response Count



Qu 380 - What is the role of vegetation maps in Education - community?


Count

16


1

Landcare Sustainable Neighbourhoods Scouts and School Groups Community Monitoring sites

2 Display particular vegetation mapping products highlighting conservation value


237


3 Raising awareness of vegetation communities and types and their management issues

4 Community education. Presentations. Newsletters. Web materials.

5 Teaching undergraduates ecological survey methods

6 Identify areas of vegetation in the LGA


8 Preparing printed materials for site visits and field trips


10 Giving people a greater understanding of the range of vegetation communities present and the landscape they occupy

11 Change maps are used to demonstrate value of environmental watering activities

12 To show location of wetlands and environmental water delivery areas, to support community understanding of our work & benefits.

13 as per previous responses

14 as previous

15 Bushcare support

16 Primarily to use in publications or presentations



Count

15


1 Maps are used to show groups what vegetation occurs where and its significance/value

2 Usually in power point displays

3 Sorry I’m running out of time for this survey and it is somewhat repetitious in its design.

4 Students are required to use existing mapping and vegetation community descriptions to assess likely vegetation types in a particular area

5 Show various vegetation areas, historical vegetation areas etc.


7 Copy, paste and annotate into field guides


9

Mapping data is used to identify the vegetation types present, provide and indication of their condition, likely occurrence of threatened species, populations and ecological communities, the landscape context of the vegetation

10

As above - vegetation communities are used as surrogates for broader ecological responses to environmental watering. The map data provides the visual evidence for community information.

11 To create maps


238


12 as above

13 interpretation

14 To identify environmental assets in the landscape and illustrate weed threats

15 Provision of Baseline data for planning & delivery of what occurs where & why


(17 responses)

17.6%

(3)

17.6%

(3)

17.6%

(3)

17.6%

(3)

41.2%

(7)

41.2%

(7)

52.9%

(9)

58.8%

(10)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I prepare plans to


I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I use, or am

dependant on, the

outcomes of this

activities


development of


this activity

I manage

information or

systems that


I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets



2 Develop education materials to be delivered by other people eg teachers, CMA staff

3 presentations to community groups


(16 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

18.8%

(3)

81.3%

(13)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


239


(15 responses)

26.7%

(4)

40.0%

(6)

73.3%

(11)

80.0%

(12)

80.0%

(12)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


printouts



Systems (GIS)


by someone else


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


(15 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

13.3%

(2)

13.3%

(2)

20.0%

(3)

26.7%

(4)

26.7%

(4)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha (50x50m

– 100x100m)

> 50 ha 1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

10 - 50 ha 2 - 5 ha 5 - 10 ha

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets



Count

14


1 1:1,000

2 1:25,000

3 Various

4 1:12,000

5 1:25000


240


6 1:25,000

7 1:25,000

8 1:25,000


10 ???

11 1:25,000

12 Typically catchment scale

13 1:10,000 - 1:25,000

14 >1:1000



(15 responses)

12

6

7

0

3

0 0

2

1

6

3

6

4

9

3

11

3

4

8

6

4 4

0

1

0 0 0

1 1

7

3

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Aerial

photography


boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

4


241


(16 responses)

18.8%

(3)

37.5%

(6)

50.0%

(8)

50.0%

(8)

56.3%

(9)

75.0%

(12)

81.3%

(13)

81.3%

(13)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities / EECs

are likely to be

present at a

location

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Identifying changes

in vegetation

boundaries

Planning for an on

site visit

Using the map to


to look at the

conservation status

of vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets



2 Indicate presence of local and regional corridors, habitat for threatened fauna

3 provide an understanding of NV extent



(15 responses)

3

4

6

11

6

3 3

1

2

0

7

5 5

1

0

2 2 2

1

5

0

2

4

6

8

10

12


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

5


242


1 Bell & Driscoll 2010 and LMCC Native Vegetation and Corridor Mapping

2 As for answer to this question in previous sections

3 Ballina Shire Council shirewide vegetation mapping available in digital format


5 people like to see what they have on their properties, and how it connects (or doesn't)

5. Other Uses Of Vegetation Data

5.1 OTHER ACTIVITIES

5.1.1 Other Activity 1

Qu 392 - Do you undertake any other activities not already asked about in this survey, that require native vegetation map data?


Response Count

No 80.5% 107

Yes - please enter a description of the activity 19.5% 26

Number Yes - please enter a description of the activity

1

For information - I am compiling information on NSW "forest species" (plants and animals), for some internal graphical presentations about the importance of forest management. I thought intersecting Atlas data and vegetation mapping could provide an interesting first step

2

I only incidentally use veg data at certain times for project support. In supplying veg map data both to internal and external clients I have an overview of how the data is used and perceived.

3 Selection of fauna survey sites

4 Planning fauna surveys.

5 Connectivity and having a model or number to determine changes to connectivity

6 Vertebrate fauna survey, species and/or assemblage mapping, habitat modelling and mapping and conservation management.

7

We undertake description/analysis of outcomes of most of the other activities that we have not been responded to directly - eg. reporting on areas of management activity in parks and reserves, and by CMAs eg areas replanted, improved, weeded etc. Increasingly this information is being provided as mapped areas through the LMDB database

8 Used in Court proceedings relating to planning matters (compliance and DAs).

9

1.Climate modelling 2. Climate Change Adaptation Research & Applications 3. Climate Change Impacts Analyses

10 Development of landscape corridor maps Development of areas of old-growth forest

11 We supply map data to the National Vegetation Information System in an agreed national standard format to meet requirements for National Forest reporting etc


243


12 Personal understanding of ecology and interest in Australian flora - personal TRAINING

13 Inclusion on Topographic Maps

14 fghfhgj

15 Threatened Species Compliance under the NPW Act (similar to the NV Act)

16 Drafting National Recovery Plans for threatened ecological communities - mapping data used to identify the areas likely to support commonwealth listed communities.

17

Subcatchment health assessment please refer Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resource health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region

18 To push for koala habitat protection

19 Forestry reporting

20

Refer to HCR CMA survey of users for details of what clients want - ie mapping for EECs, interactive keys to help identify vegetation types, and ability to modify and update and correct errors are some examples

21 Graphic products as an output from NVIS - e.g. posters and booklets.

22 Modelling

23

Use vegetation maps and associated reports to populate the NSW instance of the Commonwealth Native Vegetation Information System. The NSW instance feeds directly into the Commonwealth database.

24 identification of plant species that are of importance for traditional cultural uses. Distribution of and relationships in the landscape

25 Threatened species compliance (that isn't native vegetation compliance).

26 test

Qu 393 - What is the role of vegetation maps in the activity?


Count

22


1 Identification of habitat and land clearing

2 Creating maps and reports using these data as well as analysis.

3 Used in stratification & selection of fauna survey sites

4

The vegetation maps are used for selection of survey sites that have suitable habitat and ALSO to select sites with vegetation communities that may not have known suitable habitat but have never been surveyed.


244


5

Native vegetation community maps and associated reports are a core data set for the planning, analysis, interpretation and presentation of vertebrate fauna research. Initially, quality vegetation maps are the primary strata used in the planning and execution of a systematic fauna survey. Native vegetation communities are used as a surrogate for fauna habitat types, and thus by planning fauna sampling with respect to vegetation communities we aim to sample all of the available habitats in the study area in proportion to the area they occupy. Vegetation map data is also integral to the analysis of fauna data. Vegetation maps are used in the: analysis of fauna species distribution and drivers of that distribution; modelling and mapping of fauna species habitats; identification of priority habitats; identification of high conservation value areas for fauna and connections between these areas etc. Fauna species distribution maps, habitat models, and habitat maps have a large range of conservation applications, but their quality and applicability rely on them being underpinned by reliable and detailed scale-appropriate vegetation community maps.

6 mapping of reveg - not use of veg mapping as such

7 already answered in the planning and compliance questions

8 vegetation attributes input parameters for climate models Impacts & Adaptation research predicated on vegn types

9 Vegetation information underpins modelling for corridor mapping and assists in developing 'old-growth' maps.

10 establishing a database that facilitates more flexible use of vegetation map data ie supporting the creation of alternative or derived vegetation products

11 Learning about the environment/ecosystems generally

12 Included in product or service

13

To provide a potential indication of vegetation types (PCTs) / habitat being impacted upon in relation to an alleged offence / breach; assessment of TEC; assessment of condition (incl. regrowth etc...); assessment of scale; context in a Regional setting

14 Identification of areas likely to support commonwealth listed ecological communities

15

Please refer to Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resource health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region - in which native veg, extent and condition, is a critical value input

16 KHA

17 To help determine change in area of forest types determined through the CRA process and change of growth stage categories over time.

18 basic input

19 Essential

20

Vegetation maps and their associated map units comprise the essential identification of the vegetation unit component of the database. Individual vegetation maps role up into a whole of state map, based on the detail in each map.

21 as before

22 Identifying veg type, extent and condition likely to occur at a site, assessing changes in veg extent and condition


245



Count

21


1 Directly - mapping broad veg communities, and modelled original coverage

2 The veg map data is loaded into a GIS.

3 To select sites

4 Directly for the site selection and for on-site location of survey effort such as trap locations.

5

Vegetation map data can be input at almost every stage of a fauna research project, from planning the surveys and site selection to statistical analysis and presentation of the results. A vegetation map can be the vehicle by which fauna distribution is understood, explained, assessed, quantified and qualified across the landscape.

6 Indirect

7 best available vegetation data used or modified for use

8 informs LEP and DCP via zoning etc

9

where maps describe vegetation units according to national standards (NVIS) alternative views of veg maps can be created (eg koala habitat based on presence of canopy species over a particular canopy cover threshold; or national forest type maps etc)

10 Same as previous questions

11 Included in product or service

12 Hard copies (map & report), GIS and plot data.

13

Mapping data is used to identify vegetation types which broadly conform to community listing advice. Gives a broad distribution of the community, provides and indicator degree of fragmentation and isolation and therefore potential threats.


15 develop KHA

16 Currently can not do this

17 mapping of a small number of broad veg types across Australia. Add georeferenced photos.


19

Each vegetation map's map unit is described within the NSW NVIS database, based on the associated report. The vegetation map's map unit provides the link between the report and the spatial data as a one to one or one to many (mosaic) relationship.

20

to identify areas of vegetation that contain plant species that are traditionally used on a cultural basis, and their distribution across various landscapes and their relationship to artefact sites

21 I review the veg map to determine the veg type that was likely to be on site prior to the incident


246


(21 responses)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

4.8%

(1)

14.3%

(3)

19.0%

(4)

23.8%

(5)

23.8%

(5)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

Other (please

specify)

I manage

information or

systems that


I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity


development of


this activity

I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

I am dependant on

the outcomes of

this activities

I prepare plans to


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


1 all of the above to varying degrees as co-ordinator

2 Personal interest

3 various, only one selectable here

4 all of the above

5 I'm responsible for reporting on these activities


(21 responses)

81.0%

9.5% 9.5%

0.0% 0.0%0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


247


(21 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

4.8%

(1)

9.5%

(2)

85.7%

(18)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%



Systems (GIS)


by someone else

Online / w eb service Hard copy vegetation maps or

printouts

Digital (PDF) copies of maps

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


(19 responses)

0.0% 0.0%

5.3%

(1)

10.5%

(2)

26.3%

(5)

26.3%

(5)

31.6%

(6)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

< 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha (50x50m

– 100x100m)

2 - 5 ha 10 - 50 ha 5 - 10 ha > 50 ha

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets

Qu 399 - What is the operational scale of this activity (eg 1:25,000, 1:100000 ....)?


Count

17


1 1:250000 ?

2 1:25000

3 1:4000

4 1:10000 or less for site selection. Up to 1:25000 for habitat modelling.

5 1:100000


248


6 1:5000

7 1:25000

8 1:25 000 to 1:100 000

9 <1:25,000 - finest resolution available

10 ????

11 20000

12 1:10000 and above

13 1:100K

14 1:50,000

15 25000

16 all scales

17 1:4000



(21 responses)

11

5

7

6

5

4

1

4

1

10

1

3

4

8

0 0

5

3

5

4

7

5

7

1

2

1

5

6

4

2

10

4

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Aerial

photography


boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

5


1 Flora records




249



5 Forest Ecosystems


(19 responses)

26.3%

(5)

47.4%

(9)

47.4%

(9)

52.6%

(10)

57.9%

(11)

57.9%

(11)

78.9%

(15)

78.9%

(15)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Identifying changes

in vegetation

boundaries

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Using the map to


to look at the

conservation status

of vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities / EECs

are likely to be

present at a

location

Planning for an on

site visit

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets



(20 responses)

2

1

5 5

7

6

8

5

2

1

9

7

6

7

5

3 3 3

4 4

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

9


250


1 For particular fine scale requested maps


3 plug data gaps

4 as previous

5 As above


7 detail

8 as before

9 see previous

5.1.2 Other Activity 2

Qu 405 - Do you do any other additional activities as part of your role that use native vegetation map data and that have not already been previously asked about in this survey?


Response Count

No 73.1% 19

Yes - please enter a description of the activity 26.9% 7


1 Modelling fauna distribution & high quality fauna habitat, particularly threatened fauna species

2

There are also many issues we would like to address where we lack the data to provide meaningful information products especially regarding pressures on vegetation other than clearing (of woody vegetation) eg impacts of fire, extent and impacts of weeds, location and impacts of plant diseases such as myrtle rust

3 old growth mapping

4 bj,

5

Detailed native vegetation data requirements laid out in Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resource health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region and Technical paper no. 3 An analysis of the Socio-ecological Landscapes of the Northern Rivers Region

6

Collate NVIS-compliant vegetation descriptions of each mapped vegetation type. Needs to conform to NVIS XML standards. Keen to document all of the standardised NSW veg types (VCA/PCT) with NVIS-compliant veg descriptions, so that the compilation job is tractable across NSW. Keen for NSW VIS to do as much of this as possible before sending to ERIN, rather than us being the "stamp collectors". For TEC mapping and local-scale assessment, some "stamp collecting" will be inevitable. Additional reporting tasks likely to arise from the revised Native Vegetation Framework goals 1 & 2.

7 test


251

Qu 406 - What is the role of vegetation maps in the activity?


Count

4


1 Used as a base layer in modelling

2 Minimal information available

3

Unfortunately vegetation maps do not provide a consolidated representation of vegetation condition, and thus do not accurately interpret old growth forests very well. Additional API and ground truthing work is required to better refine existing old growth mapping. OG is a particularly important ecological parameter that gives any forest immediate HCV importance. Ultimately this may inform a range of planning products including zoning.

4

Please refer to detailed native vegetation data requirements laid out in Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resource health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region and Technical paper no. 3 An analysis of the Socio-ecological Landscapes of the Northern Rivers Region



Count

3


1 as above

2 Not really used at all

3 vegetation mapping can be used as a guide only, API seems to be more useful product for deriving OG


(3 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

33.3%

(1)

33.3%

(1)

33.3%

(1)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%


development of


this activity

I am directly

involved in the

application of this

activity

I am dependant on

the outcomes of

this activities

I create vegetation

maps or related

data that supports

this activity

I manage

information or

systems that


I manage a team/s

that directly

undertake these

activity

I prepare plans to


Other (please

specify)

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


252


(2 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

50.0%

(1)

50.0%

(1)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

Moderately important Very important Not important Somew hat important Neutral

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


(2 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

100.0%

(2)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%



Systems (GIS)


printouts


by someone else


No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


(2 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

50.0%

(1)

50.0%

(1)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

1 - 2 ha (100x100m

200x200m)

2 - 5 ha < 0.25 ha (< 50m x

50m)

0.25 – 1.0 ha (50x50m

– 100x100m)

5 - 10 ha 10 - 50 ha > 50 ha

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


253

Qu 412 - What is the operational scale of this activity (eg 1:25,000, 1:100000 ....)?


Count

1


1 1:5000



(2 responses)

1 1

0 0

1 1

0

2

0 0 0 0

1 1

0 0

1

0

1

0 0 0 0 00

1 1

2

0 0

2

00

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

Aerial

photography


boundaries (eg

cadastre

boundaries)


maps

Ground surface

elevation


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

2


1 threatened species point data, climate data, geology, rivers & water bodies

2 LIDAR


254

6. How Well Do Existing Vegetation Maps Meet Your Needs?

Qu 415: When you use vegetation maps in undertaking this activity do you use it for ... (please select one or more uses) ?

(3 responses)

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

33.3%

(1)

33.3%

(1)

66.7%

(2)

66.7%

(2)

66.7%

(2)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Identifying w hat

vegetation types

are likely to be

present at a

location

Identifying changes

in vegetation

boundaries

Providing an

understanding of

native vegetation

condition

Planning for an on

site visit

Using the map to


to look at the

conservation status

of vegetation types

indicated by the

map

Identify w hat

Threatened

Ecological

Communities / EECs

are likely to be

present at a

location

Provide an

understanding of

the w ider

distribution of a

vegetation type

Other (please

specify)

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets



(2 responses)

0 0 0 0

11 1 1

0

11 1 1

2

00 0 0 0 00

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5


(Keith 2004)





Communities


No. re

spondents

High

Medium

Low

N/A



Count

1


1 Class veg mapping can acts as a guide only


255

Qu 418: Overall rate how well existing native vegetation mapping products meet your needs in completing your business

activities and meeting the requirements of your business drivers?

(116 responses)

2.6%

(3)

6.9%

(8)

15.5%

(18)

26.7%

(31)

48.3%

(56)

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

Average Good Poor Excellent Very Poor

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets

Qu 419: List the name (author, data, title, scale) and source of up to five native vegetation map products that you use in your

activities.

(93 responses)

20.4%

(19)

22.6%

(21)

36.6%

(34)

36.6%

(34)

40.9%

(38)

47.3%

(44)

65.6%

(61)

72.0%

(67)

86.0%

(80)

100.0%

(93)

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

Map Product 1

Name

Map Product 1

Source

Map Product 2

Name

Map Product 2

Source

Map Product 3

Name

Map Product 3

Source

Map Product 4

Name

Map Product 4

Source

Map Product 5

Name

Map Product 5

Source

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets

Number Map Product 1 Name Map Product 1 Source

1

Thomas & Gellie FE_CRA_NTHN_LNE_B_3883, FE_CRA_NTHN_UNE_B_3882, FE_CRA_STHN_REVISED05_E_3858, FE_CRA_STHN_REVISED05_P_3859

VIS database connection

2 Research Note 17 Forest Types in NSW

Forestry Commission of NSW

3 Bell & Driscoll 2010 LMCC

4 CRAFTI Veg and all derived products 1:25,000 OEH

5 Unknown DECC, OEH

6 Grifiths and Wilson Coastal Vegetation Mapping Regional vegetation maps

7 ADS_40 RBG web site September 2012


256


8 Namoi CMA Mapping OEH

9 SCIVI map for Southern Rivers CMA OEH

10 Cumberland Plain (NPWS 2002) - corp data

11 Vegetation cover based on integrated vegetation class BRS 2008 (100 metres)

12 OEH BFT CRA layer

13 The vegetation of the western Blue Mountains, DEC (2006), 1:25,000

14 Native vegetation formations Keith

15

Tozer et al.Native Vegetation of southeast NSW: a revised classification and map for the coast and eastern tablelands.1:100000

16 NPWS (2002) Veg of Illawarra Escarpment and Coastal Plain

SCIVI (Tozer et. al) - but not used much

17 Coastal vegetation mapping Grifiths and Wilson (P drive)

18 Gosford City Council vegetation mapping 2004

Stephen Bell - East Coast Flora Survey, GCC

19 Coffs Harbour Class 5 Vegetation Map (Version 1.1 2012)

OEH/CHCC joint initiative endorsed by Council Dec 2012

20 Bongil Bongil NP mapping Cameron et al.

21 SCIVI - South Coast OEH

22 Keith class map for Upper and Lower North East

23 Vegetation of the Cessnock-Kurri Region, Bell S. inc extant, disturbed and pre 1750 DECC 2008

24 SMCMA OEH downloads

25 The map from DECCW that covers Capertee valley etc

26 Vegetation maps

Lower Hunter Central Coast Regional Environmental Strategy

27 Central West Reconstructed and Extant Vegetation Central West CMA

28 NSW Mitchell Landscapes SEP 2008 DECC

29 Tozer et al SCIVI DECCW

30 N/A N/A

31 Great Lakes Council Vegetation Map 2003

Greater Hunter Vegetation Mapping 2012

32 Greater Hunter Vegetation Map HRCMA 2012


257


33 Kevin Mills vegetation for the Shoalhaven Shoalhaven City Council

34

Kerr, Jowett & Robson (2003). Reconstructed Distribution & Extent of Native Vegetation in Lower Macquarie-Castlereagh Region. 1:100K

Former Wheatbelt Mapping (Sivertsen and Metcalfe) and API with rapid ground-truthing to fill data gaps

35 Greater Taree LGA Veg Mapping, AKF, 2000, 1:25,000 Greater Taree City Council (GTCC)

36 Pittwater_VegMap_Extant_5Aug2011.TAB & Pittwater_VegMap_Pre1750_5Aug2011.TAB

Bangalay (Ecological and Bushfire) and Eastcoast Flora Survey, 2011, Scale: 1:2000(?)

37 ADS40

38 Ballina Shire Council shirewide vegetation mapping Ballina Shire Council

39 Byron SHire Council veg mapping Landmark 1999

Forest Ecosystem classifcation (converted from Byron veg maps)

40 Bell Wyong and Gosford Councils

41 NSW SLATS Woody data OEH

42 DEC, Reconstructed and Extant, distribution of veg in CWCMA, DEC

43 Keith

book - Ocean shores to desert sands

44 Native Vegetation of the Illawarra Escarpment and Coastal Plain NSW NPWS

45

Native vegetation of southeast NSW: a revised classification and map for the coast and eastern tablelands M.G. Tozer, K. Turner, D.A. Keith, D. Tindall, C. Pennay, C.Simpson, B. MacKenzie, P. Beukers and S. Cox

Published in Cunninghamia (DECC Scientific Services Division) 2010

46 Beukers Miles Far South Coast Vegetation data OEH internal

47

The natural vegetation of the Gosford local government area, Central Coast, New South Wales, (2004, revised and updated, 2009)

Eastcoast Flora Survey (Stephen Bell)

48 Mapping data supplied by OEH for LEP preparation

Localised roadside vegetation mapping undertaken for Harden Shire Council by Katrina Hudson

49 VCA Database DLWC 1:100,000 Veg maps

50 CMA topo maps CMA


258


51

Bell S. J. and Driscoll C. (2012) Lake Macquarie City Wide Vegetation Mapping , prepared for Lake Macquarie City Council.

LHCCREMS Vegetation Survey, Classification and Mapping

52 Just started using CHCC fine scale mapping

53 SATAPIX Max Beukers NPWS

54 Greater Hunter Veg Map v4 OEH

55 Regional Reserves Vegetation Map Data

Various sources, managed by NPWS, GIS data, scale unknown

56 NRCMA, VIS Map 524 1:25 000

South Coast OEH VIS Map 2230 1:100 000

57 SMCMA Native Vegetation Mapping

Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority / Office of Environment & Heritage

58 ADS40 Veg Mapping 1:100000

59 Bowen and Simpson 2008 Marshes mapping Historical marshes mapping over time

60 DECCW (Roff) seamless vegetation map for Murray CMA (Benson classification) Roff 2010 (OEH)

61 Sutherland Shire Council Vegetation Map 2006/11

Draft The Native Vegetation of the Sydney Metro SMCMA (OEH 2009)

62 NVIS

63 Biodiversity Forecasting Tool OEH

64 Medowie-Tilligery Veg Map 2007 1:5000 AKF

65 NRCMA Vegetation Mapping NRCMA, Ecological used in NRBMP

66 Bell & Driscoll 2009 mapping Lake Macquarie City Council

67 SCIVII electronic

68 Eastern Bushland Database OEH

69 ADS40 veg map SWS OEH?

70 Forest NSW Forest Type maps for multivarious harvest plans

ESRI GIS layers from CRA

71 Vegetation of Mungo NP Westbrooke et al 1995 Cunninghamia


259


72

Vegetation and floristics of Murrurundi Pass and Crawney Pass National Parks, Hunter Valley, New South Wales

S.A.J.Bell (2009) locally commissioned report.

73 CKPOM GTCC Keith classes

74 I use datasets that cover all the state, but mostly the eastern 2/3 of the State

75 Native Vegetation Mapping Program DIPNR

76 personally collected data my gps

77 Oculus 1998 Structural Vegetation Study of City of Ryde

Draft OEH 2008 vegetation communities of Sydney catchment

78 Biolink P/L PMHC LGA vegetation mapping, variable scale

79 Create my own on most occasions

80 warragamba_VISmap_2380

OEH SDE vegetation.VIS.VegData

81 Greater Hunter Vegetation Mapping 2012 OEH

82 Macquarie Marshes vegetation map 2008 Bowen and Simpson 2009

83 Vegetation Survey of Watagans NP & Jilliby SCA Stephen Bell - East Coast Flora Survey

84 OEH, Western Sydney Veg mapping, 1:16000 ArcGIS

85 Bowen & Simpson 2009, Macquarie MArshes

86 Wollemi NP Vegetation Survey Report 1998 Steve Bell

87 EBD Hunter Veg

88 SCIVI p5ma

89 Local maps available in geodatabases P drive

90

Maguire, O., Armstrong, R.C., Benson, J.S., Streeter, R., Paterson, C., McDonald, P., Salter, P.N., East, M., Webster, M., Sheahan, M & Young, D. (2012) Using high resolution digital aerial imagery interpreted in a 3-D digital GIS environment to map predefined plant communities in central-southern New South Wales. Cunninghamia 12(4): 247-266. P Drive

91 State-wide Keith Class OEH

92 Porteners 2010 Vegetation of Mt Grenfell Aboriginal Area; 1:50k

NPWS Contract. Stored on P Drive

93 draft SMCMA veg mapping OEH


260


1

Tozer, cumberland_tozer_VISmap_2221, cumberland_tozer_VISmap_2222, cumberland_tozer_VISmap_2223 VIS database connection

2 Native Vegetation of NSW Classifications David Keith

3 Native Vegetation and Corridor Mapping 2010 LMCC

4 Griffiths & Wilson Coast Veg 1:10,000 Griffiths and OEH

5

6 CRAFTI

7 The Native Vegetation and Threatened Species of the City of Wagga Wagga NSW DEC

8 Upper Hunter CMA mapping OEH

9 SCIVI map for Murrumbidgee CMA haven't found this data yet

10 SCIVI (2010) - corp data

11 Major vegetation group class ERIN DEWHA 2006 (100 metres)

12

13 The native vegetation of the Warragamba Special Area, NPWS (2003), 1:25,000

14 Native vegetation classes Keith

15

16 Kevin Mills - Veg of Shellharbour LGA Kevin Mills - Veg of Kiama LGA

17 Forest Ecosystem CRA

18 Wyong Shire Council vegetation mapping 2002

Stephen Bell - East Coast Flora Survey

19

20 Yarriabini NP mapping EcoLogical

21 Murray (SSD Modelled Map) OEH

22 OEH-CHCC, Coffs Harbour Vegetation Map

23 Vegetation of the Central Hunter Valley NSW, Peak T.C. Hunter Central Rivers CMA 2006

24 SCIVI OEH downloads

25

26 Vegetation maps Hunter Central Rivers CMA

27 NSW Vegetation Formations, version 3 OEH


261


28 Native Vegetation Mapping (Tindall and Keith) Series No4 1:100k DECC

29 Biometric database OEH

30 N/A N/A

31

32 Forest Ecosystems NPWS (1999)

33 Kevin Mills rainforest mapping for Illawarra District NSW NPWS South Coast Region

34

White (2002). Reconstructed Distribution and Extent of Indigenous Vegetation Types in the Moree Plains Shire

Wheatbelt mapping (Sivertsen & Metcalfe), API, Soil Conservation Photo-Mosaics, Moree Community Knowledge (long-term residents of Moree Shire)

35 Vegetation Mapping for Hallidays Point & Old Bar, HCCREMS, 2009, 1:25,000 GTCC

36

37

38 Ballina Shire Council topographic and cadastral data Ballina Shire Council GIS

39

40 Travis Peake Hunter Valley CMA

41

42

43 SCIVI mapping and report

44 SCIVI mapping Tozer et al (DEC)

45 Eurobodalla Shire Council EEC Mapping Eurobodalla Shire Council

46 Keith Vegetation Formations of NSW OEH internal

47

48

Localised roadside vegetation mapping undertaken for Harden Shire Council by Mikla Lewis

49

50 locally produced GIS maps NPWS

51

Biobanking Assessment Tools (e.g. vegetation type database, vegetation benchmark database). Biometric Tools

52


262


53

Series of Vegetation Maps created after Validation of Eden and Southern CRA Forest Ecosystem Maps Max Beukers et al

54 Wyong Council Veg Map (Bell) WCC

55 LHCCREMS Vegetation Mapping data Hunter Region Organisation of Councils, ~2002, 1:25,000

56 Keith NSW Veg Formations 1: 250 000 OEH RACAC CRAFTI Floristics for NE NSW 1:25 000

57

58

59

60 2008 Spot Imagery NSW Govt.

61

62 Gwydir Veg 2008 Simpson & Bowen

63

64 Greater Taree veg map 2002 1:25000 AKF

65 Effective Habitat Area BFT interim product NRBMP

66 Lower Hunter and Central Coast REMS 2003 mapping

Lower Hunter and Central Coast REMS

67 Tozer (2003) electronic

68 1:25000 Warragamba Special Area Native Vegetation SCA and OEH

69 HCV mapping SKM for MCMA

70 LGA vegetation reports

71 NVMP map of Coonabarabran region Ismay et al. (2004) unpublished

72 Vegetation and floristics of the Scone Mountain Nature Reserve (sic)

John T. Hunter, 2011, locally commissioned report

73

74

75 South West Slopes ADS 40 veg mapping to VCAs OEH Queanbeyan

76 SKIVI

77 SMCMA 2010 Riparian corridors of Sydney catchment RFS / Council Bushfire Prone Land

78

79

80 ash_bin_inv_yal_ext_3794 OEH SDE vegetation.VIS.VegData


263


81 Lower Hunter Central Coast REMS 2000, 2003 OEH

82 Gwydir vegetation mapping 2008 Bowen and Simpson 2010

83

84 OEH/SMCMA, SMCMA mapping, Scale unknown ArcGIS

85

86 Regional Vegetation community data NPWS GIS data

87

88 coastal EEC mapping - south coast CMA scale EEC maps, e.g. SMCMA

89 Local vege reports Hard copies or pronted digital copies

90 Roberts and Roberts 2001 Plains-wanderer vegetation mapping P Drive

91 SLATS FPC Fine Scale Canopy Mapping OEH

92 Porteners 2003 Vegetation of Quanda NR; 1:50k NPWS Contract. Stored on P Drive

93 SCIVI mapping OEH


1 Benson penrith_rbg_VISmap_2352 VIS database connection

2 Forest Ecosystem classification and mapping NPWS?

3

Lower Hunter & Central Coast Regional Environmental Management Strategy 2000/2003 Hunter Councils

4 Reserve Veg (various) 1:25,000 Various external consultants

5

6

7

8 Lachlan CMA mapping DECC

9 Shoalhaven Grassland mapping OEH

10

11 State of Catchment Veg extent layer OEH 2011 (100 metres)

12

13 Native vegetation of the Illawarra Escarpment and coastal plain NPWS (2002), 1:25,000


264


14 Woody vegetation extent Danaher et al

15

16

17

18 GHM V4.4.0 OEH

19

20 CRAFTI NPWS

21 SWSlopes (CaRD 3-D API map) OEH - South

22 SSD, 2012, Hunter Central Rivers CMA map

23 Vegetation Survey, Classification and Mapping LHCCREMS 2005 LHCCREMS

24 YETI Vegetation survey data OEH supplied via NSW Atlas

25

26

27 Vegetation of the Western Blue Mountains Hawkesbury-Nepean CMA

28 RBG natural Vegetation (Keith and Benson) 1:100k 2006 DECC

29

30 N/A N/A

31

32 Biometric types

33

Biometric Vegetation Types and EECs of Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley LGA's OEH

34

White, Muir & Webster (2002). The reconstructed Distribution of Indigenous Vegetation Types Across the NSW Riverina

Vegetation Unit descriptions and some mapping products by Scott (1992), Porteners (1993 & 1997), Moore (1954), Eardley (1999), Bedward et al. 2001)

35

36

37

38 Ballina Shire Council current and historic aerial photography Ballina Shire Council

39

40 LCREMS

41


265


42

43

biometric vegetation types & EEC of Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla & Bega Valley LGAs OEH

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53 SCIVI Toser et al (2007) Cunninghamii (?)

54 Gosford City Council Veg Map (Bell) GCC

55 Research Note 17 Forest Typing FNSW, date ?(~15 yrs old), 1:25,000

56 OEH RACAC Structure for NE NSW 1:25 000

57

58

59

60 Gellie vegetation map (for eastern part of Murray catchment)

61

62

63

64 Namoi CMA veg map Namoi CMA

65 SOC 2008 Veg Extent SOC

66

Site specific study maps done by consultants in relation to development projects Various

67


266


68

1:25000 Metropolitan, O'Hares and Woronora Special Area Native Vegetation SCA and OEH

69

70

71 Vegetation of the Guyra 1:100000 map sheet (1:25000 in GIS)

Benson and Ashby (2000) Cunninghamia

72 Vegetation community profiles of Ben Halls Gap National Park.

Adapted from Benson, J and Andrew, D. (1990) ‘The Flora, Fauna and Conservation Significance of Ben Halls Gap State Forest, Nundle, NSW.’ NSW NPWS. Hurstville

73

74

75 Scivi 2010 OEH Hurstville

76 SMCMA Mapping

77

78

79

80 cob_man_tam_vegext_3796 OEH SDE vegetation.VIS.VegData

81 Hunter Remnant Vegetation Mapping 2005 HCRCMA

82 Lowbidgee (Yanga National Park) vegetation map 2008 Bowen and Simpson 2010

83

84

85

86 EEC GIS data NPWS GIS data

87

88

89

90 Roff 2011 Murray CMA vegetation map P Drive

91

92 Porteners 2011 Vegetation of Cobbora SCA; 1:25k NPWS Contract. Stored on P Drive

93 The Hills Shire Council mapping The Hills Shire Council


267


1 Keith & Bedward eden_extent_Vismap_2501 VIS database connection

2 CRAFTI Old Growth and successional stages mapping

Comprehensive Regional Assessment mapping projects

3

4 LGA New Product Veg (Coffs) 1:10,000 OEH and CHCC

5

6

7

8 Central West CMA mapping DECC

9 Monaro Grassland mapping OEH

10

11 NSW Vegetation formation OEH

12

13 The native vegetation of the Woronora, O'Hares and Metropolitan Catchments,

NPWS (2002), 1:25,000

14 Interim Native Vegetation extent DECCW

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 Eurobodalla Veg Mapping Eurobodalla Shire Council

22

23 LANDCLASS_MitchellLandscapeV3

Item descriptions not available via layer menu

24 NPWS 2003 OEH downloads

25

26

27 Southern Forests CRA OEH

28 Native Vegetation of Southeast NSW 1:100k 2006 DECC


268


29

30 N/A N/A

31

32 Northern Rivers CMA Vegetation Map Ecological Australia (2004)

33

Native vegetation of southeast NSW: a revised classification and map for the coast and eastern tablelands, Tozer et al

Cunninghamia 11(3): 2010 Tozer et

34 Peasley & Walsh (2001). Mapping Vegetation Landscapes of Moree & Walgett (East) Shires.

API verified by stratified plots across the various vegetation types

35

36

37

38 NSW Department of Lands SIX mapping NSW Department of Lands website

39

40

41

42

43 Shoalhaven Vegetation Mapping Project Shoalhaven City Council

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53 Eden CRA Forest Ecosystem Map Keith and Bedward (1999 Cunninghamii

54 LHCCREMS Vegetation Map (2000) REMS

55 Local Veg Mapping data (locally obtained and held) NSW NPWS, various ages, ~1:25,000


269


56

57

58

59

60 Vegetation condition map Ian Oliver (OEH mapping)

61

62

63

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Catchment Planning 2 7 8 21 2 40

Regional Land Use Planning 1 9 5 18 6 39

Development Control - Site Assessment 5 8 7 18 10 48

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Environmental Planning Instruments e.g. LEPs and SEPPs

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Reserve Plans of Management 1 7 2 8 12 30

Reserve weed management 3 6 4 8 5 26

Pest management (large Herbivores) 3 3 6 7 0 19

Mapping and classification of wetland 3 9 2 7 7 28

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Question Totals

Comments - what are the best and worst characteristics of these products. Use a new line for each product that you want to comment on.

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Number Comments - what are the best and worst characteristics of these products. Use a new line for each product that you want to comment on.

1 The most difficult thing about using a range of maps is the non standardisation of veg units and spotty coverage

2

RN17 only covers State Forest estate. It would be useful if RN17 could be related to PCT's (or some other classification) to generate indicative RN17 areas on non-state forest estate It would be useful if PCTs were mapped. It would be good if the change in vegetation classification over time could be captured in the dataset to identify areas when forest communities are changing following disturbance. Availability of successional stage mapping across the state.

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CRA - large extent but dated and linework not 100% accurate CoastVeg & Coffs Veg - quality fine scale map but small coverage only on reserves/LGA

4 We have multiple overlapping vegetation maps which contain different data, this makes it extremely difficult to develop statistics for regional planning.

5

For western Sydney both products are based on very old (1998) API and are well past their use by dates i.e. many mapped remnants have now been cleared or in some instances areas have regenerated that were previously mapped as cleared or scattered trees. The scale of these products makes them better suited for regional analysis as their accuracy on a site scale is highly variable

6 The detail provided in the vegetation community descriptions and general accuracy of the extent of native veg.


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Best characteristic: Covers all areas I work in. Reasonably accurate given the scale. Good species lists. Worst characteristic: Different classification to Biometric vegetation types and EECs. Sometimes time consuming trying to match types.

8

The NPWS (2002) is favoured product - layer and report useability are the best / easiest to use. Scale of mapping is better (finer). However, currency is our biggest problem. Currently 10 years out of date and needs updating. Need an agreed standard system to do this. Best managed by OEH rather than individual councils.

9

Insufficient coverage poor community descriptions

10

Complete coverage of the entire LGA allows benchmarking for future monitoring and evaluation. Vegetation loss and condition can be compared over time. Its fine-scale nature allows you to 'chunk up' if reporting on regional veg types with the flexibility to look at the individual property scale for Development Applications.

11

This section is difficult to answer. I want consistent quality vegetation mapping for all parks in NCR!! CRAFTI has errors in it that have never been corrected - e.g. granite mallee dominated by E.cordonocarpa in Wombat Creek SCA.

12 To date the Department has sourced appropriate site or region specific data from agencies on an as needs basis to ensure currency, scale appropriate, etc

13

SCIVI and the Murray map are modelled products and just not sufficiently accurate. The 3-D API map is accurate and its multiple attributes allow for a wide range of uses and assessments. The Eurobodalla mapping is locally generated by knowledgeable people, is accurate, and field validated.

14

Cessnock Kurri and Central Hunter good scale and reliable detail. LCCREMS often not accurate Mitchell too general Maitland inaccurate

15 Need more of these maps for the rest of HNCMA area.

16 They don't match the TSC and EPBC Act veg classifications. They are not a good match with what's on the ground.

17

CW Recon&Extant gives a good overall view, but it is quite coarse and detail is poor at large scale; no info on growth stage. NSW Veg Formations has good veg type information, but tends to miss smaller patches; no info on growth stage. Western Blue Mountains is excellent. One improvement could be addition of growth stage. Southern Forests CRA as for WBM. Critical Habitat is very specialised and I use it rarely, but it is potentially useful.

18 Coverage for our area is excellent if it is mapped. Scale is not as useful at local level. But good for planning purposes at town level

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I have found scivi more reliable in Illawarra shoalhaven compared to bega eurobodalla. Having a good map and comprehensive report is useful for our work. Appropriate scale is an issue in our work - dealing with small area assessments.


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GLC 2003 is not ground-truthed and contains errors and limitations that affect its veracity. Greater Hunter Vegetation Mapping contains unsatisfactory degrees of error and is an unsuitable scale for decisions We use specifically prepared, fine-scale (subject) vegetation maps for making most NRM decisions. Unfortunately, such mapping is not available generally across the landscape of the Great Lakes LGA

21

Lack of integration. Not incorporating existing fine scale mapping into layers. Accuracy. Scale Incomplete classification

22 Have no knowledge - cannot answer this or the next sections

23 Map 1 - vegetation types do not correlate with EECs; out of date; lack of non-woody data

24

As mentioned Pittwater’s mapping incorporate equivalence classifications making the mapping suitable for use with different activities. The scale of this mapping is approx 1:2000 making it appropriate for property based and LGA wide use. For activities such as monitoring, conservation of threatened species/EECs, illegal activities etc reviewing this mapping on a regular basis would be beneficial (~ 4 years).

25 Peake is only the valley floor and we often need the slopes. Hunter LCREMS - low accuracy - contradicted by other products

26 Best: gives good overview of veg types Worst: insufficient detail at the local level

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the lack of a usable scale inhibits the on-ground use of some map products and the lack of ground-truthing and therefore accuracy makes others less useful. Most useful are recently surveyed sites by good consultants (no particular mapping product reference provided as the information is within broader reports accompanying development applications usually)

28

Map product 1 - the mapping is pretty accurate however is starting to get a little outdated and as such, a number of changes to veg types are now being realised through onground survey work. The wetland mapping under this map is fairly poor with a large majority of the mapped occurrences having low reliability. Map product 2 - is a little too coarse for general use and is therefore not as useable as map unit 1. There are a number of differences between the two products which I think are based on the scale of the mapping. Overall, I do not use this product very often

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Map 1 - covers most CMA area, modelled areas often not accurate, good descriptions for veg communities Map 2 - high level of ground truthing, higher level of accuracy, does not cover enough of CMA area

30

OEH mapping does not provide vegetation types, simply maps biodiversity for LEP mapping Local roadside mapping provides a conservation value but no management information

31

1 I've listed this as a map product - but of course it is not spatial (ie its chief limitation) - however it is very useful in prioritising conservation needs etc and more reliable than, say, the Biometric database 2 These appear to be good maps, but limited by scale and coverage - I've only tested a few of them.


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LMCC Best - accuracy Worst - is only LGA wide LHCCREMS Best - region wide Worst - Accuracy Biobanking and Biometric Tool Best - State wide consistency Wost - Practicality/ complexity.

33

Accuracy - lack of with Greater Hunter and LHCCREMS Scale - to broad with Greater Hunter & LHCCREMS Veg Classification - for Greater Hunter better than existing system, though needs improvement with respect to adjoining CMA and data poor parts of the region - some PCT still missing or poorly defined. TEC - maps not suit to spatially displaying TEC due to complexity of TEC Final Determinations - often Final Dets are a combination of vegetation (floristics), position in landscape, soils and geographic descriptors,which don't necessary fit the dynamics of a 'vegetation map' - realistically can not map all TECs due to this then maps should provide guidance.

34

1: inconsistent mapping variables/community delineation between each included "product' 2: Data model flawed and inconsistent, community descriptions merge into one-another making ID of EECs and similar difficult at best, hard to implement appropriate management as a result 3: Specific to timber harvesting so limited applicability but sometimes the only available data for reserves, communities do not match up with other products regionally (see LHCCREMS) 4. Lack of rules for community descriptions results in continually changing goal-posts for each new veg mapping data paid for

35

The larger scale mapping products are not much help at property scale. All of the 1:25000 products are very inaccurate on private property reflecting access issues. Most are based on photos which can be over 20 years old. New digital 3D planar mapping shows old mapping done with stereoscope can be very inaccurate.

36

Generally I don't use one map product but often a range of the products available on the Lands Spatial Information Exchange (Vegetation). The suitability of any given product will vary with the required outcome but in general mapping which is most useful is the vegetation type/community at the biometric or Benson classification scale. The Keith scale formations and classes and woody verses non-woody is of generally of little use.

37

Map 1: Worst - limited in scale for catchment purposes. Under-resourced and temporary team to update mapping over time within SSD. Best - critical to OEH's environmental water management needs, perfect scale for that purpose. Map 2: old, outdated. Useful for comparative purposes only.

38 Good: Roff seamless veg map is supported by survey site data on each vegetation type Bad - Incomplete catchment coverage (goes for all vegetation mapping products)

39

The draft SMCMA mapping is excellent particularly the profile sheets for each individual vegetation type. However the classification system is not consistant with the classification used by the scientific committee for the description of eec's.

40 NVIS - good for smaller areas, but patchy at state-wide scale Gwydir 2008 - only covers part of the total Gwydir catchment, and is now dated.

41 similar for all, only one completed

42

Both products are poor in dealing with paddock trees, derived native grasslands and thinned vegetation (e.g. open woodland). These vegetation states are dominant in much restoration work.


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43

1. Good classification reasonably accurately mapped over a reserve, no conditon mapping; 2. Good classification and provides regional perspective but average mapping quality; 3. Sound classification and very accurate mapping to 90% accuracy with condition and status attributes alos recorded per polygon. Did not map derived grasslands or a fine level classification of wetlands. Probably one the best maps in Australia in terms of mapping accuracy to type that should form a basis of how to map vegetation.

44

No 3 is out of date in regards to pests and weeds. No 5 is out of date and only in draft form.

45

Some examples of the mapping that has come closest to my needs is that of "Vegetation of central-southern New South Wales - 3884" and "SCIVI 2230". These demonstrate a suitable scale, relevant classification system. Currency is an ongoing concern for most datasets. For my purposes acurate detailed 5-10yr your updates are better than landscape scale 1-2yr updates.

46

1 - Best: map scale; worst: lack of equivalence across mep sheets 2 - Best: map scale and VCA veg types; Worst: poor coverage & no NVIS descriptors 3- Best: Map scale and extent; worst: draft NVIS descriptors 4 - Best: Something is better than nothing; Worst: Poor scale, registration and attributes. 5 - Best: It's something; Worst: incomplete and nonbody in NSW will finish th attributes or endorse the map.

47 personal data - groud truthed, accurate, up to date other data - course, innaccurate, broadscale, only indicative

48

Products 1-3 have detailed mapping unit descriptions including detailed species composition, vegetation structure etc. Products 4&5 are generalised and are based on other vegetation mapping products. The information available in these products and reports are not easily transferred into the NVIS database which limits the use of this data.

49

Map product 1 - poor and incomplete classification behind the mapping, and poor geographical representation of defined units. Best characteristic is the potential of this product, sadly not realised. Map product 2 - a good base classification behind predictive mapping. Classification incomplete for local-scale work however. Predictive mapping not accurate in low-relief areas. Map product 3 - considerable ground truthing behind the classification and mapping, however there are some missed units and mapping accuracy varies. Map product 4 - provides a good over view of major vegetation types, but overlooks a lot of community diversity. Mapping is variable in accuracy, yet appears better than Map product 1.

50

There needs to be an ongoing committment to repeat mapping on a regular basis - wetland communities in particular are dynamic systems and extent and condition of vegetation is very responsive to management intervention.

51 Worst - limited coverage (regional in natire) and sometimes poor resolution and conflicting with other veg datasets

52

I regularly use prouct 1 and 2 in my work, however these sometimes do not cover the area which I require. While product 3 may cover these unmapped areas (when working in the Murray CMA boundary) this product is innaccurate and unreliable and as a result has more often than not been unusable.

53 lack of detail at property level

54 These products are commissioned by NPWS so deliver to NPWS needs, which are not well understood by broader OEH


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Product 2

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1 3 5 4 1 14





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Product 3

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Product 5

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Question Totals



Qu 422: How well does the vegetation classification system of each map product suit each activity that you do?

Rate product 1 classification suitability

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Count



Development Control - Site Assessment

4 2 0 12 10 28

Development Control - Offset sites

3 1 1 10 11 26


1 3 1 4 7 16



Bush Fire Risk Assessment – Assets

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Bush Fire Development Control

1 0 2 1 4 8


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3 2 1 6 9 21


5 5 1 8 10 29


6 3 1 9 12 31


4 2 1 8 11 26


4 0 2 2 3 11

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2 0 3 0 1 6


1 3 0 1 3 8



Grant application for property owners

2 0 2 4 2 10

Reserve Plans of Management

3 1 0 4 8 16


Pest management (large Herbivores)

3 0 1 2 2 8

Mapping and classification of wetland

3 3 0 1 7 14




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291

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3 5 1 6 2 17


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serv

atio

n va

lue

of P

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omm

unity

Typ

es

Evalu

ating

thre

ats a

cting o

n Pla

nt C

omm

unity

...

Det

erm

ining

thre

atene

d ec

ologi

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uniti..

Map

ping

Threa

tene

d ec

ologi

cal c

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unities

...

Selec

tion

of site

s ba

sed

on con

serv

atio

n va

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Selec

tion

of site

s ba

sed

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Atmos

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Dispe

rsion

Mod

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g

State

of t

he E

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t or r

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g

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ive

Veg

etat

ion

Res

tora

tion

Prope

rty P

lann

ing a

ctivities

Gra

nt app

licatio

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r pro

perty

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rs

Res

erve

Pla

ns o

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Res

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Pest m

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Map

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Com

muni

ty e

duca

tion

No. re


Partially suitable

Neutral

Moderately suitable

Highly suitable


Answer Options Not


Neutral Moderately

suitable Highly

suitable Response

Count




3 2 0 2 3 10


2 2 1 3 1 9


1 1 0 2 1 5




2 0 2 0 0 4


1 1 1 2 2 7



2 0 2 0 1 5


3 0 1 3 5 12


3 0 1 3 3 10


5 2 0 6 5 18


5 3 0 6 5 19


3 2 0 6 5 16


2 0 1 3 0 6


1 0 1 1 0 3


1 1 0 1 2 5




1 1 0 2 1 5


3 0 0 1 4 8



293

Answer Options Not


Neutral Moderately

suitable Highly

suitable Response

Count


1 2 1 0 0 4


1 3 1 0 0 5




Rate 4 product classification system

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Cat

chm

ent P

lann

ing

Reg

iona

l Lan

d Use

Pla

nning

Dev

elop

men

t Con

trol -

Site

Ass

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ent

Dev

elop

men

t Con

trol -

Offs

et site

s

Enviro

nmen

tal P

lann

ing

Instru

men

ts e

.g. L

EP...

Nat

ive

vege

tatio

n Com

plianc

e

Wild

fire

Behav

iour

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g

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Fire R

isk

Asses

smen

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isk

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Fire R

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Bush

Fire D

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men

t Con

trol

Con

serv

atio

n va

lue

of P

lant C

omm

unity

Typ

es

Evalu

ating

thre

ats a

cting o

n Pla

nt C

omm

unity

...

Det

erm

ining

thre

atene

d ec

ologi

cal c

omm

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Map

ping

Threa

tene

d ec

ologi

cal c

omm

unities

...

Selec

tion

of site

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sed

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serv

atio

n va

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Selec

tion

of site

s ba

sed

on n

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Atmos

pheric

Dispe

rsion

Mod

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g

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of t

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ive

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etat

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tora

tion

Prope

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ctivities

Gra

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licatio

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Res

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Pla

ns o

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Res

erve

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Pest m

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Map

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tion

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Com

muni

ty e

duca

tion

No. re


Partially suitable

Neutral

Moderately suitable

Highly suitable


Answer Options Not


Neutral Moderately

suitable Highly

suitable Response

Count




3 2 0 4 0 9


3 0 0 4 1 8


0 2 0 2 0 4




1 0 2 1 0 4


1 2 0 0 2 5



1 1 1 1 0 4


5 1 0 1 2 9


4 1 0 3 0 8


4 4 0 3 3 14


3 3 2 4 3 15


3 1 0 4 4 12


2 0 0 1 1 4


294

Answer Options Not


Neutral Moderately

suitable Highly

suitable Response

Count


0 0 1 0 1 2


1 1 0 1 1 4




2 0 0 0 2 4


3 0 0 1 2 6



0 0 1 1 1 3


1 1 0 0 1 3





0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

Cat

chm

ent P

lann

ing

Reg

iona

l Lan

d Use

Pla

nning

Dev

elop

men

t Con

trol -

Site

Ass

essm

ent

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elop

men

t Con

trol -

Offs

et site

s

Enviro

nmen

tal P

lann

ing

Instru

men

ts e

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EP...

Nat

ive

vege

tatio

n Com

plianc

e

Wild

fire

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iour

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g

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Fire R

isk

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smen

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Fire D

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t Con

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Con

serv

atio

n va

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of P

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omm

unity

Typ

es

Evalu

ating

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ats a

cting o

n Pla

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omm

unity

...

Det

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ining

thre

atene

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ologi

cal c

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Map

ping

Threa

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...

Selec

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Atmos

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licatio

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Res

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Res

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tion

of p

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Com

muni

ty e

duca

tion

No. re


Partially suitable

Neutral

Moderately suitable

Highly suitable


Answer Options Not


Neutral Moderately

suitable Highly

suitable Response

Count




2 1 0 1 0 4


2 0 0 0 0 2


0 1 0 1 0 2




2 0 1 0 0 3


1 0 0 1 2 4



1 1 0 0 0 2


295

Answer Options Not


Neutral Moderately

suitable Highly

suitable Response

Count


4 1 0 1 0 6


3 1 0 1 0 5


3 3 0 2 1 9


3 4 0 1 1 9


2 3 0 1 2 8


1 1 0 1 0 3


0 0 0 1 0 1


0 0 0 1 0 1




0 2 0 0 1 3


1 1 0 0 2 4



0 1 0 0 0 1


1 1 0 0 0 2




Question Totals



Qu 423: What is your required currency/update frequency for each of the activities that you do?

Product 1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Cat

chm

ent P

lann

ing

Reg

iona

l Lan

d Use

Pla

nning

Dev

elop

men

t Con

trol -

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Ass

essm

ent

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elop

men

t Con

trol -

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et site

s

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nmen

tal P

lann

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Instru

men

ts e

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EPs an

d...

Nat

ive

vege

tatio

n Com

plianc

e

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fire

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iour

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ellin

g

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Fire R

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smen

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es

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ining

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atene

d ec

ologi

cal c

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unities

an...

Map

ping

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tene

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ologi

cal c

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unities

and

cr..

.

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tion

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sed

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values

Atmos

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Dispe

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g

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nd h

ealth

Educa

tion

of p

rope

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Com

muni

ty e

duca

tion

No. re

sponses

less than 6 months

6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years

greater than 20 years


296

7. Tell Us About Your Unmet Requirements

Qu 423: What is your required currency / update frequency of the existing map products for each of the activities that you do?

Product 1

Answer Options less than 6 months

6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Response Count

Catchment Planning 1 6 9 7 0 0 23

Regional Land Use Planning

1 3 10 6 0 0 20


3 6 14 4 0 0 27


2 6 10 5 0 0 23


3 1 8 6 0 0 18

Native vegetation Compliance

2 3 8 1 0 0 14

Wildfire Behaviour Modelling

0 1 2 3 1 1 8


0 0 4 3 0 0 7


0 2 5 2 0 0 9

Bush Fire Risk – Treatments

0 1 4 2 2 0 9


0 0 4 2 1 0 7


2 4 8 7 3 0 24


0 2 7 4 2 0 15


3 5 6 3 3 0 20


2 4 8 6 2 0 22


1 2 9 5 2 1 20


0 1 3 4 0 0 8


0 0 1 3 0 1 5


0 2 4 3 0 0 9

Native Vegetation Restoration

0 2 6 3 0 0 11

Property Planning activities

0 5 3 4 0 0 12


0 3 5 2 0 0 10


0 1 4 6 0 0 11

Reserve weed management

0 2 3 3 2 1 11


0 1 4 4 0 0 9


0 2 5 3 0 0 10

Assessment of wetland health

0 4 4 2 0 0 10

Education of property owners

0 2 4 3 1 0 10

Community education 0 3 4 3 2 0 12


297

Product 2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Cat

chm

ent P

lann

ing

Reg

iona

l Lan

d Use

Pla

nning

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elop

men

t Con

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Ass

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ent

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elop

men

t Con

trol -

Offs

et site

s

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nmen

tal P

lann

ing

Instru

men

ts e

.g. L

EP...

Nat

ive

vege

tatio

n Com

plianc

e

Wild

fire

Behav

iour

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ellin

g

Bush

Fire R

isk

Asses

smen

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sset

s

Bush

Fire R

isk

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smen

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cologi

cal Im

pact

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Fire R

isk

– Tre

atmen

ts

Bush

Fire D

evelop

men

t Con

trol

Con

serv

atio

n va

lue

of P

lant C

omm

unity

Typ

es

Evalu

ating

thre

ats a

cting o

n Pla

nt C

omm

unity

...

Det

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ining

thre

atene

d ec

ologi

cal c

omm

uniti..

Map

ping

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tene

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cal c

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...

Selec

tion

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sed

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tion

of site

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sed

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io...

Atmos

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Dispe

rsion

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g

State

of t

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nmen

t or r

elate

d Rep

ortin

g

Nat

ive

Veg

etat

ion

Res

tora

tion

Prope

rty P

lann

ing a

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Gra

nt app

licatio

n fo

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Res

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ns o

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agem

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Res

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wee

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anag

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Pest m

anag

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t (la

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Map

ping

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sific

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n of

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nd

Asses

smen

t of w

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nd h

ealth

Educa

tion

of p

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rty o

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rs

Com

muni

ty e

duca

tion

No. re

spondents

less than 6 months

6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Product 2


6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Response Count



0 1 8 2 0 0 11


1 4 8 3 0 0 16


0 3 8 3 0 0 14


0 0 5 4 0 0 9


0 2 5 0 0 0 7


0 1 2 2 0 0 5


0 0 3 1 0 0 4


0 2 3 1 0 0 6


0 1 3 1 1 0 6


0 0 3 1 0 0 4


0 2 7 4 3 0 16


0 1 3 4 2 0 10


0 4 6 1 2 0 13


1 3 7 3 2 0 16


0 1 8 2 2 1 14


0 0 3 0 1 0 4


0 0 1 1 1 0 3


0 0 5 1 0 0 6


298


6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Response Count


0 1 3 1 0 0 5


0 4 2 1 0 0 7


0 2 3 0 0 0 5


0 0 4 2 0 0 6


0 0 4 1 1 0 6


0 0 4 0 1 0 5


0 1 3 0 0 0 4


0 1 3 0 0 0 4


0 0 3 2 1 0 6


Product 3

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Cat

chm

ent P

lann

ing

Reg

iona

l Lan

d Use

Pla

nning

Dev

elop

men

t Con

trol -

Site

Ass

essm

ent

Dev

elop

men

t Con

trol -

Offs

et site

s

Enviro

nmen

tal P

lann

ing

Instru

men

ts e

.g. L

EP...

Nat

ive

vege

tatio

n Com

plianc

e

Wild

fire

Behav

iour

Mod

ellin

g

Bush

Fire R

isk

Asses

smen

t – A

sset

s

Bush

Fire R

isk

Asses

smen

t – E

cologi

cal Im

pact

Bush

Fire R

isk

– Tre

atmen

ts

Bush

Fire D

evelop

men

t Con

trol

Con

serv

atio

n va

lue

of P

lant C

omm

unity

Typ

es

Evalu

ating

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ats a

cting o

n Pla

nt C

omm

unity

...

Det

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ining

thre

atene

d ec

ologi

cal c

omm

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Map

ping

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cal c

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unities

...

Selec

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sed

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atio

n va

...

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tion

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sed

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Atmos

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Dispe

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g

State

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ive

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ion

Res

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Prope

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Gra

nt app

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Res

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Res

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Educa

tion

of p

rope

rty o

wne

rs

Com

muni

ty e

duca

tion

No. re

spondents

less than 6 months

6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Product 3


6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Response Count



0 0 4 1 0 0 5


1 4 4 0 0 0 9


0 4 3 0 0 0 7


0 0 3 1 0 0 4


1 1 2 0 0 0 4


0 0 1 2 0 0 3


0 0 2 1 0 0 3


299


6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Response Count


0 1 3 0 0 0 4


0 0 2 1 1 0 4


0 0 2 1 0 0 3


0 1 4 3 2 0 10


0 1 2 1 2 0 6


0 3 4 0 3 0 10


0 3 7 1 2 0 13


0 0 7 0 2 1 10


0 0 2 1 0 0 3


0 0 0 1 1 0 2


0 0 3 1 0 0 4


0 1 2 0 0 0 3


0 4 1 0 0 0 5


0 2 2 0 0 0 4


0 0 3 1 0 0 4


0 0 4 0 1 0 5


0 0 3 0 1 0 4


0 1 2 0 0 0 3


0 1 2 0 0 0 3


0 0 2 1 1 0 4



300

Product 4

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Cat

chm

ent P

lann

ing

Reg

iona

l Lan

d Use

Pla

nning

Dev

elop

men

t Con

trol -

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Ass

essm

ent

Dev

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men

t Con

trol -

Offs

et site

s

Enviro

nmen

tal P

lann

ing

Instru

men

ts e

.g. L

EP...

Nat

ive

vege

tatio

n Com

plianc

e

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fire

Behav

iour

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ellin

g

Bush

Fire R

isk

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smen

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s

Bush

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isk

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ts

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men

t Con

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Con

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unity

Typ

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ating

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...

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Selec

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Atmos

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Prope

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duca

tion

No. re

spondents

less than 6 months

6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Product 4


6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Response Count



0 0 5 0 0 0 5


1 2 4 1 0 0 8


0 2 3 1 0 0 6


0 0 3 0 0 0 3


0 1 2 0 0 0 3


0 0 1 1 0 0 2


0 0 2 0 0 0 2


0 1 2 0 0 0 3


0 0 2 0 1 0 3


0 0 2 0 0 0 2


0 1 3 3 1 0 8


0 1 2 0 1 0 4


0 3 3 0 2 0 8


0 4 5 1 1 0 11


0 0 6 0 1 1 8


0 0 2 0 0 0 2


0 0 0 1 0 0 1


0 0 3 0 0 0 3


0 1 1 0 0 0 2


301


6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years


Response Count


0 3 1 0 0 0 4


0 2 1 0 0 0 3


0 0 3 0 0 0 3


0 1 2 0 1 0 4


0 0 3 0 0 0 3


0 1 1 0 0 0 2


0 1 1 0 0 0 2


0 0 2 0 0 0 2


Product 5

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Cat

chm

ent P

lann

ing

Reg

iona

l Lan

d Use

Pla

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Question Totals



Qu 424: In using vegetation community type maps w hat do you regard as the most important supporting information. Tick all of

the information types that you rate as important ?

(109 responses)

14.7%

(16)

31.2

(34)%

32.1%

(35)

56.0%

(61)

56.9%

(62)

60.6%

(66)

78.9%

(86)

86.2%

(94)

91.7%

(100)

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70.0%

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90.0%

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Description of

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community type

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characteristic

species, type

photograph)

Mapping

conf idence at

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Threatened

Ecological

Community

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significance

Native vs Non-

native vegetation

delineation

Vegetation

Condition

Disturbance type Grow th Stage Mapping of

individual Trees

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets


303

Qu 425 - Do you have requirements that are not being met by existing native vegetation map products?


Response Count

Yes 70.2% 87

No 29.8% 37

Qu 426: Briefly describe up to five requirements that are not being met by existing native vegetation map products.

(76 responses)

18.4%

(14)

28.9%

(22)

43.4%

(33)

71.1%

(54)

100.0%

(76)

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40.0%

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100.0%

120.0%

Requirement 1 Description Requirement 2 Description Requirement 3 Description Requirement 4 Description Requirement 5 Description

No. re

spondents

in b

rackets

Number Requirement 1 Description

1 property scale mapping

2 synergies and correlation between CRA forest type data sets, RN17 Forest type data sets and other native vegetation datasets

3 Not uniform coverage for NSW

4 Data currency

5 EEC mapping

6 Map vegetation resolution at the scale of about 5ha.

7 all veg (tree, shrub and grassland) should be mapped on the one map. At the moment we have multiple maps.

8 accurate and up to date veg mapping for western sydney

9 CMA's need vegetation mapping at a finer scale for property planning or planning projects at a property level.

10 Alignment with landscape features that are identifiable from API (note that some maps do this already)

11 Statewide Vegetation type mapping

12 More accurate benchmarks.

13 Updates / maintenance of currency

14 accurate fine scale tree cover


304


15 There is very little fine scale vegetation mapping for Reserves that would adequately inform management decisions and monitor management outcomes

16 high quality regional/catchment scale vegetation mapping

17 Consistency - so that if you're doing a plan for 12 parks, the same type of vegetation description is used

18 accuracy - modelled maps developed by object recognition are just not accurate enough. Despite the spin, they have never been independently assessed.

19 Suitable scale

20 Mapping coverage is poor to non-existent in some areas

21 Consistent classification system (and mapping) statewide

22 Growth stage

23 EEC information not directly linked

24 Sufficient local accuracy

25 Accuracy and completeness

26 Mapping is not accurate. Many anomalies

27 scale of mapping too course to pick up some riparian remnants of EECs

28 Agreed statewide classification and nested levels of resolution matched to purpose

29 Lack of consistent vegetation classification

30 Pittwater Councils mapping does not currently provide location of individual trees

31 Accurately mapping vegetation types to a usable scale for desktop site assessment

32 consistency of vegetation type descriptions across products

33 Not accurate to the scale we need

34 Lack of cross correlation between descriptions i.e BVT, keith Class and state/federal veg classes codes.

35 accuracy of vege boundaries at a usable scale (1:25,000 or better)

36 There is no alignment between regulatory tools (PVP) and available mapping. It has to be done by each assessing officer.

37 Description of vegetation

38 Large scale highly accurate maps

39 Accuracy

40 Accurate regional wide vegetation mapping

41 indication of next 2-3 most likely alternative at a site

42 Accuracy - lack of confidence

43 Standard and consistent identification of veg communities over time - currently each new map layer provided

44 Identification of appropriate Keith class at a property scale.

45 Endangered & Threatened Populations

46 Confidence in the accuracy of the vegetation typing

47 Mapping of entire Murrumbidgee catchment area


305


48 Wetland vegetation community extent

49 Complete catchment coverage in consistent classification

50 Consistent classification system

51 fine scale veg mapping that applies across NSW

52 Coverage

53 Growth stage

54 Consistency between map products over time (eg common classification systems)

55 Classification of thinned native vegetation types

56 Complete coverage of Sydney's Drinking Water Catchment with a consistent vegetation classification scheme

57 what effects native forest logging has had on RFA classified forest ecosystems

58 Condition

59 better condition class attributes

60 detailed classification system

61 accuracy

62 Vegetation condition by site

63 fine scale mapping

64 Need for mapping of a higher accuracy and finer resolution

65 vegetation structure, height, cover

66 regional coverage

67 locally defined vegetation units

68 Cross tenure mapping of vegetation communities for fire management planning

69 Planning and identifying threatened species

70 Coverage of existing mapping products is limited

71 mapping in the eastern section of the Murray catchment

72 Growth stage

73 uniform classification of veg types that align with scientific determinations

74 CRITICALLY IMPORTANT completed statewide classification so that all map products can fit together

75 extent of mapping. Areas of northern Sydney outside SMCMA area are not mapped

76 lack of state wide coverage


1

2 need to have vegetation data that provides clarity around forest type, FCNSW veg data is too broad, other vegetation data may be too specific

3 Differing accuracies/scales


306


4 Data accuracy

5 fine scale

6

7

8

9

10 Reliability of vegetation type at the polygon scale (note that some maps do this already)

11 Statewide Vegetation condition mapping (Not VAST)

12 Finer scale mapping in development hotspots.

13 Standard methods to achieve the point listed above

14 land cover classification

15 A uniform and layered classification system needs to be developed prior to regional mapping

16

17 Accuracy - so that vegetation mapping reflects reality

18 Credibility. Not credible with landholders and end users.

19 Accuracy assessment

20 Consistency of profile descriptions would be useful

21 Consistent characterisation of Condition to facilitate monitoring of change

22 Disturbance

23 Mapping at useful scales in the coastal regions

24 Suitable scale

25 Comprehensiveness of classification

26

27 Ground truthing not present or condition changes since 2002 Illawarra Bioregional Assessment

28 Valid and clearly understood methods for map preparation at each level of classification resolution

29 Lack of conservation status, threat

30 Pittwater Councils mapping does not currently provide growth rate

31 Accurate mapping of EECs

32 identifying EECs

33 Accuracy low

34

35 accuracy in vege types

36

The scale of mapping is useful as a guide only when you are looking at a property. The scale often does not reflect the diversity on a coastal property and therefore pre fieldwork planning is often thrown out the window.


307


37 Management of vegetation type

38

39 Up to date information

40 Consistent vegetation community names across region and state.

41 indication of the breadth of the integrade zone between adjoining types

42 TEC - due to complexities of the Final Dets. current mapping is to broad or can not display

43 Consistent approach to dealing with EEC descriptions including accurate and clear community descriptions

44 Weed mapping

45 Endangered & Threatened Flora

46 Mapping scales rarely suitable at the property level

47

48 wetland vegetation community condition

49

50 Accuracy of vegetation type and delineation.

51

52 Consistency across State

53

54

55

56

57

58 Accuracy

59 one to one mapping to PCT if possible

60 Uniform classification system

61 typing

62 Vegetation condition by area

63 ground truthing evidence

64 Need for mapping that is accepted by local bodies such as councils

65 dominant species list (not just indicator species)

66 thematic accuracy statistics

67 locally accurate mapping

68

69 Fire management

70

71


308


72 Paddock trees

73 more detail at property level

74 vegetation SURVEY AND mapping with metadata - not just a map.

75

76


1

2

3

4 Data relevance

5 accuracy

6

7

8

9

10 Compatibility and integration with neighbouring maps and placement in a broad bioregion wide context (note that some maps do this already)

11 Fire history/Veg sensitivity to fire

12 Consistency of names, particularly matching EECs with veg types.

13

Regional classifications - the lack of this prohibits a solid understanding of the regional extent of veg communities. This information would significantly improve development assessment and regional planning if available

14 vegetation dynamics (temporal scale)

15

16

17

Built on existing knowledge - so that lowland rainforest patches mapped by person A is not ignored by person B in the next mapping exercise, and can be identified and protected from fire etc.

18 Classification. Needs to include all Plant Community Types, not just the ones that show up in the few plots that SSD can fund.

19

20

21 Alignment between classifications (eg PCTs and TECs; and Maps and Reg tools)

22

23 Biometric names make it difficult to communicate with colleagues

24 Currency

25 Integration into a hierarchy

26


309


27

28 Known accuracy and precision of mapped vegetation units

29

30

31

32

33

34

35 consistency in terms of vege classification and correlation with EECs

36 Accuracy is debatable in modelled products (in all probability there will be a requirement for ground truthing and so there should be).

37 Conservation significance

38

39 Ground-truthed data

40 An indication of state, regional and local vegetation retention targets.

41 seamless coverage

42

43 Extent of coverage

44 Growth stage mapping

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52 Detail (scale and descriptions)

53

54

55

56

57

58 Consistency of classification

59 higher accuracy mapping over reserves

60 level of confidence in linework and classification allocation

61 keys to classification types


310


62

63 up to date data

64

65 growth form of each species within the community

66

67 this questionnaire

68

69 pest management

70

71

72 Vegetation structure eg. shrub, grass layer etc.

73

74 Interpretation of survey and mapping information for reserve managers (rangers) - only happens in NPWS-commissioned projects

75

76


1

2

3

4 Relevance to State or Federal legislation

5 age / currency

6

7

8

9

10 Fitting into a nested design, i.e. plant community type, statewide class, statewide formation (note that some maps do this already)

11 Vegetation pressures (other than landuse)

12 Updates to vegetation descriptions as new information becomes available.

13

14

15

16

17 Useful in identifying EECs.


311


18 Consistency. Same veg classification as our tools, consistently mapped in a credible product

19

20

21 Consistent characterisation of map units (communities) to NSW or NVIS standard

22

23

24 Local scale vegetation classification

25 Scale

26

27

28 Acceptable rate of delivery (dependent upon level of resolution)

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36 The naming convention for the veg communities used in PVP and other regulatory tools is beyond ridiculous!

37 Description of endangered ecological community including condition

38

39

40 Mapping of old growth forest.

41 high spatial resolution

42

43 Standards for mapping/remapping - to meet R1 above

44 Wetland mapping

45

46

47

48

49

50

51


312


52

53

54

55

56

57

58 Uniformity of approach

59

60 relevant (finer) scale of mapping

61

62

63 landscape scale values

64

65 vegetation community description

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74 Floristic site survey in the central tablelands so that a classification can be developed to allow local-scale mapping to be incorporated into broader context

75

76


1

2

3

4 Provision of metadata

5

6

7

8


313


9

10 Accompanying detailed and standardised vegetation community profiles (note that some maps do this already)

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 3rd party, Independent accuracy assessment to raise confidence in, or abandon, the 'object recognition' method.

19

20

21 Map maintenance to ensure currency; Consistent accuracy assessment

22

23

24 EEC mapping

25 Extent

26

27

28 From # 4 above; completed coverages of meaningfully bounded regions

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36 There is not even very basic useful mapping for some parts of the Southern Rivers including the Monaro

37 Delineation between indigenous and non indigenous types of vegetation

38

39

40 An indication of the conservation status of old growth forest.

41 regular (once very 5-10 yrs0 update on condition and growth stage

42


314


43

44 Grassland mapping

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60 currency of data

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74 Accurate mapping using tested and repeatable methods

75

76


315

Qu 427: For each requirement described in the previous question rate how important it is in being able to complete your

activities.

(73 responses)

01 2 1 2

35

32 1

13 13 13

5

2

57

32

14 14

9

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10

20

30

40

50

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Requirement 1 Requirement 2 Requirement 3 Requirement 4 Requirement 5

No. re

spondents

Least Importance

Some Importance

Important

Very Important

Number Comments. Use a new line to comment on each requirement. Please make clear which requirement you are commenting on..

1

I am in early stages of planning for a number of policy and operational based projects and appropriate veg mapping may be already in the system to meet my concerns above. Need to look at more to ensure my concerns are justified.

2 Uniformity - Practical and easy to access veg for study area Accuracy - self explanatory

3

Veg type: need a consistent and definitive map at the statewide level Veg condition: need a product that addresses all pressures - not just condition - and consistently at the statewide level. Present products are too coarse to be useful Fire history - needed as a basis for indicators for reporting Veg pressures - needed because if we can't describe the pressures on veg properly, how can we be sure that our responses are appropriate, properly directed etc?

4

1) Currency: Veg maps date within 5-10 yrs due to development activities and restoration. They need updating every 5-10 years. 2) Methods to update: Updating veg maps is best managed by the original authors or agency so that all mapping is consistent and methods are standardised. 3) Regional or statewide classifications will significantly improve our understanding of the extent of known PCTs / or veg types - this will greatly enhance regional and local planning decisions. as Currently most councils operate within their own LGA due to inconsistent neighbouring classifications. They dont have the time/ expertise to understand neighbouring classifications and mapping.

5

It should be easy - a consistent State-wide classification, consistently and credibly mapped, using a mix of technologies that includes Digital API by regional ecologists knowledgeable in regional vegetation communities. Just like elsewhere in Australia. Not mapping by the un-proven 'object recognition' method that has little credibility with end users and cannot be used by OEH for its regulatory and planning functions.

6 Req 2: statement of condition can be used to define (and mapping) what is native or not native vegetation)

7

Requirement 1 - Mapping of individual trees in Pittwater would be particularly useful for identifying Pittwater Spotted Gum Forest EEC which can be considered a singles tree under the TSC Act Final Determination).

8

I require such mapping for specific cases in compliance where accurate mapping of EECs or communities of HCV is required. However I can imagine other localised uses (local landuse planning, offsets, etc) where such mapping is required.


316

Number Comments. Use a new line to comment on each requirement. Please make clear which requirement you are commenting on..

9 Requirement 1: I have experience with vegetation mapping products which are currently available and are grossly inaccurate.

10

Detailed native vegetation data requirements laid out in Technical paper no. 2: Estimation of natural resource health and community capacity for the sub-catchments of the Northern Rivers Region and Technical paper no. 3 An analysis of the Socio-ecological Landscapes of the Northern Rivers Region

11

our greatest requirement is that maps are available for OEH to generate the required LEP biodiversity layers (=HCV). secondary is the provision of those elements to the layers that constitute the HCV for our internal use during assessments.

12

1. consign attributes can be linked to condition models for restoration planning; 2. mapping to type provide better estimates of extent and status 3. accurately mapping reserves feeds into reserve and off-reserve selection through conservation assessments

13

Classification: the detail of the classification enables analysis and interpretation of data to meet our needs. While the uniformity enables a consistent analysis. Level of confidence of linework and classification: our derived products are use for regulation and on-ground interpretation, hence origins of data can impact on credibility of our products Scale: enables analysis and practical on-ground application. Currency: is relative to scale and quality.

14

Req 1: Paired site data similar to Ian Oliver's defunct Practical Partnerships program would be useful to determine the effectiveness of NRM investments. Req 2. will be needed for monitoring change in condition for the NVF.

15

1 - you need locally defined vegetation units because most land-use decisions are made locally, and it is very difficult to apply regional-scale classifications locally. Local-scale classifications can easily be lumped up to regional and State-scales 2 - as for requirement 1 3 - just a note (because I don't know where else to put it) that I think this questionnaire was far too long and complicated, with several overlapping sections and much repetition. It would not surprise me if many people started out with good intentions to complete it, but gave up half way.

16 This survey is far too long

17

Some consultants are absolutely piss poor with their community description and line work. I have spent a lot of time reclassifying and retyping. This is particularly a problem where vege boundaries do not match discernible features on air photos and images. I hate the botany wars, why in the hell we just don't just get on with ADS40 interpretation, I don't know. I can see that automated satellite image mapping will result in users like myself having to re-validate mapping!

18

State-wide classification should be finished before any new regional mapping is begun. Maps and reports should be finalised and published before embarking on new projects. If a comprehensive review of existing information had happened during the DECCW mapping strategy, the massive hole in central tablelands where mining is now rife would have been identified as a priority, rather than remapping Namoi, which has adequate existing mapping for most needs. NPWS need to manage our own contracts because it is clear that the majority of OEH outside NPWS do not understand our needs, nor will they deliver the kind of interpretation that field staff need. Maps per se are not sufficient - interpretation, limitations, context setting and implications for management are also required.


317

Qu 428 - Would you like to request a copy of your survey response?

Answer OptionsAnswer OptionsAnswer OptionsAnswer Options Response Percent

Response Count

Yes 46.0% 52

No 54.0% 61

8. APPENDIX - Acronyms

Acronym Definition

ACH Aboriginal cultural heritage

ADS40 Digital Image Acquisition System

AKF Australian Koala Foundation

AMS Asset Management System (Parks & Wildlife Group, OEH)

AMBS Australian Museum Business Services

API Aerial Photographic Interpretation

APZ Asset Protection Zone (RFS)

BAU Biodiversity Assessment Unit (Regional Operations, OEH)

BCAM Biodiversity Certification Assessment Methodology

BFMC Bush Fire Management Committee

BFT Biodiversity Forecasting Tool

BRS Bureau of Rural Sciences

BSC Byron Shire Council

BVT Biometric vegetation type

CAP Census of Australian Plants

CAPAD Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database

CAR Comprehensive Adequate & Representative

CHCC Coffs Harbour City Council

CKPOM Comprehensive Koala Plan of Management

CMA Catchment Management Authority

CRA Comprehensive Regional Assessments

CRAFTI Comprehensive Regional Assessment Aerial Photographic Interpretation

CWCMA Central West CMA

DA Development Application

DCP Development Control Plan


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Acronym Definition

DECC Department of Environment & Conservation (now OEH)

DECC Department of Environment & Climate Change (now OEH)

DEM Digital Elevation Model

DEWHA Department of Environment, Water & Heritage & the Arts

DIPNR Department of Infrastructure Planning & Natural Resources

DLEP Draft Local Environment Plan

DLWC Department of Land & Water Conservation

DSE Department of Sustainability & Development (Victoria - now Dept. of Environment & Primary Industries)

DSEWPaC Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities

EBD Eastern Bushland Database

EBMP Enhanced Bushfire Management Program

EEC Endangered Ecological Community

EOAM Environmental Outcomes Assessment Methodology

EPA Environment Protection Authority

EP&A Act Environmental Planning & Assessment act

EPBC Act Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act

ERIN Environmental Resources Information Network

ESCCI Eastern Seaboard Climate Change Initiative

EVC Ecological Vegetation Class

FPC Foliage Projective Cover

GAM Generalized Additive Model

GCC Gosford City Council

GIS Geographic Information System

GPS Global Positioning System

GTCC Greater Taree City Council

HCV High Conservation Value

HCR CMA Hunter Central Rivers CMA

ICON Mapdesk GIS package developed by NSW RFS

IPA Interim Protection area

IUCN World Conservation Union protected area categories

KHA Koala Habitat Atlas

LANDSAT Land Satellite - renamed from EOSAT (Earth Observation Satellite)

LEP Local Environmental Plan

LIDAR Light Detection & Ranging

LGA Local Government Area


319

Acronym Definition

LHCCREMS Lower Hunter & Central Coast Regional Environmental Management Strategy

LMCC Lake Macquarie City Council

MCMA Murray CMA

MDB Murray-Darling Basin

MER Monitoring & Environmental Reporting

MERI Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting & Improvement

MVGs Major Vegetation Groups

NARCliM NSW & ACT Regional Climate Modelling

NGO Non Government Organisation

NPWS National Parks & Wildlife Service

NRCMA Northern Rivers CMA

NRM Natural Resource Management

NRMP Natural Resource Management Plan

NV Native Vegetation

NV Act NSW Native Vegetation Act (2003)

NVAT Native Vegetation Assessment Tool, under NSW Native Vegetation Act

NVF Native Vegetation Framework

NVIS National Vegetation Information System

NVMP OEH, Native Vegetation Mapping Program

OEH NSW Office of Environment & Heritage

OFH Overall Fuel Hazard

PCT Plant community type

PMHC Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

POM Plan of Management

PVP Property Vegetation Plan, under the NSW Native Vegetation Act (2003)

PWIS Pest & Weed Information System

RACAC Resource and Conservation and Assessment Council

RBG Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

REF Review of environmental factors

REMS Regional Environmental Management Strategy

RFMS Reserve Fire Management Strategy

RFS Rural Fire Service (NSW)

RN 17 Research Note 17 (State Forestry Corporation)

ROTAP Rare or Threatened Australian Plants

RTA NSW Roads & Traffic Authority

SCA Sydney Catchment Authority


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Acronym Definition

SCIVI South Coast-Illawarra Vegetation Integration project

SDE ESRI Spatial Database Engine

SEPP NSW State Environmental Planning Policy

SIX NSW Land and Property Information, Spatial Information Exchange

SKM Sinclair Knight Merz

SLATS Statewide Landcover and Trees Study

SMCMA Sydney Metropolitan CMA

SOC State of the Catchments

SoE State of Environment

SOP Standard Operating Procedure or State of the Park

SPOT Système Pour l'Observation de la Terre - medium resolution satellite imagery

SQL Structured Query Language - programming language

SRLUP Strategic Regional Land Use Policy

SSD Scientific Services Division (OEH)

TAP Threat Abatement Plan

TEC Threatened Ecological Community

TS Threatened Species

TSC Act Threatened Species Conservation Act (1995)

TSPD Threatened Species Profile Database, a module of the NSW Wildlife Atlas

VAST Vegetation Assets, States & Transitions

VCA Vegetation Classification & Assessment

VIS NSW Vegetation Information System

WIRES Wildlife Information & Rescue Service

WSC Wyong Shire Council

XML Extensible Markup Language

YETI Colloquial name for VIS Flora Survey Module of the NSW Wildlife Atlas

Documents

NSW Native Vegetation Map Final Survey Analysis · Project Name NSW Native Vegetation Map Final Survey Analysis Document File Name 3610 Survey Results Final.docx Project Client NSW