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Biodiversity Inventory
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7B83E860-5831-5C09-E055-000000000001 |
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| Hierarchy Level: |
dataset |
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| Abstract: |
The Biodiversity Inventory is a project undertaken by the Waikato Regional Council to create a validated current vegetation data layer which could be used for a range of biodiversity, ecology and RPS purposes. |
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| Statement: |
This layer is currently being refined and validated further with the end result being a comprehensive ecological classification for the whole of the Waikato Region. As at 2022 this dataset is undergoing further validation as funding and resources allow.
The current vegetation data layer created for the biodiversity inventory project uses a combination of the Potential Ecosystem classification for the Waikato Region (Singers 2014) and the Waikato Region Biovegetation data layer which uses 2012 WRAPS to map current vegetation types. This data layer also relied extensively on an additional validated layer supplied by John Leathwick who was contracted to the Waikato Regional Council for biodiversity prioritisation work. The data layer John supplied was a validated merge of the Potential Ecosystem classification and the Biovegetation 2012 data layer. This has since been refined more and updated with a more recent version of the Biovegetation dataset, and has had validation from external contractors including Kessels and Associate Ecologists and Tonkin and Taylor, and followed on with quality assurance checking with ecology contractors at Waikato Regional Council.
This work is currently ongoing and progress is being made through going through district by district and checking the worked carried out by ecology consultants at Waikato Regional Council.
The validation and QA process has also used WRAPS 2017 where available and made extensive use of the oblique aerial photos which were taken 2016-2017 to identify vegetation types.
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| Keywords: |
Biodiversity,Ecology,River,vegetation |
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| Topic Category: |
environment:environmental resources, protection and conservation |
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| Resource Reference Date: |
26/11/2018 |
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| Metadata URL: |
https://data.waikatoregion.govt.nz:8443/ords/f?p=140:12:0::NO::P12_METADATA_ID:8897 |
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Responsible Parties
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distributor |
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| Position: |
Scientist |
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| Organisation: |
Waikato Regional Council |
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| Delivery Point: |
160 Ward Street |
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Hamilton Central |
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| Postal Code: |
3204 |
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| Country: |
New Zealand |
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Metadata
| Language: |
English |
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| Character Set: |
utf8 |
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| Standard: |
ANZLIC |
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| Standard Version: |
1.1 |
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Metadata Constraints
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Download Links
Supporting Information Links
General Notes:
BIODIVERSITY.SDEADMIN.BIODIV_INVENTORY_WAIKATO_RIVER
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| File Identifier: |
DF19D55A-3BAF-1550-E055-000000000001 |
Parent Identifier: |
7B83E860-5831-5C09-E055-000000000001 |
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| Hierarchy Level: |
feature |
Hierarchy Level Name: | Feature of Biodiversity Inventory |
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| Abstract: |
This biodiversity inventory data layer is for the Waikato River corridor and specifically undertaken for LINZ. |
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| Statement: |
The biodiversity inventory is a vegetation data layer using the ecological classification described by Singers and Rogers for the Waikato Region. This data layer is for the Waikato River corridor and specifically undertaken for LINZ. LINZ 2021 River Corridor imagery was used for the validation, in addition to 2016/2017/2018 Biospatial oblique imagery where that 2021 imagery didn’t provide full coverage. We also utilised other data sources in our validations including WRAPS 2017, Google Maps Street and River View imagery, existing SNA data, LCR 2020 wetland validation data, and 2007 estuarine vegetation data .This data layer used a range of baseline data layers to be merged together, and now is in a detailed process of validation by ecologists at Waikato Regional Council. This layer will be refined and validated further with the end result being a comprehensive ecological classification for the whole of the Waikato Region.The dataset was derived using a range of underlying base layers including, a merge Singers and Rogers potential ecosystems for the Waikato Region, Biovegetation 2012, and also a data layer supplied by John Leathwick of updated vegetation sites which he had checked. The region wide Biodiversity Inventory data set is currently going through a process of detailed validation work carried out by various ecological consultants at Waikato Regional Council. As at 2022 the regional wide Biodiversity Inventory dataset is undergoing further validation as funding and resources allow.Reference Singers and Rogers ecological ClassificationAttribute fields to refer to are [Current_Veg_Ecosystem_Type], [Current_Veg_Validation], and [Comments] for vegetation comments and descriptions.
The biodiversity inventory is a vegetation data layer using the ecological classification described by Singers and Rogers for the Waikato Region. This data layer is for the Waikato River corridor and specifically undertaken for LINZ. LINZ 2021 River Corridor imagery was used for the validation, in addition to 2016/2017/2018 Biospatial oblique imagery where that 2021 imagery didn’t provide full coverage. We also utilised other data sources in our validations including WRAPS 2017, Google Maps Street and River View imagery, existing SNA data, LCR 2020 wetland validation data, and 2007 estuarine vegetation data . |
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| Other Information: |
The current vegetation data layer created for the biodiversity inventory is based on a combination of the Biodiversity vegetation (Biovegetation) 2012 dataset, the Potential Ecosystems dataset from Nick Singers using Singer and Rogers (2014) ecosystem classification types, and an additional validated vegetation cover layer supplied from John Leathwick. The wetland areas were completed by Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research.
The validation and QA process also used WRAPS 2017 where available and made extensive use of the oblique aerial photos which were taken 2016-2017 to identify vegetation types.
Classification of NZ Terrestrial Ecosystems
https://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/science-and-technical/sfc325entire.pdf
Wetland reference for wetland attributes.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/science-and-technical/WetlandsBWa.pdf |
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| Keywords: |
Biodiversity,Download,Ecology,River,Waikato Data Portal,vegetation |
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| Topic Category: |
environment:environmental resources, protection and conservation |
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| Resource Reference Date: |
16/05/2022 |
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Metadata Constraints
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license |
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Maintenance Information
| Maintenance frequency: |
asNeeded |
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| Last Load Date: |
24/05/2022 |
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Spatial Representation Information
| Recommended Scale: |
1:5,000 |
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| Reference System: |
EPSG2193 |
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| Spatial Representation Type: |
vector |
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| Vector | Grid | Geographic Bounding Box |
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| GeometricObjectType : |
surface |
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| geometricObjectCount : |
6676 |
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| topologyLevel : |
geometryOnly |
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| Number of Dimensions : |
2 |
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| Transformation Param Available : |
N |
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| westBoundLongitude : |
1891003.3131 |
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| eastBoundLongitude : |
1749691.8176 |
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| southBoundLatitude : |
5712023.5653 |
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| northBoundLatitude : |
5875406.1682 |
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Responsible Parties
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| Organisation: |
Waikato Regional Council |
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| Delivery Point: |
160 Ward Street |
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| City: |
Hamilton Central |
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| Postal Code: |
3204 |
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| Country: |
New Zealand |
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Data Constraints
| Data Access Constraints : |
license |
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| Data Use Constraints: |
license |
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| Data Distribution: |
Unrestricted |
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| Licence Type : |
BY CC 4.0 |
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| Licence: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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| Licence Expiry: |
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| Licence Conditions: |
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| Copyright : |
© Waikato Regional Council 2022. Biodiversity Inventory Data. 
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License |
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| Data Disclaimers : |
While Waikato Regional Council has exercised all reasonable skill and care in controlling the contents of this information, Waikato Regional Council accepts no liability in contract, tort or otherwise howsoever, for any loss, damage, injury or expense (whether direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of the provision of this information or its use by you. |
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| Data Use Limits : |
The Biodiversity Inventory project for the Waikato Region is still ongoing and updates will be made as they become available. |
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Download Links
Supporting Information Links
General Notes:
Attribute Information
| Name | Description | Notes | Restricted | Primary Key |
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| BioVeg2012_LCDB2_NAME |
Biovegetation field name from Current Vegetation (version 8) |
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Y |
N |
| BioVeg2012_WETLAND |
Biovegetation field name from Current Vegetation (version 8). Wetland = YES |
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Y |
N |
| Current_Veg_Ecosystem_Type |
(Editable field) Ecosystem type code – from drop down fields (codes modified from Singers and Rogers), e.g. WF |
INCLUDE in Waikato data portal download |
N |
N |
| Current_Veg_Validation |
(Editable field) Ecosystem type code and description – from drop down fields (codes modified from Singers and Rogers), e.g. WF8 |
INCLUDE in Waikato data portal download |
N |
N |
| Veg_Description |
(Editable field) Description of the vegetation within the polygon, sometimes including details on landform, land use change over time or other relevant details |
INCLUDE in Waikato data portal download |
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N |
| Veg_Status |
Editable field) Indicates whether validator has completed validation |
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Y |
N |
| Confidence |
High\med\low (of current_veg validation) |
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Y |
N |
| Photo_1 |
Photo referenced when validating – good image of the area |
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Y |
N |
| Photo_2 |
Photo referenced when validating – good image of the area |
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Y |
N |
| QA_Status |
(Drop down) Indicating status of validation |
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Y |
N |
| QA_Comment |
(Editable field) Indicating what changes were made to the polygon, or whether it was new etc. |
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Y |
N |
| Reference_1 |
Additional information utilised in validation or relevant to polygon/site |
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Y |
N |
| Reference_2 |
Additional information utilised in validation or relevant to polygon/site |
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Y |
N |
| Reference_3 |
Additional information utilised in validation or relevant to polygon/site |
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Y |
N |
| Area_ha |
Area in hectares (of polygon) |
INCLUDE in Waikato data portal download |
N |
N |
| Shape |
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N |
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| GDB_GEOMATTR_DATA |
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N |
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