This layer summarises VBA fauna records against a standard grid of 5 degrees longitude/latitude (GDA94). Any VBA taxa record with its centre in a cell is counted as a record for that cell. The number of times a taxon has been recorded in a cell is collated in the RECORDS column. The first date and last date that a taxon has been recorded in a cell are also summarised. VBA data summarised against 10 and 1 minute grids are also available in related datasets. VBA records with a spatial accuracy worse than +/- 4.5 km are excluded from this layer.
Search Words:
Biota
Publication Date:
09 February 2024
Dataset Status:
Records are available from throughout Victoria, although some area have extremely good coverage, e.g. Central Highlands, East Gippsland.
The layer covers an area of south-east Australia extending from 139 degrees to 151.5 degrees EAST and 33 degrees to 42 degrees SOUTH. It thus incorporates substantial areas of South Australia and New South Wales plus all of Bass Strait and the north coast of Tasmania.
Progress:
Completed
Access Constraint:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
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General
For the purposes of biodiversity management and conservation.
This layer summarises VBA fauna records against a standard grid of 5 degrees longitude/latitude (GDA94). Any VBA taxa record with its centre in a cell is counted as a record for that cell. The number of times a taxon has been recorded in a cell is collated in the RECORDS column. The first date and last date that a taxon has been recorded in a cell are also summarised. VBA data summarised against 10 and 1 minute grids are also available in related datasets. VBA records with a spatial accuracy worse than +/- 4.5 km are excluded from this layer.
Search Words:
Biota
Purpose:
This layer can be used to indicate general localities where wildlife have been recorded. It can also be used as an index to assist in the analysis of the VBA_FAUNA25 and VBA_FAUNA100 layers.
This layer includes restricted records and can act as an alternative to VBA_FAUNA_RESTRICTED.
Geographic Extent Polygon:
Geographic Bounding Box:
-34
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-39
Beginning to Ending Date:
1750-01-01 - now
Maintainence and Update Frequency:
As needed
Stored Data Format:
Available Format(s) Types:
DIGITAL - All major formats available
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Attribute Accuracy:
Logical Consistency:
Data Source:
Dataset Source: The Victorian Biodiversity Atlas database
Dataset Originality: Derived
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