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Identifiers and Keywords

ANZLIC Id

ANZVI0803004160 

Victorian Spatial Data Library (VSDL) Schema

FLORAFAUNA1:VBA_FAUNA100 

Jurisdiction

Victoria 

Topic category

• Biota

Resource Constraints

Use limitation

Not for commercial use. For the purposes of biodiversity management and conservation. 

Classification

Unclassified  

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)

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Other Dataset Details

Date ( Revision )

2021-08-17

Date ( Publication )

2025-01-03T16:33:15

Status

Completed  

Purpose

This layer is to be used to indicate sites and general localities where wildlife have been recorded. It is not a presence/absence dataset and includes both incidental records submitted by the public as well as the results of scientific surveys. Users should take particular note of the MAX_ACC_KM field which describes the MAXIMUM accuracy of the site as a radius around the point. Sites with an accuracy better than +/- 500m are contained in the related dataset VBA_FAUNA25. Taxon records considered sensitive by DELWP are contained in the related (but restricted) dataset VBA_FAUNA_RESTRICTED, or the denatured VBA_RESTRICTED_1M. The dataset contains over 2.1 million points and is best used at large scales or by querying for particular taxa if it is to be drawn across larger areas. 

Supplemental Information

Relationship to other Datasets: - VBA unrestricted fauna sites with site accuracies better than +/- 500m are contained in VBA_FAUNA25 - VBA restricted fauna sites are contained in the restricted access dataset VBA_FAUNA_RESTRICTED - A 1 minute grid polygon summary of all VBA fauna data is contained in VBA_FAUNA_GRID_1M These layers supercede FAUNA100, THFAU100 and THFAU500. Related Documents: None "Atlas of Victorian Wildife Field Data Book" "Atlas of Victorian Wildlife - Notes on VROTSPT Coverage" "Atlas of Victorian Wildlife - Procedures Manual" 

Maintenance and update frequency

Weekly  

Maintenance date ( Publication )

2022-11-11T01:02:08

Spatial

Spatial representation type

Vector  

Description

General - Victoria 

Reference system identifier

4283

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W

Temporal

Begin date

1750-01-01 

End date

now  

Resolution

Horizontal Accuracy

500m  

Quality

Missing Data

Records are available from throughout Victoria, although some area have extremely good coverage, e.g. Central Highlands, East Gippsland. Victoria and neighbouring areas of NSW, SA, and Tas 

Attribute Quality

Estimated at > 90% 

Positional Accuracy

Precision: 500 metres to 10 minutes of latitude/longitude Determination: Localities are generally read from 1:100,00 maps, or sometimes from GPS. A number of checks are made to verify geocode. The accuracy of each record is contained in the MAX_ACC_KM field as a +/- value in km, i.e the value represents a radius around the point. 

Lineage

Statement

Dataset Source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas incorporating the Atlas of Victorian Wildlife, Aquatic Fauna Database, Subtidal Reef Monitoring Program and Intertidal Reef Monitoring Program data. These datasets include records from Departmental surveys, Museum of Victoria specimens, Birds Australia atlas, environmental consultants, field naturalists groups, etc. Dataset Originality: Derived 

Attributes

Column Name	Obligation	Unique	Data Type	Data Length	Data Precision	Data Scale	Reference Table Owner	Reference Table Name	Reference Table Code Column Name	Short Column Name	Definition
SCI_NAME	O	N	VARCHAR2	60						SCI_NAME
TOTALCOUNT	O	N	NUMBER	22	10	0				TOTALCOUNT
STARTDATE	O	N	DATE	7						STARTDATE
ALTITUDE	O	N	NUMBER	22	5	0				ALTITUDE
COMM_NAME	O	N	VARCHAR2	60						COMM_NAME
TAXON_TYPE	O	N	VARCHAR2	26						TAXON_TYPE
EPBC_DESC	O	N	VARCHAR2	25						EPBC_DESC
TREATY	O	N	VARCHAR2	30						TREATY
EXTRA_INFO	O	N	VARCHAR2	25						EXTRA_INFO
START_MTH	O	N	NUMBER	22	8	0				START_MTH
LONG_DD94	O	N	NUMBER	22	8	5				LONG_DD94
TAXON_ID	O	N	NUMBER	22	10	0				TAXON_ID
UFI	O	N	NUMBER	22	20	0				UFI
LOCN_DESC	O	N	VARCHAR2	120						LOCN_DESC
END_YEAR	O	N	NUMBER	22	10	0				END_YEAR
LOW_COUNT	O	N	NUMBER	22	10	0				LOW_COUNT
RELIABILITY	O	N	VARCHAR2	10						RELIABILTY
PROJECT_ID	O	N	NUMBER	22	10	0				PROJECT_ID
ENDDATE	O	N	DATE	7						ENDDATE
MODEL_USE	O	N	VARCHAR2	25						MODEL_USE
ECOLOGY	O	N	VARCHAR2	25						ECOLOGY
HIGH_COUNT	O	N	NUMBER	22	10	0				HIGH_COUNT
MAX_ACC_KM	O	N	NUMBER	22	6	3				MAX_ACC_KM
SCALE_USE	O	N	NUMBER	22	8	0				SCALE_USE
FFG_DESC	O	N	VARCHAR2	40						FFG_DESC
OLD_VICADV	O	N	VARCHAR2	4						OLD_VICADV
REF_ETC	O	N	VARCHAR2	10						REF_ETC
LAT_DD94	O	N	NUMBER	22	8	5				LAT_DD94
SITE_ID	O	N	NUMBER	22	8	0				SITE_ID
SURVEY_ID	O	N	NUMBER	22	8	0				SURVEY_ID
UFI_CREATE	O	N	DATE	7						UFI_CREATE
EPBC	O	N	VARCHAR2	4						EPBC
RECORDTYPE	O	N	VARCHAR2	40						RECORDTYPE
START_YEAR	O	N	NUMBER	22	10	0				START_YEAR
SURVEYTYPE	O	N	VARCHAR2	50						SURVEYTYPE
COLLECTOR	O	N	VARCHAR2	50						COLLECTOR
END_MTH	O	N	NUMBER	22	8	0				END_MTH
RECORD_ID	O	N	NUMBER	22	10	0				RECORD_ID
ORIGIN	O	N	VARCHAR2	65						ORIGIN
FFG	O	N	VARCHAR2	4						FFG
COUNT_ACC	O	N	VARCHAR2	25						COUNT_ACC
OLDVICDESC	O	N	VARCHAR2	25						OLDVICDESC
VERS_DATE	O	N	VARCHAR2	10						VERS_DATE

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