Data downloads

The following are the available DEC NSW datasets in GDA94 Geographic Coordinate System and in Zip file format. You are free to download and use the datasets provided the Terms and Conditions are met. For more information, please email DEC Spatial Support Unit

Note: some of the datasets are very large in size (upto 120MB) and so may require a high-speed broadband internet connection to download. Alternatively, please contact the DEC Spatial Data Supply Officer on (02) 9585-6834, who can arrange for the data to be mailed to you on a cd.

Managed Areas

• NPWS Estate (16MB) - preview - metadata - updated October 2009
• Declared Wilderness (3MB) - preview - metadata - updated October 2009

Natural Areas

• Mitchell Landscapes v2 (45MB) - preview - metadata - updated December 2003. Methodology for version 2 (0.3MB); Descriptions of Landscapes (0.8MB). 
• Mitchell Landscapes v3 (37MB) - preview - metadata - updated October 2008 . Methodology for update to version 3 (11Mb).
• NSW Wetlands (17MB) - preview - metadata - updated August 2003
• Shorebirds (150 KB) - updated June 2009
• Grey-headed Flying-fox_foraging habitat  - Upper North Eastern NSW (60 MB) and Lower North Eastern NSW  (108 MB) - updated June 2009

   

  DEC Administrative Areas

• DEC Offices (1MB) - preview - metadata - updated March 2007
• EPRD Branches (6MB) - preview - metadata - updated March 2006
• PWD Branches (5MB) - preview - metadata - updated March 2006
• PWD Regions (8MB) - preview - metadata - updated March 2006
• PWD Areas (12MB) - preview - metadata - updated March 2006
• Kangaroo Management Zones (2MB) - preview - updated August 2006

  Vegetation Maps

• Eden Map v4 (12MB) - preview - metadata - updated April 2003
• Forest Ecosystems Upper NE (31MB) - preview - metadata - updated July 2002
• Forest Ecosystems Lower NE (62MB) - preview - metadata - updated July 2002
• Forest Ecosystems Southern (39MB) - preview - metadata - updated June 2004
• South Coast (SCIVI) (120MB) - preview - metadata - updated November 2006
• Warragamba Vegetation (47MB) - preview - metadata - updated November 2003
• West Blue Mountains Vegetation (36MB) - preview - metadata - updated September 2006
• Woronora Vegetation (37MB) - preview - metadata - updated October 2003
• NSW Vegetation Map (6MB) - data includes ArcView 3.x tool to help viewing, or you can see the same data presented in an interactive webmap here - metadata - updated January 2006
• Cessnock Vegetation (26 MB) - updated August 2008
• Cumberland Plain (38MB) - preview - metadata - updated May 2009
• Illawarra (30MB) - preview - metadata - updated May 2009
• Nandewar (13MB) - preview - metadata - updated May 2009
• The Native Vegetation of the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority Area – DRAFT (102MB) - metadata - updated October 2009

  Vegetation Extent

• Keith and Simpson (2006) Version002 (11MB) - metadata - updated November 2006