Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2010 (Not current release)

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## **Abstract** \n\nThis dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.\n\n\n\nThe Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2010 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current for various dates between June 2010 and January 2011. This is the eighth version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area:\n\n\n\n"A protected area is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means" (IUCN 1994).\n\n\n\nThe department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at http://www.environment.gov.au/capad \n\n\n\nCAPAD 2010 spatial data is available for download from the Find Environmental Data (FED) website: http://intspat01.ris.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/main/home.page \n\n\n\nMain attributes in the database include:\n\n\n\nPA_ID: The protected area ID code. Created from RES_NUMBER if unique, otherwise it is a DSEWPaC generated number.\n\n\n\nNAME: the name of the protected area. Gazetted PAs with no name are flagged as "Unnamed" with a reserve number.\n\n\n\nTYPE: the type of protected area according to the protected area establishment mechanism.\n\n\n\nTYPE_ABBR: the abbreviation of the TYPE.\n\n\n\nAA Aboriginal Area\n\nACCP Conservation Covenant\n\nASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Areas\n\nASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Areas\n\nBG Botanic Gardens (Commonwealth)\n\nCA Conservation Area\n\nCCA Coordinated Conservation Area\n\nCCAZ1 CCA Zone 1 National Park\n\nCCAZ2 CCA Zone 2 Aboriginal Area\n\nCCAZ3 CCA Zone 3 State Conservation Area\n\nCOR Coastal Reserve\n\nCP Conservation Park\n\nCR Conservation Reserve\n\nFLR Flora Reserve\n\nFR Forest Reserve\n\nGR Game Reserve\n\nHA Heritage Agreement\n\nHIR Historical Reserve\n\nHR Heritage River\n\nHS Historic Site\n\nHTR Hunting Reserve\n\nIPA Indigenous Protected Area\n\nKCR Karst Conservation Reserve\n\nMAA Management Agreement\n\nMCP National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve\n\nMNP Marine National Park\n\nMR Commonwealth Land Managed for Conservation\n\nMS Marine Sanctuary\n\nNAP Nature Park\n\nNAPA Nature Park (Aboriginal)\n\nNCA Natural Catchment Area\n\nNCR Nature Conservation Reserve\n\nNFR Natural Features Reserve\n\nNP National Park\n\nNPA National Park Aboriginal\n\nNPC National Park (Commonwealth)\n\nNPR National Park (Recovery)\n\nNR Nature Reserve\n\nNRA Nature Recreation Area\n\nNREF Nature Refuge\n\nNRS NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress\n\nNS National Park (Scientific)\n\nOCA Other Conservation Area\n\nOCA/NP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park\n\nOP Other\n\nPA Protected Area\n\nPNPA Proposed National Parks Act park or park addition\n\nPNR Private Nature Reserve\n\nPPP Permanent Park Preserve\n\nPS Private Sanctuary\n\nRA Reference Area\n\nRNA Remote and Natural Area\n\nRP Recreation Park\n\nRR Regional Reserve\n\nS5G 5(1)(g) Reserve\n\nS5H 5(1)(h) Reserve\n\nSCA State Conservation Area\n\nSP State Park\n\nSR State Reserve\n\nTR Timber Reserve\n\nWA Wilderness Protection Area\n\nWP Wilderness Park\n\nWZ Wilderness Zone\n\n\n\nIUCN: the IUCN protected area management category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: CNPPA/WCMC "Guidelines for Protected Area management categories". Gland: IUCN, 1994. (ISBN: 2-8317-0201-1).\n\n## **Purpose** \n\nThis dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.\n\n\n\n Credit: \n\nACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services; Australian Government Department of the Environment; NT Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport; NSW Office of Environment and Heritage; NSW Department of Primary Industries - Forests NSW; Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management; SA Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Department of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia - Forestry; Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment; Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment; WA Department of Environment and Conservation\n\n## **Dataset History** \n\nThis dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied. \n\n\n\nThe Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2010 provides both spatial and text information about government, Indigenous, private and jointly managed protected areas for continental Australia. State and Territory conservation agencies supplied data current for various dates between July 2010 and January 2011. This is the seventh version of the database, with previous versions released in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area.\n\n\n\n External accuracy:\n\n\n\nVariable from < 1m to 500m.\n\n\n\nData provided were compiled at scales ranging from 1:1,000 (ACT) to 1:500,000 (northern WA). Some data was generated directly from the legal descriptions of the boundaries.\n\n\n\nNon Quantitative accuracy:\n\n\n\nWhere appropriate attribute information (as per CAPAD technical specifications) were not provided in the spatial data layers, the textual data describing the spatial data provided by the contributors was matched to CAPAD attributes such as 'NAME','TYPE' or 'RES_NO' where applicable. Comparisons were made between data supplied and previous CAPAD. All anomalies were corrected by data suppliers or confirmed to be correct. Corrections were made by the Australian Government, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.\n\n\n\nConceptual consistency:\n\n\n\nAttribute data conform to the nationally agreed CAPAD specifications. All source datasets which were not consistent with the CAPAD standards were corrected as required.\n\n\n\nSpatial data of source datasets were checked and corrected for mismatches across jurisdictional boundaries (see lineage for further details).\n\n\n\nAll polygons were given visual checks for spatial errors and for appropriate attribute information.\n\n\n\nCompleteness omission:\n\n\n\nThe currency of the data provided varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.\n\n## **Dataset Citation** \n\nDepartment of the Environment (2010) Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2010 (Not current release). Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 13 March 2019, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/7b649c6d-fdbf-40e3-b002-db521665af53.

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Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2010 (Not current release) - Data File