Caretaker Conventions

The 2003 Bushfire data indicates the total burn area and the status of affected properties.

This dataset provides the total numbers of vehicles registered in the ACT as at the first day of each month by their motive power. Motive power in this case indicates the fuel source of the vehicle. These data are used to track the uptake of Zero Emissions Vehicles in the ACT.

The list of Mr Fluffy loose fill asbestos insulation affected properties enables former residents, tradespeople and the broader community to know whether particular properties are (or were) affected. Affected premises are identified by unit, block, section and division. As at 31 March 2024, 18 of the 1029 properties on the List of Affected Properties remain on the Affected Residential Premises Register (the Register).

The ACT Vegetation Map classifies native and derived vegetation across the ACT at 1:10,000 scale into 64 plant communities as at 2023, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The product includes the following attributes :

umcID – Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment vegetation ID (unique vegetation code)(after Armstrong et al 2013)

vegCommunity – vegetation community name (after Armstrong et al 2013 and Baines et al 2013)

tecACT - listing name of the ACT threatened ecological community (may require field inspection to verify)

tecEPBC - listing name of the EPBC threatened ecological community (may require field inspection to verify)

tecID - ID of ACT threatened ecological community

actConservationStatus - listing status of the vegetation community under the Nature Conservation Act

epbcConservationStatus - listing status of the vegetation community under the EPBC Act

pctCode - ACT plant community type code

treesp1-3 – dominant tree species

shrubsp1-3 – dominant shrub species

groundsp1-3 – dominant ground cover species

canopyCover – canopy cover % (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR canopy cover model)

height_mean canopy height (>3m) (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR canopy height model)

underCover – understory/shrub cover % (1-3m) (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR shrub model)

structure – overall vegetation community structure – e.g. woodland, forest, grassland

formation – Keith Formation - broad classification of native vegetation type in NSW and ACT. Formation can be further divided into Keith Class (Keith 2004)

class – Keith Class- vegetation class (Keith 2004).

hectares - area of polygon unit in hectares.

lastVegComm - community as it was last mapped as before change

landscape - upland or lowland

This is the result of an initiative of the ACT Government, with support from Geoscience Australia, to create a 'single point of truth' road, track and trail data set for the ACT and its immediate region. Data was brought together from a range of existing custodians and combined to provide a single authoritative data set. The data was filtered and cleaned to select the best representation, both spatially and for the related attributes. The data set is maintained in the ACT Government's Corporate Geographic Database by these custodians according to agreed policy maintenance responsibilities. The data model in a hybrid of one developed by the ICSM Road Working Group adapted to meet specific needs of the ACT government. The entities include Transport_Line, Crossing_Point and Traffic_Control_Device_Point.
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This dataset contains information relating to incidents involving wildlife that were attended to by ACT park rangers.

The position and extents of a parcel of land, usually the smallest unit of land that can be held under an individual lease without a requirement for further subdivision. URBAN blocks are defined as blocks that appear within a division and have division and section identifiers. RURAL blocks do not usually appear within a division, but may do so if they remain from before the division was created. Blocks may have a lifecycle stage or Proposed, Registered, Approved, Occupied or Retired.PROPOSED: The block is proposed but has not reached any other stage.REGISTERED: The block appears on a Deposited Plan that has been registered with the Land Titles Office.APPROVED: The block appears on an Approved Plan that has been signed by the Territory Planning Section and the Project Officer for the development.OCCUPIED: The block is leased, but does not appear on a registered plan. Leases over unregistered blocks may not be registered at the Land Titles Office, so this stage is used for unregistered blocks with unregistered leases. This normally only occurs in rural areas.RETIRED: Retirement of a block occurs when it is replaced by another block.Note that block boundaries may not always align exactly. The legal definition of a block is defined in the Deposited plan.

Strategic Bushfire Management Plan - Current Bushfire Prone AreasThe BPA map is a single risk-based map that defines the area of the ACT that has been assessed as being at high risk to life and property due to bushfires. Canberra’s built-up areas that are adjacent to forest and grassland are defined as BPAs, as is the ACT’s entire rural area.
Identifying the at-risk areas on the BPA map has two principal purposes: It requires assessment to determine mandatory construction standards for buildings under the Australian Standards AS 3959 – Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas. Concurrent with the development of the SBMP, the ACT Government is considering arrangements to extend BPAs (for the purposes of AS 3959 assessments) to include part of the built-up area of CanberraIt provides the means by which people in the community can assess their personal level of risk and provide the basis for targeted The BPA map will be reviewed as required to reflect changes in land use and tenure, and will be approved by the Commissioner.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The ACT Government is providing this bushfire management map for information purposes only. This data is derived from the best available vegetation. The ACT Government cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of any data and information contained on this site as, among other reasons, there may have been changes to land use and vegetation since the map was produced. The ACT Government disclaims liability to any person who acts in reliance on the information provided on this site or contained within the reports or plans on it whether that liability is in negligence or on any other legal basis.Persons who would otherwise seek to rely on the data and information contained on this site should make their own inquiries and seek their own expert advice. BPA is already declared over the Rural Areas of the ACT for the purposes of AS 3959 assessment.

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This dataset consists of daily records of total rainfall (mm) and mean daily streamflow (Megalitres/day) from monitoring stations across the Australian Capital Territory. These data are procured by the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services.
pk – stands for ‘primary key’ – an internal record tracking identifier
QualityCode – numeric code denoting the quality of the data. See http://www.bom.gov.au/water/hrs/qc_doc.shtml for details
DatetimeAEST – time of record. Mean daily streamflow is calculated over a period from midnight (00:00:00) AEST to 23:59:59 AEST, with date and time assigned from the beginning of the period. Total rainfall is calculated over a period of 09:00:00 AEST to 8:59:59 AEST, with day and time assigned from the end of the period.
SiteID – a unique code for each site. Streamflow sites generally start with “410…” while rainfall gauges generally start with “570…”. See “ACT Hydrologic sites” for site details, including latitude:longitude and site name.
Unit – unit of measurement.
Value – a numeric value of the unit of measurement.
Varcode – a unique numeric code for each variable.
VariableName – the name of the variable.
LastObservedTimeAEST – date and time (AEST) when the record was last updated.
DataType – definition of the type of data aggregation method used.
Owner – denotes the agency that owns the data.

Point data is available in the table 'ACT streamflow and rainfall data - point data'

Point data for ACT streamflow, stream level, water quality and rainfall data for streamflow gauges and rainfall gauges across the ACT. Water quality data is present for two streamflow gauge locations. Daily aggregated data is available in the table 'ACT streamflow and rainfall data - daily data'. Spatial information can be found in the dataset 'ACT Hydrological Sites'