The name of the area used in WetlandSummary, excluding the area type
FullName
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
61
Full name
The name of the area used in WetlandSummary, including the area type
Wetlands
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
131
Wetland summary information
The URL of the WetlandSummary page of this area
KML
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
163
KML
The URL of a simplified KML file depicting this area
TotalArea
Double (8 byte floating point)
8
Area (km²)
The total area in km²
PLAN_NUM
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
7
PLAN_NUM
PA_NUM
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
4
PA_NUM
NRID
Long (4 byte integer)
4
NRID
HECTARES
Double (8 byte floating point)
8
HECTARES
ALT_NAME
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
83
ALT_NAME
ORIG_GAZ
Date
8
ORIG_GAZ
LATEST_GAZ
Date
8
LATEST_GAZ
ZONE
Long (4 byte integer)
4
ZONE
Modifications
The nature refuges layer used by WetlandSummary is based on the source layers below, with the following modifications:
Name is the value of the NAME field
Fixed 7 invalid geometries
Source layer: Queensland Nature Refuges
(nature-refuge/envten.qld-nature-refuge.shp.xml)
Esri
Creation Date
2018-04-27
Creation Time
11:01:37
Modification Date
2023-07-29
Modification Time
04:05:58
Dist Info
details available on request
Data Id Info
Id Citation
Title
Queensland Nature Refuges
Date
Revision date
2018-04-27
Alternate title
Nature Refuges of Queensland
Cit Resp Party
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Role
details available on request
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Edition
2
Additional human language abstract/description
Lot/s on plan gazetted through voluntary conservation agreement between QLD govt and private land owner/s.Based in statute, a recognised class of Protected Area (defined by the Nature Conservation Act, 1992).
Res Const
Consts
Security use limitations
The Department of Environment and Science recommends that the Nature Refuge data should not be used for decision making purposes when the layer is displayed at scales greater than 1:1000.
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Role
details available on request
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Theme Keys
Keyword
Queensland
Supplemental information about the data
Nature Refuges are part/s or whole of Lot/s on plan and are gazetted through a voluntary conservation agreement between the QLD government and private land owner/s. They are based in statute and are a recognised class of Protected Area as defined by the Nature Conservation Act, 1992. Nature Refuge boundaries are primarily defined using DCDB parcels, with GPS data collected for partial boundaries. Boundaries following creeks or irregular boundaries are digitised. Relevant boundaries are updated to coincide with the DCDB current at the date of publication using topological rules.
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Role
details available on request
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Role
details available on request
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Role
details available on request
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Role
details available on request
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Resource purpose/summary
Nature Refuge boundaries are primarily defined using DCDB parcels, with GPS data collected for partial boundaries. Boundaries following creeks or irregular boundaries are digitised. Relevant boundaries are updated to coincide with the DCDB current at the date of publication using topological rules.
Dq Info
Data Lineage
Lineage statement, a general explanation
Data was extracted from the Queensland Digital Cadastral Database (where whole of lot nature refuges were generated) or captured via GPS/DGPS units in combination with derived GPS points using imagery, local natural features and existing infrastructure (where part of lot nature refuges were generated) to create a single shapefile of the nature refuges. The file is then checked and edited by the nature refuges unit staff to ensure accuracy and quality, with additions to the dataset of newly generated nature refuges, on a quarterly basis following decleration under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Report
Data quality report, measure description
The horizontal positional accuracy of the data that has been used to compile this dataset is as follows: handheld GPS and derived points using digital imagery.
Data quality report, evaluation method description
The data is to a standard determined as fit for the purpose for which it was collected.
Report
Data quality report, measure description
The horizontal positional accuracy of the data that has been used to compile this dataset is as follows: handheld GPS and derived points using digital imagery with 10% error staus.
Data quality report, evaluation method description
The data is to a standard determined as fit for the purpose for which it was collected.
Report
Data quality report, measure description
The data is to a standard determined as fit for the purpose for which it was collected.
Data quality report, evaluation method description
The data is to a standard determined as fit for the purpose for which it was collected.
Report
Data quality report, measure description
The data is to a standard determined as fit for the purpose for which it was collected.
Data quality report, evaluation method description
The data is to a standard determined as fit for the purpose for which it was collected.
Entity and Attribute Information
details available on request
This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (n.d.) Nature refuges – spatial metadata, WetlandInfo website, accessed 1 February 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/get-mapping-help/metadata/nature-refuge/
— Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation