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
plannum
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
10
plannum
panum
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
4
panum
ppaid
Long (4 byte integer)
4
ppaid
esttype
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
2
esttype
gazareaha
Double (8 byte floating point)
8
gazareaha
altname
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
83
altname
origgazdat
Date
8
origgazdat
curgazdate
Date
8
curgazdate
iucncode
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
2
iucncode
mgtplan
Text (UTF-8 encoded)
1
mgtplan
zone
Short (2 byte integer)
2
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
Transformed coordinate system of nature-refuge.shp from GDA2020 to GDA94
Source layer: Queensland Nature Refuges
(nature-refuge/nature-refuge.shp.xml)
Esri
Creation Date
2025-03-24
Creation Time
22:06:54
Modification Date
2025-04-05
Modification Time
09:48:25
Dist Info
details available on request
Data Id Info
Id Citation
Title
Queensland Nature Refuges
Alternate title
Nature Refuges of Queensland
Date
Creation date
2023-12-01
Publication date
2023-12-01
Revision date
2023-12-01
Edition
2023-12-01 gazettal (geometries match the DCDB current on 2023-12-19)
Edition date
2023-12-01
Cit Resp Party
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Role
details available on request
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).
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.
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Role
details available on request
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Role
details available on request
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Role
details available on request
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Role
details available on request
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Nature Refuges
Contact—organization name
DES
Contact—position name
Director Nature Refuges
Role
details available on request
Theme Keys
Keyword
Queensland
Search Keys
Keyword
queensland
Keyword
nature
Keyword
refuge
Keyword
private protected area
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.
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.
Dq Info
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 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 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.
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 declaration under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
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 8 May 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