The NSW BioNet Flora Survey Data Collection is maintained via the Flora Survey Module of the NSW BioNet-Atlas application. This collection is a central, authoritative database for systematic vegetation survey data in NSW. Among other applications, this plot data is used to construct and maintain the quantitative Plant Community Type classification & Vegetation Integrity Benchmarks held in the BioNet Vegetation Classification Data Collection. These plots are also used to construct and update State Vegetation Type Maps held in the BioNet Vegetation Map Data Collection. ACCESS: Full datasets (site and species) may be accessed via the BioNet-Atlas application http://www.BioNet.nsw.gov.au/. Survey site level data is available in a machine readable form via the BioNet OData Web Service https://data.bionet.nsw.gov.au/. That data service is delivered to SEED where it is rendered as a Web Map Service. Further detail is available from http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research/VISplot.htm. This data collection includes over 100,000 survey plots, that are generally compatible with standard vegetation survey methodologies outlined in the NSW Native Vegetation Interim Type Standard http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nativeveg/10060nvinttypestand.pdf. The Type Standard and application accommodate a range of data types from various surveys, including: 1. full floristic survey data associated with vegetation classification and mapping; 2. rapid survey sites associated with field validation and vegetation type mapping; and 3. land-use data associated with the Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting Program (MER) Vegetation Condition site assessment. Species records in the Flora Survey Data Collection are also queried through the species sightings searches in BioNet-Atlas. Data in BioNet is made available in accordance with OEH's Sensitive Species Data Policy http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/policiesandguidelines/SensitiveSpeciesPolicy.htm. For species categorised as "sensitive", location information may be withheld depending on the species' status under the policy, and on the access rights of the user. Records in BioNet are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission.

The BioNet Vegetation Classification Data Collection maintained in the BioNet - Vegetation Classification application http://www.bionet.nsw.gov.au/. The Collection contains: the NSW vegetation community typology including Plant Community Types, NSW Vegetation Formations and Classes; NSW Vegetation Integrity (Benchmarks); and many other characteristics of NSW Plant Community Types (PCT). The PCT classification was developed in 2011 to establish an unambiguous master community-level classification for use in vegetation mapping programs, regulatory decisions, and as a standard typology for other planning and data gathering programs. With introduction of the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act in October 2018 PCTs superseded BioMetric Vegetation Types as the NSW regulatory vegetation classification. For more information go to http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research/Visclassification.htm. ACCESS: The Vegetation Classification Data Collection can be accessed through the BioNet - Vegetation Classification application: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NSWVCA20PRapp/LoginPR.aspx. or via the BioNet Vegetation Classification Web Service (an Open API) https://data.bionet.nsw.gov.au/ This Data Collection is maintained and improved on a regular basis, and is hence subject to change.

This is a dataset of the NSW BioNet Flora Survey Data Collection that is maintained via the Flora Survey Module of the NSW BioNet Atlas application. This collection is a central, authoritative database for systematic vegetation survey data in NSW. This dataset includes full floristic survey sites that have been allocated to PCTs through the quantitative classification method outlined in A revised classification of plant communities of eastern New South Wales (DPE 2022). https://environment.nsw.gov.au/research-and-publications/publications-search/a-revised-classification-of-plant-communities-of-eastern-new-south-wales. As such these sites are reference sites for quantitative PCTs. Access The full datasets (sites and species) may be accessed via the BioNetAtlas application http://www.BioNet.nsw.gov.au/. Site-level data (without species) is available in a machine readable form via the BioNet OData Web Service https://data.bionet.nsw.gov.au/. That OData data service is delivered to SEED where it is rendered as a map layer (i.e. Web Map Service). You may also query and extract simplified data from SEED Map View – this video explains How to access BioNet systematic flora survey plot data using the SEED portal. https://vimeo.com/455328331. Data in BioNet is made available in accordance with DPE's Sensitive Species Data Policy https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/wildlife-management/wildlife-policies-and-guidelines/sensitive-species-data. For species categorised as "sensitive", location information may be withheld depending on the species' status under the policy, and on the access rights of the user. Records in BioNet are not guaranteed to be free from error or omission.

The NSW BioNet Species Sightings data collection includes flora and fauna records maintained in the Species Sightings module of the NSW BioNet-Atlas application, at the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH). This BioNet data collection consists of over 13 million observation records sourced from incidental sightings and systematic flora and fauna surveys. Observations include plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, some fungi and invertebrates (such as insects and snails listed under the Threatened Species Conservation Act) and some fish. The BioNet Species Sightings data collection covers all areas of NSW and also includes some records from neighbouring states. BioNet includes records from agencies and organisations other than OEH, such as the Royal Botanic Gardens, Forests NSW, the Australian Museum and the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme. ACCESS: The Species Sightings data collection can be accessed via the BioNet application http://www.BioNet.nsw.gov.au/ or BioNet Species Sighting Web Service (an Open API) https://data.bionet.nsw.gov.au/ The BioNet-Atlas application comprises a number of data collections including: 1. Species sightings; 2. Systematic Flora and Fauna Survey; 3. Species Names List; and 4. Threatened Entity Profiles (i.e. Species/population/ecological community profiles). A BioNet-Atlas Species Search will return relevant records from both the sightings and survey modules. Each record contains details including species name, information about the source of the record, geographic coordinates, accuracy of the coordinates and date of the sighting. BioNet Species Sighting data is made available in accordance with OEH's Sensitive Species Data Policy http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/policiesandguidelines/SensitiveSpeciesPolicy.htm; for species categorised as "sensitive", location information may be generalised or withheld depending on the species' status under the policy, and on the access rights of the user.