The data collection is maintained in the Threatened Biodiversity module of BioNet Atlas and is accessible via the BioNet Threatened Biodiversity Profiles web application.
What do BioNet Threatened Biodiversity Profiles include?
The BioNet Threatened Biodiversity Profiles data collection includes the following information:
- descriptive text and photos:
- habitat and ecology
- threats
- management actions
- photos
- ecological data relevant to the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) Calculator and management programs:
- assessment data
- risk weighting, Serious and Irreversible Impact (SAII) data
- response to management data
- Plant Community Type (PCT) associations
- Rural Fire Service (RFS) fire detail data
- distribution maps, including IBRA sub-region known and predicted distributions for all threatened entities, and sightings records for threatened species, populations and key threatening processes.
Threatened entity data are used widely in biodiversity conservation and assessment schemes, including the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme, Saving our Species and National Parks and Wildlife Service management.
Data governance
The Executive Director Science, Economics and Insights, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, holds executive custodianship for New South Wales's foundation biodiversity datasets, including:
- the NSW BioNet Threatened Biodiversity Profiles data collection
- the design, construction and implementation of integrated NSW biodiversity data repositories (BioNet, SEED).
Access BioNet Threatened Biodiversity data
There are 3 ways to access BioNet Threatened Biodiversity Profiles data.
Web app
Access the BioNet Threatened Biodiversity Profiles web app.
BioNet Atlas login
- Log in to the BioNet Atlas.
- Registered user – Register to access additional system functionality, upload spreadsheets of species sightings and systematic survey data and use the data analysis function.
- Sensitive Species Data Licence holder – To access more detailed sensitive threatened species location information than is available to basic and registered users. Licence conditions apply.
- Apply for a licence – Note that BioNet Atlas data is made available in line with the requirements of the department's Sensitive Species Data Policy.
BioNet web services
Most data in the BioNet Threatened Biodiversity Profiles data collection can be accessed using BioNet web services. Refer to the BioNet Threatened Biodiversity data standard for details of available fields.
Pre-configured Excel spreadsheets containing refreshable Power queries are available for download from the BioNet resources webpage. Refer to the Power queries headings under BioNet Threatened Biodiversity Profiles.
User resources
- The BioNet Alas user manual contains step-by-step instructions for all users on how to access and (for DCCEEW staff) edit content.
- The BioNet Web Service quick guide explains how to access the BioNet web service using Power Query in Excel.