Third party spatial data

The Birdata maps incorporate 1:250,000 scale topographic data that is © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2005.

1:25,000 scale data has been provided by:

• New South Wales: road data licenced from the Department of Lands © 2006
• Victoria: Vicmap road, hydrology and elevation data licenced from the Department of Sustainability and Environment © 2006
• Australian Capital Territory: road data licenced from the ACT Planning and Land Authority © 2006
• Tasmania: LIST road, hydrology and elevation data licenced from the Department of Primary Industries & Water © 2006
• South Australia: road, hydrology and elevation data licenced from the Department for Environment and Heritage © 2006
• Western Australia: road data licenced from the Department of Land Information © 2006

Reserves (land) and reserves (marine) spatial layers are used under licence from the 2004 version of the Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD). The bioregions map layer is used under licence from version 6.1 of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia (IBRA).

Third party spatial data has been used in Birdata maps with the permission of the data owners. The data owners listed above give no warranty regarding its accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for any particular purpose.

Birdata credits

General

Home page texts: John Peter
Banner image: Double-barred Finch © Peter Marsack
Project management: Cameron Williams

 

Funding

Development of Birdata was made possible by WildlifeLink Grants from The Tony and Lisette Lewis Foundation. The Foundation, through its WildlifeLink program, supports the propagation, preservation and protection of wildlife in Australia and the conservation of its environment. For more information visit www.wildlifelink.com.au

Atlas data collected between 1998 and 2002 was part of a project funded by the Australian Government's Natural Heritage Trust.

 

Infrastructure

Birdata is a sophisticated web application incorporating the Atlas database and a web based geographic information system. This application is developed and maintained by Graeme and James Watmuff of Geographic Web Solutions in Adelaide, Australia.

 

Third party textual data

The Birdata location search facility includes gazeteer data provided by the State Governments of Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. School locations were provided by the State Governments of Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.