NSW BioNet Flora Survey Data Collection

The NSW BioNet Flora Survey data collection is maintained via the Flora Survey Module of the NSW BioNet database. This collection is a central, authoritative database for systematic vegetation survey data in NSW.

ACCESS: Access and support is via the BioNet application . Further advice is available from .

This data collection includes over 90,000 survey plots, that are generally compatible with standard vegetation survey methodologies outlined in the NSW Native Vegetation Interim Type Standards . The Type Standards and database 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 ; 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.