68963ddf-fa83-43fe-86bd-2f27ec0284f4 urn:uuid English UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2018-08-06T00:49:28 creation ISO 19115 2016 Australian ground cover reference sites database package 2014 68963ddf-fa83-43fe-86bd-2f27ec0284f4 The ground cover reference sites database contains the data collected from the national network of ground cover reference sites. This data includes site descriptions and the associated field measurements of fractional ground cover. Data were collected across Australia from July 2010 to June 2014 at field sites under grazing and broadacre cropping land uses according to nationally agreed standards (Muir et al. 2011). This database is an update from the 2013 version and now contains published field observations current as at June 2014. Australia 151.122622 151.122622 -25.371968 -25.371968 AGRICULTURE Australia ECOLOGY Landscape FLORA FLORA Biodiversity FLORA Classification Farming LAND LAND Cover LAND Management LAND Monitoring LAND Research LAND Use PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Inventory PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Remote Sensing PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGERY Satellite SOIL SOIL Classification SOIL Erosion SOIL Management SOIL Monitoring SOIL Research SOIL Surveys VEGETATION VEGETATION Biodiversity VEGETATION Classification VEGETATION Management VEGETATION Monitoring VEGETATION Structural agriculture agriculture soil condition calibration environment fractional cover ground cover land condition land cover land management land use monitoring national rangelands reference sites remote sensing satellite imagery soil state validation vegetation Australian ground cover reference sites database 2014: user guide for PostGIS documentDigital KeyDocument 01 PDF detailing Australian ground cover reference sites database design, number of site observations, field collection protocols and SQL functions to query and manipulate the database PDF Australian ground cover reference sites database 2014: user guide for PostGIS documentDigital KeyDocument 02 MS Word document detailing Australian ground cover reference sites database design, number of site observations, field collection protocols and SQL functions to query and manipulate the database word Australian ground cover reference sites database readme file 2014 documentDigital KeyDocument 03 Text file with Australian ground cover reference sites database details including data custodian and collectors, access links, conditions of use, disclaimer, copyright, license, data formats, geographical coverage and contacts RTF Australian ground cover reference sites database 2014 documentDigital Data 02 Zip folder containing PostGIS dump file with site descriptions and field measurements of fractional cover collected between July 2010 and June 2014 at reference sites across Australia. Data can also be viewed at the TERN NCI web page (previous link) Updated to 2014 PostGresSQL Fractional Cover - MODIS, CSIRO algorithm documentDigital Link to further information on the MODIS fractional Cover CSIRO Algorithm which used the field data for validation and calibration. HTML Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of New South Wales documentDigital The Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of New South Wales has been collected by Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales as part of the Ground Cover Monitoring for Australia project. Data from this survey can be cited as: ABARES (2012). Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of New South Wales, Version 9 /2014. Persistent URL: http://aekos.org.au/collection/gov.au/abares/gcrs_NSW. TERN AEKOS, rights owned by Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) (http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares or http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-cover/ground-cover-monitoring-for-australia)). Accessed [dd mmm yyyy, e.g., 01 Jan 2016]. Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Northern Territory documentDigital The Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Northern Territory has been collected by Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, Northern Territory as part of the Ground Cover Monitoring for Australia project. Data from this survey can be cited as: ABARES (2012). Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Northern Territory, Version 9 /2014. Persistent URL: http://aekos.org.au/collection/gov.au/abares/gcrs_NT. TERN AEKOS, rights owned by Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) (http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares or http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-cover/ground-cover-monitoring-for-australia)). Accessed [dd mmm yyyy, e.g., 01 Jan 2016]. Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Victoria documentDigital The Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Victoria has been collected by Department of Primary Industries, Victoria as part of the Ground Cover Monitoring for Australia project. Data from this survey can be cited as: ABARES (2012). Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Victoria, Version 9 /2014. Persistent URL: http://aekos.org.au/collection/gov.au/abares/gcrs_VIC. TERN AEKOS, rights owned by Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) (http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares or http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-cover/ground-cover-monitoring-for-australia)). Accessed [dd mmm yyyy, e.g., 01 Jan 2016]. Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Tasmania documentDigital The Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Tasmania has been collected by Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania as part of the Ground Cover Monitoring for Australia project. Data from this survey can be cited as: ABARES (2012). Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Tasmania, Version 9 /2014. Persistent URL: http://aekos.org.au/collection/gov.au/abares/gcrs_TAS. TERN AEKOS, rights owned by Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) (http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares or http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-cover/ground-cover-monitoring-for-australia)). Accessed [dd mmm yyyy, e.g., 01 Jan 2016]. Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of South Australia documentDigital The Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of South Australia has been collected by Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia as part of the Ground Cover Monitoring for Australia project.Data from this survey can be cited as: ABARES (2012). Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of South Australia, Version 9 /2014. Persistent URL: http://aekos.org.au/collection/gov.au/abares/gcrs_SA. TERN AEKOS, rights owned by Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) (http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares or http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-cover/ground-cover-monitoring-for-australia)). Accessed [dd mmm yyyy, e.g., 01 Jan 2016]. Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Queensland documentDigital The Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Queensland has been collected by Department of Environment and Science, Queensland as part of the Ground Cover Monitoring for Australia project. ABARES (2012). Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Queensland, Version 9 /2014. Persistent URL: http://aekos.org.au/collection/gov.au/abares/gcrs_Qld. TERN AEKOS, rights owned by Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) (http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares or http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-cover/ground-cover-monitoring-for-australia)). Accessed [dd mmm yyyy, e.g., 01 Jan 2016]. Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Western Australia documentDigital The Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Western Australia has been collected by Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia as part of the Ground Cover Monitoring for Australia project. Data from this survey can be cited as: ABARES (2012). Ground Cover Reference Sites Database of Western Australia, Version 9 /2014. Persistent URL: http://aekos.org.au/collection/gov.au/abares/gcrs_WA. TERN AEKOS, rights owned by Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) (http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares or http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/aclump/land-cover/ground-cover-monitoring-for-australia)). Accessed [dd mmm yyyy, e.g., 01 Jan 2016].