Northern Territory Parks and Reserves

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Metadata
Citation
Description

Dataset Status
Data Quality
Contact Information
Data Dictionary
Supplementary Information

Metadata Details:

Name:AS/NZS ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata, ANZLIC Metadata Profile

Version:1.0

Date Metadata Extracted:2024-11-06

Date Metadata Last Updated:2024-08-14

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Citation

ANZLIC Identifier:2DBCB77120CA06B6E040CD9B0F274EFE

Title:Northern Territory Parks and Reserves

Citation Date:2000-01-14

Date Type:publication

Custodian:Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security

Description

Abstract:

The spatial dataset defines the geographical location of Park and Reserve boundaries within the Northern Territory. Included in the dataset are the boundaries of other landholdings held by the Conservation Land Corporation and excision areas, neither of which are protected for conservation purposes. It also contains the boundaries for conservation covenants within the Northern Territory which are managed privately.

The custodian of this spatial dataset is the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory.

ANZLIC Search Words:

boundaries

planningCadastre

society

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

North Bounding Coordinate:-10.986823

South Bounding Coordinate:-26.01266

East Bounding Coordinate:137.988002

West Bounding Coordinate:129.004048

Dataset Status

Dataset ID:ANZNT0782000022

Language:English

Character Set: Latin 1

Progress:onGoing

Maintenance and Update Frequency:asNeeded

Data Currency Start Date:2000-01-14

Data Currency End Date:2024-08-14

Access Constraint:Download the spatial data package via the NTG Open Data Portal. data.nt.gov.au/
Search Data: Enter: Parks and Reserves
Multiple results: Click on NT Parks and Reserves
Click on the orange button Explore > then Go to resource to download the zip file.

You are licensed to use the geospatial products on the terms and conditions set out in: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC BY 4.0) at: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.
If you do not agree to the terms and conditions you must not use the geospatial products.
You are free to copy, communicate and adapt the licensed material, provided that you abide by the licence terms (including Attribution) and attribute the licensed material using the statement:
Supplied by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. Copyright Northern Territory Government.

Data Quality

Lineage:The park and reserve boundaries in the datasets were originally captured by means of digitising or keyboard entry of a series of survey control coordinates provided by the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics. In some instances, the coordinates were provided as a bearing and distance transverse. After 1994, land parcel boundaries were downloaded from MAPNET (Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics Land Administration Information system) and more recently, ILIS MAPS (Integrated Land Information System).

Positional Accuracy:Park and Reserve boundaries are associated with land parcel boundaries, which vary in accuracy. The accuracy can range from +/-3 to 1000 metres, depending upon the remoteness of the survey from major towns.

Attribute Accuracy:The majority of attributes conform to CAPAD (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Dataset) specifications. Land parcel attribute information is sourced from Government Gazettes and ILIS (Integrated Land Information System). Other attributes are sourced from internal resources.

Logical Consistency:ESRI ArcGIS ArcInfo GIS software was used to check the topological consistency. It ensures any errors are detected and all polygons are closed, nodes are formed at intersections of lines and there is only one label per polygon. The polygons are single part.

Completeness:This dataset is continually updated.

Contacts

Name Organisation Position Role Phone Fax Email

Data Requests Officer Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security Geospatial Services Branch (on behalf of department) distributor datarequests.depws@nt.gov.au

Land Information Manager Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security Parks and Wildlife pointOfContact 89994407 lisa.lemcke@nt.gov.au

Name	Organisation	Position	Role	Phone	Fax	Email
Data Requests Officer	Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security	Geospatial Services Branch (on behalf of department)	distributor			datarequests.depws@nt.gov.au
Land Information Manager	Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security	Parks and Wildlife	pointOfContact	89994407		lisa.lemcke@nt.gov.au

Data Dictionary

Attribute Attribute Description Possible Code Code Description

AUTHORITY Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 15 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The code of the authority which administers the Protected Area. DCCEEW Australian Government, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

N/A Not applicable (not a protected area)

NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT

UNDETERMINED No management authority allocated

COMMENTS Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 120 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: Any additional information regarding the polygon.

DATASOURCE Field Type: Alphanumeric (maximum 20 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The CODE for the agency which supplied the data Protected Area. NT_PWCNT Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT

ENVIRON Field Type: Character format (maximum 3 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The code that describes the range of environments conserved in the protected area. To delineate whether the protected area is Terrestrial, Marine or Both.
B Both Terrestrial and Marine - Includes land and water both above and below the high water mark.

M Marine - Only includes land and or water below high water mark but not including islands and reefs above high water mark.

T Terrestrial - Only includes land and or water above high water mark including aquatic ecosystems

FFF_ACT03 Field Type: Character format (maximum 50 characters) (Upper-Lower case)

Definition: Schedule under which a selection of Northern Territory Parks and Reserves have been allocated under the Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003. Excision Parcel of land within a protected area that is not managed as a part of that protected area.

Not Applicable Park or Reserve not affected by Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003.

Not Included Protected area not included in the original scheduling of parks, however are likely to be included when title is granted to traditional owners.

Schedule 1 Schedule 1 park under the Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003 which means there may be subsisting native title rights and interests and/or land claims under the Land Rights Act over this area. These areas are set to be granted to Aboriginal Land Trusts under the Land Rights Act and leased back to the Territory under a joint management arrangement with traditional owners for 99 years for use as parks.

Schedule 2 Schedule 2 park under the NT Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003, which means it is land over which there may be subsisting native title rights and interests. Park freehold title is to be granted over these areas, which is a form of statutory title to land, limited in certain respects and having no extinguishing effect on native title. These areas will be leased back to the Territory for 99 years under a joint management arrangement with traditional owners for 99 years for use as parks.

Schedule 3 Schedule 3 park under the NT Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003, which means there may be subsisting native title rights and interests over this land. The tenure over these areas will not change, but will be jointly managed by the Territory and traditional owners.

GAZ_AREA Field Type: Integer (range 0 - 999,999,999)

Definition: The area (to the nearest hectare) as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal). Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the gazettal. It is recorded to the nearest hectare.

Attribute Units: Hectares

GAZ_DATE Field Type: Date format (DD/MM/YYYY)

Definition: Gazettal date of the original proclamation that established any form of protected area that included this land. Default to 01/01/1900 for undated and unlabelled polygons.

GIS_AREA Field Type: Floating point to 2 decimal places (range 0.00 - 999,999,999.00)

Definition: The area of a protected area based on current spatial data derived from data projected into Albers Equal Area projection.

Attribute Units: Hectares

GOVERNANCE Field Type: Character format (maximum 3 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The code for the type of governance which has management and decision making responsibility. C Community: Community conserved areas where indigenous peoples or local communities (settled or mobile) hold decision making authority, responsibility and accountability

G Government: Protected areas with decision making authority, responsibility and accountability in the hands of national, state or local government

J Joint: Jointly managed protected areas where several social actors from different governance types share decision making authority, responsibility and accountability. Joint management arrangements are recognised by a management board, agreement (eg. ILUA) or other formal arrangement.

NA Not applicable

P Private: Private protected areas where land and resource owners hold decision making authority, responsibility and accountability

IUCN Field Type: alphanumeric (AAAA) (UPPERCASE)

Values: IA to VI

Definition: The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) protected area category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: Dudley, N. (Editor) (2013). Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. IA Strict Nature Reserve: protected area managed mainly for science.

IB Wilderness Area: protected area managed mainly for wilderness protection.

II National Park: protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection.

III Natural Monument: protected area managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features.

IV Habitat / Species Management Area: protected area managed mainly for conservation through management intervention.

NA Not Applicable: Denotes an area that does not meet the NRS criteria or the IUCN definition of a protected area but has management complimentary to the NRS.

V Protected Landscape /Seascape: protected area managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation.

VI Managed Resource Protected Area: protected area managed for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.

VOID Denotes and area in the spatial data which is not a "protected area", but is maintained in the spatial data to ensure the area boundary integrity.

LATEST_GAZ Field Type: Date format (DD/MM/YYYY)

Definition: The date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation by the relevant State authority to add land to the protected area. It can be the same dates as the GAZ_DATE if there have been no changes or additions to the protected area.

LEGISLATN Field Type: Character format (maximum 100 characters)

Definition: Current protected area legislation that applies over the land parcel.

METHOD Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 8 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The method by which the boundary was captured. B/D Bearing and distance transverse (survey)

COORD Set of coordinates entered via keyboard

DIG Digitised

ILIS MAPS Extracted from Integrated Land Information System.

MAPNET Extracted from MAPNET (Map-based Land Information System) accessed from Land Information Services, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment.

MGT_PLAN Field Type: Character format (maximum 3 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The code for the status of the management plan for the protected area. D A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent

I A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else

M A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. A management plan may be for a group of protected areas with specific actions for each protected area in the plan

N No form of management document could be found

NA Not applicable

P Some form of management document was being prepared

R A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.

S Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and a separate management document is not required

NAME Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 60 characters) (Upper - Lower case)

Definition: The official (gazetted) name of a protected area or its unofficial name if one exists. Not all gazetted protected areas have a name, in which case they are entitled "Unnamed". Note text is presented in PROPER text format as follows; (eg. Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park).

NRS_PA Field Type: alphanumeric (AAAA) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: Abbreviation of whether the protected area meets the standard for inclusion in the NRS as described in Australia's Strategy for the National Reserve System 2009-2030, or is managed for nature conservation without meeting the NRS standard. Yes (Y), No (N), Interim (I), Not Determined (ND) up to two upper-case characters. I Interim - The land has been assessed to meet the standard for inclusion in the NRS but has not been formally established as a protected area although binding agreements are in place for formal protection to occur in the future.

N No - The land has been assessed not to meet the standard for inclusion in the NRS but is managed for nature conservation without meeting the NRS standard.

ND Not Determined - The land probably managed for nature conservation that has not been assessed to determine if it meets the standard for inclusion in the NRS.

Y Yes - The land has been assessed as a protected area that meets the standard for inclusion in the NRS.

OLD_PARKID Field Type: Integer (maximum 10 characters)

Definition: A unique identifier associated to the previous name of a park that has since been amalgamated into another park with a new park_id. Also allows a common link to PWSNT Landholdings Database stored in Oracle.

OWNER_NAME Field Type: Character format (maximum 50 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: Name of individuals, Land Trust or company that own the land parcel.

PARCEL Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 50 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The NT Land Parcel number which is defined by a unique lot key composed of a location code followed by a lot number eg. NT POR 325 1554).

PARK_ID Field Type: Integer (maximum 10 characters)

Definition: A unique identifier associated to a park name. This attribute allows a common link to the PWCNT Landholdings Database stored in Oracle.

PA_ID Field Type: Alphanumeric (maximum 10 characters) (Upper - Lower case)

Definition: A unique code for the protected area that remains consistent for each version of CAPAD.

PROTECTED Field Type: binary (maximum 4 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: Indicates whether the polygon is a protected area or not.

For your information:

IUCN definition of a 'protected area'
"A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values." Dudley, N. (Editor) (2013). Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
'To be included in the National Reserve System, an area must be a 'protected area' which means it must be:

Valuable
* must enhance the comprehensiveness, adequacy and representativeness of the National Reserve System
* must be established and managed for the primary purpose of protection and maintenance of biological
diversity with associated ecosystem services and cultural values

Secure through legal or other effective means
Public
* must be statutorily defined and resourced
Private
* must be reserved in perpetuity
* any change in management status must have Ministerial or statutory approval
Indigenous
* must have customary law protection with Traditional Owners holding a non-transferable interest in the land with a commitment to its long-term protective management
* must be a commitment from Traditional Owners to discuss any changes with the Minister

Well-managed
* must be classified and managed in accordance with one or more IUCN management categories (IVI)
* must be adaptively managed to minimise loss of biodiversity values
* effectiveness of management must be monitored and evaluated in a manner open to public scrutiny

Clearly defined
* the area must be able to be accurately identified on maps and on the ground

Reference: Commonwealth of Australia et al (2009) Australia's Strategy for the National Reserve System 2009-2030 Pg 42 report prepared by the National Reserve System Task Group convened under the Natural Resource Policies and Program Committee. Australia 0 Denotes an area in the spatial data which is not a "protected area", but is maintained in the spatial data to ensure the area boundary integrity. ie an excision area within a protected area.

1 The polygon represents a protected area.

PWNT_MGNT Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 5 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Indicates whether the protected area is managed by Parks and Wildlife NT No Protected Area not managed by Parks and Wildlife NT

Yes Protected Area managed by Parks and Wildlife NT

REGION Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 10 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The NT Administrative Region ALICE Alice Springs

CENTRAL Central

DARWIN Darwin

KATHERINE Katherine

RES_NO Field Type: character (maximum 8 characters)(UPPERCASE)

Definition: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority. It is represented in the form of pre-fixed text denoting the State, followed by the reserve number (eg. NT1071).

Note: IPA Reserve Numbers will be allocated by DoEE for CAPAD.

STATE Field Type: alphanumeric (AAAA) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: The CODE for the State or Territory in which the Protected Area is located.

Note: Terrestrial Commonwealth managed land is attributed with the name of the State / Territory in which it is physically located. ACT Australian Capital Territory

EXT External Territory

NSW New South Wales

NT Northern Territory

QLD Queensland

SA South Australia

TAS Tasmania

VIC Victoria

WA Western Australia

SUB-NAME Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 60 characters) (Upper-Lower case)

Definition: Name given to Protected Area that is not the Gazetted name. It may be a common name used or the name it was assigned before being amalgamated with other protected areas to form a new protected area. Note text must be in the following format eg. McKinlay River, Cobourg Marine Park.

TENURE_CODE Field Type: Character format (maximum 20 characters) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: Tenure reference used to identify the title held over a land parcel ie any leases, licences and other miscellaneous tenures. The type of tenure is denoted by a character pre-fix, this is followed by a space and a tenure reference number (eg. CLP 1496, RES 942). The codes and their description are listed for your reference. ADL Agricultural Development Lease

AL Agricultural Lease

BL Building Lease

CLL Church Lands Lease

CLP Crown Lease in Perpetuity

CLT Crown Lease Term

CRCL Right to a Crown Lease

DTAL Darwin Town Area Lease

F Estate in Fee Simple

FCL Fish Culture Lease

FFL Fisheries Lease

G Government Set Aside

GL Grazing Licence

LGL Local Government Lease

LOC Licence to Occupy

LTL Lease of Town Lands

MIN Registered Mining Lease

MISL Mission Lease

ML Miscellaneous Lease

MLIC Miscellaneous Licence

ODL Occupation Development Licence

OL Occupation Licence

PCL Pearl Culture Lease

PHL Pastoral Homestead Lease

PL Pastoral Lease

PO Permissive Occupancy

PPL Perpetual Pastoral Lease

RES Reserve

RTFT Right to a Freehold Title

SL Special Lease

SPL Special Purpose Lease

TLSL Town Lands Subdivision Lease

V Vacant Crown

TYPE Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 60 characters) (Upper-Lower case)

Definition: The official gazetted designation of the protected area. Note the text is presented as follows; (eg. National Park). Note: There may be occasions whereby the TYPE category for an area that is not allocated an IUCN category, in such cases, the IUCN category will be listed as Void. Similarly, a named unprotected area (without a type definition and an IUCN category) is included in the spatial data for boundary definition, will be assigned a TYPE category of Void. Botanic Gardens -

Coastal Reserve

Conservation Area -

Conservation Covenant

Conservation Reserve

Excision

Historical Reserve

Hunting Reserve

Management Agreement Area

Management Area -

Marine Park

National Park

National Park (Commonwealth)

Natural Catchment Area -

Nature Park

Other Conservation Area

Other Conservation Area / Nature Park

Ranger Headquarters

Recreation Park

Void -

TYPE_ABBR Field Type: alphanumeric (AAAA) (UPPERCASE)

Definition: Abbreviation of TYPE, up to four upper-case characters (eg. `NAP' = `Nature Park'). ACCP Conservation Covenant

BG Botanic Gardens

CA Conservation Area

COR Coastal Reserve

CR Conservation Reserve

EXCIS Excision

HIR Historical Reserve

HTR Hunting Reserve

MA Management Area

MAA Management Agreement Area

MP Marine Park

NAP Nature Park

NCA Natural Catchment Area

NP National Park

NPC National Park (Commonwealth)

OCA Other Conservation Area

OCA /NAP Other Conservation Area / Nature Park

RHQ Ranger Headquarters

RP Recreation Park

VOID Void

Attribute	Attribute Description	Possible Code	Code Description
AUTHORITY	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 15 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The code of the authority which administers the Protected Area.	DCCEEW	Australian Government, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
		N/A	Not applicable (not a protected area)
		NT_PWCNT	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
		UNDETERMINED	No management authority allocated
COMMENTS	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 120 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: Any additional information regarding the polygon.
DATASOURCE	Field Type: Alphanumeric (maximum 20 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The CODE for the agency which supplied the data Protected Area.	NT_PWCNT	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT
ENVIRON	Field Type: Character format (maximum 3 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The code that describes the range of environments conserved in the protected area. To delineate whether the protected area is Terrestrial, Marine or Both.	B	Both Terrestrial and Marine - Includes land and water both above and below the high water mark.
		M	Marine - Only includes land and or water below high water mark but not including islands and reefs above high water mark.
		T	Terrestrial - Only includes land and or water above high water mark including aquatic ecosystems
FFF_ACT03	Field Type: Character format (maximum 50 characters) (Upper-Lower case) Definition: Schedule under which a selection of Northern Territory Parks and Reserves have been allocated under the Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003.	Excision	Parcel of land within a protected area that is not managed as a part of that protected area.
		Not Applicable	Park or Reserve not affected by Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003.
		Not Included	Protected area not included in the original scheduling of parks, however are likely to be included when title is granted to traditional owners.
		Schedule 1	Schedule 1 park under the Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003 which means there may be subsisting native title rights and interests and/or land claims under the Land Rights Act over this area. These areas are set to be granted to Aboriginal Land Trusts under the Land Rights Act and leased back to the Territory under a joint management arrangement with traditional owners for 99 years for use as parks.
		Schedule 2	Schedule 2 park under the NT Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003, which means it is land over which there may be subsisting native title rights and interests. Park freehold title is to be granted over these areas, which is a form of statutory title to land, limited in certain respects and having no extinguishing effect on native title. These areas will be leased back to the Territory for 99 years under a joint management arrangement with traditional owners for 99 years for use as parks.
		Schedule 3	Schedule 3 park under the NT Parks and Reserves (Framework for the Future) Act 2003, which means there may be subsisting native title rights and interests over this land. The tenure over these areas will not change, but will be jointly managed by the Territory and traditional owners.
GAZ_AREA	Field Type: Integer (range 0 - 999,999,999) Definition: The area (to the nearest hectare) as described in the nomination document (e.g. parliamentary gazettal). Some protected areas do not have a specific area in the gazettal. It is recorded to the nearest hectare. Attribute Units: Hectares
GAZ_DATE	Field Type: Date format (DD/MM/YYYY) Definition: Gazettal date of the original proclamation that established any form of protected area that included this land. Default to 01/01/1900 for undated and unlabelled polygons.
GIS_AREA	Field Type: Floating point to 2 decimal places (range 0.00 - 999,999,999.00) Definition: The area of a protected area based on current spatial data derived from data projected into Albers Equal Area projection. Attribute Units: Hectares
GOVERNANCE	Field Type: Character format (maximum 3 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The code for the type of governance which has management and decision making responsibility.	C	Community: Community conserved areas where indigenous peoples or local communities (settled or mobile) hold decision making authority, responsibility and accountability
		G	Government: Protected areas with decision making authority, responsibility and accountability in the hands of national, state or local government
		J	Joint: Jointly managed protected areas where several social actors from different governance types share decision making authority, responsibility and accountability. Joint management arrangements are recognised by a management board, agreement (eg. ILUA) or other formal arrangement.
		NA	Not applicable
		P	Private: Private protected areas where land and resource owners hold decision making authority, responsibility and accountability
IUCN	Field Type: alphanumeric (AAAA) (UPPERCASE) Values: IA to VI Definition: The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) protected area category ascribed by the Managing authority, as outlined in the publication: Dudley, N. (Editor) (2013). Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.	IA	Strict Nature Reserve: protected area managed mainly for science.
		IB	Wilderness Area: protected area managed mainly for wilderness protection.
		II	National Park: protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection.
		III	Natural Monument: protected area managed mainly for conservation of specific natural features.
		IV	Habitat / Species Management Area: protected area managed mainly for conservation through management intervention.
		NA	Not Applicable: Denotes an area that does not meet the NRS criteria or the IUCN definition of a protected area but has management complimentary to the NRS.
		V	Protected Landscape /Seascape: protected area managed mainly for landscape/seascape conservation and recreation.
		VI	Managed Resource Protected Area: protected area managed for the sustainable use of natural ecosystems.
		VOID	Denotes and area in the spatial data which is not a "protected area", but is maintained in the spatial data to ensure the area boundary integrity.
LATEST_GAZ	Field Type: Date format (DD/MM/YYYY) Definition: The date of the most recent gazettal or proclamation by the relevant State authority to add land to the protected area. It can be the same dates as the GAZ_DATE if there have been no changes or additions to the protected area.
LEGISLATN	Field Type: Character format (maximum 100 characters) Definition: Current protected area legislation that applies over the land parcel.
METHOD	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 8 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The method by which the boundary was captured.	B/D	Bearing and distance transverse (survey)
		COORD	Set of coordinates entered via keyboard
		DIG	Digitised
		ILIS MAPS	Extracted from Integrated Land Information System.
		MAPNET	Extracted from MAPNET (Map-based Land Information System) accessed from Land Information Services, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment.
MGT_PLAN	Field Type: Character format (maximum 3 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The code for the status of the management plan for the protected area.	D	A draft management document was released for comment by the public, management board or equivalent
		I	A formal statement of management intent has been prepared that clearly sets out the management objectives for the protected area but includes little else
		M	A formally adopted management plan that has been through consultation and contains strategies and actions for implementation for this protected area. A management plan may be for a group of protected areas with specific actions for each protected area in the plan
		N	No form of management document could be found
		NA	Not applicable
		P	Some form of management document was being prepared
		R	A formally adopted management plan has been through consultation and contains general strategies and actions for implementation over a group of protected areas.
		S	Enabling legislation establishes the management of a protected area and a separate management document is not required
NAME	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 60 characters) (Upper - Lower case) Definition: The official (gazetted) name of a protected area or its unofficial name if one exists. Not all gazetted protected areas have a name, in which case they are entitled "Unnamed". Note text is presented in PROPER text format as follows; (eg. Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park).
NRS_PA	Field Type: alphanumeric (AAAA) (UPPERCASE) Definition: Abbreviation of whether the protected area meets the standard for inclusion in the NRS as described in Australia's Strategy for the National Reserve System 2009-2030, or is managed for nature conservation without meeting the NRS standard. Yes (Y), No (N), Interim (I), Not Determined (ND) up to two upper-case characters.	I	Interim - The land has been assessed to meet the standard for inclusion in the NRS but has not been formally established as a protected area although binding agreements are in place for formal protection to occur in the future.
		N	No - The land has been assessed not to meet the standard for inclusion in the NRS but is managed for nature conservation without meeting the NRS standard.
		ND	Not Determined - The land probably managed for nature conservation that has not been assessed to determine if it meets the standard for inclusion in the NRS.
		Y	Yes - The land has been assessed as a protected area that meets the standard for inclusion in the NRS.
OLD_PARKID	Field Type: Integer (maximum 10 characters) Definition: A unique identifier associated to the previous name of a park that has since been amalgamated into another park with a new park_id. Also allows a common link to PWSNT Landholdings Database stored in Oracle.
OWNER_NAME	Field Type: Character format (maximum 50 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: Name of individuals, Land Trust or company that own the land parcel.
PARCEL	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 50 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The NT Land Parcel number which is defined by a unique lot key composed of a location code followed by a lot number eg. NT POR 325 1554).
PARK_ID	Field Type: Integer (maximum 10 characters) Definition: A unique identifier associated to a park name. This attribute allows a common link to the PWCNT Landholdings Database stored in Oracle.
PA_ID	Field Type: Alphanumeric (maximum 10 characters) (Upper - Lower case) Definition: A unique code for the protected area that remains consistent for each version of CAPAD.
PROTECTED	Field Type: binary (maximum 4 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: Indicates whether the polygon is a protected area or not. For your information: IUCN definition of a 'protected area' "A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values." Dudley, N. (Editor) (2013). Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 'To be included in the National Reserve System, an area must be a 'protected area' which means it must be: Valuable * must enhance the comprehensiveness, adequacy and representativeness of the National Reserve System * must be established and managed for the primary purpose of protection and maintenance of biological diversity with associated ecosystem services and cultural values Secure through legal or other effective means Public * must be statutorily defined and resourced Private * must be reserved in perpetuity * any change in management status must have Ministerial or statutory approval Indigenous * must have customary law protection with Traditional Owners holding a non-transferable interest in the land with a commitment to its long-term protective management * must be a commitment from Traditional Owners to discuss any changes with the Minister Well-managed * must be classified and managed in accordance with one or more IUCN management categories (IVI) * must be adaptively managed to minimise loss of biodiversity values * effectiveness of management must be monitored and evaluated in a manner open to public scrutiny Clearly defined * the area must be able to be accurately identified on maps and on the ground Reference: Commonwealth of Australia et al (2009) Australia's Strategy for the National Reserve System 2009-2030 Pg 42 report prepared by the National Reserve System Task Group convened under the Natural Resource Policies and Program Committee. Australia	0	Denotes an area in the spatial data which is not a "protected area", but is maintained in the spatial data to ensure the area boundary integrity. ie an excision area within a protected area.
		1	The polygon represents a protected area.
PWNT_MGNT	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 5 characters) (UPPERCASE) Indicates whether the protected area is managed by Parks and Wildlife NT	No	Protected Area not managed by Parks and Wildlife NT
		Yes	Protected Area managed by Parks and Wildlife NT
REGION	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 10 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The NT Administrative Region	ALICE	Alice Springs
		CENTRAL	Central
		DARWIN	Darwin
		KATHERINE	Katherine
RES_NO	Field Type: character (maximum 8 characters)(UPPERCASE) Definition: The reserve number (if declared) as used by the controlling authority. It is represented in the form of pre-fixed text denoting the State, followed by the reserve number (eg. NT1071). Note: IPA Reserve Numbers will be allocated by DoEE for CAPAD.
STATE	Field Type: alphanumeric (AAAA) (UPPERCASE) Definition: The CODE for the State or Territory in which the Protected Area is located. Note: Terrestrial Commonwealth managed land is attributed with the name of the State / Territory in which it is physically located.	ACT	Australian Capital Territory
		EXT	External Territory
		NSW	New South Wales
		NT	Northern Territory
		QLD	Queensland
		SA	South Australia
		TAS	Tasmania
		VIC	Victoria
		WA	Western Australia
SUB-NAME	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 60 characters) (Upper-Lower case) Definition: Name given to Protected Area that is not the Gazetted name. It may be a common name used or the name it was assigned before being amalgamated with other protected areas to form a new protected area. Note text must be in the following format eg. McKinlay River, Cobourg Marine Park.
TENURE_CODE	Field Type: Character format (maximum 20 characters) (UPPERCASE) Definition: Tenure reference used to identify the title held over a land parcel ie any leases, licences and other miscellaneous tenures. The type of tenure is denoted by a character pre-fix, this is followed by a space and a tenure reference number (eg. CLP 1496, RES 942). The codes and their description are listed for your reference.	ADL	Agricultural Development Lease
		AL	Agricultural Lease
		BL	Building Lease
		CLL	Church Lands Lease
		CLP	Crown Lease in Perpetuity
		CLT	Crown Lease Term
		CRCL	Right to a Crown Lease
		DTAL	Darwin Town Area Lease
		F	Estate in Fee Simple
		FCL	Fish Culture Lease
		FFL	Fisheries Lease
		G	Government Set Aside
		GL	Grazing Licence
		LGL	Local Government Lease
		LOC	Licence to Occupy
		LTL	Lease of Town Lands
		MIN	Registered Mining Lease
		MISL	Mission Lease
		ML	Miscellaneous Lease
		MLIC	Miscellaneous Licence
		ODL	Occupation Development Licence
		OL	Occupation Licence
		PCL	Pearl Culture Lease
		PHL	Pastoral Homestead Lease
		PL	Pastoral Lease
		PO	Permissive Occupancy
		PPL	Perpetual Pastoral Lease
		RES	Reserve
		RTFT	Right to a Freehold Title
		SL	Special Lease
		SPL	Special Purpose Lease
		TLSL	Town Lands Subdivision Lease
		V	Vacant Crown
TYPE	Field Type: alphanumeric (maximum 60 characters) (Upper-Lower case) Definition: The official gazetted designation of the protected area. Note the text is presented as follows; (eg. National Park). Note: There may be occasions whereby the TYPE category for an area that is not allocated an IUCN category, in such cases, the IUCN category will be listed as Void. Similarly, a named unprotected area (without a type definition and an IUCN category) is included in the spatial data for boundary definition, will be assigned a TYPE category of Void.	Botanic Gardens	-
		Coastal Reserve
		Conservation Area	-
		Conservation Covenant
		Conservation Reserve
		Excision
		Historical Reserve
		Hunting Reserve
		Management Agreement Area
		Management Area	-
		Marine Park
		National Park
		National Park (Commonwealth)
		Natural Catchment Area	-
		Nature Park
		Other Conservation Area
		Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
		Ranger Headquarters
		Recreation Park
		Void	-
TYPE_ABBR	Field Type: alphanumeric (AAAA) (UPPERCASE) Definition: Abbreviation of TYPE, up to four upper-case characters (eg. `NAP' = `Nature Park').	ACCP	Conservation Covenant
		BG	Botanic Gardens
		CA	Conservation Area
		COR	Coastal Reserve
		CR	Conservation Reserve
		EXCIS	Excision
		HIR	Historical Reserve
		HTR	Hunting Reserve
		MA	Management Area
		MAA	Management Agreement Area
		MP	Marine Park
		NAP	Nature Park
		NCA	Natural Catchment Area
		NP	National Park
		NPC	National Park (Commonwealth)
		OCA	Other Conservation Area
		OCA /NAP	Other Conservation Area / Nature Park
		RHQ	Ranger Headquarters
		RP	Recreation Park
		VOID	Void

Supplementary Information

A reduced set of attributes are supplied in the public dataset. The spatial data is called NT_Parks_g94. Management zones are not included in this dataset.

If you require further assistance, please contact: Land Information Manager Parks and Wildlife.
Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security.
Telephone: +61 8 8999 4407
Website: www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au

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Metadata : Northern Territory Parks and Reserves