National Vegetation Information System
The goal of the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) is to:
- Provide easily accessible and nationally consistent Australian vegetation data including:
- types of vegetation
- extent of vegetation
- condition of vegetation
NVIS is a collaborative program between the Australian, State and Territory governments and is managed by the Executive Steering Committee for Australian Vegetation Information (ESCAVI). This Committee is made up of senior representatives from relevant government agencies in these jurisdictions.
Almost all of the data in the NVIS database is provided by the states and territories, having been derived to meet their particular needs over decades of vegetation surveys and mapping using a variety of methods and classifications. This collaboration represents a major achievement in combining disparate state and territory data to form a consistent national collation.
For further information about the current vegetation activities in your State or region please refer to the brochure - Building a better picture of Australian vegetation information - an investment for the future.
Other related Australian Government sites for vegetation information include:
http://www.daff.gov.au/forest-veg
http://www.nlwra.gov.au/
http://www.environment.gov.au/erin/nvis