Mapping

Mapping

Maps

While we use maps as a visual representation of the land and to communicate information, identify challenges, and inform our decision making we also uses Maps for:

·        Planning

Planning for the future of 16:6, identification of key areas of weed incursion, map where pest animals (ie Foxes) are seen and to meet our longer-term outcomes such as recording protected species. 

·        Exploring

We use maps to explore new areas of the heritage agreement. 

·        Generating knowledge

We use Nature Maps and the State Biological survey records BSBDSA to record where sightings of notable wildlife species are, as well as the known location of feral species (using feral scan)

NatureMaps is an initiative of the Department for Environment and Water that provides a common access point to maps and geographic information about South Australia's natural resources in an interactive online mapping format.

The vision for NatureMaps is to support the State's natural resource management by providing access to a comprehensive range of information about South Australia's natural resources, through the exploration of maps and geographic features.

Anyone can use NatureMaps 3.0 to navigate to an area of interest and display a range of GIS dataset including:

 

 

Nature Maps link NatureMaps Home  (Below This above image is a capture of the NatureMaps introduction page

For the purpose of planning one of the primary recent uses of maps is for identifying where pest plants are located. As a part of delivering against the 2024 - 2025 Native Vegetation Grant we have been addressing a range of weed incursions including

  • Mapping the location of Boxthorn on sections 226 and 227
  • Mapping the location of Wheel Cactus and
  • Mapping the spraying of Horehound and Onion Weed on Section 13

The Map below was made using Naturemaps  - The team from Iron Grass ( Andrew and Janet) who were funded through the Native Vegetation Grant used GPS to record their path as they sprayed weeds. The GPS records loaded onto Naturemaps then allow for the tracking, return and follow up in the next season.

 

In edition we have useed google earth to map the location of Wombat Warrens on Section 13. With these records and associated Photo Points to record the change in the grazing pressure as well as the change in size and activity of the Wombats.