Color: [255, 255, 255, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 11 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: left Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: left Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: left Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Color: [255, 235, 175, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Description: Mapping of Mangrove extent and densities within the Tauranga and Ohiwa harbours using aerial photos from 1943 to 2011 - Data has been mapped from aerial photography. Whole of Ohiwa Harbour captured for 2007 All Tauranga Harbour and Ohiwa Harbour captured for 2003 All Tauranga Harbour captured for 1943 and 2003. All other years are just pockets.NOTE: 2007 - some areas of the Tauranga Harbour without information in the Cover attribute field may not be correct. Michele Hosking and Stephen Park are working on fixing these issues - 29/10/2015.
Service Item Id: fc0e2f267d524609bd3cf3a80a53e170
Copyright Text: Stephen Park, Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Description: The area within which mangroves can be removed by the Estuary Care Groups under the Resource Consent.The areas were digitised based on the following consent documents: Consent--Expiry--Group63941 --Dec 2016 Tanner’s Point/Athenree64154--Mar 2017 --Uretara64912--Jun 2017 --Morton Prestidge65026 --Dec 2017 --Ōmokoroa and Mangawhai Bay64546 --Mar 2017 --Te Puna65219--Mar 2018--Matua65220--Mar 2018 --Waikareao65372--Apr 2018--Waimapu65389--Apr 2018--Welcome Bay62776--Expired --WaikarakaAreas last updated in Jan 2018 (GSP-545909). For any queries regarding these areas, please contact Sarah Omundsen.
Description: Abundance of seagrass in the Ohiwa and Tauranga Harbours from 1943 to 1999. 1944, 1959 , 1996and 2011are for the full harbour areas and have density information. The rest of the years are for Te Puna and/or Tuapiro only and show only the seagrass extents with no densiy information.
Color: [115, 223, 255, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Description: Shared regional ecological priority sites – DOC/BOPRC Biodiversity Partnership. These priority sites were jointly developed by BOPRC and Department of Conservation to serve as a tool for prioritising proactive (non-regulatory) biodiversity management by BOPRC and DOC, with the aim of achieving the DOC/BOPRC shared goal of maintaining and/or restoring a full range of the Bay of Plenty's indigenous ecosystems to a healthy functioning state (see A1882734 and A2258190). NOT FOR REGULATORY USE. ONLY A SMALL SUBSET OF SITES THAT WOULD MEET SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA UNDER THE RPS.For development of this layer see following documents in Objective: A2258190, A2511362, and A250996. For development of ecosystem management prescriptions see: A2497263 and A2497247.
Description: Last update: September 2025This is an amalgamated dataset of wetland surveys done at different times and by different organisations. Each survey has different attribute fields and where the attribute fields record the same information this may take different forms.This data layer has been created using aerial imagery, LiDAR elevation data, and existing wetland geospatial information. While it provides a useful indicator of where wetlands are likely to occur, on-the-ground verification is necessary to confirm wetland locations, define boundaries, and determine relevant rules under local plans and legislation.The dataset has taken the most common/useful attribute information from all the surveys but this means not all the wetland polygons will have information for all attribute fields. All polygons have a value for Original Layer and Original ID so the information can be tracked back to it originating survey.Process to amalgamate datasets:Since none of this data has been field checked (except that which came from the original WetlandExtents layer) the rule is the we hold the greatest possible wetland extent and that newer surveys 'replace' older surveys.Check the attribute table able match the fields to those already in the Wetland attribute table. If there are attributes in the new data that do not already have an equivalent in this dataset and the information in these fields is important create new fields in this dataset. If there is already an equivalent field don't create another one. If the data in an equivalent field is in a slightly different form but giving the same information keep the data in the form as it came in the survey. E.g. field WetlandExotic in some surveys holds words such as Exotic and Native and in other surveys holds a % exotic vegetation. Both go into the same field and stay in the same form - just at a % sign for the percentages so it is clear. Hoever if there is a fields like IsExotic which holds a 1 for exotic vegetation and a 0 for native change this to the words as it is confusing.Create a copy of the new survey with all the fields as in the Wetland SDE layer and match the fields so the right information goes into the right field.Create a copy of the Wetland SDE layer to work onFill in the WMA, FMU, and OriginalLayer fields.Make sure each wetland has an OriginalID if this is not already in the survey data. If not - create it in the original dataset so we can match it back in the futureFind any wetlands that match a wetland already in the data that has a WetlandID. This ID is the one that all polygons of the same wetland will have and links back to the original WetlandExtents layer although other wetlands may get a WetlandID and a SiteName over time. Fill in the WetlandID and SiteName, Locality etc. for these known wetlands.Clean the data to remove any overlaps and gapsErase the new data from the old data so you are left with holes in the old data that match the new data.Explode the erased data, select any polygons with an area <= 50m2 and delete these. Deissolve the erased data by all fields except ObjectID, Shape_Area and Shae_Length to merge all wetlands back togetherAppend the new data into the erased data. This will amalgamate the new survey into the original data without overlaps and keeping any extra areas/extra wetlands that were previously identified but may not have been in the new survey.This data has been published publicly (probably just the prod data) as a hosted feature service in AGOL so this will also need to be updated.Datasets used to create this layer:Tarawera WMA Wetland AreasMapping completed: 2024Survey done by: Pattle Delamore PartnersReport: TARAWERA WMA WETLAND MAPPING 2024. Martina Smith (martina.smith@pdp.co.nz). Original dataset: Tarawera
WMA wetland areas final data.Tauranga Harbour Wetlands FinalMapping complete: 2023 Survey done by: Morphum Environmental LtdReport: Tauranga Harbour Wetland Mapping 2023Original dataset: Tarawera_WMA_Wetland_Areas<SPAN
STYLE="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Kaituna WMA Wetland Areas AllMapping complete: 2023 Survey done by: Pattle Delamore PartnersReport: KAITUNA, MAKETŪ AND PONGAKAWA WMA WETLAND MAPPING 2023. Marinus Boon (mboon@lynker.com, contact@pdp.co.nz, martina.smith@pdp.co.nz).Original dataset: Wetland
mapping\Kaituna_WMA_Wetland_Mapping (1)\Wetland_Areas.gdb\Kaituna_WMA_Wetland_Areas_AllTauranga WMA Wetlands SL1809 V01Mapping complete: 2019Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchReport: Wetland extent mapping: Tauranga Water Management Area; November 2018; Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: AA
SHAY cdrive\Desktop\SL1809_Tauranga_WMA_Wetlands_Release_V01\SL1809_Tauranga_WMA_Wetlands_Release_V01.gdb\Tauranga_WMA_Wetlands_SL1809V01Kaituna WMA Wetlands SL1809 V01Mapping complete: 2019Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: Kaituna_WMA_Wetlands_SL1809_V01<SPAN
STYLE="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Whakatane WMA Wetlands SL2017 V01 FiliteredMapping complete: 2019/2020Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: Heather
MacKenzie\NERMN\Wetlands\Wetland Extent Mapping\WMAs\SL2017_Whakatane_Wetlands_Release_V01.gdb.zipTarawera WMA Wetland SL2014 V01 FilteredMapping complete: 2019/2020Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: Heather
MacKenzie\NERMN\Wetlands\Wetland Extent Mapping\WMAs\SL2014_Tarawera_Wetlands_Release_V01.gdb.zipEast Coast WMA Wetlands SL2013 V01 FilteredMapping complete: 2019/2020Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: Heather
MacKenzie\NERMN\Wetlands\Wetland Extent Mapping\WMAs\SL2013_EastCoast_Wetlands_Release_V01.gdb.zipWaioeka Otara WMA Wetlands SL2012 V01 FilteredMapping complete: 2019/2020Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: Heather
MacKenzie\NERMN\Wetlands\Wetland Extent Mapping\WMAs\WaioekaOtara_Wetlands_Release_V01.gdb.zipOhiwa WMA Wetlands SL2001 V01 FilteredMapping complete: 2020Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: Heather
MacKenzie\NERMN\Wetlands\Wetland Extent Mapping\WMAs\SL2001_Ohiwa_Wetlands_Release_V02.gdb.zipRotorua WMA Wetlands SL1901 V01 FilteredMapping complete: 2019Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: 591883_ArcPro.gdb<SPAN
STYLE="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Rangitaiki WMA Wetlands SL1914 V01 FilteredMapping complete: 2019Survey done by: Manaaki Whenua Landcare ResearchOriginal dataset: SL1914_Rangitaiki_Wetlands_Release_V01.gdb<SPAN
/>
Service Item Id: fc0e2f267d524609bd3cf3a80a53e170
Copyright Text: Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research - Robbie Price, Neil Fitzgerald, Scott Bartlam
Description: The Lake Rotorua catchment boundary is defined by the surface catchment, in part, and by the groundwater catchment outside the surface catchment.The surface catchment was defined at a 1:2000 scale using LIDAR digital terrain measurements.Then, the groundwater catchment wasdefined. This catchment generally coincides with the surface catchment. However, the catchment is outside the surface catchment over the Mamaku Plateau and the boundary is identified by data including: water budgets, digital terrain measurements, groundwater level measurements and estimates of specific discharge in streams.An assessment of the uncertainties in these data translate to estimates of uncertainty in the groundwater catchment. Boundaries of surface and groundwater catchments, and uncertainties in these boundaries, were developed as separate data sets(NutrientDischargeCatchmentGroundwaterRotoruaMinus_95percent, NutrientDischargeCatchmentGroundwaterRotoruaPlus_95percent).
Description: The catchment boundaries were generated for the are of the 2006 Rotorua LiDAR where this was inside the Bay of Plenty regional boundary. However some catchments on the edges of the are covered by the LiDAR are not complete. They can be seen in the data as those with straight edges.The catchments were created from a 2m DEM.
Color: [0, 0, 0, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Gotham Medium Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Description: Covers the whole of the Bay of Plenty Region. Provides those boundaries that have been defined for all major river catchments, most stream catchments and many of their tributaries.Any changes that staff notice need to be made to this dataset must first go through John Douglas (Senior Land Management Officer)Each Polygon identified by hierarchy decending from primary catchment to subsequent tributaries/lakes. Catchments will be defined firstly by the named river or estuary that feeds to the coast. For instance the Motu and Whakatane rivers are obvious examples, but the Maraetotara Stream is also an example. For estuaries, Ohiwa estuary is an example where the Nukuhou River is part of the Ohiwa estuary catchment.In instances where the catchments of 'primary' rivers/streans have not been defined, the area that they occur within will be referred to as 'xxxxx coastal'. Examples on the current map are the Te Kaha and Waikawa Coastal catchments.Instances where some tributaries have been defined for a primary river, lake or estuary but others between these are still aggregated into one area, then this will be known as 'xxxxx area'. Examples of these are Rangitaiki/Kaingaroa area that lies between two defined tributaries, and the Kaituna/Lake Rotorua/Haumarana area.The catchments layer will exclude the lake polygons. The catchment for each lake will include the surface of the lake. If lake surface area is needed to be calculated then the lakes layer needs to be used in conjunction with this layer.Where a lake has no defined flowing surface-outlet that feeds to the coast, then that lake becomes the primary catchment. For example, Lakes Rotoma, Okaro and Rotoehu.As the catchments of tributaries to the 'primary' rivers/streams are defined they will named in a hierarchical fashion. For instance: if Brown River is a sub-catchment of Jones River, then that catchment will be labelled 'Jones/Brown'. Then if Bloggs River is a tributary of Brown River then it's catchment will be labelled 'Jones/Brown/Bloggs'. Where natural lakes occur as part of the catchment they will be considered in similar manner to a tributary (note that this means that individual lake catchments can be queried but that linkages between lakes are not shown as clearly. This mainly relates to the Lakes Rotorua - Rotoiti and Lakes Tarawera - Okareka linkages). For example, the Tarawera River starts at the outlet of Lake Tarawera and the Lake Okareka outlet feeds to Lake Tarawera. The Tarawera River below Lake Tarawera that is not defined into tributaries is called the Lower Tarawera. The Lake Tarawera catchment is called Lake Tarawera with the lake being included. The Lake Okareka catchment is called Lake Okareka.Where man-made lakes occur in rivers and the river continues above the lake, then that lake may become a catchment 'area' with its feeding tributaries to its shoreline, but any tributaries above the lake revert to the primary river. For instance, on the Rangitaiki River, Lake Aniwhenua could have its own tributaries if it is defined as an area, but the Horomanga and Whirinaki rivers remain secondary tributaries of the Rangitaiki, not Lake Aniwhenua. Naming conventions need to be firstly the official name as in 'Catchments of New Zealand, by Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council, December 1956'. Otherwise an agreed 'local' name can be used. Where multiple local names are being used the alternatives should also be stored as part of the dataset for that catchment.Scale needs to be clearly defined for each catchment/sub-catchment. This will be based on the worst quality portion of the boundary capture. For example for a very large catchment there may be portions of the boundary captured at 1:10000, but if the majority has been captured at 1:50000, then 1:50000 is the appropriate scale to use the data for this catchment. Each database can choose the level/scale of sub-catchment 'definition' that is relevant to that database.User-defined catchments are useful in some catchments. However these will be identified on a separate layer and by a separate set of attributes to the sequential tributary attributes above. For instance, in the Rangitaiki the 'Kaingaroa area' has been split by some users into the 'Upper Rangitaiki' and 'Kaingaroa' catchments. (based on drainage to a certain point but excluding some major tributaries to the Rangitaiki River in these areas).Note that diversions such as for hydro-electric power stations have not been addressed in this layer. Subsequent refinement to the catchment boundaries is likely to continue to occur as the layer is used. Any suggested changes to the boundaries need to be QC'd by appropriately knowledgeable staff. John Douglas will be the first point of contact for Geospatial staff who have received such a request. He will then consult appropriate staff to gain a consensus on the relevance or otherwise of the requested boundary change.
Color: [0, 0, 0, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Min. Scale: 200000.0 Max. Scale: 0.0 Label Placement: esriServerPolygonPlacementAlwaysHorizontal Label Expression: N/A Use Coded Values: true Symbol:
Color: [0, 0, 0, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: left Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Corbel Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Name: DOC Potential Ecosystem Vegetation Bay Of Plenty
Display Field: EcosystemType
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: The ecosystem classification used to map potential ecosystems of the Bay of Plenty Region was developed by the Department of Conservation, as a tool for prioritising ecosystem management (Singers & Rogers 2014). This classification is a synthesis that amalgamates previous classifications and ecological studies aligned to an abiotic framework. It describes a full range of ecosystem types at a variety of scales in a natural or potential state as they potentially existed if people arrived today in New Zealand. The classification system has two tables that describe ecosystem drivers of the abiotic environment (Appendix 1) and biotic compositional description which further includes ecosystem distribution and relevant source references (Appendix 2). The data contained within these two tables have been used as the fundamental basis for mapping ecosystem types, supported by other readily available ecological descriptions, vegetation maps and relevant GIS layers such as soil maps of the region. Vegetation has been previously mapped for parts of the Bay of Plenty Region at a variety of scales and accuracy for multiple purposes. All of these examples have used various classification systems or methodologies for describing vegetation, some of which have a strong equivalency with Singers and Rogers (2014), while others less so. The process of creating the potential vegetation map was relatively straight forward in places where intact forest remains and have been described and mapped. In this situation, mapping involved identifying equivalencies, from one classification or vegetation type to the equivalent ecosystem unit of Singers and Rogers (2014). Mapping potential ecosystems in areas without indigenous vegetation used a variety of data sources to make informed decisions, and because of these assumptions should be seen as a working hypothesis.'Priority Level' field added and populated with valused according to the Potential Ecosystem Priority Levels spreadsheet from Shay Dean - Environmental Scientist BOPRC on 26/07/2017
Service Item Id: fc0e2f267d524609bd3cf3a80a53e170
Copyright Text: Singers and Lawrence 2014 A potential ecosystem map of the Bay of Plenty Region: Explanatory information to accompany the map. Prepared for the Bay of Plenty Region. Nicholas Singers Ecological Solutions August 2014, Contract report number 16/2014-2015.
Description: This layer is intended as an input into the ICM (Integrated Catchment Model) Project.The same or similar process will be used to capture the other Water Management Areas until the whole of the Bay of Plenty Region has been completed.metadata document: https://objective.envbop.net/id:A2560370/document/versions/latestThis is the latest version dated August 2017
Service Item Id: fc0e2f267d524609bd3cf3a80a53e170
Copyright Text: The work on this dataset was co-managed by Dan Van Nistelrooy (Geospatial Analyst) for the Rangitāiki WMA and Hamish Dean (Land Management Officer) for the Kaituna WMA. Other BOPRC staff who had input into the creation and direction of this dataset were – Lauren Mahon (Student – Kaituna), Nancy Willems and Mieke Kapa (Land Management Rangitāiki).
The classes for this dataset and the selection of the classes were defined by Hamish Dean and Pim De Monchy (Kaituna WMA) and which were then used in the Rangitāiki WMA to match.
Description: The New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI) is a national database of physical land resource information. It comprises two sets of data compiled using stereo aerial photography, published and unpublished reference material, and extensive field work: 1. An inventory of five physical factors (rock type, soil, slope, present type and severity of erosion, and vegetation). A 'homogeneous unit area' approach is used to record the five physical factors simultaneously to a level of detail appropriate for presentation at a scale of 1:50,000. 2. A Land Use Capability (LandUseCapability) rating of the ability of each polygon to sustain agricultural production, based on an assessment of the inventory factors above, climate, the effects of past land use, and the potential for erosion. The NZLRI covers the country in 11 regions, each with a separate LandUseCapability classification. Provided the LUC and Land Resource Inventory (LRI) is used properly it could be possible to predict some of the potential effects of land use change on erosion.The Land Resource Inventory comprises serveral physical resource themes: Land Use capability, Lithology, Soil etc.This dataset is a polygon layer delineating land areas classified according to their capability to sustain continous production. Land Use Capability (LUC) is a hierarchical classification identifying: the land's general versatility for productive use; the factor most limiting to production; and a general association of characteristics relevant to productive use (e.g, landform, soil, erosion potential, etc.). LUC classifications have been constructed for each NZLRI survey region. These individual classifications have been correlated to North and South island classifications to permit wide-area analyses.The NZLRI is a spatial dataset contaning similar information to that in the NZLRI worksheets. Each polygon describes a parcel of land in terms of five characteristics (rock, soil, slope, erosion, vegetation). The LUC rating of each unit is based on an assessment of the ability of these five factors to provide sustained agricultural production, This also considers climate, effects of past land use and potential for erosion.As there are separate LUC classifications for each NZLRI survey region, a Land Use Capability expression must be interpreted in the contect of it's LEGEND. The Bay of Plenty region is made up of parts of 6 NZLRI survey regions however a standardised LUC for the whole North Island has been included and should be used for the Bay of Plenty.Dataset was published in 1979 but work was started in 1973. It is still being maintained as new data and funding becomes available. Was originally created by the Ministry of Works and Development to assist the National Water and Soil Conservation Organisation in fulfilling its responsibilities for soil conservation and erosion control. This required land resource information of a uniform standard and quality at the local, regional and national levels. Please read Land Resource Inventory version 2 Documentation.pdf (Objective ID A478753) for more information.
Color: [0, 0, 0, 255] Background Color: N/A Outline Color: N/A Vertical Alignment: bottom Horizontal Alignment: center Right to Left: false Angle: 0 XOffset: 0 YOffset: 0 Size: 8 Font Family: Arial Font Style: normal Font Weight: normal Font Decoration: none
Description: Data complited from a number of different sources including soild surveys dating back to the 1970's as well as surveys undertaken specifically for this dataset to complete coverage for the Bay of Plenty region. For more information please look the soil up on http://smap.landcareresearch.co.nz