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Subterranean GDE (caves) – spatial metadata

Data structure

gde/subterranean

Field name Type Bytes Label Description
GDE_CLASS Text (UTF-8 encoded) 33 Class of GDE
AQ_NAME Text (UTF-8 encoded) 29 Source aquifer name
AQ_GEOL Text (UTF-8 encoded) 36 Source aquifer geology
AQ_POROSTY Text (UTF-8 encoded) 20 Source aquifer porosity
AQ_CONFIN Text (UTF-8 encoded) 7 Source aquifer confinement
GW_SALINTY Text (UTF-8 encoded) 7 Salinity of groundwater sour
GW_PH Text (UTF-8 encoded) 7 pH of GW source
GW_RECHARG Text (UTF-8 encoded) 7 Dominant recharge process of GW source
GW_CONN_TM Text (UTF-8 encoded) 7 Temporal nature of GW connectivity
GW_CON_T_D Text (UTF-8 encoded) 7 Temporal nature of GW connectivity detailed
RESID_TIME Text (UTF-8 encoded) 7 Residence time of GW
SAT_REGIME Text (UTF-8 encoded) 7 Saturation regime
GDE_TYPE Text (UTF-8 encoded) 16 Type of GDE
GDE_CONF Text (UTF-8 encoded) 33 GDE confidence
RULEID Short (2 byte integer) 2 RULEID
RULE_NAME Text (UTF-8 encoded) 15 GDE rule set name
RULE_ID Text (UTF-8 encoded) 9 GDE rule ID
U_RULE Text (UTF-8 encoded) 102 GDE rule URL
L_RULE Text (UTF-8 encoded) 160 GDE rule set name
C_MODEL Text (UTF-8 encoded) 15 Conceptual Model name
U_CMODEL Text (UTF-8 encoded) 100 Conceptual Model URL
L_CMODEL Text (UTF-8 encoded) 146 Conceptual Model
GDE_EVID Text (UTF-8 encoded) 15 GDE evidence
DATA_SRC Text (UTF-8 encoded) 151 Data source
EVID_SRC Text (UTF-8 encoded) 129 Best published reference about karst region
DATA_SCALE Double (8 byte floating point) 8 Scale of digital mapping
ASF_NAME Text (UTF-8 encoded) 100 ASF name, number, etc.
ASF_CODE Text (UTF-8 encoded) 3 ASF regional code in Karst Index Database
ASF_NUM Text (UTF-8 encoded) 9 ASF number of karst feature or caves

Modifications

The subterranean GDE (caves) layer used by WetlandSummary is based on the source layers below, with the following modifications:

  • Excluded source field AQ_GFS because it has no values
  • Added field U_RULE - GDE rule URL
  • Added field L_RULE - GDE rule set name
  • Excluded source field URL_RULE because it is replaced by U_RULE which links to the specific rule in the page
  • Excluded source field URL_CMODEL because it is replaced by the generated U_CMODEL attribute
  • Added field U_CMODEL - Conceptual Model URL
  • Added field L_CMODEL - Conceptual Model

Source layer: GDE_Subterranean_Area_v01_5_1

(gde/subterranean/herb-qld-gde-subterranean.shp.xml)

Esri
Creation Date
2018-08-24
Creation Time
11:22:14
Modification Date
2018-05-24
Modification Time
10:41:37
Data Id Info
Id Citation
Title
GDE_Subterranean_Area_v01_5_1
Edition
1.5.1
Other citation information
Access AVAILABLE FORMAT TYPE(S) 1. Online Digital Data and Map Products through WetlandInfo and the Queensland Globe 2. Digital data available as a ESRI Shapefile, ESRI Geodatabase and ESRI Geodatabase Export download through QSpatial
Cit Resp Party
Contact—organization name
Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science
Role
details available on request
Rp Cnt Info
Cnt Address
City
TOOWONG
Contact email address
queensland.herbarium♲dsitia.qld.gov.au
Country
AU
Date
Publication date
2017-03-31
Edition date
2018-05-31
Resource purpose/summary
Subterranean groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDE) areas
Additional human language abstract/description

Subterranean GDEs are ecosystems dependent on the subterranean presence of groundwater on a permanent or intermittent basis to meet all or some of their water requirements so as to maintain their communities of plants and animals, ecological processes and ecosystem services. Subterranean GDE area features include cave ecosystemsthat have some groundwater dependency. Information about the location and extent of known and potential GDEs was sourced from expert knowledge, literature and existing datasets. This dataset is one of five datasets that describe the distribution of known and potential GDEs across the landscape. The complete set of GDE datasets is: 1. Surface expression GDE points, 2. Surface expression GDE lines, 3. Surface expression GDE areas, 4. Terrestrial GDE areas, 5. Subterranean GDE areas. As the different types of GDEs represent different overlapping layers or cross-sections of the landscape, it is recommended that the datasets be mapped in the order of listing shown above (i.e. surface expression GDE points on top) to maintain logical consistency and assist visualization.

Version 1.0 (released October 2012) - mapping covers the whole of Queensland

Versions1.1 to 1.3 do not exist

Version 1.4(released December2015) - updated mapping covers the whole of Queensland and includes significant updates to attribution

Version 1.5 (released March 2017) - no change from v1.4

Version 1.5.1 (released in May 2018) - mapping attribution revised to update hyperlinks to supporting material delivered via webpages.

Search Keys
Keyword
WATER Groundwater Mapping
Keyword
WATER Wetlands Mapping
Keyword
WATER Wetlands
Keyword
inlandWaters
Keyword
WATER
Keyword
ECOLOGY Ecosystem
Keyword
WATER Springs
Keyword
WATER Mapping
Keyword
WATER Groundwater
Keyword
environment
Keyword
Queensland (QLD)
Res Const
Consts
Security use limitations

While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, the Queensland Department of Environment and Science makes no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaims all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason. © The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science) 2018.

Theme Keys
Keyword
WATER Groundwater Mapping
Keyword
WATER Wetlands Mapping
Keyword
WATER Wetlands
Keyword
WATER
Keyword
ECOLOGY Ecosystem
Keyword
WATER Springs
Keyword
WATER Mapping
Keyword
WATER Groundwater
Theme Keys
Keyword
inlandWaters
Keyword
environment
Id Po C
Contact—individual name
Queensland Herbarium, Science Delivery
Contact—organization name
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Contact—position name
Queensland GDE Program Manager
Role
details available on request
Rp Cnt Info
Cnt Address
City
TOOWONG
Contact email address
Queensland.Herbarium♲dsitia.qld.gov.au
Country
AU
Res Const
Leg Consts
Security use limitations
While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, the Department of Environment and Science makes no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaims all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason. © The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science) 2018.
Legal constraints; text
Unrestricted to all levels of government and community. Dataset is available to all government agencies, community groups and individuals. Dataset is available through physical supply and may be made available via web delivery tools, for example, through the Queensland Department of Environment and Science internet site.
Dist Info
Distributor
Distor Cont
Contact—individual name
Principal Project Officer, Wetlands
Contact—organization name
Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
Contact—position name
Principal Project Officer, Wetlands
Role
details available on request
Rp Cnt Info
Cnt Address
Contact email address
wetlands♲ehp.qld.gov.au
City
BRISBANE
Country
AU
Entity and Attribute Information
details available on request
Dq Info
Report
Data quality report, measure description
This dataset reflects the level of knowledge and information about the landscape that may be biased due to a range of reasons such as accessibility and land use: It is likely that the dataset is incomplete. Detailed field survey and verification of the groundwater location, extent and fluctuation has not been done, nor has the level of ecosystem dependency on groundwater been tested.
Report
Data quality report, measure description
The GDE attribution was sourced from local expert knowledge, literature and spatial data. The reliability of different attribute values may vary. Areas described as 'known' have been delineated according to local expert knowledge and generally have the highest level of confidence. Areas that are derived from a rule base, that make up the majority of the areas mapped, have been assigned a level of confidence according to judgment of the reliability of knowledge supporting the rule base.
Report
Data quality report, measure description
The mapping linework is at a nominal scale of 1:100,000 and the accuracy associated with this is within the range +/-100 metres.

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (n.d.) Subterranean GDE (caves) – spatial metadata, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 March 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/get-mapping-help/metadata/gde/subterranean/

Queensland Government
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