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1. daa i imami nd The scientific name is compiled from the RAR ani eilians Strata species lists To modify the nummondi Common Nardoo reel MES ed Strata section under the Scientific o Further details UD formation SS Further details 2 High Morcom 1388 Community 392 and Porteners 1993 Part of map unit 38 in Pick in Milthorpe 1391 Sms 581 Map unit 13 the REG mapping of south wester Classification method Combination of Expert Opinion and Quantitative Data Wegetation Formation amp Class AWS Major S5ub qroups 16 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 The data are organised into major areas as indicated by the titled tabs by default the screen will appear with the vegetation community details tab active i e open For each tab data are furthered organised in sections within that tab as indicated by the blue bars with white text that describes that section by default the Community Name and Classification level section is open as shown below 2 Plant community View plant community Use this page to view a vegetation community PCTID 24 VCAID 24 Common name c BVTID s 044122 14129 LM115 MR541 MU5S33 NA125 1 Classification confidence level 2 High C Pees ee eR RRR RRR RRR SS n 5 n Vege ta tit Mm commi nity Scie j tific Di
2. Class Keith Class i C Common Name O Forest Type RN17 C Formation Keith Formation E Ground Stratum Species C Mid Stratum Species Step 3 Show results Name your search Step 4 Run report Save search When you have selected a field click Add to add it to the search criteria This opens the Search condition page as shown below Search condition Column Class Keith Class Operator Attribute value Aeolian Chenopod Shrublands Select records for Any Or All And Click on the Operator drop down menu to view and select the options These will vary according to the type of data in the relevant field Options are shown in the sequence below Text based fields Search condition Column Common Name Operator Contains Contains E Enter value Starts with Not contains Select records for Not starts with C 58 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Numeric fields Search condition Column Plant Community ID PCT ID Operator Enter value __ Select records for Look up Tables fields Search condition Column Class Keith Class Select records for Any Or all And C When you have selected the operator select the attribute value from the drop down menu next to the field as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Search condition Column C
3. Coverage for the remaining fields in the VIS Classification database is incomplete and searches may retrieve only partial results In particular the data for plant community types along the eastern ranges and coastal areas of NSW is restricted and there may be no data in any fields other than the state wide fields referred to above If this is your area of interest you are advised to use the State wide Search above The coverage for the western portions of the state is good however so if your area of interestis in these regions you can search using the full range of fields available The data coverage map illustrates the area covered by the full list of fields State wide Search Fields Plant community Tem i waw o Biometric Vegetation TypelD Type part scientific name or click button to search for name PCT Commonttame O Catchment Management Authority Cia choos Oo O A Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 Vegetation Class Keith 2004 PCT Listing Stas ape A saamaa mm Es ES Es ES z3 a A o A e j T Search and Display nables you to search for and display all information for one plant community type More information MENA This search facility e ou have selectec ET US VEU Wl bee Dades j J 2 you f nt community type the information wi O Search Fields Use this page to search for a plant community on predefined parameters Enter one or more items to search on More norm atio
4. Home page Use default Use blank Browsing history ED Delete temporary Files history cookies saved passwords and web Form information Search pP Change search defaults Settings Tabs Change how webpages are displayed in Settings tabs Appearance Click on Settings in the Browsing history section This opens the screen below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Temporary Internet Files and History Settings E Temporary Internet Files Internet Explorer stores copies of webpages images and media For Faster viewing later Check For newer versions of stored pages Every time I visit the webpage 3 O Every time I start Internet Explorer Automatically O Never Disk space to use 8 1024MB Recommended 50 250M6 Current location Ci Documents and Settings cawanaghmiLocal Settings Temporary Internet Files Move Folder View objects History Specify how many days Internet Explorer should save the list of websites you have visited Days bo keep pages in history 20 E Ensure that the Automatically radio button is checked as shown above N B note what the current option is so you can reset if you wish after you finish your VIS Classification session Click OK to go back to the Internet Options screen Now click on the Delete button in the Browsing history section The options screen below should appear
5. This will save the set up to your log in i e only you have access to this saved search To retrieve the saved search select it from the Load a saved search box in the top right by selecting it from the list and clicking once on the relevant saved search as shown below 74 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Reports State wide Advanced Search Guide to producing reports Definition of fields Load a saved search Create a new search Step 1 Choose report template Long without text ref VCA format y What s in the reports Load a saved search Select a saved search Class test advanced v choose Class test advanced Step 2 Select communities by common terms OR customised terms Guide to building search queries a Community Benchmarks pu L Benchmark CMA 7 BenchmarkStatusID H 7 BM CMA Percent Cleared i 7 BM TECName ES Community Definition To change how images are displayed or to select fields to be shown in the report please You can save your search and display options by naming the current open the Advanced options section below Otherwise please proceed to Step 4 Show results to preview the communities that match your the Load a saved search area above search Name your search Step 3 Show results Show g Save search Save Step 4 Run report Acrobat PDF hd Run settings and click Save The saved sear
6. Delete Browsing History Temporary Internet Files Copies of webpages images and media that Delete Files are saved For Faster viewing Cookies Files stored on your computer by websites to Delete cookies save preferences such as login information History List of websites you have visited Delete history Form data Saved information that you have typed into Delete Forms Forms Passwords Passwords that are automatically filled in when Delete passwords wou log on to a website you ve previously visited About deleting browsing history Delete all Close Click on Delete files in the Temporary Internet Files section This will delete only the stored temporary files Please note that if you haven t cleared the temporary files for a while or ever this may take some time A progress screen will show while this is happening Provided the green bar keeps moving all should be fine 80 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 It may also be advisable to delete the cookies from the IE cache i e click Delete cookies in the Cookies section This will remove all stored data that is retrieved by a range of sites including stored log in information This simply means that if you clear the Cookies you will need to provide log in data when you return to any page that was using stored log in information There shouldn t be any issues with this but if you are unsure p
7. 3 Percentage Cover The percentage of a strictly defined plot area covered by vegetation generally applicable for the ground vegetation that has been estimated rather than 4 measured using line intercept methods It does not necessarily take into account thickness of a clump of grass Percentage Cover As for 3N above but for data derived from or containing class intervals Projective Foliage Cover The percentage of the sample site occupied by the vertical projection of foliage only not branches Fo f damanda intervals e Not applicable applicable unknown Unknown N C N C N C not 82 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014
8. Column Class Keith Class Operator Click on the Operator drop down menu to view and select the options These will vary according to the type of data in the relevant field Options are detailed in 9 2 2 Step 2 Select Communities above When you have selected the Operator select the Attribute value from the drop down menu next to the field as shown below 68 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Search condition Column Class Keith Class Operator Attribute value Aeolian Chenopod Shrublands Aeolian Chenopod Shrublands Alpine Bogs and Fens Alpine Fjaeldmarks Alpine Heaths Alpine Herbfields Brigalow Clay Plain Woodlands Central Gorge Dry Sclerophyll E Clarence Dry Sclerophyll Fores Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll F Coastal Floodplain Wetlands Coastal Freshwater Lagoons Coastal Headland Heaths Coastal Heath Swamps Coastal Swamp Forests Coastal Valley Grassy Woodla Cool Temperate Rainforests Cumberland Dry Sclerophyll Fo Desert Woodlands Dry Rainforests Dune Mallee Woodlands Eastern Riverine Forests Floodplain Transition Woodlanc Gibber Chenopod Shrublands Gibber Transition Shrublands Hunter Macleay Dry Scleraphyl Inland Floodplain Shrublands Inland Floodplain Swamps nland Floodplain Woodlands nland Riverine Forests Inland Rocky Hill Woodlands Select records for 10W Select the term you wan
9. PCT Listing Status In this instance no results will be retrieved as unsurprisingly there are no Alpine Herbfields in the Central West CMA The fact that no matches were found will be indicated at the bottom of the now empty Search results section as shown below Forest Type RI Conservation Resi Search results No communities meet your search criteria When you want to view the data for the or one of the plant community types listed in the Search results click the View button to the right of the relevant plant community type name as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 15 Forest Type RN17 choose x o Y Conservation Reserve choose Y or v Search results Plant common name community scientific name taxon community ID Canegrass swamp tall grassland wetland of drainage Eragrostis australasica Muehlenbeckia florulenta Sclerostegia tenuis Chloris J E 24 depressions lakes and pans ofthe inland plains truncata Disphyma crassifolium subsp clavellatum Eragrostis setifolia Marsilea Views z drummondii m BEB EBB eee ANAL f ae i Acacia pendula Casuarina cristata Rhagodia spinescens Maireana decalvans Weeping Myall open woodland of the Riverina Bioregion and f n 26 NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion Austrodanthonia caespitosa Atriplex semibaccata Einadia nutans subsp nutans Rhodanthe corymbiflora kata onina Dace ce aa
10. semi arid Woodla North west Floodp Black Box woodla Keith class e 2 2 2 2 2 semi arid Woodla North west Floodp Coolabah River For each plant community type displayed the total number of criteria matched is shown in the column labelled No_of_ matches Each of the search criteria used will be listed in separate columns with O or 1 in the row for each plant community type listed to indicate if the PCT is matched 1 or not 0 on that criteria 8 3 1 Sorting Results By default the results are initially displayed in order of the total number of matches i e numbers in the No_of_matches column in descending order i e highest at top You can sort the results list in ascending or descending order for any column by clicking on the relevant column header as shown in the sequence below Keith Class is used as the example here Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column xz Expartto CSV Vegetation_Type No of matches Keith class A Species Upper Select to View ii ix i Pi Forested Wetlands Eastern Riverine F River Red Gum R 2 1 1 0 F Forested Wetlands Eastern Riverine F River Oak Rough 2 1 1 0 E Forested Wetlands Eastern Riverine F River Oak forest a 1 0 0 Forested Wetlands Eastern Riverine F Water Gum Coac 1 0 0 F Forested Wetlands Eastern Riverine F River Oak open for 1 0 0 Click on the column header again to reverse th
11. so please ensure you will be able to recall your password when needed If you forget your password a retrieve password link is provided on the log in page Once you are registered in the system you will be automatically directed to the VIS Classification Home Page 4 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 We Office of Environment NSW amp Heritage VIS Classification 2 1 Home News amp Bulletins NSW Vegetation Information System Classification NSW VIS Classification related links y Belah Woodland on alluvial plains in the central Mi wheatbelt of NSW The NSW VIS Classification eae l 2 database provides valuable information on this and O ee SEE A approximately 1300 other plant community types in e Native Vegetation interim Type Standard NB NSW opens pdf approx 1 86Mb Photo by Jamie Plaza Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain e The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Trust OEH Home Page Overview This is the Home Page for the Public Version of the NSW Vegetation Information System VIS Classification Web Application To begin using the VIS Classification application navigate via the function tabs atthe top of this page A Public User Manual is available via the Help tab at the top of this section The NSW Vegetation Information System VIS has been established to provide the NSW Government its clients and community with a central authoritative repository for
12. 6 06 2013 Patch 6 to VIS Classification General More 11 33 03 AM Information MAIAMINNAY Matah 7 tn VIO Man nifinantinn Damn Rhin This area provides summaries of any important notifications and alerts in relation to major changes to plant community types or the database itself including decisions by the Plant Community Type Change Control Panel and general information of system changes Links may be provided to further information 6 0 Accessing Data There are three main ways of accessing the data in the VIS Classification namely via e Search and Display PCT e Plant Community Type Identification Tool e Reports and Exports The Search and Display PCT function is primarily aimed at getting access to all data for one plant community type at a time and being able to view all the data for all the fields This provides the maximum retrieval of data but the search must be re done for each plant community type for which you want to see information Use this for in depth understanding of one particular plant community type How to use this function is described in detail in Section 7 0 Search and Display PCT and Display PCT below The Plant Community Type Identification Tool provides a way to search and retrieve summary information on a range of plant community types by creating and running a series of queries The results or matches against those criteria are then listed in a table or grid format and further refinement of the resu
13. Community Height Classes in the Search Criteria list to bring up the list of Height Classes as shown in the two figures below mmunity Structure community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes i t MWalker HopkinsL ___ 1 Community Cover Classes 4 Community Growth forms Walker amp Hopkins 36 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual mmunity Species Mid stratum mmunity Species Ground stratum 14 03 2014 n A Community height classes by growth form Walker and Hopkins palm P treefern F vine twiner L bulbous tuberous herb B shrub 5 woody herb Q tree T mallee M mallee shrub Y chenopod shrub C cycad 4 fern E Each of these terms contains the list of relevant community height classes as defined in Walker and Hopkins 1990 for that growth form group Click on the sign next to the relevant group to open the community height classes within that group click once to highlight the relevant term then click OK to add the term to the search criteria as shown below laca mor UGS Community height classes by growth form Walker and Hopkins palm P treefern F vine twiner L bulbous tuberous herb B Shrub 3 Woody herb Q a Yee T T 9 Range 35 01 100 00m Extremely tall o 8 Range 20 01 35 00m Very tall T Range 12 01 20 00m Tall i 5 Range 3 01 6 00m Low
14. Delete criteria x O Forest Type RN17 n Definition Keith Chenopod 7 Adda Class Shrublands 3 O Formation Keith Formation 3 Ln O Gro un d Stratum Species HBHRBRBRBRHRHE BEBE BRE BRR RE RR REP RRP RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RR RRP RRP RR RRR eRe eR RR eR eR ee eRe eee eee ee a fi O Listing Status E v Name your search Step 4 Show results as Save search Save Step 5 Run report Please note that if you use the BioMetric Vegetation Type code as a search term the code must be the two alpha three numeric format e g MEO56 NOT ME56 which would retrieve nil results Continue to build your criteria by selecting additional field s in Step 2 For each field Add it to open the Search condition page for each field You may edit or delete a criterion at any time by using the Edit criteria or Delete criteria options to the right Handy Hint As you compile criteria please check the Run button in Step 6 at the bottom of the screen This in effect previews whether the current combination of criteria match at least one plant community type If the Run button is greyed out there are no plant community types that meet the current combination of criteria If this is the case clicking Show will retrieve no matches so you will need to alter the criteria 6 2 3 Step 3 Show results When you are happy with your criteria selection click the Show button This opens a list of the plant
15. Goosefoot Maireana aphylla Cotton Bush Maireana pentagona Hairy Bluebush Slender Fissure weed Acacia salicina Cooba Hakea leucoptera You will probably need to scroll down this page to view all the information To view another summary simply click on another name Click Close at the top or the OK button at the bottom of the page to exit the Summary View screen 6 5 Exporting Lists You can export the list of matched plant community types at any time provided types are listed in the display area i e after Show Results has been clicked The options are to export as a csv file suitable for opening in a spreadsheet program e g MS Excel or as a MS Word document NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 47 Show Rests q d Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column i BE Exportto CSV fF Exportto Word Selectto View Vegetation_Type No_of_ matches Keith_class Species Upper Height_code Y h 4 h 4 Forested Wetlands Inland Riverine Fo River Red Gum B 2 Semi arid Woodla Inland Floodplain Black Box Lignu 2 Semi arid Woodla Riverine Plain Wo Weeping Myall op 2 Semi arid Woodla North westFloodp Black Boxwoodla 2 Semi arid Woodla North west Floodp Coolabah River 2 To export as a csv file click the Export to CSV icon or text area A Save dialogue will open as shown below File Download Do you want
16. R El OK The selected term will appear in the Search Criteria box at the top right 8 2 7 Community Cover Classes Click on Community Cover Classes in the Search Criteria list to bring up the list of Cover Classes Click on the relevant Cover Class then click OK to add the term to the search criteria as shown in the sequence below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 37 Community Species Ground stratum Community Structure a Community HeightiCower Metrics Community Height Community Cover Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins l A E E E ad Em Community Sr wth forms Walker amp Hopkins Community cover codes Foliage cover 70 100 Crown cover 80 100 Percent cover 80 100 d Foliage cover 10 30 Crown cover 20 50 Percent cover 20 50 1 l Foliage cover less than 10 Crown cover 0 25 20 Percent cover 0 25 20 r e Foliage cover 0 scattered Crown cover 0 0 25 Percent cover 0 0 25 Di 2 Foliage cover 0 clumped Crown cover 0 0 25 Percent cover 0 0 25 bc i Unknown unknown The selected term will appear in the Search Criteria box at the top right 8 2 8 Community Growth Forms You can search for plant community types by specifying the growth forms within the community overall or within specific strata Click on the sign next to the Community Growth Forms Walker and Hopkins option in the Search Criteria list to open the tw
17. Structure amp Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins EENS To change or remove the selected criteria click the Edit Criteria or Delete criteria links on the right of the relevant criterion 8 2 Search Criteria The main area of the PCT Identification page is used to construct your search to identify and present summary information for individual plant community types Please note that summary NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 23 information for the relevant Vegetation Class and Formation can also be viewed as a result of your search 8 2 1 Vegetation Formation and Class In addition to using the Dichotomous Key Vegetation Formation and Class can also be selected via clicking the Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 menu option as shown below 3 Community Identification Guide to community identification Dichotomous Formation Key Y Vegetation Formation Key Search criteria 2 Selected search criteria 2 Vegetation Class Keith 2004 Formation Keith Forested Edit criteria Delete criteria i Catchment Management Authority CMA Formation 2004 a Ch Community Species All strata Community Species Upper stratum Community Species Mid stratum Community Species Ground stratum Community Structure Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins Show Rasus Q d The lis
18. a second or two for the selection to be highlighted as shown below Dichotomous Formation Key _ A Vegetation dominated by trees single stemmed woody plants or multi stemmed mallee eucalypts that are generally more than 5 m tall when mature ES B Forests or woodlands dominated by eucalypts C Tall forests typically 30 m dominated by tall straighttrunked eucalypts usually with sof leaved shrubs ferns or herbs in the understorey Largely confined to moderately fertile soils in sheltered locations on the coast and escarpment where average annual rainfall exceeds 900 mm Excludes riverine forests west of the Great Divide that lack the understorey characteristics described above C Forests or woodlands dominated by short to moderately tall trees rarely 35 m usually branching at less than half of their height The E understorey generally lacks ferns and shrubs with broad soft leaves but may include abundant grasses hard leaved shrubs or ephemeral herbs Widespread east and west of the Great Divide D Forests or woodlands with an abundance of plant groups in the understorey that are able to tolerate periodic inundation or G waterlogging particularly sedges rushes and reeds Confined to damp low lying parts of the coast or adjacent to rivers lakes or swamps in the inland O Favours Qoo B D Forested Wetlands a D Forests or woodlands generally lacking plants that tolerate inundation or waterlogging Rarely in damp low
19. amp Hopkins Or Class Range 6 01 Growth forms Walker amp Hopkins 12 00m Mid Growth forms by Stratum high Walker amp Hopkins View Sunmares Forested Wetlands Inland Riverine Fo River Red Gum B Semi arid Woodla Inland Floodplain Black Box Lignu Semi arid Woodla North west Floodp Black Box woodla 2 2 Semi arid Woodla Riverine Plain Wo Weeping Myall op 2 2 2 Semi arid Woodla North westFloodp Coolabah River The results area presents the matching list within a hierarchy of Vegetation Formation Vegetation Class and plant community type as denoted by the column names To group the results alphabetically by one of these simply drag the column name into the area above marked Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column as shown in the two figures below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 o Walker amp H op kins E e gt oo Show Results Results T View Summaries _ fie Drag a column hea up by that column Fortrygtion de Select to View aiai Vegetation_Type Mo_of matches Keith class ime C Forested Wetlands Inland Riverine Fo River Red Gum B 2 0 C semi arid Woodla Inland Floodplain Black Box Lignu 2 0 C semi arid Woodla Riverine Plain Wo Weeping Myall op 2 0 C semi arid Woodla North west Floodp Black Box wo
20. and Heritage Windows Internet Explorer ANA T E http fehub File Edit View Favorites Help Delete Browsing History HE abr E EHub Office of 3 Pop up Blocker Turn OFF Pop up Blocker Phishing Filter Pop up Blocker Settings E H U b Manage Add ons Office of Environment and Heritage People Business su Windows Messenger Programs amp operations St Diagnose Connection Problems Option 2 Sts i x e 1190 Live Search Turn On Pop up Blocker Pop up Blocker Settings Phishing Filter Manage Add ons Work OfFline Full Screen Fil Menu Bar Toolbars Internet Options 2 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 4 Registering as a Public User To register to use the VIS Classification follow the link to the NSW VIS Classification Public User Registration page http Awww environment nsw gov au NSWVCA20PRapp LoginPR aspx This will open the page shown below We Office of Environment NSW Heritage VIS Classification 2 1 Please enter your Login name and Password For your information eo e e The VIS Classification 2 1 System is best viewed on Internet Explorer 8 IE8 Glew user Register here However this system can be viewed using most other latest browsers Q 9 e o eo o If you are experiencing difficulties logging into or using VIS Classification 2 1 ognia System please contact VIS Classification 2 1 administrator on vis
21. assessment of protected areas and threat status of plant communities Cunninghamia 9 3 331 382 Benson J S Allen C Togher C amp Lemmon J 2006 New South Wales Vegetation Classification and Assessment Part 1 Plant communities of the NSW Western Plains Cunninghamia 9 3 383 451 Benson J S 2008 New South Wales Vegetation Classification and Assessment Part 2 Plant communities in the NSW South western Slopes Bioregion and update of NSW Western Plains plant communities Version 2 of the NSWVCA database Cunninghamia 10 4 599 673 Benson J S Richards P Waller S amp Allen C 2010 New South Wales Vegetation classification and Assessment Part 3 Plant communities of the NSW Brigalow Belt South Nandewar and west New England Bioregions and update of NSW Western Plains and South wesiern Slopes plant communities Version 3 of the NSWVCA database Cunninghamia 11 4 Forestry Commission of New South Wales 1989 Forest types in New South Wales Research Note 17 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Pennant Hills IUCN The World Conservation Union 2001 JUCN Red List Categories Version 3 1 Prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission IUCN Gland Switzerland and Cambridge Keith D A 2004 From ocean shores to desert dunes the vegetation of New South Wales and the ACT Department of Environment and Conservation NSW Hurstville Mitchell P B 2002 NSW Ecosystems study background and methodology Re
22. community types that are matched to your criteria as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Search results ARE ARA O M 385 Warrumbunale trachyte hillcrest Tumbledown Red Gum Black Cypress Pine White Bloodwood shrubby woodland Tumbledown Red Gum trachyte rock flat sedgeland shrubland of the Warrumbungle Range region Dwyers Red Gum Dirty Baradine Gum cypress pine shrubby woodland ofthe Narrabri region of the Brigalow Belt South Bioregion Granite gorge Tumbledown Red Gum White Cypress Pine Oleander Wattle low open woodland in the Warialda region Black Cypress Pine White Box Tumbledown Gum shrubby open forest woodland mainly in the Mt Kaputar region Nandewar Bioregion White Cypress Pine Orange Gum Acacia granite outcrop shrubland in the Moonbi area ofthe Nandewar Rinreninn and New 555 Eucalyptus dealbata Callitris endlicheri Corymbia trachyphloia subsp amphistomatica Acacia cheelii Acrotriche rigida Phebalium squamulosum subsp squamulosum Cryptandra amara var amara Bursaria spinosa subsp spinosa Aristida vagans Joycea pallida Dianella revoluta var revoluta Gahnia aspera Eucalyptus dealbata Callitris glaucophylla Calytrix tetragona Phebalium squamulosum subsp squamulosum Notelaea microcarpa var microcarpa Acacia cultriformis Isolepis hookeriana Crassula sieberiana subsp sieberiana Wurmbea biglandulosa Jun
23. in either a new tab on your browser or in a new browser page by right clicking on the relevant link This opens the drop down menu as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 NSW VIS Classification related links NSW Vegetation Information o Native Vegetation Interim Type St Plant Community Type Operatione Preparation e The Botanic Gardens Trust e OEH Home Page community with a central authoritative Open in Mew Tab Open in Mew Window Save Target s Print Target Cut Copy Copy Shortcut Faste Add to Favorites Convert link target to Adobe PDF Convert link target to existing POF Properties Simply select the option for how you want the new link page to open by clicking on that option in the list 5 2 News amp Bulletins From the home page click on the News amp Bulletins tab as shown below VIS Classification 2 1 oa Sty T Bea te Overview tion Information System Classification Belah Woodland on alluvial plains in the c H Wheatbelt of NSW The NSW VIS Classifica database provides valuable information on approximately 1300 other plant community NSW Photo by Jamie Plaza Royal Botanic Gardens anc Trust This is the Home Page for the Public Version of the NSW Vegetation Information System VIS Classifice NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 This will open the list
24. number of communities selected and number of fields columns to be displayed this may take some minutes When the system and server have processed the request the report will be displayed on screen in a separate window as shown below 72 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 i With ipoulipeh dS dec niin ppm in Admine perisPopup a poriilsplay lype Betails Windows Interne Explorer NSW Fegetation Classification Vegetation ID PCT ID ELE Damman Wome Wamanvbunel trachyte hillorest Tienbledoin Red Gum Black Cypress Pine White Blooduood shrubby woodland PCT Lage Ciriplmal Emy Ars EL ee Lar Moe eno LA LAS VEA LD 385 FADALS ID OWS 14 WAGES Pinta J E Ai ry Ps nop il Community Class Hotmweet Eai f Detiniieon Kein dopes iy pe a i dd Claas Seleraphall Lr oenst Type Fon Woodlands rir Fanmail 1 Aa Corman Common Contains gum Edi I E fine Tennan Pama FI i w E E wj E x Mame yout seach op amp Show esua Shonw r pa T ea fave search Ey iep Run repon Run N B The preview of reports appears as a new pop up screen For this to function please ensure that block pop ups is not turned on Refer to Section 3 Possible Technical Issues above for instructions how to turn of the pop ups block You can review the report in this screen then close it if you don t want to save or print the report or you can elect to save or print
25. of topics currently listed as News and Bulletins as shown below VIS Classification 2 1 Home News amp Bulletins News amp Bulletins Comments Notification More type information 7 12 2011 Welcome to VIS Classification General More 8 16 10 AM Information 7 12 2011 Meeting of The Plant Community Type Change Control Panel General More 8 16 51 AM Information 2 04 2012 Outcomes of PCT Panel Meeting General More 9 38 40 AM Information 19 09 2012 Please note that due to update of VIS Classification to Version 2 1 the online web application will be unavailable the General 2 36 35 PM afternoon of Thursday 20th September 2012 We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause We expect the VIS Classification to be back online Friday morning 21st September 17 10 2012 Meeting of the Plant Communit Type Change Control Panel 3rd October 2012 over 200 new plant community types General More 9 25 20 AM have been added in the Hunter Central Rivers CMA region Information 17 10 2012 New functionality added i a new Plant Community Type Identifiation Tool has been added and ii the Quick Search General More 9 34 14 AM functionability has been enhance to display all data for one plant community type at a time Information 15 11 2012 Patch 1 to VIS Classification 2 1 General More 11 43 45 AM Information 9 05 2013 Updates to PCT data finalisation of changes from PCT Panel meeting from March 2013 General More 2 06 10 PM Information
26. section as shown below Dichotomous Formation Key Y ae Vegetation Formation Key Search criteria Y Community Structure g Community HeightiCower Metrics Community Height Community Cover Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins Community Cover Classes Community Growth forms S AWalker amp Hopkins Growth forms WWalker amp Hopkins Growth forms by Stratum Walker amp Hopkins The Dichotomous Formation T Key is an optional way to select Vegetation Formations and Classes Keith 2004 Both Formation and Class can be selected directly via the Search Criteria see section 4 2 1 Vegetation Formation and Class The Dichotomous Key provides a wav to determine the Formation and or Class depending on diagnostic information The key ls a series of questions each with two alternative answers e g 4 and A To use the key read both alternative answers choose the most correct one and go to the next question immediately below the correct answer until you reach a formation name in italics Note that for some formations there is more than one possible path to arrive at the formation lected searct Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column Click anywhere other than another icon to make the pop up go away 20 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 The PCT Id Tool allows you to build a set of search criteria and then display the resu
27. viscosa subsp angustifolia Pultenaea microphylla var cuneata woodland mainly in the Mt Kaputar region Olearia elliptica subsp elliptica Cassinia quinquefaria Desmodium Nandewar Bioregion brachypodum Poa sieberiana Notodanthonia longifolia Goodenia hederacea subsp hederacea White Cypress Pine Orange Gum Acacia Callitris glaucophylla Eucalyptus prava Acacia neriifolia Acacia viscidula granite outcrop shrubland in the Moonbi Cassinia uncata Prostanthera nivea var nivea Cyperus fulvus Paspalidium area nf the Nandewar Rinreninn and New canctrictiim Anctradanthnnia fulva Trinanan Inliifarmia v By default all the matching types are shown checked i e they will be in the report You may need to scroll down the page to see the full list of communities To modify either uncheck individual communities in the list or uncheck the top check box next to the VCA ID column header to deselect all communities You can then reselect any by clicking individual communities or recheck all When you are happy with the plant community types selected click OK to save these as the ones to be run in the report Click Close if you don t want to save your changes Please note however that this will revert back to the default position i e all communities will appear in the report 9 3 5 Step 4 Run report When you are ready click Run to produce the report Please note that depending on the size of the report i e
28. 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Please note that the Select records for terms operate between the criteria so that selecting Any ory will include communities that meet either of the criteria while All And will include only communities that meet both criteria simultaneously For example for criteria of Common Name contains gum and Class Keith Class Alpine Heaths the operator Any Or will retrieve all communities where gum occurs in the Common Name field in addition to all communities where the Class Keith Class field is Alpine Heaths This will retrieve hundreds of communities Using the All And operator however will select only those communities where the Common Name contains gum AND where the Class Keith Class is Alpine Heaths In this case no communities are retrieved as no communities match BOTH criteria Please also note that the order of criteria is crucial to getting the result you want as the first criteria creates a subset to which the second criteria is matched Using the same criteria and swapping their order can therefore produce different results When you have selected the term and operator click OK The Search condition screen should now show your choices as shown below 6 A ieee eas ea AAA AAA Step 3 Choose your area of interest m n G a 7 E D as Tan n CI Common Name E Community Class Aeolian Edit criteria
29. Attachment 1 Possible Internet Explorer ISSUeS o coccconcconccooconoconoconcconcnnnnonano 79 Attachment 2 Cover Types Summary Information ccooncccnnnccnncconnncnnncnenanonnnons 82 1 Introduction This manual is to provide support for Public Users in the operations of the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage s OEH Vegetation Information System Classification Database version 2 1 It is presented as a step by step approach with additional documentation to assist users provided as relevant both from within this document and from the further information links provided in the web database pages Throughout the document boxed text as used here has been used to highlight issues for users to note or to provide background information Any queries with regard to this manual can be directed to vis environment nsw gov au 2 Background 2 1 What is the Vegetation Information System Classification The Vegetation Information System Classification VIS Classification is the database for plant community types in New South Wales The development of the classification database is an integral part of the NSW Vegetation Information System NSW VIS which aims to provide a single integrated source for vegetation information in NSW The aim of the NSW VIS Classification database is to produce a consistent hierarchical vegetation classification of New South Wales plant community types and to provide public access to in
30. File Download Do you want to open or save this file wl Name PCTExport doc Type Microsoft Word Document 46 4EB From webtest environment nsw gow du While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially harm pour computer IF you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the risk Choose the option you require by clicking on the relevant button If you click Save the directory window will open to allow you to choose where to save the file and to rename the file as desired NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 49 biy Recent Documentz My Computer a Wip Network Click Save to save the file according to the selections you have made y Documents 4 My Computer Em Network Places 93270 1379 atlas Benchmarks BTS E Citrix DECC Software a landscapes a Layers 4 File name PCT Export doc Save as type Microsoft Word Document mapping Northern Tables 3 nyvI5 _ONVIS MDB N TS Schema Panel Reports PCT Id Tool PCT List Comms 5 TSPs S WCA2_ pics 9415 Class Export YIS Id Tool _ ren 3415 Class rpts 232001011 3842008 and FF ES m Save i Cancel If you click Open in the previous step the file will automatically open in the default application you have set for opening doc files e g MS Word 9 0 Reports and Exports To export data or produce reports of data for plant co
31. NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual SAS Ws Office of Environment covernment amp Heritage 2014 State of NSW and Office of Environment and Heritage Disclaimer The Office of Environment and Heritage OEH has compiled this manual in good faith exercising all due care and attention No representation is made about the accuracy completeness or suitability of the information in this publication for any particular purpose OEH shall not be liable for any damage which may occur to any person or organisation taking action or not on the basis of this publication Readers should seek appropriate advice when applying the information to their specific needs This document may be subject to revision without notice and readers should ensure they are using the latest version Published by Office of Environment and Heritage 59 Goulburn Street Sydney NSW 2000 PO Box A290 Sydney South NSW 1232 Phone 02 9995 5000 switchboard Phone 131 555 environment information and publications requests Phone 1300 361 967 national parks climate change and energy efficiency information and publications requests Fax 02 9995 5999 TTY 02 9211 4723 Email info environment nsw gov au Website www environment nsw gov au This data base may be referenced as OEH 2014 Vegetation Information System Classification database NSW Office of Environment and Heritage lt www environment nsw gov au NSWVCA20PRapp LoginPR aspx gt a
32. Species Ground stratum L Community Structure a Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes Wslker amp Hopkins Stow Rei q D This will open the first level of the Key as shown below Dichotomous Formation Key _ A Vegetation dominated by trees single stemmed woody plants or multi stemmed mallee eucalypts that are generally more than 5 m tall when mature 5 A Trees absent or present only as scattered emergent individuals NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 21 To open the next levels in the key click on the sign to the left of the relevant option as shown below Dichotomous Formation Key A Vegetation dominated by trees single stemmed woody plants or multi stemmed mallee eucalypts that are generally more than 5 m tall when mature H B Forests or woodlands dominated by eucalypts 5 B Forests or woodlands not dominated by eucalypts although these may be present as scattered individuals Ej A Trees absent or present only as scattered emergent individuals To close a level click on the sign next to the relevant level Please note that you can open each level independent of other levels i e unless you close a level it will remain open Keep choosing the appropriate path until you reach the Formation description this will be marked by a Capital F icon c as shown below Click once to highlight the desired Formation please note it might take
33. aaa and fiba Ratia mi miai Acacia pendula Rhagodia spinescens Sclerolaena muricata Monachather Ss This will retrieve for display all of the data held for that plant community type Please note that there are over 200 fields to be retrieved and displayed so it may take some time for the system to finish the retrieval When the data are retrieved the VIS Classification tabbed display will appear with the data for that plant community type in the relevant fields as shown below VIS Classification 2 1 COMMUNITIES Plant community View plant community Use this page to view a vegetation community detalle deseripelon Mame and Classification Level PCTID 24 WCAID 24 Common name community Canegrass swamp tall grassland wetland of drainage depressions likes and pans of the inland plains BYTID s CWIZ2 LAIZ9 LM115 MR541 MUS33 NA125 WE108 Classification confidence 2 High level Plant communtiy type ID 24 YCA ID 24 Classification vca La achive project 7 allies o Biometric vegetation CWIZ2 LAIZS LM115 MR541 MUS33 Status cd type ID s N4125 WE108 Common name Canegras the inland pla Common name synonym Scientific name taxon NSW level of classification HVS level of classification Classification confidence level Classification source E Community K in vegetation alliance 3 Classification project WOA 1 1 archive Status Approved
34. be produced You can simplify your report by turning off any number of fields The fields are arranged according to the tables within the template You can turn individual fields off and back on or turn off and back on all fields in the table as shown below Advanced options Choose image options OvYes Ono Turn off all fields in this group Choose fields for regrt Choose fagis to display in report Fields that will be displayed gcc TUM Off just this fel a Y gijoining Communities Community Adjoining Communities o nia E Y Characteristic Species Qualifiers Definition Class Keith Class Community Characteristic Species Qualifiers i Definition Classification Condifence Level ee ae ee eee Community Class Keith Class de Definition As you alter the display fields the Fields that will be displayed box on the right will refresh to reflect the changes 9 3 4 Step 3 Show results When you are happy with your selection criteria click the Show button This opens a list of the plant community types that are matched to your criteria as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 71 Search results PA Ea Y 385 Warrumbungle trachyte hillcrest Eucalyptus dealbata Callitris endlicheri Corymbia trachyphloia subsp Tumbledown Red Gum Black Cypress amphistomatica Acacia cheelii Acrotriche rigida Phebalium squamulosum Pine White Bloodwood shrubby woodland subsp
35. ccessed dd Month yyyy Report pollution and environmental incidents Environment Line 131 555 NSW only or info environment nsw gov au See also www environment nsw gov au ISBN 978 1 74359 590 9 OEH 2014 0286 March 2014 Contents Tec EEE OCA UNO ds 1 2 BACK GFOUNG EP A o 1 2 1 What is the Vegetation Information System Classification ccccccccecesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 1 2 2 Role of the OEH Biodiversity Information Unit oocccccccncnncccccnnnnononcnnnononcnnnononcnncnnnns 1 3 Possible Technical ISSUES cinc ia 2 4 Registering as a Public User oocooonccconicnnncconoccnanccononenancconnncnnnrnnanrenannnnanrrnanrnnanenas 3 5 Opening the Database Home Page ccssssccceseeceneeseeneeseeseenenseesensesseneesees 5 Blt LINKS to OMer MONITO ad 7 52 News BUNETING A A eae 8 OO ACCOSSIMNO Dala rescence te fe cate castes castrate se ceee ce as anes seceaeee eee aese sone ace cestcasscostnosstesoaess 9 7 0 Search and Display PC Tissot 10 8 0 Plant Community Type Identification TOOl coonncccnnncicnncccnnancconancnnnannnnannnenannnnas 19 o Dichotomous FORMATION Koy ara 21 9 2 SEI CM GMO aaa 23 8 2 1 Vegetation Formation and Class oocccccccccccoccnnnccnnnnnnccononnncnnnnnnnnononnncnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonenanennnns 24 8 2 2 Catchment Management Authority ccccccccocncnncccnononccnnononnnnncnonancnnnnnonnnnnnnnnonancnnnnnnnnncnnnns 26 8 2 3 Community Species All strata or Upper Middle or Ground Stra
36. ch will then be available to select in This will automatically populate the fields for the search as they were saved to that Search name To modify an existing saved search retrieve and load it make your changes then save it using the same name This will overwrite the existing saved set up You can create multiple saved searches but remember to change the saved name if you do not want to overwrite an existing saved search 9 3 7 Customised Terms The alternative approach to selecting communities for your reports or export is to customise the terms or criteria that are used in building your search query To do this click the radio button next to the customised terms option at Step 2 as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 19 gt Reports State wide Advanced Search Guide to producing reports Definition of fields Load a saved search Create a new search Load a saved search Step 1 Choose report template Long without text ref VCA format y n m 459 Select a saved search choose bl What s in the reports A e cy f a ie H a Step 2 Select communities by C common terms of customised terms 2 Guide to building search queries o H Community Benchmarks i Community Definition i Community Structure H Community Vegetation Type H Distributional Information H Mapping To change how images are displayed or to select fields to be shown i
37. cus usitatus Eucalyptus dwyeri Eucalyptus chloroclada Callitris glaucophylla Callitris endlicheri Melichrus urceolatus Jacksonia scoparia Aristida vagans Aristida calycina var calycina Pomax umbellata Cheilanthes sieberi subsp sieberi Eucalyptus dealbata Callitris glaucophylla Eucalyptus melanophloia Alphitonia excelsa Acacia neriifolia Leptospermum brevipes Notelaea microcarpa var microcarpa Leucopogon muticus Aristida ramosa Cymbopogon refractus Crassula sieberiana subsp sieberiana Cheilanthes distans Callitris endlicheri Eucalyptus albens Eucalyptus dealbata Eucalyptus caleyi Dodonaea viscosa subsp angustifolia Pultenaea microphylla var cuneata Olearia elliptica subsp elliptica Cassinia quinquefaria Desmodium brachypodum Poa sieberiana Notodanthonia longifolia Goodenia hederacea subsp hederacea Callitris glaucophylla Eucalyptus prava Acacia neriifolia Acacia viscidula Cassinia uncata Prostanthera nivea var nivea Cyperus fulvus Paspalidium constrictim Anctradanthnnia fulva Trinanan Inliifarmia By default all the matching types are shown checked i e they will be in the report You may need to scroll down the page to see the full list of communities To modify either uncheck individual communities in the list or uncheck the top check box next to the VCA ID column header to deselect all communities You can then reselect any by clicking individual commun
38. d e Threatened Ecological Communities TEC Listed communities e Community Benchmark data e References The remaining fields in the VIS Classification database are incompletely populated so searches may retrieve only partial results of plant community types In particular the data for plant community types along the eastern ranges and coastal areas of NSW are restricted and there may be no data in any fields other than the state wide fields listed above If this is your area of interest you are advised to use the State wide Search above The coverage of full field data for the western portions of the state is good so if your area of interest is in these regions you can search using the full range of fields available The data coverage map in Figure 1 shows the area covered by the full list of fields If you want to undertake a search using the additional fields aware of the potential limitations on results you can use the Full Field Search option NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 99 VIS Classification Comprehensive Data Coverage Borg rder Riy vers lt lt ae A Namoi co Tan nwo rt 4 F ra rT Es rc ae TN y i Huri h entral RI vers a 3 ES a k n 7 eae hae s a Alb ff MPS Full coverage for westen section only Restricted fields only Figure 1 Current coverage of full data fields in VIS Classification CMA over IBRA bioregional boundaries Comprehensive data a
39. dant grasses hard leaved shrubs or ephemeral pod herbs Widespread east and west of the Great Divide D Forests or woodlands with an abundance of plant groups in the understorey that are able to tolerate periodic inundation or E waterlogging particularly sedges rushes and reeds Confined to damp low lying parts of the coast or adjacent to rivers lakes or swamps in the inland 6 Forested wetlands Ch 9 G Forested Wetlands 8 Inland Riverine Forests 8 Coastal Floodplain Wetlands Coastal Swamp Forests ae ch D Forests or woodlands generally lacking plants that tolerate inundation or waterlogging Rarely in damp low lying sites adjacent to i rivers lakes or Swamps ee B Forests or woodlands not dominated by eucalypts although these may be present as scattered individuals 5 A Trees absent or present only as scattered emergent individuals The selected Vegetation Formation or Class will be added to the Selected Search Criteria box at the top right Community Identification Guide to community identification Dichotomous Formation Key Q Search criteria Y Selected search criteria Y A MEE AAA Vegetation Class Keith 2004 Formation Keith Forested Edit criteria Delete criteria Catchment Management Authority CMA Formation 2004 wetlands Ch Community Species All strata i Community Species Upper stratum Community Species Mid stratum Community Species Ground stratum Community
40. dp 2 LessThan pe eee GreaterThanOrEqualTo a River Oak foresta 1 LessThanOrEqualTo Please note that you can also apply filters simultaneously between different columns 44 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 8 4 View Summaries At any time once you have results listed in the results area you can view summary information for the listed plant community types and for their relevant Vegetation Classes and Formations To view summaries for all the types listed leave the selection boxes unchecked To select individual types from the list use the check boxes next to the relevant plant community types listed as shown below you can check as many as you like but please note that the retrieval of the summaries may slow down if a large number are selected show Results 7 Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column aa XE Ex Select to View Vegetation_Type Mo_of matches Keith_class species Uy 1 i T i F Forested Wetlands Inland Riverine Fo River Red Gum B 2 0 1 F semi arid Woodla Inland Floodplain Black Box Lignu 2 0 1 Ox semi arid Woodla Riverine Plain Wo Weeping Myall op 2 0 1 a semi arid Woodla North westFloodp Black Box woodla 2 0 1 F semi arid Woodla North westFloodp Coolabah River 2 0 1 Once you have selected which types you want to view click the View Summaries button Please note that the page opens with th
41. e Identification Tool Click on the Plant Community Identification item in the Communities drop down menu as shown below VIS Classification 2 1 O NS ion System Classification ae Reports Exports SE AA a EAT AN A e a ee Y Belah Woodland on alluvial plains in the c ea A i be AA wheatbelt of NSW The NSW VIS Classificz SEN database provides valuable information or de approximately 1300 other plant community NSW Photo by Jamie Plaza Royal Botanic Gardens Tri Overview Tha ALOIA ie eteatan infarrriatinn Comte PPR har heann aetahlichar tea nareunda tee BEL OO eerie ert 1d This will open the main PCT Id Tool page as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 19 VIS Classification 2 1 COMMUNITIES Community Identification Dichotomous Formation Key BD Search criteria Y y Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 i Vegetation Class Keith 2004 i Catchment Management Authority CMA i Community Species All strata i Community Species Upper stratum i Community Species Mid stratum i Community Species Ground stratum i Community Structure g Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins Guide to community identification Selected search criteria Y View Summaries lo Please note that background information is available for the various sections via the icons just click the relevant icon to get a pop up screen for that
42. e Search Criteria list then create another criterion to define the other end of the range and add that to the list Next enter the actual figure integer to represent the cover percentage as shown below example below defines mean cover based on Crown or Canopy Cover type equal to or greater than 15 Community mean cover Cover Type unknown unknown v Select the Cover Type you want to use as shown below and then click OK Community mean cover Operator Cover Type 1N Crown or Canopy Cover Crown or Canopy Cover Crown or Canopy Cover 1 Foliage Cover ees j Foliage Cower IN Percentage Cower Percentage Cover Projective Foliage Cover Projective Foliage Cover not applicable not applicable unknown unknown Further information on cover types is provided in Walker and Hopkins 1990 specifically pp 66 77 and a summary table from that publication is provided at Attachment 2 The selected term will appear in the Search Criteria box at the top right as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 35 Selected search criteria 2 PCT CMA Northern Edit criteria Rivers NR Upper Contains Eucalyptus Edit criteria Stratum camaldulensis Species PCT Open Forest Edit criteria Community Structure Height Edit criteria 8 2 6 Community Height Classes Delete criteria Delete criteria Delete criteria Delete criteria Click on
43. e list of relevant Classes Click once to highlight the relevant Vegetation Class then click OK Community Vegetation Class Keith 2004 H G Alpine Complex i Arid Shrublands Acacia sub formation i 3 Arid Shrublands Chenopod sub formation i Dry Sclerophyll Forests Shrub grass sub formation i Dry Sclerophyll Forests Shrubby sub formation a Forested Wetlands gt i Coastal Floodplain Wetlands Coastal Swamp Forests po Inland Riverine Forest X G Freshwater Wetlands 6 Grasslands The selected information will be entered into the Search Criteria screen on the top right as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Search criteria 2 Selected search criteria 2 p aaa aaa aa ce A AA Vegetation Class Keith 2004 Formation Keith Forested Edit criteria Delete criteria i Catchment Management Authority CMA Formation 2004 o Ch Community Species All strata Class Keith Eastern Edit criteria Delete criteria Class 2004 Riverine E Community Species Mid stratum Forests N Community Species Upper stratum i Community Species Ground stratum Community Structure E Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins To change or remove the selected criteria click the Edit Criteria or Delete criteria links on the right of the relevant criterion 8 2 2 Catchment Management Authority To sel
44. e selection in the Select communities by field box will show the common terms option with all fields unchecked 9 3 2 Step 2 Select Communities There are two ways to compile your search query i e criteria that the system will use to retrieve the relevant plant community types By default the common terms method is active This method presents a subset of the total number of fields and tables in the database representing the most commonly used terms Please scroll down the list to see what fields are available sona Step 4 Build search criteri ga comlaon terms OR customised terms E Community Definition O Class Keith Class O Common Name i O Forest Type RN17 O Formation Keith Formation H E Ground Stratum Species Name your search Step 5 Show results Save search Save Step 6 Run report Run Save NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 67 When you are ready please check one of the Column boxes as shown below Step 4 Build search criteria via common terms OR customised terms G Community Definition pu Class Keith Class E common Name Add El Forest Type RN17 E Formation Keith Formation C Ground Stratum Species The Add button should now become active e no longer greyed out Click the Add button to add the selected criteria to the open the Search condition page as shown below Search condition
45. e sort order The column currently used to sort the results will be shown as dark grey You can adjust the width of the columns by moving the cursor over the split between any two columns when the cursor changes to the column width adjust icon as shown above click and NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 43 hold to drag the width of that column to their desired width Please note however that the column width will revert to default each time a new set of results is displayed 8 3 2 Filter Results You can apply a filter to further refine the results shown based on the column results Type the desired number to filter by into the box under the column name Then click the Filter Tool icon in that column and select the desired operation from the list as shown below as Export to C Vegetation_Type No of matches Keith_class NoFilter species Upper EqualTo MotEqualTo River Red Gum B 2 Black Box Lignu GreaterThan he LessThan Black Box woodla 2 2 Weeping Myall op 2 GreaterThanOrEqualTo 2 Coolabah River LessThanOrEqualTo The results will reflect your changes In the example below the selection for 0 was filtered out from the No of matches column Vegetation_Type Mo_of_ matches Keith class NoFilter River Red Gum R 2 EqualTo NotEqualTa GreaterThan River Oak Rough 2 River Oak San
46. e types to be viewed nested within the relevant Formation name for each type To view the Classes or plant community type names click on the relevant signs to open those subgroups as shown in the example below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 45 y Semi arid Woodlands Grassy sub formation NLIS IZ Inland Floodplain Woodlands S Riverine Plain Woodlands Ne a 5 North west Floodplain Woodlands 5 Semi arid Woodlands Shrubby sub formation Click on one of the names plant community type Class or Formation and the summary information including an image if one is available will be displayed as shown below You can view the Formation and Class summary for the plant community type by clicking on the headers in the display area on the right If you clicked on a Formation or Class name the plant community type below will be the first one listed in the Summary View List by default 46 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Search results H G Forested Wetlands 3 Semi arid Woodlands Grassy sub formation Inland Floodplain Woodlands a Riverine Plain Woodlands Weeping Myall open woodland of the Riverina Bioregion and NSW South Bioregion os North west Floodplain Woodlands Western Siod Semi arid Woodlands Shrubby sub formation Overview of Plant Communi ID026 Acacia pendula woodland Lake Urana Nature Re
47. ect a Catchment Management Authority click Catchment Management Authority CMA to bring up the list of CMAs then click once to highlight the relevant CMA and click OK to enter the selected CMA into the Search Criteria as shown in the sequence of three figures below Search criteria 2 Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 Vegetation Class Keith 20014 Catchment Management Authority ds Community Species All strata Community Species Upper stratum Community Species Mid stratum Community species Ground stratum Community Structure E Community HeightiCower Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins 26 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Community Catchment Management Authority CMA Central West CW Mamoi NA sydney Metro SM HunterCentral Rivers HER HawkesburyNepean HN Murrumbidgee MBS Lower Murray Darling LMD Murray MRY Lachlan LN Southern Rivers SR Western WN q r en ii karer La OEC Search criteria Y p Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 i Vegetation Class Keith 2004 Catchment Management Authority CMA Community Species All strata Community Species Upper stratum i Community Species Mid stratum Community Species Ground stratum i Community Structure amp Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes i Walker Hopkins EEn 8 2 3 Community Species All strata or Upper Middle or Ground Stratum You ca
48. en the NSW Vegetation Information System Classification Home Page While you are on the Home Page please note the time counter at the top right hand corner of the screen as indicated below ta E ification NSW VIS Classification related links i alluvial plains in the central The NSW VIS Classification eee a aa This counts down from 60 minutes to zero this is the amount of time remaining before the system will log you off if there has been no page activity When the counter gets down to less than 1 minute the warning message below will appear 6 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 a o j Page ig oos Your session will exceed the browser idle time limitin one minute Please click on the Reset button to extend the session This counter will reset whenever you activate anything on a page or move across pages You can also reset the time by clicking the Reset button which will set the timer back to 60 minutes 5 1 Links to Other Information On the top right of the Home Page there are a number of links that provide further background or related information as shown below READ ONLY USER NSW VIS Classification related links tral mn 115 and pes in amain The Roval Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust OEH Home Page Please note however that these will navigate you away from the VIS Classification Home Page You can choose to open the new links
49. environment nsw gov au Login Forgot Password Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory Click on New user Register here hyper link text to open the new user registration page The Conditions of Use screen will appear Privacy Information entered by you as part of the registration process including any personal details will be stored in the OEH records system You can find out more about how OEH handles the personal information it collects online by reading our ase privacy policy www environmentnsw gov au help privacy htm By entering your details you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in accordance with this policy net Exp Copyright browsel OEH is the custodian ofthe VIS Classification 2 1 database and is responsible for its maintenance updating and the IS Clas distribution of data The data and copyright and other intellectual property rights in the data are and shall remain the admin property ofthe copyright holder Copyright in extracts printouts or online search results from the VCA database is held by OEH and protected by the copyright laws of Australia You can save a local copy of search results from this site on your computer or printitfor your own personal use However when using the site you agree that jfyou make a copy of material on the website you must make sure that the words Copyright NSW Office Of Environment and Heritage are placed in legible text on your cop
50. for the Long without ref text VCA Format template Also note that the appropriate list of fields will be populated into the Advanced options area at the bottom of the page 66 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Reports State wide Advanced Search Epos Denion of fekis Load a sawed search Create a new search Load a saved search selecta sawed search ono l Mep 1 Choose repar temple Sep 2 Select communes y common termes OF Ccustomisad tenms Gulde fo buliding search queries P Community Benchmarks O Benchmark CMA O Benda ias OEM CMA Percent Cleared DBM TECName commen Demiin To change how images are displayed or fo select fekis ho be shown in fhe reponi YOu can save your search and display options by reming he current peze open he Advanced options section Below se tings and click Save The saved search will hen be aciliable lo Otenvke please proceed fo Seg 4 Show resus fo preview he communkles Fiat seld In he Load a saved Searcy area abe Match your search Mame our searc Savessareh Mie Step 3 Show results Snow include Images 7 T Yes Mo Choose Melds for report Customise Melds lo display in repari Fields Fai will be displayed dohing Communis El Adjoining Communic Comm Ag ining communis El Characteristic Species Qualifiers ae E Giss Rem Cass 2004 Communi Caracter Species GualMers E Css Pieztion Project Jiii By default th
51. formation on these plant community types This version of the VIS Classification is a further development of the Vegetation Classification and Assessment VCA web enabled version released as VCA1 1 This further builds on the original NSW VCA system developed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust RBGT and published in the scientific journal Cunninghamia Benson 2006 Benson et al 2006 Benson 2008 and Benson et al 2010 The NSW Plant Community Type classification has been constructed by integrating two existing vegetation classification databases the NSW Vegetation Classification and Assessment database developed by the RBGT and the Over cleared BioMetric Vegetation Types Database developed for used in Property Vegetation Planning and BioBanking assessment processes By integrating this information into one system VIS Classification establishes a single NSW Master Plant Community Type list as the focal point for both vegetation type mapping and regulatory assessment processes Further background information on the development of the NSW vegetation Information System and its components can be found on the OEH web site http Awww environment nsw gov au research VegetationInformationSystem htm 2 2 Role of the OEH Biodiversity Information Unit The development of the NSW VIS is being coordinated by the Biodiversity Information Unit within the Science Division of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage This unit is developing and supportin
52. g the NSW VIS BioNet Atlas Threatened Species Profiles Database and other native vegetation and biodiversity projects and programs as part of OEH s strategic leadership of native biodiversity information management One of the key objectives for the unit and the NSW VIS database in particular is to ensure effective access to and appropriate use of NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 the full range of vegetation information for NSW including plot classification and mapping data and products For further information on the role of the unit the NSW VIS Project or OEH s role in vegetation and biodiversity information please contact the OEH Biodiversity Information Unit vis environment nsw gov au 3 Possible Technical Issues lf you are using Microsofts Internet Explorer pleased note that sometimes Internet Explorer may inhibit the retrieval of cached information If during use you find that pages or areas are not refreshing as expected e g clicking on options radio buttons does not clear previous selections please refer to the information provided in Attachment 1 Possible Internet Explorer Issues Also please note that to enable some functions including producing reports you may need to have the Pop Up Blocker turned off In Internet Explorer you can do this via the Tools menu as shown below two options depending on the layout you have Option 1 S EHub Office of Environment
53. h APNI Synonyms Eucalyptus rostrata Schltdl apni Description Tree to 30 m high occasionally taller bark smooth white grey to red brown shedding in short ribbons or flakes Juvenile leaves disjunct broad lanceolate to ovate dull grey green asi BN Adult leaves disjunct narrow lanceolate or lanceolate 8 30 cm long 1 2 5 cm wide green or grey green dull concolorous Umbellasters 7 11 flowered peduncle terete 7 25 mm long pedicels terete 5 12 mm long Buds ovoid 6 11 mm long 3 6 mm diam scar present calyptra hemispherical and rostrate longer than and as wide as hypanthium Fruit globose or ovoid 3 5 locular 5 7 mm long 5 7 mm diam disc raised valves exserted Photo ANBG Illustration Type M Flockton Specimen Distribution and occurrence Community dominant in grassy woodland or forest on deep rich alluvial soils adjacent to large permanent water bodies NSW subdivisions NC NWS CWS SWS NWP SWP NFWP SFWP Other Australian states Qld Vic W A S A N T A recent revision of Eucalyptus camaldulensis has recognised a number of subspecies within the species Three of these subspecies occur within New South Wales subsp camaldulensis Trees with a rough persistent stocking of bark at the base of the trunk and buds with a distinctly beaked operculum Leaf venation is sparsely to moderately reticulate This is the most widespread subspecies
54. h form as shown below and then click OK NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 39 3 Upper Stratum EU Jrees group Trees vines palms treefern F o vine twiner L pa palm F i Grasses group Tussock and hummock grasses forbs rushes sedges ferns Xanthorrhoea i LOW grasses group Sod grasses mosses lichens liverworts J Unknown group Unknown growth forms amp Middle Stratum w Ground Stratum The selected term will appear in the Search Criteria box at the top right 8 3 Show results At any time while you are building your search criteria you can have the plant community types currently matching your criteria displayed To do this simply click the Show Results button and the results will be displayed in the results section at the bottom of the page as shown below 40 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Community Identification Guide to community identification Dichotomous Formation Key Y Search criteria 2 Selected search criteria Y amp Community Height Cover Metrics Class Eastern Edit criteria Delete criteria Keith Riverine e Class Forests i Community Cover 2004 ro ie Classes Any Upper Contains Eucalyptus Edit criteria Delete criteria Walker amp Hopkins Or Stratum camaldulensis Community Cover Classes Species Community Height h RESPE PP forms Any Height 6 Edit criteria Delete criteria wa er
55. he following three sections provide details on how to use each of these functions 7 0 Search and Display PCT Access this function by clicking on the Search and Display PCT item in the Communities drop down menu as shown below VIS Classification 2 1 search and Display PCT Plant Community identification ion System Classification Reports Exports at aie A Belah Woodland on alluvial plains in ee wheatbelt of NSW The NSW VIS Clas CR database provides valuable informatic te approximately 1300 other plant comm NSW Photo by Jamie Plaza Royal Botanic Garder Trust Overview This is the Home Page for the Public Version of the NSW Vegetation Information System 415 Clas 10 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 VIS Classification 2 1 COMMUNITIES Search and Display This search facility enables you to search for and display all information for one plant community type More information Search Fields Use this page to search for a plant community on predefined parameters Enter one or more items to search on More information Please Read Only a limited number of fields in the VIS Classification database have been fully populated for all plant communities These fields are suitable for state wide searches and if used will return a complete list search result You should search using these fields only if you require a comprehensive list of available plant community types
56. hether you want the Quick Search Report or Export or if you wish to customise your search choose the Advanced Search Report or Export N B As the search routines are the same whether you are looking to export data or produce a report the following instructions apply to both Please use the Guide to producing reports link to access either the Guide to Producing Standardised Reports for Quick Searches or the Guide to Producing Customised Reports for Advanced Searches as relevant for further information for either exports or reports 9 2 Quick Search Reports and Exports Select the State wide Searches Reports and Quick Search options to open the page shown below VIS Classification 2 1 a COMMUNITIES LOGGED IN AS VCAPUBLIC READ ONLY USER Reports State wide Quick Search Guide ta producing reports Definition of fekis Load a sawed search Create a new search Step 1 Choose report template Step 2 Select communities by Guide to building search queries Step 3 Show results Mame your sesrch Step 4 Run report Acrobat PDE l seat Save search NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 55 A E E Reports Standard Reports Laai 6 aad seed heer The steps to produce a Quick Search Report are provided below The same process is followed for State wide and Full Field searches 9 2 1 Step 1 Choose Report Template Select the report
57. iew the communities that match your the Load a saved Search Mame your searcl step 3 Show results Save search Step 4 Run report Run The process for selecting the terms is the same as described above in Section 9 3 2 Step 2 Select Communities above Please refer to that section for instructions for building your query You can collapse a category at any time by clicking on the symbol against an open category menu 76 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Definitions of the table categories i e terms and fields are provided via the hyper linked Descriptions of Terms Tables and Field Definitions document 10 Logging Out When you have finished your VIS Classification session please remember to log out of the application by clicking the LOGOUT tab VIS Classification 2 1 HOME WITTE Home News amp Bulletins O NSW Vegetation Info we a e a at ae hora Y hal E oa 3 5 ie Tae aa E F F A a E i ARA E i 7 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual rmation System Classification at Belah Woodland on alluvial plain hae wheatbelt of NSW The NSW VIS database provides valuable intorr approximately 1300 other plant cc NSW Photo by Jamie Plaza Royal Botanic G 14 03 2014 7 References Benson J S 2006 New South Wales Vegetation Classification and Assessment Introduction the classification database
58. in the state and is found throughout the Murray Darling basin subsp arida Trees with smooth variegated bark throughout and buds evenly tapering to an obtuse point Leaf venation is sparsely to moderately reticulate In New South wales this subspecies is mostly confined to the western part of the North Far Western _ Plains subsp acuta Trees with smooth white to grey bark throughout and buds tapering to an acute to almost acuminate tip Leaf venation is densely reticulate In New South wales this subspecies is mostly confined to an area north from Narrabri Native Text by K Hill Taxon concept Flora of NSW 2 1991 AVH map a When you have finished close the window to return to the species selection page 8 2 4 Community Structure To search by Community Structure e g Woodland Open Woodland click the Community Structure option from the criteria list as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 31 Search criteria 2 Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 Vegetation Class Keith 2004 Catchment Management Authority CMA Community Species All strata E Community Structure E el E Community HelightiCower Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins This will open the list of available Community Structure terms Each of these terms contains the list of relevant community structures as defined in Walker and Hopkins 1990 for that gro
59. ing gum Edi E na fine Tinie Bami mana e B y wep nel a E _ Hame yout search Slop E Show tesina Shonw a unan Run Save search Save j N B The preview of reports appears as a new pop up screen For this to function please ensure that block pop ups is not turned on Refer to Section 3 Possible Technical Issues above for instructions how to turn off the pop ups block You can review the report in this screen then close it if you don t want to save or print the report or elect to save or print via the two icons in the top left hand corner of the report screen as shown below http eoulbwb 35 dec int nswvca Oapp Admin Adminkeportse CHG eeF e fa E es 7 Common Na shrubby woo PCT D385 VEA ID 385 Run Exports NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 63 If you are exporting when you click Run the following pop up will appear E Export Download Windows Int E m A Download CSV File Close Click Download CSV File to save the export file The dialogue for saving as shown below will appear Clicking Close will cancel the operation File Download Do you want to open or save this file Esla Mame E Long _without_ref_ export 20111027111625 c5w Ser Type Microsoft Office Excel Comma Separated Values Fil From goulbwb35 dec int While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentiall
60. ith Class 2004 T Classification Project Step 3 Show results Show Name your search Step 4 Run export Run Save search Save This will automatically populate the fields for the search as they were saved to that name To modify an existing saved search retrieve and load it make your changes then save it using the same name This will overwrite the existing saved set up You can create multiple saved searches but remember to change the saved name if you do not want to overwrite an existing saved search 9 3 Advanced Search Reports and Exports When Choosing your Search select the Advanced Search option Choose Your Search Choose the search option below that best suits your needs For both options you will be able to further choose Quick Search or Advanced Search otions Quick Search provides a quick means to export data or produce a report via a set of templates Further information on the types of templates available is provided in the What s In The Reports The Advanced Search option enables you to further design your reports and exports via a larger set of query terms and the ability to select which fields will be displayed or produced in your report or export State wide Searches Full Field Searches Reports Exports Quick Search Prvececsecccsccsccccscsccscsscsossesocseseoseces Please refer to the Report and Export Search Options document for further information This will open the page show
61. ities or recheck all When you are happy with the plant community types selected click OK to save these as the ones to be run in the report Click Close if you don t want to save your changes Please note however that this will revert back to the default position i e all communities matching the selection criteria will appear in the report 9 2 4 Step 4 Run report When you are ready click Run to produce the report Please note that depending on the size of the report i e number of communities selected and number of fields columns to be displayed this may take some minutes When the system and server have processed the request the report will be displayed on screen in a separate window as shown below If you are exporting details are immediately below the report description below 62 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 iee Inner appin minke porisPopup asp iis play lype sbetalls Windows Interne Explorer NSW Fegetation Classification Vegetation ID PCT ID ELE Common Nome Wamenbungle tachyte hiiren Tunbledown Red Gum Black Cypress Pine White Bloodwood shrubby woodland PCT Lage Oripa Enter Denon Clo he Lar Med non AOS VEA LD 3385 FADALS ID CWI NAGE Pigia J a A L Community Class Nott west gai Do Gemmon Nams Definmon Keith Slopes Dry mieia i SE ca Clas Sclerophyll a 11 Woodiands nt Aa Comment Common Cont
62. ity 5a in Westbrooke et al 1998 Part of veget Wilthorpe 19911 Small areas mapped by Dykes 002 in the Ci aaron Siw a being par ara 1010 Ma Un Ei Pune H Classification method Combination of Expert Opinion and Quantitative Data Will open the Vegetation Formation and Class section while automatically closing the Community Name and Classification Level section as shown below LlassiMcaton CONTaentce level lt FAlgn Lass Vegetation community Scientific Distribution Extent Conserv details description information reser iy Name and Classifica tion Level Beadle Formation Group 1981 GFAPF Grasslands af F 18 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 To navigate through the information click on the major tabs to open a major data group area then use the section headings to open and close the relevant information In a number of places there are links that will provide further information on various aspects of the data displayed For example as shown below in the Community Structure section within the Scientific description area the three text links will open three different pdf documents providing details on the community structure information provided Vegetation community scientific Distribution Extent Conservation SECUre details description information reserves property agreemen Ui Upper Sub stratum Sub stratum rank 8 0 Plant Community Typ
63. lass Keith Class Operator Attribute value Aeolian Chenopod Shrublands Aeolian Chenopod Shrublands Alpine Bogs and Fens Alpine Fjaeldmarks Alpine Heaths Alpine Herbfelds Brigalow Clay Plain Woodlands Central Gorge Dry Sclerophyll Clarence Dry Sclerophyll Fores Coastal Dune Dry Sclerophyll F Coastal Floodplain Wetlands Coastal Freshwater Lagoons Coastal Headland Heaths Coastal Heath Swamps Coastal Swamp Forests Coastal Valley Grassy Woodla Cool Temperate Rainforests Cumberland Dry Sclerophyll Fo Desert Woodlands Dry Rainforests Dune Mallee Woodlands Eastern Riverine Forests Floodplain Transition Woodlanc Gibber Chenopod Shrublands ibber Transition Shrublands Hunter Macleay Dry Sclerophyl Inland Floodplain Shrublands Inland Floodplain Swamps Inland Floodplain Woodlands Inland Riverine Forests Rocky Hill Woodlands Adj mo n ll A Select records for D hull Select the term you want by clicking once on the relevant entry When you have selected the term you want select the type of operator you want applied for this criterion either Any Or or All And as shown below If you are using only one criterion this term is not relevant Search condition Column Class Keith Class Operator Attribute value Aeolian Chenopod Shrublands Im Select records fbr Any Or All And 60 NSW VIS Classification Web
64. lease ignore this step When these processes are finished click Close then Cancel at the next screen to return to the VIS Classification screen NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 81 Attachment 2 Cover Types Summary Information The Cover Type Codes specify the type of measure used for the Cover values i e minimum maximum mean and median percentage cover The alpha portion of the codes denotes whether the measure is a numeric real value N or relates to the upper and lower ranges of a cover class category C The following information is summarised from Walker and Hopkins 1990 Crown or Canopy Cover Crown Cover is defined as the percentage of the sample site within the vertical projection of the periphery of the crowns In this case crowns are treated as opaque Crown cover is estimated using the mean gap between crowns divided by mean crown width the crown separation ratio Crown or Canopy Cover As for 1N above but for data derived from or containing class intervals Foliage Cover Foliage cover is defined as the percentage of the sample site occupied by the vertical projection of foliage and branches if woody For ground vegetation it is measured using line intercept methods It will to some degree take into account the thickness of a clump of grass Crown cover x crown type Foliage Cover As for 2N above but for data derived from or containing class intervals 2
65. lts can be undertaken by filtering the results table of matching plant community types This is a more interactive way to identify a range of plant community types and to obtain a quick overview of the main data that defines or describes that NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 plant community type e g vegetation structure species composition etc Instructions for using this tool are provided in Section 8 0 Plant Community Identification Tool below The Plant Community Type Identification Tool is also available as an independent software and data package that can be downloaded and installed on your PC or laptop Further information on the off line version of the PCT Identification Tool can be found on the Plant Community Identification Software page htto www environment nsw gov au research PlanttommunitylDsoftware htm To produce data as exports e g to use in spreadsheets or in report format word and pdf documents then use the Reports Exports functions This will guide you through the creation of queries to retrieve the data you need for one or many plant community types or even retrieve data for all the plant community types in the database If you are after information for a particular vegetation class or within a particular area e g Catchment Management Authority and want to be able to view and use the information outside the VIS system then see details in Section 9 0 Reports and Exports below T
66. lts that match your criteria and to modify the criteria and to view summary information on selected communities You can also then export your matched results as csv or word files 8 1 Dichotomous Formation Key The Dichotomous Formation Key is an optional way to select Vegetation Formations and Classes Keith 2004 Both Formation and Class may also be selected directly via the Search Criteria see Section 8 2 1 Vegetation Formation and Class The Dichotomous Key provides a way to determine the Formation and or Class depending on diagnostic information The key is a series of questions each with two alternative answers e g A and A To use the key read both alternative answers choose the most correct one and go to the next question immediately below the correct answer until you reach a formation name in italics Note that for some formations there is more than one possible path to arrive at the formation after Keith 2004 To open the Dichotomous Key click on Vegetation Formation Key as shown below VIS Classification 2 1 COMMUNITIES READ ONLY USER 5 Community Identification Dichotomous Formation Key 2 Search criteria 1 Selected search criteria 2 jM Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 L Vegetation Class Meith 2004 L Catchment Management Authority CMA E 1 Community Species All strata L Community Species Upper stratum L Community Species Mid stratum fe Community
67. lying sites adjacent to rivers lakes or Swamps 5 B Forests or woodlands not dominated by eucalypts although these may be present as scattered individuals 5 A Trees absent or present only as scattered emergent individuals You can also select a Vegetation Class by opening the Formation list click once on the sign which will open the Vegetation Classes for that Formation the Classes are denoted by the capital C icon 8 Click once to select the desired Vegetation Class as shown below and then click OK 22 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Dichotomous Formation Key _ A Vegetation dominated by trees single stemmed woody plants or multi stemmed mallee eucalypts that are generally more than 5 m tall when mature I B Forests or woodlands dominated by eucalypts C Tall forests typically 30 m dominated by tall straighttrunked eucalypts usually with soft leaved shrubs ferns or herbs in the i understorey Largely confined to moderately fertile soils in sheltered locations on the coast and escarpment where average annual rainfall exceeds 900 mm Excludes riverine forests west ofthe Great Divide that lack the understorey characteristics described above C Forests or woodlands dominated by short to moderately tall trees rarely 35 m usually branching at less than half of their height The B understorey generally lacks ferns and shrubs with broad soft leaves but may include abun
68. me or click button to search for name Scientific Name Po OR find species o PCT Common Name or wt Catchment Management Authority CMA Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 or w Vegetation Class Keith 2004 For the text fields simply type in the terms or partial terms words characters and hit the Enter key on your keyboard or the Search button at the bottom of the screen The system will display the results in the area below the search fields at the bottom of the page as shown below 12 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Search results Plant common name community scientific name taxon community ID 2 10 11 36 41 42 River Red Gum sedge dominated very tall open forest in frequently flooded forest wetland along major rivers and floodplains in south western NSW River Red Gum herbaceous grassy very tall open forest wetland on inner floodplains in the lower slopes sub region of the NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion and the eastern Riverina Bioregion River Red Gum Warrego Grass herbaceous riparian tall open forest wetland mainly in the Riverina Bioregion River Red Gum Warrego Grass Couch Grass riparian tall woodland wetland of the semi arid warm climate zone Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion River Red Gum wallaby grass tall woodland wetland on the outer River Red Gum zone mainly in the Riverina Bioregion River Red Gum Black Box
69. mmunity types PCTs choose the Reports Exports option from the drop down menu under the Communities drop down menu as shown below 90 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 VIS Classification 2 1 Nes Quick search er Plant Community identification O NSV Y a be SETAR il Belah Woodland on alluvial A Wheatbelt of NSW The NSW Meee database provides valuable i approximately 1300 other pla NSW Photo by Jamie Plaza Royal Botar Overview The NSW Venetation Infarmation System AA has heen established to nrovide the WAV Clicking on the Reports Exports menu item opens the screen below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 91 m Search Options For Reports And Exports Only a limited number of fields in the VIS Classification database have been fully populated for all plant communities These fields are suitable for state wide searches and if used will return a complete list search result These fields include Plant Community Type ID Biometric Vegetation Type ID Common and Scientific Community Names NSW Vegetation Formation and Class Catchment Management Authority CMA and dominant species listed by Upper Mid and Ground stratum The full list of these fields is provided in the State wide Fields document You should search using these fields if you require a comprehensive list of available plant community types For both options you will be able to f
70. n below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 65 Reports State wide Advanced Search Gulde lo producing reports Ce iniElon of Tels Load a saved search Create a new search Sep 1 Chance reponi template hd War s ln he reports Load a Saved searcn Select a saved search onon v Siep 2 Select communes by O common terms OR Ceustomissd tenms Gulde lo buliding search queries 450 To change how images are displayed or to select elos to be shown lin fhe report You can save your search and display options by raming the current piez open fhe Advanced options section below se ings and click Save The saved search will ren be availiable fo Oferm please proceed fo Step 4 Show resuks to preview the communes PE Select In fhe Load a saved geard area above match your search Mame your search Savesearch lie Sep 3 Show resuRs amw Siep 4 Run report meud images 7 T Yas Mo Choose fields for report cusiomise Melds lo display in report Fleiss Pat will be displayed a The steps to undertake an Advanced Search are provided below 9 3 1 Step 1 Select Report Template Information on the report templates is available via the What s in the reports hyper linked text When the Template is selected the relevant fields for the selected report template are loaded into the Select communities by field boxes in Step 2 as shown below example below is
71. n select PCTs by the scientific or common names of species recorded in the community as indicated below selected search criteria 2 orena e Formation Keith Formation 2004 Class Keith Class 2004 PCT CMA NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual Forested Edit criteria wetlands Ch 9 Delete criteria Eastern Edit criteria Riverine Forests Delete criteria Northern Edit criteria Rivers NR Delete criteria 14 03 2014 2 Search criteria 2 p Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 z vegetation Class Keith 2004 Ls Community Species All strata p Community Species Upper stratum Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins Selection of Community Species is the same for the All strata Upper Middle and Ground Strata so only the Upper Stratum is detailed here Using the All strata option searches for a species that is listed in any of the species lists i e Upper Mid or Ground If you want to select a species from within only one stratum then use the relevant option Selection of species is by clicking the Community Species Upper Stratum menu option as shown below Search criteria 2 Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 Vegetation Class Keith 2004 Catchment Management Authority CMA Community Species All strata Community Species Upper stratu bs Community Species Mid stratum Community Species Ground stratum Commu
72. n the repor please open the Advanced options section below Otherwise please proceed to Step 4 Show results to preview the communities that match your You can save your search and display options by naming the current settings and click Save The saved search will then be available to selectin the Load a saved Search area above search Name your search Step 3 Show results Show E Save search Save Step 4 Run report Acrobat PDF Run The list of fields directly below will refresh to display the full list of fields available to create your query Please note that there are almost 200 fields in total so setting up your query may be time consuming However you will be able to save and retrieve your query as part of a saved search once you have created it The fields initially are collapsed within the tables that the fields belong to Click on the symbol next to the category table or field grouping to expand it and see the fields contained therein shown below Step Select communities by common terms OR customised terms Community Benchmarks a Community Definition C Adjoining Communities O class Keith a F Classification Source El Common Name To change how images are displayed orto select fields to be shown in the report please You can save your open the Advanced options section below settings and click lt Otherwise please proceed to Step 3 Show results to prev
73. native vegetation data The VIS Classification is one of three existing modules ofthe NSW VIS including e VIS Classification e VIS Map e VIS Flora Survey You will also receive an email to the email address you provided noting your registration and with details of your user name and password Please keep a copy of this email for future reference Please take normal security measures with regard to your user name and password 5 Opening the Database Home Page To open the VIS Classification application you will need to log into the system via the link below http Awww environment nsw gov au NSWVCA20PRapp LoginPR aspx This opens the log in screen shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Office of Environment amp Heritage NSW VIS Classification 2 1 Please enter your Login name and Password For your information The VIS Classification 2 1 System is best viewed on Internet Explorer 8 IE8 New user Register here However this system can be viewed using most other latest browsers If you are experiencing difficulties logging into or using VIS Classification 2 1 Lan System please contact VIS Classification 21 administrator on vis environment nsw gov au Login Forgot Password Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory Please enter your network log in user name and password see Section 3 Possible Technical Issues above then click the login button to op
74. nity Structure E Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins This will open the species selection screen as shown below 28 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Community species Upper stratum O Add common name to search Type in a species name View species details To search for a species you can search using only the scientific name or include the common name in the search simply check or uncheck the Add common name to species search as required The field will auto search based on any three or more letters entered into the Type in a species name field once there is a pause of two seconds in typing and will retrieve matches for species names commencing with these letters So typing euc will retrieve all species with Genus name beginning with euc To use the species suffix to search on rather than select from a list based on genus you can either type the full genus name and at least three letters of the species name as shown immediately below or type three or more letters of the genus name then then three or more letters of the species name e g euc cam as shown in the subsequent figure below Community species Upper stratum C Add common name to search Type in a species name eucalyptus cam Eucalyptus camaldulensis Eucalyptus camaldulensis lt gt chloroclada Eucalyptus cameronii x mckiel Communi
75. ns NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 N B PLEASE READ Only a limited number of fields in the VIS Classification database have been fully populated for all plant communities These fields are displayed in the top half of the Search screen under the heading State wide Search Fields These fields are suitable for state wide searches and if used will return a complete list search result for those fields You should search using these fields if you require a comprehensive list of available plant community types across the state Coverage for the remaining fields in the VIS Classification database is incomplete and searches may retrieve only partial results In particular the data for plant community types along the eastern ranges and coastal areas of NSW is restricted and there may be no data in any fields other than the state wide fields referred to above These fields are displayed in the bottom half of the Search screen under the heading Additional Fields N B may retrieve only partial results if included Further information is provided via the More Information links as described above and in Section 9 1 Options for Searches Exports and Reports below The fields for the State wide search are either text fields the first five fields or drop down menu fields the bottom five fields as shown below State wide Search Fields Biometric Vegetation Type ID fe or vw Type part scientific na
76. o Using the same criteria and swapping their order can therefore produce different results Click OK to retain the criteria The selected criteria should now appear in the field box to the right as shown below Step 4 Build search criteria via common terms OR customised terms a de e lol AS EN a a a i oe yee m i O class Keith Class E e Community Class North west Edit i E Common Name Definition Keith Slopes Dry criteria Ade Class Sclerophyll C Forest Type RN17 Woodlands 3 5 u y O Formation Keith Formation lan Community Common Contains gum Edit a po F Ground Stratum Species al at Nefinitinn Name ae i a a a E E Name yout SETEN BEB BBB BBB RBBB RRR RRR eee Step 5 Show results Stan A Save search Save Step 6 Run report Save You can delete or edit the criteria in this compiling area by clicking on the Edit criteria or Delete criteria text separately for each criterion The Edit criteria option will take you back to the Search condition screen with the current criteria shown The Delete criteria will remove that criterion entirely from the compiled list Handy Hint As you compile criteria please check the Run button in Step 6 at the bottom of the screen This in effect previews whether the current combination of criteria match at least one plant community type If the Run button is greyed out there are no plant community
77. o available paths as shown below N B you may need to scroll down the list to view these 38 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Search criteria 2 Community Structure a Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Community Cover Community Helght Classes Walker amp Hopkins Community Cover Classes _ Community Growth forms WValker amp Hopkins Growth forms Walker amp Hopkins Growth forms by Stratum Walker amp Hopkins Click on Growth Forms Walker and Hopkins to bring up the list of growth forms Open the subsections of growth forms by clicking the sign next to the appropriate term then click once to highlight the desired growth form then click OK to add the growth form to the Search Criteria as shown in the sequence below nics Use Community growth forms Walker and Hopkins Gi Jrrees group Trees vines palms treefern P vine twiner L i Grasses group Tussock and hummock grasses forbs rushes sedges ferns Xanthorrhoea i Low grasses group Sod grasses mosses lichens liverworts i Unknown group Unknown growth forms The selected term will appear in the Search Criteria box at the top right Click on Growth Forms by Stratum Walker amp Hopkins The Stratum selection screen will appear Open the sub lists by clicking the sign until you reach the list of available growth forms black font Click once on the relevant growt
78. odla 2 0 C semi arid Woodla Morh westFloodp Coolabah River 2 0 Sow Ress q 2 Formation X Exportto csv 2 Exportto Word m Select to View Vegetation_Type a Keith_class Species Upper Height_code A A Formation Arid Shrublands Acacia sub formation O Arid Shrublands Sand Plain Mulga White Cypress Pi 1 O Arid Shrublands Gibber Transition Gidgee chenopod 1 Formation Dry Sclerophyll Forests Shrub grass sub formation O Dry Sclerophyll Fo Upper Riverina Dr White Box Blakel 1 To remove the grouping simply click the x on the column name in the sort area as shown below The list will revert to the non sorted list as shown in the two figures below E EE T J Formation IE w Formation And Shrublands Acacia sub f F Arid Shrublands Sand Plain Mulga White Cypress Pi rmation k Arid Shrublands Gibber Transition Gidgee chenopod 1 v Formation Sclerophyll Forests Shrub grass sub formation F Dry Sclerophyll Fo Upper Riverina Dr White Box Blakel k 42 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column Select to View L LI LI LI LI River Red Gum B 0 Forested Wetlands Inland Riverine Fo semi arid Woodla Inland Floodplain Black Box Lignu semi arid Woodla Riverine Plain Wo Weeping Myall op
79. pine Herbfields from the Vegetation Class Keith 2004 field then selecting CW Central West from the Catchment Management Authority field and leaving the interaction term as the default or as shown below will retrieve a list of all PCTs that are either in the Central West CMA or are defined as within the Alpine Herbfields Vegetation Class PCT Common Name or a Classification Project choose Catchment Management Authority CMA CW Central West Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 choose Vegetation Class Keith 2004 v The results will be listed below and the number of matches indicated in the text under the list as shown below 14 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 aoe te ee ee EET hE i Tte a N fo l A gau uruy l Plains Grass grassland on alluvial 45 Riverina Bioregion and NWSW Soutr Bioregion 123 405 6 f 3 10 Your search returned 226 record s However altering the interaction term for the second criteria i e the Vegetation Class to and as shown below will alter the search so that the system will retrieve plant community types that are both in the Central West CMA AND are also in the Alpine Herbfields Vegetation Class Classification Project choose or s Catchment Management Authority CMA CW Central West or ww Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 choose jor e Vegetation Class Keith 2004 114 Alpine Herbfields i s
80. port 13 7 NSW Biodiversity Strategy NSW Department of Environment and Conservation Sydney New South Wales Department of Environment and Conservation 2004 IBRA sub regions Unpublished GIS map NSW DEC Sydney Walker J amp Hopkins M S 1990 Vegetation In McDonald R C Isbell R F Speight J G Walker J amp Hopkins M S 1990 Australian soil and land survey field handbook Inkata Press Melbourne 78 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Attachment 1 Possible Internet Explorer Issues There is a known issue with Internet Explorer IE in that the retrieval of cached information may over ride the loading of updated pages If during use you find that pages or areas are not refreshing as expected e g clicking on options radio buttons does not clear previous selections this may be due to cache retrieval To fix this select the Internet Options from the Tools menu in IE as shown below NSW Vegetation Classification and Assessment Web 2 0 Windows Inte Ge A E http igoolbwb35 dec intinsurcaz0lapp Admin AdminfReports aspx File Edit View Favorites Help Delete Browsing History i w ode E NSW Vegetation Pop up Blocker j Phishing Filter j Manage Add ons j Office c Environ amp Herita Windows Messenger Diagnose Connection Problems A The screen below should appear Internet Options General Connections Programs Advanced
81. re only available for the green region Only the western portion of the New England Tablelands orange region is fully covered Only state wide searches i e searches restricted to using state wide fields will ensure retrieval of all communities in the pink region and the eastern portion of the New England Tablelands x i Y p m P gt E ea ars and j ee A oi oS Yy oa V z aa y j yy A a es _ i 5 mos Y a E Le PAN E E b i A y J Y p j F il E o e E 7 ull coverage Pro an a y y i J Mutray gt a NV 9 cl h A A i A A 5 d Y 3 ri la t pa y F d j NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 54 Please click on the hyper linked text to the Report and Export Search Options on the search page for further information For both options you will be able to further choose Quick Search or Advanced Search Reports or Exports The Quick Search option provides a quick means to export data or produce a report via a set of templates Further information on the types of templates available is provided via the What s In The Reports hyper link on the search page The Advanced Search Reports and Exports options enable you to further design your reports and exports via a larger set of query terms and the ability to select which fields will be displayed or produced Once you have chosen a State wide Searches or Full Field Searches option please choose w
82. s below gt Reports Ota Ar Ionnore e Standard Rer LOS wot SE L Custom Reports gt Exports Standard Exports e Custom Exports Please refer to the Report and Export Search Options document for further information Please read the information at the beginning of the search page and in the following sections to understand the nature and limitations of search options for both exporting and reporting data 9 1 Options for Searches Exports and Reports Only some fields in the VIS Classification database have been fully populated for all plant community types see below The fully populated fields are suitable for state wide searches and will return a complete list search result Search using these fields only if you require a comprehensive list of available plant community types i e all plant community types across the state that match your search criteria The list of the fully populated fields is e Plant Community Type ID e BioMetric Vegetation Type ID e Common name e Scientific name 52 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 e Vegetation Class Keith 2004 e Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 e Catchment Management Authority CMA e Upper Stratum Species e Mid story stratum species e Ground stratum species e PCT Listing Status e Dominant canopy species e Main associated species e Landscape position e Other diagnostic features e Cleared estimate of CMA cleare
83. serve AGD66 35 16 09 8 S 146 08 32 9 E 9 4 02 Jaime Plaza PlantCommunity Type ID 26 Biometric Vegetation Type ID List Common Community Name Scientific Community Name Dominant Canopy Species Main Associated Species Landscape Position Mid Stratum Species CW205 LA212 MR639 MU604 Weeping Myall open woodland of the Riverina Bioregion and NSW South Western Slopes Bioregion Acacia pendula Casuarina cristata Rhagodia spinescens Maireana decalvans Austrodanthonia caespitosa Atriplex semibaccata Einadia nutans subsp nutans Rhodanthe corymbiflora Acacia pendula Boree Casuarina cristata Belah Casuarina pauper Black Oak Eucalyptus largiflorens Black Box Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis River Red Gum Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box Eucalyptus microcarpa Western Grey Box Casuarina cristata Belah Eucalyptus largiflorens Black Box Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box On alluvial plains mainly in the Riverina and NSW South Western Slopes Bioregions Acacia stenophylla River Cooba Atriplex nummularia Old Man Saltbush Santalum lanceolatum Northern Sandalwood Rhagodia spinescens Thorny Saltbush Amyema quandang var quandang Grey Mistletoe Maireana decalvans Black Cotton Bush Exocarpos aphyllus Leafless Ballart Acacia oswaldii Miljee Muehlenbeckia florulenta Lignum Chenopodium nitrariaceum Nitre
84. squamulosum Cryptandra amara var amara Bursaria spinosa subsp spinosa Aristida vagans Joycea pallida Dianella revoluta var revoluta Gahnia aspera Tumbledown Red Gum trachyte rock flat Eucalyptus dealbata Callitris glaucophylla Calytrix tetragona Phebalium sedgeland shrubland of the squamulosum subsp squamulosum Notelaea microcarpa var microcarpa Warrumbungle Range region Acacia cultriformis Isolepis hookeriana Crassula sieberiana subsp sieberiana Wurmbea biglandulosa Juncus usitatus Dwyers Red Gum Dirty Baradine Gum Eucalyptus dwyeri Eucalyptus chloroclada Callitris glaucophylla Callitris cypress pine shrubby woodland ofthe endlicheri Melichrus urceolatus Jacksonia scoparia Aristida vagans Aristida Narrabri region of the Brigalow Belt South calycina var calycina Pomax umbellata Cheilanthes sieberi subsp sieberi Bioregion Granite gorge Tumbledown Red Gum Eucalyptus dealbata Callitris glaucophylla Eucalyptus melanophloia White Cypress Pine Oleander Wattle low Alphitonia excelsa Acacia neriifolia Leptospermum brevipes Notelaea open woodland in the Warialda region microcarpa var microcarpa Leucopogon muticus Aristida ramosa Cymbopogon refractus Crassula sieberiana subsp sieberiana Cheilanthes distans Black Cypress Pine White Box Callitris endlicheri Eucalyptus albens Eucalyptus dealbata Eucalyptus caleyi Tumbledown Gum shrubby open forest Dodonaea
85. stribution Extent Cor i details description information n FRPP P Pee ee ee eee een oe Plant communtiy type ID 24 VCA ID 24 Biometric vegetation type ID s CW122 L129 LM115 MR Common name eonegrass The Section header bars operate as accordions i e click to open one while automatically closing the currently open one So clicking on the Vegetation Formation and Class section heading as shown below NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 17 Plant communtiy type ID 24 VCA ID 24 Biometric vegetation type ID s 44122 14129 L115 MR541 MLI5S33 9125 WE108 x he A P Common name aneqrass swamp tall grassland wetland of drainage depressi the inland plains Common name synonym scientific name taxon Eragrostis australasica Canegrass Muehlenbeckia florulenta tenuis f Chloris truncata Windmill Grass Disphyma crassifoliur clavellatum Eragrostis setifolia NWevertaill Marsilea drummondii NSW level of classification 6022 NVIS level of classification Sub formation Classification confidence level J High Classification source alliance 5 2 7 in Beadle 1981 Map unit 13 the RBG mapping ol Fox 1991 Scot 1992 and Porteners 1993 Part of map unit 38 1994 covering MA NSW Part of Lignum and Canegrass map L al 2003 Canegrass Swamp in Kingsford amp Porter 14999 Co 1988 Commun
86. t by clicking once on the relevant entry The Search condition screen should now show your choices Select the type of operator you want applied for this criterion either Any Or or All And as shown below If you are using only one criterion this term is not relevant Close Search condition Column Common Name Operator Contains Select records for Any Or NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 69 Please note that the Select records for terms operate between the criteria so that selecting Any ory will include communities that meet either of the criteria while All And will include only communities that meet both criteria simultaneously For example for criteria of Common Name contains gum and Class Keith Class Alpine Heaths the operator Any Or will retrieve all communities where gum occurs in the Common Name field in addition to all communities where the Class Keith Class field is Alpine Heaths This will retrieve hundreds of communities Using the All And operator however will select only those communities where the Common Name contains gum AND where the Class Keith Class is Alpine Heaths In this case no communities are retrieved as no communities match BOTH criteria Please also note that the order of criteria is crucial to getting the result you want as the first criteria creates a subset that the second criteria is matched t
87. t of Formations will appear as shown below Community Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 Alpine Complex o Arid Shrublands Acacia sub formation 2 Arid Shrublands Chenopod sub formation l Dry Sclerophyll Forests Shrub grass sub formation l Dry Sclerophyll Forests Shrubby sub formation ren i Grasslands po Grassy Woodlands 2 Heathlands l Rainforests l Saline Wetlands OK Simply click once to highlight the relevant Formation as shown below then click OK to add it to the criteria N B if you select the same Formation it will be added twice To select a Vegetation Class click the Vegetation Class Keith 2004 menu option as shown below 24 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 9 Community Identification Guide to community identification Dichotomous Formation Key 2 Search criteria Q Selected search criteria Y A AI A i Vegetation Class Keith 2004 Formation Keith Forested Edit criteria Delete criteria i Catchment Management Authority CMA Formation 2004 wetlands Ch Community Species All strata a i Community Species Upper stratum i Community Species Mid stratum i Community Species Ground stratum Community Structure E Community Height Cover Metrics Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins The Vegetation Classes will be grouped within their relevant Formations Simply click on the sign next to the appropriate Formation to open th
88. t the Enter key on your keyboard or the Search button at the bottom of the screen The system will display the results in the area below the search fields at the bottom of the page as shown previously NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 13 lf you want to create a search using more than one term either type in the terms or partial terms into the type in fields and select the relevant entries via the drop down fields When you have completed entering your terms hit the Enter key on your keyboard or the Search button at the bottom of the screen and the system will display the results in the area below the search fields at the bottom of the page as shown previously You can modify and of the terms to refine your search at any time To clear all the terms in the fields and the list of matched results click the Clear button at the bottom When you are using multiple fields to create your search you can specify how you want the terms to interact Basically this means setting a condition whereby the terms must ALL be met or where ANY of the terms are met These two types of interactions are chosen via the drop down fields to the right of the relevant field as shown below State wide Search Fields Plant Community Type ID Po Biometric Vegetation Type ID Po Type part scientific name or click button to search for name hoi i Scientific Name or find species or MA As an example selecting Al
89. template you want from the drop down menu as shown below Load a saved search Create a new search l Load a saved search Step 1 Choose report template v Benchmarks report Biometric tool report Community profile report Conservation Areas Report List VCA format Long with text ref VCA format Long without text ref VCA format OCL report Quick reference 7 fields VCA format Short 28 fields VCA format ae iii Step 2 Select communities by Guide to building search queries Step 3 Show results Name your search Step 4 Run report Acrobat PDF Y Save search Save Information on the report templates is available via the What s in the reports hyper linked text on the search page under the template selection field If you are exporting there is an additional template available to Export all PCTs i e export all plant community types as shown below 56 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Create anew search Step 1 Choose export template O Reports State wide Quick Search Create a new search Step 1 Choose report template Step 2 Select communities by Guide to building search queries p C Benchmark CMA l BenchmarkStatusID TT BM CMA Percent Cleared BM TECName H C Class Keith Class 2004 C Classification Project Benchmarks report Biometric tool report S
90. tep 2 Select communities by Community profile report Guide to building search queries Conservation Areas Report Export all PCTs List VCA format Long with text ref VCA format Long without text ref VCA format OCL report Quick reference f fields WEA format short 20 fields VCA format This option will export all fields in the standard format for all listed plant community types When the desired report template has been selected the relevant fields will be loaded into the Select communities by field boxes in Step 2 as shown below example below is for the Long without ref text VCA Format template Load a saved search Select a saved search choose Long without text ref VCA format What s in the reports Guide to producing reports Definition of fields Load a saved search Step 3 Show results Step 4 Run repor Show Name your search Acrobat PDF Run Save search Save 9 2 2 Step 2 Select Communities Select a criterion by clicking the check box next to the field name you want to add as shown below using Class Keith Class as the example NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 57 Load a saved search Create a new search E 3 Load a saved search Step 1 Choose report template Long without text ref VCA format v a _ Select a saved search choose v What s in the reports Step 2 Select communities by
91. to open or save this file Esa Mame PETExport csw it Type Microsoft Office Excel Comma Separated Values File From webtest environment nse goY au While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially harm pour computer IF you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the isk Choose the option you require by clicking on the relevant button If you click Save the directory window will open to allow you to choose where to save the file and to rename the file as desired 48 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 9 mapping ry My Computer Northern Tables My Recent Sy Network Places _MVIS Documents COMVIS MDE MIS Schema C Panel Reports Desktop PCT 1d Tool ic PCT List Comms C T5Ps fields V CA2_pics _IBR A muz VIS Class Exports in P Ps etc 3415 Id Tool _ remote Keys SIS Class rpts landscapes El 20010 11 53842008 and F_Fauna_zips My Documents My Computer File name JPLTExport cey My Network Dave as type Microsott Office Excel Comma Separated Value Click Save to save the file according to the selections you have made If you click Open in the previous step the file will automatically open in the default application you have set for opening csv files e g MS Excel To export as a MS Word file click the Export to Word icon or text area A Save dialogue will open as shown below
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93. ty species Upper stratum O Add common name to search Eucalyptus cameronil Please note there are no spaces for the option i e euc cam will not retrieve search results NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 29 When the relevant species name appears simply click once to select the name and then click OK to make it a search criterion as shown in the figure below Community species Upper stratum O Add common name to search Type in a species name Eucalyptus camaldulensis View species details Select r The selected name will appear in the Search Criteria box at the top right If you want to view details on the species once it is entered into the species name field click the View Species details button as shown below Community species Upper stratum C Add common name to search Type in a species name Eucalyptus camaldulensis This will link directly to the PlantNet database Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust in a separate browser window and retrieve the information on the species as shown below 30 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 PlantNET FloraOnline r A fe L Pager Safety Tools a R PIantNEl gt FloraOnline NEW SOUTH WALES FLORA ONLINE A Printable Page Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh Family Myrtaceae Common name River Gum River Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn
94. types that meet the current combination of criteria If this is the case clicking Show will retrieve no matches so you will need to alter the criteria 9 3 3 Advanced options The Advanced options area at the bottom of the screen provides additional functionality to i choose to produce or not produce images in the report and ii choose which fields will be displayed in the report 70 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Advanced options Include images OYes ONo Choose fields for report Customise fields to display in report Fields that will be displayed ee z M Adjoining Communities Community Adjoining Communities E Characteristic Species Qualifiers Definition Class Keith Class Community Characteristic Species Qualifiers Definition H V Classification Source E PRA S Community Class Keith Class Definition Images options Simply choose the option required under Include images options i e Yes to have images No to not have images Please note this option only applies to reports that have images in their template e g long reports do a simple list of communities does not If the template you choose does not have images then this does nothing Fields to display The Choose fields for report area provides a list of the fields currently set to be produced in the report By default all the fields are checked as on as all fields in the template will
95. urther choose Standard or Custom Reports or Exports Standard Reports provide a quick means to export data or produce a report via a set of templates Further information on the types of templates available is provided in the What s In The Reports The Custom Reports and Custom Exports options enable you to further design your reports and exports via a larger set of query terms and the ability to select which fields will be displayed or produced State wide Searches To proceed with a state wide search using the state wide coverage fields please use the State wide Search option below gt Reports Full Field Searches The remaining fields in the VIS Classification database can also be used to search for plant community types but because coverage for these fields is incomplete searches may retrieve only partial results In particular the data for plant community types along the eastern ranges and coastal areas of NSW is restricted and there may be no data in any fields other than the state wide fields referred to above If this is your area of interest you are advised to use the State wide Search above The coverage for the western portions ofthe state is good however so if your area of interestis in these regions you can search using the full range of fields available The data coverage map illustrates the area covered by the full list of fields If you want to undertake a search using the additional fields please use the search link
96. via the two icons in the top left hand corner of the report screen as shown below http eoulbwb 35 dec int nswvca Oapp Admin Adminkeportse BE Hy E Bli i 100 rs Common Na shrubby woo PCT D385 VEA LD 385 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 73 Run Exports If you are exporting then when you click Run the following pop up will appear Export Download Windows Int E E f Download CSV File Close Click Download CSV file to save the export file The dialogue for saving as shown below will appear Clicking Close will cancel the operation File Download Do you want to open or save this file Name cb Long without ref export 20111027111625 c5w Sir Type Microsoft Office Excel Comma Separated Values Fil From goulbwb35 dec int Wi hile files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially harm pour computer IF you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the isk Please Open or Save the file as relevant Cancel will Cancel the operation but the Download CSV dialogue box will remain 9 3 6 Saving Report Criteria Once you have created your search you can save the search set up to retrieve and run later thus obviating the need to create the search again To do this give the current search set up a name in the Name your search box on the right then click Save
97. woodland wetland of the semi arid warm climatic zone mainly Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion River Red Gum Lignum very tall open forest or woodland wetland on floodplains of semi arid warm climate zone mainly Riverina Bioregion and Murray Darling Depression Bioregion River Red Gum tall to very tall open forest woodland wetland on rivers on floodplains mainly in the Darling Riverine Plains Bioregion River Red Gum open woodland wetland of intermittent watercourses mainly of the arid climate zone River Red Gum River Oak riparian woodland wetland in the Hunter Valley Ino Ito Ihe a In Iw Ico Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis Eleocharis acuta Centipeda cunninghamii Ranunculus inundatus Pseudoraphis spinescens Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis Acacia dealbata Bothriochloa macra Carex tereticaulis Lachnagrostis filiformis Hemarthria uncinata var uncinata Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis Paspalidium jubiflorum Wahlenbergia fluminalis Senecio quadridentatus Carex tereticaulis Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis Paspalidium jubiflorum Cynodon dactylon Wahlenbergia fluminalis Centipeda cunninghamii Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis Austrodanthonia caespitosa Juncus flavidus Carex inversa Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis Eucalyptus largiflorens Muehlenbeckia florulenta C
98. wth form group N B Woodland contains forest as well as woodland types Click on the sign next to the relevant group to open the community structure terms within that group click once to highlight the relevant term then click OK to add the term to the search criteria as shown below Community structure E Woodland Forest l Closed Forest Woodland Open Woodland Isolated Woodland Clumped Woodland a Mallee Woodland H Shrubland Mallee Shrubland g Heathland i Chenopod Shrubland The selected term will appear in the Search Criteria box at the top right 8 2 5 Community Height Mean Cover Mean Metrics You can search for plant community types by specifying actual measures of structure in terms of height and cover for the community Click on the sign next to the Community Height Cover Metrics option in the Search Criteria list to open the two available paths as shown below 32 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Search criteria 2 lin aL i Community Height Cover Metrics community Height Community Height Classes Walker amp Hopkins Click on Community Height to open the relevant dialogue box as shown below Community mean height m Operator Select the appropriate operator for the mean height you are interested in The operators provided are shown below Community mean height m Operator Mean value To search within a range
99. y Fie ifyou copy or print material from the site you cannot charge other people for access to it you cannot modify any material copied from the site without the written permission of OEH Apartfrom the conditions described above you cannot publish any material including images photos illustrations banners logos buttons and other graphic elements or text from the site without the written permission of OEH visi environmentnsw qov au O Save read the above information would like to proceed with the user registration Y e s Register ee ee onan NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 Please read the conditions then click to accept the conditions if you wish to proceed The Register button will now become active click to open the registration screen as shown below VIS Classification 2 1 User Registration Please enter your personal information to register for VIS Classification 2 1 Title First Name ee Last Name fF Address 1 Oooo Address 2 fs State PostCode Contact Phone Role that describes your profession choose he Email Po This is your User ID Password po Confirm Password Po Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory Fill in the required details as indicated for each field Please note that no spaces are allowed in the phone number field Please note that you will not be able to change your password once it is registered
100. y harm pour computer IF you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the risk Either Open or Save the file as relevant Cancel will Cancel the operation but the Download CSV dialogue box will remain 9 2 5 Saving Report Criteria Once you have created your search you can save the search set up to retrieve and run later thus obviating the need to create the search again To do this give the current search set up a name in the Name your search box on the right then click Save This will save the set up to your log in i e only you have access to this saved search To retrieve the saved search select it from the Load a saved search box in the top right by selecting it from the list and clicking once on the relevant saved search as shown below 64 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 gt Exports State wide Quick Search Guide to producing exports Definition of fields Load a saved search Create a new search Load a saved search Step 1 Choose export template Long without text ref VCA format Select a saved search Class test What s in the exports choose Class test Step 2 Select communities by Guide to building search queries i C BenchmarkStatusID Community Class Aeolian Edit criteria Delete criteria i TT BM CMA Percent Cleared Definition Keith Chenopod Class Shrublands BM TECName 2004 I Class Ke
101. you will need to define each end of the range separately as a single entry for a range is not supported Simply create one criterion based on one end of the range add it to the Search Criteria list then create another criterion to define the other end of the range and add that to the list NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 33 Enter the actual figure integer to represent the mean height in metres then click OK as shown below example below defines mean height equal to 5 metres Community mean height m Operator The selected term will appear in the Search Criteria box at the top right Click on Community Cover to open the relevant dialogue box as shown in the two figures below Community Species Mid stratum Community Species Ground stratum Community Structure Community Height Cover Metrics i Ly ir Ih El Community oll 5585 Walker amp Hopkins Community Cover Classes b Community Growth forms Walker amp Hopkins Select the appropriate operator for the mean cover value you are interested in The operators provided are shown below Community mean cover Operator Mean value Cower Type 34 NSW VIS Classification Web 2 1 Public User Manual 14 03 2014 To search within a range you will need to define each end of the range separately as a single entry for a range is not supported Simply create one criterion based on one end of the range add it to th
102. yperus exaltatus Paspalidium jubiflorum Oxalis perennans Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis Acacia stenophylla Muehlenbeckia florulenta Paspalidium jubiflorum Cyperus gymnocaulos Einadia nutans subsp nutans Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp camaldulensis Acacia stenophylla Acacia salicina Muehlenbeckia florulenta Paspalidium jubiflorum Eleocharis plana Rumex brownii Einadia nutans subsp nutans Eucalyptus coolabah subsp arida Eucalyptus coolabah Myoporum montanum Rhagodia spinescens Acacia salicina Tetragonia eremaea Enneapogon avenaceus Eragrostis dielsii Enchylaena tomentosa Eucalyptus camaldulensis Austrostipa verticillata Austrodanthonia spp Cynodon dactylon Einadia trigonos Enchylaena tomentosa lt Is s s Isl Is z 2 j 2 a E lt lt 2 2 lt Z lt 2 To use one of the drop down fields simply click the drop down arrow next to the relevant field then click to select the entry you want as shown below State wide Search Fields piant community tem waw Biometric Vegetation Tpe Type part scientific name or click button to search for name Catchment Management Authority CMA BR Border Rivers Gwydir CW Central Wes Vegetation Formation Keith 2004 Vegetation Class Keith 2004 PCT Listing Status LA Lachlan LM Lower Murray Darling ME Sydney Metro MR Murrumbidgee MU Murray or M4 o and Hi

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