‘Look after’ and ‘Replant’ maps within the Restore Trees NSW mobile app were adopted from DCCEEW’s Native Vegetation Management Benefits (NVMB) spatial data set.
NVMB mapping identifies the relative benefits to NSW biodiversity of protecting or restoring native vegetation at specific locations. NVMB mapping is used for NSW-wide reporting on the status and trends of biodiversity, and for conservation planning.

The NVMB spatial layers and documentation can be downloaded from the NSW SEED data portal.

Plant Community Types are sets of species that commonly occur together in association with particular combinations of soil, temperature, moisture and other factors.

In cleared areas, we indicate the Plant Community Types that are likely to have occurred in that location. Over 2500 Plant Community Types have been described for NSW.

Soil is a mixture of grains of minerals (sand, silt, and clay), organic matter (decayed plants and animals), water, and air. The Australian Soil Classification provides a framework for organising knowledge about Australian soils by allocating soils to 14 classes.

Capability of the land to sustain land use. The mapping is based on an eight class system which represent a decreasing capability of the land to sustain landuse. Very high capability land is capable of sustaining most landuses including those that have a high impact on the soil (e.g., regular cultivation). Extremely low capability land can only sustain very low impact landuses (e.g., nature conservation).

Salinity hazard is the potential risk of an area developing salinity issues based on its soil properties or groundwater. Salinity Hazard is modelled into two classes: no data (not assessed) and high hazard.

Koala habitat maps the potential for an area to support koalas. Habitat suitability values have been grouped into six classes ranging from: not suitable to very low, low, moderate, high and very high.

Native animals that have been listed as threatened in NSW or nationally. The list includes birds, animals, reptiles and amphibians. These records relate to the general area and may not accurately indicate the species present at a specific location or time.

The compass direction that the land surface faces: North, South, East and West, including specific compass directions measured in degrees.

The relative steepness or gradient of the land surface. The angle of the land from horizontal, measured in degrees.

The Local Government Area is the level responsible for representing the interests of their communities and delivering local services and infrastructure. There are currently 128 Local Councils in NSW.

A regional-focused NSW Government agency delivering quality customer services to farmers, landholders and the community. There are 11 Local Land Services regions in NSW.

The rate of change of climatic conditions that affect this type of habitat. Climate change impacts have been grouped into three classes: high, medium and low.

When the minimum temperature may be suitable for frost formation. This is measured in the average number of days per year.

The amount of water falling to the earth’s surface. Average annual rainfall measured in millimetres.

Regional Aboriginal Land Councils represent the NSW Aboriginal Land Councils in their region and provide a range of services and resources to the community. NSW Aboriginal Land Councils have five regional offices across NSW.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils represent the interests and aspirations of its members and the broader Aboriginal community. It is the peak representative body for Indigenous Australians in New South Wales.

We acknowledge that all land is Aboriginal land. This layer indicates the likelihood that Aboriginal sites occur nearby. Modelling of potential for sites has been grouped into three classes: high, medium and low.