Dataset Number 2726 Dataset Title SA Wilderness Inventory (Human Industrial Footprint Index and Ecological Intactness Index) Status Published Metadata Maintained by DEW SMK

Description Category Biological Conservation Theme Wilderness Keywords and Qualifiers ECOLOGY Landscape LAND LAND Use VEGETATION Dataset Type Spatial Description The South Australian wilderness inventory analysis comprises of two datasets: the Human Industrial Footprint Index (HII) and the Ecological Intactness Index (EII). The HII dataset maps modern industrial level pressures at a fine resolution for the State and was developed by analysing a suite of terrestrial pressure layers, with each pressure layer weighted according to their impact on wilderness. The pressure layers used in this analysis include built environments, crop lands, pastureland, human population density, night-time lights, roads, railways, navigable waterways, dams and reservoirs, forestry, mining, oil and gas. A HII index was produced by summing all the weighted pressure layers together, with the final dataset created at a resolution of 300m. Thresholds were used as proxy for categorising an area as wilderness: with wilderness (HII values <1), intact lands (HII values < 4), and degraded lands (HII Values >= 7). The EII dataset maps the intactness of ecosystems by measuring changes in habitat area, quality and fragmentation, and can be calculated at large spatial scales (i.e. ecosystem types, bioregions, etc.). The EII dataset has been developed using the HII as a proxy for habitat quality, and is based on a continuous, grid-based (raster) representation of variable habitat quality. Details of the analysis are documented in the South Australian Human Industrial Footprint and Intactness Assessment technical report. Dataset Use The HII and EII datasets can be used to generate wilderness maps of South Australia to illustrate the continuum of human modification of the natural environment. These wilderness maps can be overlayed with other information to provide a clear idea of how threatened different environments and biodiversity can be. SDE Feature Class Name LANDSCAPE.HumanIndustrialFootprintIndex LANDSCAPE.EcologicalIntactnessIndex Projection/ Coordinate System LAMBERT

Custodian Data Authority Data Authority Department for Environment and Water Data Authority Name Jason Irving Manager - National Parks and Protected Areas Data Manager Kathryn Nicolai Manager National Parks and Protected Area Program Department for Environment and Water kathryn.nicolai@sa.gov.au 08 8463 6923 Subject Matter Expert Isabella Schultz Senior Policy Officer Department for Environment and Water isabella.schultz@sa.gov.au 08 8429 7622 Data Integrity Officer Blair Pellegrino Senior Environmental Information Officer Department for Environment and Water Blair.Pellegrino@sa.gov.au 08 8124 4911

Data Provider Data Provider Department for Environment and Water

Data Quality Lineage The HII and EII datasets are the product of the Wilderness Inventory research collaboration between DEW and the University of Queensland. The HII dataset was created using a suite of 12 weighted pressure layers sourced from a range of DEW data bases. Built environments, crop lands, pasture land, forestry, mining data came from the South Australian Land Use data (2008-2017); human population density data came from the Australian population grid (2016); night-time lights data came from VIIRS Annual Night Lights version 2.1 (2016); roads data came from State-wide Road Network, complemented with data from Open Streets Map (2022); railways data came from State-wide Rail Network (2022); navigable waterways data was generated for this study, following methods in Venter et al (2016); and oil and gas data came from Petroleum production licenses and Petroleum Pipeline Facilities and Licenses (2023). The EII dataset incorporates habitat area, quality, and fragmentation of habitat and was developed using the methodology of Beyer et al. (2020). It uses the HII as a proxy for habitat quality, and is based on a continuous, grid-based (raster) representation of variable habitat quality. Refer to South Australian Human Industrial Footprint and Intactness Assessment technical report to full details of the analysis methodology. Completeness Data is available for the terrestrial extent of South Australia. Positional Accuracy All data is modelled using a 300 m grid across the state. Accuracy will be influenced by the resolution of the input layers. Method / Capture Scale Method Capture Scale Comment Generate Not relevant Modelling outputs (see report for resolution of input layers)

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Geographic Extent Extent Name South Australia Min Easting or Longitude 129 Min Northing or Latitude -38.25 Max Easting or Longitude 141 Max Northing or Latitude -26

Dataset Status Initially Acquired May 2023 Last Updated May 2023 Update Frequency As required Maintenance Method Datasets are updated as required using adopted methodology created by the collaboration partners. The current data is the first version that uses this methodology, and is documented in the South Australian Human Industrial Footprint and Intactness Assessment technical report. Metadata Created 18-DEC-2023 If copied, source dataset Metadata updated 19/DEC/23 env\bpellegrino Authorised 19/DEC/23 env\bpellegrino Metadata Retired

Security Classification ISMF Classification OFFICIAL ISMF Integrity I2 - MODERATE Requirement ISMF Availability A2 - MODERATE Requirement AusGOAL Licensing Classification CC BY (Attribution) Attribution Further considerations for supply of dataset No

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