Our commitment to privacy and security
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The New South Wales Government, operating through the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of publicly funded information and endorses the use of the Australian Governments Open Access and Licensing Framework (AusGOAL).
Most of the content held in SEED is in the form of datasets
What is a dataset?
For general usage, dataset is another way of saying 'data' or 'environmental information'. It refers to a collection of information organised in a particular format. For example, a dataset may be:
A standard set of information, called metadata, has been collected for each dataset in SEED.
What is metadata and why is it collected?
Metadata is the information that describes the dataset, such as when, how and why it was collected, any limitations on its use and how often it is updated.
About the Data Quality Statement
Every dataset in SEED includes a Data Quality Statement. The Data Quality Statement is available under the 'Data Quality Statement' heading when you view the dataset details.
Help SEED grow with your feedback and enquiries, including:
Suggestions for datasets
Contributing data (also check the SEED FAQs)
Problems or issues (also check Troubleshooting)
Suggestions for improvement.
About Environmental Categories
Each dataset in SEED is associated with a category such as Farming or Oceans. This makes it possible to quickly find data for a particular topic of interest. Please note that, while a single dataset may be relevant to more than one topic (e.g. a dataset may contain relevant information to both Environment and Biota), it may only be associated with one category.