See also other ASDD node descriptions.

DEWHA Discover Information Geographically (DIG)

Node type

Commonwealth government

Node description

Major policies and programs administered by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Resources include the Natural Heritage Trust and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

The Department of the Environment, Water. Heritage and the Arts is responsible for administering legislation covering heritage, biodiversity and environment protection issues.

A number of datasets are maintained by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heriatge and the Arts in support of its legislative responsibilities. These datasets are available through the the Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD).

Z39.50 connection details

True Z39.50 client software can also be used to search this collection.
See lists at Z39.50 Maintenance Agency.

• Server hostname: zhora.ris.environment.gov.au
• Server port: 6668
• Repository name: dig

Bounding coordinates

The outer geographic extent of the whole document collection ...

• North bounding coordinate: -9
• South bounding coordinate: -44
• East bounding coordinate: 154
• West bounding coordinate: 112

Top search terms

These terms occur frequently in the metadata collection. They will give you a starting point for conducting searches.

flora, fauna, species, marine, water, biodiversity, vegetation, forests, conservation, heritage

References

• Home: http://www.environment.gov.au/
• Local metadata search: http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp

Description of the organisation/jurisdiction

Discover Information Geographically (DIG) is hosted by the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) which is within the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

Contact details

• Contact organisation: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
• Postal address: GPO Box 787
• City: Canberra
• State: ACT
• Postal code: 2601
• Electronic mail: metadata@erin.gov.au
• Telephone: +61 2 6274 1111
• Facsimile: +61 2 6274 1333

Metadata date

2008-09-19