NRETAS Maps
“a web mapping application for the discovery, interrogation and mapping of natural and cultural resource data and information”.
NRETAS Maps enables you to select themes of data, display their geographical extent on a map and view the information or data available (features or attributes) for each individual data point or polygon.
- Reference and context is provided by base layers, including land administration, infrastructure, geology and topography.
- Functions include zooming, panning and spatial selecting and identifying of features, and basic map creating.
- Simple search functions for each theme of data exist to enable text based searching or filtering of feature attributes and display of the result of the search on the map.
Themes of Data currently available are:
| Water | Groundwater and Surface Water |
| Land | Soils, Land Units, Land Use and Clearing |
| Vegetation | Vegetation Survey Boundaries |
| Parks and Wildlife | Parks and Reserves |
| Biodiversity | Biogeographic Regions |
| Maps and Reports | Map Products and Technical Reports |
| Projects | Current Land and Water Division Projects |
- A Guide to Using NRETAS Maps (pdf 1.2Mb)
- A guide to using NRETA Maps for bore search (pdf 1.4Mb)
- Factsheet (pdf 40Kb)
CAUTION: The NRETAS Maps website contains pop-up windows.
If the pop-up blocker in your web browser is turned ON, the pop-up windows will not display. To use this site, turn OFF the pop-up blocker. (Select Tools menu, then Pop-up Blocker)
Digital Data
Digital data is not currently available for download from NRETAS Maps. This functionality is under development.In the interim, users are asked to complete the following digital data request form:
Download Data Request Form (Word 62Kb) and forward via one of the following options:
Email: datarequests.nretas@nt.gov.au
Fax: +61 (0)8 8999 3667
Postal Address
NRETAS Data Request
PO Box 496
PALMERSTON NT 0831, Australia
Office Address
4th Floor, Goyder Centre
25 Chung Wah Terrace
Palmerston NT 0830
NOTE: Users need to be aware that the extent of data on NRETAS Maps is what is currently available in suitable digital format from the contributing custodians and may appear incomplete. Many datasets are in the process of being populated and additional data may be available from the custodian. Data will continue to be added as it becomes available. NRETAS data custodians are encouraged to contribute their data to NRETAS Maps.
For further queries please contact:
(08) 8999 3602 - Senior Manager Spatial Data and Mapping
(08) 8999 4579 - Scientific Data Manager