New fields added to NT_BORES_WQ table (including URL to the Water Data Portal for each record)
Updates to FME script (now pulls data from SQL database and pushes into Oracle nightly)
Fire > Bushfires NT
Two new layers added on request of Bushfires NT
Layers are only visible to logged in users
Layers are only spatially editable to specific Bushfires NT user group
Fire > Bushfires NT > Current Bushfires – NT & Historic Bushfires – NT
Update the SQL view to include records from 2022, 2023, and 2024
DEPWS > NT LiDAR Boundary Index & NT LiDAR Tile Index
Two new layers displaying the LiDAR data
Only available to logged in users
Land Administration > Cadastre (Land Parcels) > Pastoral Properties
Update the metadata link
NR Maps User Guide
General updates to the Frequently Asked Questions page
Fix old DENR links
Replace DENR with DEPWS links
3 April 2024
Flora and Fauna Atlas layers performance improvements
The below flora and fauna layers are now visible at the extent of the NT with much faster searching and filtering
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Threatened Flora
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Restricted Range Flora
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Significant Flora
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Native Flora
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Introduced Flora
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Threatened Fauna
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Significant Fauna
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Native Fauna
Biodiversity > Flora Atlas > Introduced Fauna
Add user activity zoom extent heatmap
Displays a heatmap of the commonly zoomed to areas of the NT
Only available to logged in administrators
NAFI layer updates
Add missing metadata to all NAFI layers
Add Fire > North Australian Fire Information (NAFI) > Burnt Areas > Burnt Areas 2023
Remove burnt area layers older than 2021
Geoscience and Mining new layers, rename layers, and folder restructure
Add Geoscience and Mining > Geology group
Add Geoscience and Mining > Geology > Geology 2.5M
Add Geoscience and Mining > Geology > Geological Regions 2.5M
Add Geoscience and Mining > Geology > Regolith Regions 2.5M
Add Geoscience and Mining > Geology > Geological Faults 2.5M
Add Geoscience and Mining > Geology > Beetaloo Sub-basin
Add Geoscience and Mining > Geology > 250K Geological Mosaic
Rename Geophysical Imagery layers to remove underscores
General Fixes
Fix groundwater FTP download link
Fix sandsheet FTP download link
22 January 2024
NR Maps Metrics
Update to the back-end of NR Maps to begin tracking metrics. This includes:
server and database performance
user session count (anonymous)
users logged in (NTG account)
which data layers were viewed, searched, and/or downloaded
which links were clicked on
how many PDF maps were generated.
These updates are to improve understanding of how NR Maps is used and to inform reasonable development of the application. Metrics are only available to the Geospatial Services Branch.
Interactive NR Maps User Guide added to the tabs along the top of the screen
Development Potential layers moved to Major Environmental Studies > Mapping the Future.
Bug Fixes
Broken locality sketch links fixed in Land Administration > Cadastre > Survey Coordinated Reference Marks
Broken locality sketch links fixed in Land Administration > Cadastre > Survey Coordinated Marks
Broken locality sketch links fixed in Land Administration > Cadastre > Survey Bench Marks
Broken site photo links fixed in Vegetation > Vegetation Sites
Digitize tool updated to work with the new Weave version.
Data Updates
Update Land > Land Resources > Land Resource Survey Index (Broad and Fine) with new map URLs
Remove Siam Weed and Parthenium points from Vegetation > Weeds > Weed Records.
Map Updates
Add Major Environmental Studies > SREBA layers
Add Water > Water Resources > NT Sinkholes layer
New bookmarks under Water > Flood (only available to logged in users)
Water Points layer is now spatially editable for select users within BushfiresNT
Renamed Fire Scars to Fire > NAFI > Burnt Areas.
Other
Add copyright symbol to COHGA logo on home page.
1 September 2023
Carbon Emissions Estimate Calculator app
Available from the NR Maps home screen under ‘NR Maps purpose-built apps (Desktop only)’
The NT Government online carbon emissions estimate calculator is a free online spatial tool that allows you to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions that may be associated with clearing of native vegetation.
This tool has been developed to enable the estimation of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with the clearing of an area of native vegetation in the Northern Territory (NT).
25 August 2023
New layers (internal Northern Territory Government only)
Land > Land Management > Pastoral Infrastructure Lines
Land > Land Management > Pastoral Infrastructure Point
Land > Land Management > Pastoral Infrastructure Polygons Other
Land > Land Management > Pastoral Infrastructure Polygons Paddocks
Note: in order to access these new layers, the user will have to login.
User interface
Add the Clear Selection button to the main toolbar.
Bug fixes
Fix broken data URLs:
Water > Water Management > Water Beneficial Uses
Vegetation > Weeds > Weed Management Zones
Geoscience and Mining > Titles Register > Petroleum
Pipeline Titles > Historical Petroleum Titles.
4 August 2023
User interface
Resize the NTG Banner to make more space for the map
Update the Links page to a more modern interface
Move the Links page to the map tabs at the top of the page
Bug fixes
Fix broken Links URLs:
NT Wildwatch
NT NRM InfoNet
Update broken FTP download links for the following layers:
Land>Land Management>Pastoral Districts
Water>Bores>Drilling Requirements>Gamma Log Areas
Water>Bores>Drilling Requirements>Strata and Water Sample Areas
Add/repair metadata link for the following layers:
Biodiversity>Internal>Drainage>NT Drainage buffer
Fire>Bushfires NT>Hazardous Locations
Land>Land Use Mapping>Land Use Primary Classes
Land>Land Use Mapping>Land Use Secondary Classes
Repair broken searches for the following layers:
Land Administration>Cadastre>Survey Coordinated Reference Marks
Geoscience and Mining>Titles Register>Petroleum and Pipeline Titles>Acreage Release Areas
Fix broken legend entries for NTLIS layers (eg. Pastoral Properties)
Data updates
Replace the 2016 ABS boundaries with the 2021 ABS boundaries
Map updates
Zoom extent clean up for several layers
31 May 2023
Bug fixes
Geoscience and Mining > Drilling > Petroleum Wells
Data not selectable – fixed in NR Maps
Parks and Culture > Wildlife > Crocodile > Crocodile Capture Zones
Layer not visible – fixed in NR Maps
Data not selectable – fixed in NR Maps
Vegetation > Vegetation Sites
Layer not visible – fixed in NR Maps
Vegetation > Weeds > Weed Management Zones
Layers not visible – fixed in NR Maps
Fire > North Australian Fire Information (NAFI) > Fire Scars
Layer not visible – fixed in NR Maps
Fire > North Australian Fire Information (NAFI) > Hotspots
Layer not visible – fixed in NR Maps
Data updates
Land > Land Resources > Land Resource Survey Index
Land Resource Surveys Finer Scale
Land Resource Surveys Broader Scale
Vegetation > Vegetation Resource Survey Index
Vegetation > Weeds > Weed Records
Vegetation > Weeds > Weed Management Zones
Athel pine
Bellyache bush
Brazilian pepper
Cabomba
Dalbergia
Gamba grass
Mimosa
Land > Land Resources > Land Units
Landunit 25k
Landunit 50k
Landunit 100k
Land > Land Resources > Soils
Site sheets and site photos now available for download outside the NTG network
Map updates
Biodiversity > Fauna Atlas
Symbology of fauna layers updated
Biodiversity > Fauna Atlas
Update zoom extent
Water > Water Resources > NT Springs
Layer renamed to Springs
Data fields renamed/removed
Water > Water Resources > Water Resources Report Index
Layer renamed to Technical Reports
Data fields removed
Water > Bores > Bore - Water Quality
Data field renamed
Water > Water Resources > Aquifers > Groundwater Aquifers Boundaries
Layer renamed to Aquifers
Data fields renamed/removed
Layer moved to Water > Water Resources
Water > NT Climate Zones
Layer renamed to Arid Zone/Top End Regions
Layer moved to Water > Water Management
Water > Bores > Bores – All
Rename layer to Bores
Update symbology
Parks and Culture > Wildlife > Crocodile > Crocodile Capture Database
Layer zoom extent updated
Fire > Bushfires NT > Hazardous Locations
Layer zoom extent updated
Vegetation > Weeds > Weed Management Zones
Layer symbology updated
Layer legend updated
Vegetation > Weeds > Weed Records
Layer symbology updated
Add search filter
Add map filter
Removed layers
Water > Bores > Bores – Current
Water > Bores > Bores – Historica
Water > Bores > Bores with Dry Risk
Water > Water Resources > Aquifers > Groundwater of the NT 2M
Water > Water Resources > NT Sinkholes
Biodiversity > Fauna Atlas > Fauna Atlas Edit
Tools
Move login button to left hand side of screen
Simplify toolbar: remove redundant and rarely used tools
Change zoom slider style
Add strikethrough functionality for layers where the map engine is not responding
Give all users access to map tips
Add coordinate panel (right click > Current Coordinates)
New - Spatial Select Export All Functionality. Example: Turn on several layers within your area of interest. Click the tool, Identify visible layers based on rectangular selection (centre). Users can now export all data results to a single zip file rather than exporting each layer result individually.
7 June 2021
Spatial data layers
New layer: Folder Vegetation > Vegetation Sites
New layer: Folder Environment > Audits and Notices
New layer: Folder Water > Water Resources > Monitoring Locations - All. This single layer replaces 6 layers: Tides, River Flow, River Height, Water Quality, Rainfall and Groundwater Monitoring.
New land resource dataset - Southern Flying Fox Land Resources. See Folder Land Resources > Land suitability program - survey code ROPLU_100 and ROPDSM_100.
Layer update: Folder Land Resources > Landunits > Landunit 100k (Flying Fox as above)
Layer update: Folder Water > Bores > Drilling Requirements. Gamma Log Areas and Strata Water Sample Areas redefined
Tools
Personal Bookmark tool has been added to NR Maps LITE versions – view index https://nrmaps.nt.gov.au/
Map tips tool and Data Results: text is selectable to copy and paste
26 March 2021
New NR Maps Lite applications
The new NR Maps Lite has a reduced set of tools. Users can select from a range of themes or view all the data layers.
Select the NR Maps version that suits your needs from the index
Tools
Right mouse click on a data layer and choose Zoom to layer.
Layer update: Folder Land > Land Resources > Land Resource Survey Index > Finer scale: Land Units Orange Creek Station, Scale 1:100,000 & Land Units Alice Springs area, Scale 1:25,000.
Layer update: Folder Land > Land Resources > Landunits > Landunit 25k – to view associated land resource polygons
Layer update: Folder Land > Land Resources > Landunits > Landunit 100k – to view associated land resource polygons
New published bookmarks (yellow book) for major town locations. Hover your mouse over Locations > Major Towns > then click a set location. The cadastre is still the active layer.
New guide. How to use NR Maps tools. This guide contains some practical examples to help you learn how to use the tools.
Did you know? The Measure tools (for area and distance) use Coordinate Reference System EPSG 3857. Read more information.
Spatial data layers
New folder: Folder Water > Bores > Drilling Requirements. This folder contains Gamma Log Areas (new layer) and Strata and Water Sample Areas (moved from folder Water Management).
New layer: Folder Fire > Bushfires NT > Administrative Boundaries > Brigade and Office Locations
Layer update: Folder Parks and Culture > Parks and Reserves
12 October 2020
The NR Maps banner has been updated with the new department name - Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security.
All functions and tools using the department name have been updated or to the new acronym, DEPWS.
Tools
Using the Active Layer, select some features on the map screen. Right mouse click on the layer name and choose Zoom to Selection. The map screen will zoom to the selected features.
Folder Land > Land Resources > Land units 25k. This data compilation now includes land units over Undoolya Rocky Hill Station.
Folder Land > Land Resources > Land units 100k. This data compilation now includes land units over Pine Hill Station.
8 September 2020
Tools
The NR Maps Important Information splash screen has changed.
Identify visible layers based on selected features – export functions have been fixed.
Spatial data layers
Reminder! Right mouse click on a layer and click 'Metadata' for more information about the data.
Folder Biodiversity > Significant Biodiversity Areas > Biogeographic Regions. New layer.
Folder Fire > Fire Weather Forecast Areas. New layer.
Folder Land > Land Resources > Soil. The layer display now has labels and map tips have been updated.
Folder Land > Land Resources > Land units 100k. This data compilation now includes land units over Curtin Springs.
Folder Water > Surface Water Drainage > Catchments > River Regions renamed (was previously called Regional Catchments) and new layer River Basins has been added.
29 July 2020
Spatial data layer
Folder Fire > Bushfires NT > Remote Community Bushfire Risk. This layer displays the potential bushfire risk ratings for all NT remote communities. Right mouse click on the layer to view the metadata record.
NR Maps mobile client – Remote community bushfire risk
Right mouse click on a layer and select Download spatial data package. This is only available if Department of Environment and Natural Resources is the data custodian. The zipped package contains spatial data in ESRI GDB and/or shapefile formats, metadata records, maps (if available) and reports (if available).
Published bookmarks for Gunn Point Development Opportunities
Spatial data layers
Folder Vegetation > Mangroves > Mangroves Darwin Region 10k. This dataset replaces Darwin Harbour and Bynoe Harbour mangrove surveys. Right mouse click to view the metadata record.
NTG Users only: Folder Fire > Bushfires NT > Water Points and Remote Community Bushfire Risk – Please view NTG Central > Online systems > NR Maps NTG Users.
select features from the active layer at any map scale
click on the tool to open, select the data format and then click Export
export will be greyed out if the selected data is not managed by DENR
to check custodian details, right mouse click on the layer and view the metadata record.
New redline mark-up tools
Upload your own data:
click the tool and browse to the file location to load
select features to change the colour settings
the geometry of an uploaded file may be edited (e.g. move vertices).
Create new dataset using text coordinates
This new tool provides the user with an accurate drawing tool using coordinates (e.g. create a new point).
Enter the location: 132.1234 -15.1234 (use a space between the x and y coordinates).
Click on the drawing tool Save and call this New Point 1.
Update geometry using text coordinates
Select an existing drawing feature and edit the coordinates for (e.g. how to move the location of New Point 1).
Select Point X and click on the Update drawing tool; Enter new coordinates 132.234 -15.234.
5 June 2020
Folder Fire > Bushfires NT > Administrative Boundaries > Volunteer Bushfire Brigade Areas – Beatrice Hill name changed to Marrakai.
Folder Land > Land Use Mapping > Land Use Secondary Classes – Review new search tools to filter by class or commodity.
Folder Parks and Culture > Parks and Reserves – Review new search tools to filter parks by name or type.
NTG Users only: Folder Fire > Hazardous Locations – Please view NTG Central > Online systems > NR Maps NTG Users.
13 May 2020
Tools
New export to KML function in Redline tools.
New Get function in Redline tool for NTG users only. To view more information about this function go to NTG Central > Online systems > NR Maps NTG Users.
Spatial data layers
Folder Biodiversity > Fauna datasets: new attribute OBSERVATION_TYPE.
Folder Land > Land use mapping > data updates predominately over Darwin and Katherine areas.
31 March 2020
Tools
Splash screen at start provides basic information about using NR Maps.
Reset NR Maps for a fresh start. Click on green arrow tool located at the top right of the map screen.
Spatial data layers
New layer: Land Administration > Administrative Boundaries > COVID-19 designated biosecurity areas.
Pastoral leasesare excluded from the designated areas. To display this layer: Land Administration folder > Cadastre (Land Parcels) > Pastoral Properties.
Published bookmarks (click on yellow book tool)
COVID-19 > Designated biosecurity areas, Pastoral Leases, Communities. Cadastre is the active layer. Pastoral leases are excluded from the designated area.
Aboriginal > Communities and Land. Communities is the active layer.
The layers in NR Maps have grown considerably so the main folders have been reorganised to make navigation easier.
To assist searching for a layer, enter a name in the Filter, located at the top of the layers panel. Eg bore. Only layers with the name bore will be displayed. Click the 'X' to go back to all layers.
Spatial data layers
Folder Biodiversity > previously called Flora and Fauna.
Folder Environment > Layer Waste Discharge Sites has been added to this new folder.
Folder Fire > Subfolder Bushfires NT\Administrative Boundaries > layer Fire Protection Zones. Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs zone boundaries amended.
New subfolder North Australian Fire Information (NAFI) contains layers Hotspots and Fire Scars. The source is a web map service so the layers can only be viewed and cannot be made active.
New subfolder NT Fire and Rescue Service. The Emergency Response Areas (ERA) have moved to this subfolder.
Folder Maps > The layer Graticule GDA94 has moved to this folder. Turn on to display Latitude and Longitude graticules. These will display on a map printed from NR Maps.
Dates have been added to the layer All Map Products and included in the Search function.
Folder Water > Subfolder Bores > Bores were previously split into groups Current and Historical. An additional layer called Bores All has been reinstated.
Subfolder Water Management: Layers Water management zones and Protection areas were amended.
Folder Land Administration > Subfolder Topographic map index has moved to this folder.
Subfolder Cadastre: new layer Aboriginal Land. This is a subset of the cadastre layer based on Owner Category.
Subfolder Administrative boundaries: new layers Aboriginal land council and Electoral Regions.
Folder Geoscience and Mining > The subfolders Geoscience (previously called Geology and Geophyics) and Titles Register have moved to this folder.
6 September 2019
Spatial data layers
Mining Title Register > Petroleum and Pipeline Titles > Petroleum Reserves and Petroleum Proposed Reserves – new layers.
Geology and Geophysics > Beetaloo sub-basin – new layer.
Vegetation Resources > Sandsheet Heath Vegetation layer was fixed and reinstated.
22 August 2019
Tools
Personal Bookmarks – create your own: save layers, location and drawing markups. Send the bookmark to colleagues or save for use at another time.
Published Bookmarks – created by administrators: layers and location have been pre-set. Please contact us to add new bookmarks to this listing.
Registered Bores have been split into two groups, Current and Historical. Both layers may be used for the Quick search entry tool. To search other bore layers: 1. make the layer active, 2. click the search tab in the table of contents.
Water Resources > Water Management > Water Beneficial Uses –data update.
Land Resources > Landunits > Landunit 50k – added new data Soil Suitability Dunmarra Area. For survey details, refer to Land Resource Survey Index > Finer Scale.
Land Management > Pastoral Districts layer added.
18 July 2019
Know your bore desktop tool
New layer selection function in desktop client.
Spatial data layers
Basemaps > new layer Google Hybrid – combines Google Satellite and Google maps layers.
Water Resources > Water Management > Water Beneficial Uses – data update.
Vegetation Resources > Mangroves > NT Mangroves 100K– data display updated (review legend).
20 June 2019
Know your bore mobile tool
The exclusive Know you bore mobile client tool is now live.
You can view the tool on either on your tablet/iPad or mobile phone. You can even add it to your devices 'Home' screen, to make it 'look' like an app!
Spatial data layers
Water Resources folder > Water Management Areas – Overhauled Water management area layers.
Flora and Fauna > Flora Atlas > Introduced Flora – new ‘Weeds Database’ search option.
New NT Government internal ‘Move your bore’ layer to assist in bore location correction.
Tools
Map tips added for Cadastre (land parcels). Click the tool to turn on. Hover the mouse over a parcel to view summary details. Click the tool to turn off.
Know your bore tool
This new web tool displays bores that may be at risk of running dry in the 2019 dry season in the Darwin rural area. All bores in the NT are searchable and contain a link to the bore report.
Water Resources folder > Bores > Bores with Dry Risk: this new layer displays bores that may be at risk of running dry in the 2019 dry season in the Darwin rural area.
Water Resources folder > Bores > NT Bores: details from the Bores with Dry Risk layer were added to the NT Bores layer, including; Dry Risk Rating, Bore Risk Class, Date of assessment 8 April 2019, Web link for more information, Name of the Darwin Rural groundwater resource.
User guide to describe how to review the new layer, Bores with Dry Risk.
4 March 2019
Spatial data layers
Water Resources folder > Water Management Areas - new NT Sinkholes layer (removed Katherine sinkholes 50k layer).
Water Resources folder > Water Management Areas > Darwin Rural Groundwater Systems – new search queries.
Surface Water Drainage > Catchments – New Sub-catchment layer.
Weed dataset now references a new Spatial Management Database.
Tools
All layer folders are now unticked. Open the folder and tick a layer – ascending folders will automatically turn on. Cadastre layers and Basemaps Coastline remain turned on.
Default start Tool is now 'Pan' instead of 'Zoom In'.
19 February 2019
Surface Water Drainage folder restructured - Drainage Lines are now vector and layers are searchable.
Water Resources folder - new subfolder Water Licensing: new layers Surface Water and Groundwater Water Extraction Licence (replacing Bores – Water Extraction Licence layer).
Land Management folder - Updated Unzoned and Pastoral Clearing Permits layers.
Land Resources folder - Updated Land Resource Survey Index layer; Updated Landunit 100k compilation layer.
New tool - Identify Visible Layers based on Selected Feature.
Edit tool - Changed selection tools rectangle selection instead of circle selection.
Fixed scaling issues in Cadastre and Landform layers.
24 January 2019
Added Strata and Water Sample Areas in Water Resources > Water Management Areas folder.
Added Land Resources of Auvergne Station to Land Resources > Landunits > Landunit 100k folder.
Updated Land Resource Survey Index > Land Resources folder.
