Web mapping services

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A web service enables applications, websites and mapping tools to access environmental data directly from a database. This allows users to view and use the latest information without downloading the data.

Open data is available for download in our Find Environmental Data (FED) catalogue. In FED, select a link to open the record.

Key departmental datasets 

DatasetTypeURL
Australian Marine ParksWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Australian_Marine_Parks/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Australia, World Heritage AreasWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/World_Heritage_Areas/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Australia, World Heritage Areas including labelsWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/World_Heritage_Areas_Label/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD)WMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/CAPAD/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Commonwealth Heritage List Spatial Database (CHL)WMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Heritage_List/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Commonwealth Marine RegionsWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Marine_Regions/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Commonwealth Marine Reserves symbolised on IUCN ZoneWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Marine_Reserves_IUCN/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Conservation Management Zones of AustraliaWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Conservation_Management_Zones/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
EPBC Referrals Spatial DatabaseWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/EPBC_Referrals/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
IMCRA MesoscaleWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/IMCRA_Mesoscale/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
IMCRA ProvincialWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/IMCRA_Provincial/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Indigenous Protected Areas - DedicatedWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Indigenous_Protected_Areas/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA), Version 7 (Regions)WMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/IBRA7_Regions/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA), Version 7 (Subregions)WMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/IBRA7_Subregions/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Marine Key Ecological FeaturesWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Key_Ecological_Features/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Marine Key Ecological Features with namesWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Key_Ecological_Features_named/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
National Heritage List Spatial Database (NHL) - publicWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/National_Heritage_List/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Major Vegetation Groups – Extant VegetationWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/NVIS_ext_mvg/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Major Vegetation Groups – Estimated Pre- 1750 VegetationWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/NVIS_pre_mvg/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Major Vegetation Subgroups – Extant VegetationWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/NVIS_ext_mvs/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Major Vegetation Subgroups – Estimated Pre- 1750 VegetationWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/NVIS_pre_mvs/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Natural Resource Management RegionsWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/NRM_Regions/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Ramsar Upstream CatchmentsWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Ramsar_Upstream_Catchments/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
RangelandsWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Rangelands/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Strategic Assessment areasWMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Strategic_Assessment_Areas/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar)WMShttps://gis.environment.gov.au/gispubmap/services/ogc_services/Ramsar_Wetlands/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS