This dataset is a filtered product from “The Historical Bush Fire Boundaries” dataset which is available here.

Below filters are applied to “The Historical Bush fire Boundaries” dataset to prepare this visualisation:

Records within New South Wales state boundaries.
Records with known attributes of "extinguish_date" and "ignition_date".
Duration is a calculated attribute called "duration"; derived from "extinguish_date" and "ignition_date" attributes.
"duration" in days = "extinguish_date" – "ignition_date" + 1

Visualisation and Attributes:

Useful links,

Metadata

Content Title	NSW Historical Bushfire Boundaries (WebMap)
Content Type	Web Map
Description	NSW Fire history data; including bushfires and prescribed burns ranging from 1998 to 2022 with known duration.
Initial Publication Date	23/08/2023
Data Currency	01/09/2022
Data Update Frequency	Other
Content Source	Website URL
File Type	Map Feature Service
Attribution	For additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub
Data Theme, Classification or Relationship to other Datasets	For additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub
Accuracy	For additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub
Spatial Reference System (dataset)	GDA94
Spatial Reference System (web service)	EPSG:3857
WGS84 Equivalent To	GDA2020
Spatial Extent
Content Lineage
Data Classification	Unclassified
Data Access Policy	Open
Data Quality
Terms and Conditions	Creative Common
Standard and Specification	For additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub
Data Custodian	ARDC, Geoscience Australia and the Emergency Management Spatial Information Network
Point of Contact	Please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub
Data Aggregator	Live NSW DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795
Data Distributor	Live NSW DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795
Additional Supporting Information
TRIM Number

NSW Historical Bushfire Boundaries (WebMap)

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