Import/Catalogue/Australian Dedicated Indigenous Protected Areas 2020
Australian Dedicated Indigenous Protected Areas 2020 is dataset which is of type
ArcView Shapefile covering Australia. The import was completed on the 1st January 2022.
Goals
Update the Australian Dedicated Indigenous Protected Areas with the latest dedicated areas since those mapped from the biannual CAPAD editions and also add the IPA sea country that is not included in CAPAD.
Schedule
Commenced late in 2021 and completed the import early in 2022.
Import Data
Background
Indigenous Protected Areas https://www.awe.gov.au/agriculture-land/land/indigenous-protected-areas
Data source site: http://www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BC64658F0-95AD-4209-8D1E-F94BD0A4E827%7D
Data license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en
Type of license : CC-BY-SA
Link to permission : https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Dedicated_Indigenous_Protected_Areas_2020_signed_permission.pdf
OSM attribution : https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
ODbL Compliance verified: yes
OSM Data File
OSM XML file derived from the data sources.
Import Type
A one-time import.
Data Preparation
Open original shapefile in QGIS and save in CRS EPSG-4326-WGS84
On checking validity of the shapefile a few touching rings were detected and I will evaluate these in JOSM before upload.
Use a ogr2osm translation file on the shapefile to prepare suitable tags in an .osm file that are comparable with the IPAs already imported into OSM previously using CAPAD.
Use JOSM to add the missing IPAs one at time by 'Edit > Merge selection' the selected polygon or multipolygon for each IPA with the existing osm data.
Use JOSM simplify if necessary to remove excessive nodes with minimal changes to geometry.
Validate and quality control the merged IPA and upload data into the OSM database.
Tagging Plans
Use a ogr2osm translation file
| attribute fields in dataset | tag in OSM | example |
|---|---|---|
| NAME: official (gazetted) name of a IPA or unofficial name | name + TYPE | Ngadju Indigenous Protected Area |
| TYPE: official gazetted designation of the IPA. | used in name as above | as above |
| ENVIRON: Where an IPA component comprises of sea country (M=marine). | name + TYPE + sea country | Thuwathu/Bujimulla Indigenous Protected Area sea country |
| IPA_ID | ref:DedicatedIPA2020:pa_id: CWTH_IPA + IPA_ID | CWTH_IPA47 |
| IUCN_CODE: the IUCN protected area category | iucn_level | II;VI |
| IUCN_CODE: the IUCN protected area category | protect_class | 2;6 |
| AUTHORITY: This attribute contains code sets for the management authority of the IPA. | operator | Indigenous Management Group |
| note: The IPAs may have multiple IUCN codes across their full extent. | ||
These tags were added to be consistent with IPA data already in OSM from other sources.
leisure=nature_reserve
access=private (I decided not to use this tag as most areas seemed accessible and unable to verify anyway)
source=Dedicated Indigenous Protected Areas 2020
boundary=protected_area
type=boundary for multipolygons. I will delete this tag from non-multipolygons using a JOSM search for 'type=way type=boundary' and delete the type=boundary tag and save.
These attributes not imported.
STATE: State the IPA is located in.
STATUS: whether the IPA is declared or undeclared. (as all were dedicated)
GAZ_AREA: area of IPA in hectares.
GIS_AREA: area of IPA in hectares as calculated in ArcGIS.
GAZ_DATE: original gazettal/ proclamation date.
LATEST_GAZ: Date of most recent gazetted amendment or verification.
SOURCE: Source of spatial dataset (eg. CAPAD_T). (as this can be obtained from original dataset)
and other common values in gis datasets
This column was read and taken into account as necessary as the IPAs were processed.
COMMENTS: Any comments, change of name, etc
Changeset Tags
source=Dedicated Indigenous Protected Areas 2020, Commonwealth of Australia 2020
Data Transformation
Open original dataset shapefile in QGIS, select and copy all features and save a new shapefile as CRS EPSG-4326-WGS84
Use Terminal command prompt to run ogr2osm to convert the shapefile into a OSM XML file with preferred tags
/path/ogr2osm /path/<infile>.shp --translation=/path/Dedicated_IPA_2020_tags.py --split-ways 1800 --never-upload --output=/path/<outfile>.osm
--split-ways 1800 will split ways that are too long for osm
--never-upload prevents accidental upload of the complete IPA areas .osm file when using in JOSM.
The resultant .osm file is suitable for opening in JOSM to begin to Edit > Merge selection of objects into the OSM database.
Link to a pdf of data translation file: (use as .py plain text file with ogr2osm) https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/File:Dedicated_IPA_2020_tags.pdf
Data Merge Workflow
Merging objects in JOSM
It is planned to Edit > Merge selection no more that one IPA at a time into the downloaded osm data for each upload.
Load prepared OSM XML file into JOSM, select the polygon or multipolygon for the IPA that you wish to add to the OSM and zoom to the selected area.
Add a new layer and download the area from the OSM.
Check if the IPA has been mapped already in OSM.
If not mapped already, select the polygon or multipolygon for the IPA that you wish to add from the OSM XML layer, then select edit > merge selection and merge the selected data into the OSM layer.
If the IPA is a small polygon in a data sparse area this task may be simple.
For more complex multipolygons it is best to proceed with caution adding smaller parts and gradually assemble the IPA multipolygon relation.
A judgement is made where parts of the IPA borders duplicate lines that are already in the OSM.
I plan to leave natural boundaries such as wooded areas, streams, coastlines or gazetted boundaries like PSMA administrative boundaries mostly separate from IPA boundaries.
In places where the borders align with National Park and similar protected areas I will likely de-duplicate and share borders.
This will be a subjective judgement and situation dependent.
I notice that the resolution of the sea country borders may be lower that the land areas where there is overlap and I will try to choose the best resolution where possible when de-duplicating.
I will replace the osm mapped geometry where necessary to preserve the history of the ways using JOSM/Plugins/utilsplugin2 Replace geometry.
Contact
This is a solo import.
Contact: 
nevw (on osm, edits, contrib, heatmap, chngset com.)
Software used
QGIS 3.22
ogr2osm (roelderickx version)
JOSM
QA
JOSM validator will be used before upload and conflicts, errors and warnings resolved.
Ways will be checked for duplication.
Each IPA will be uploaded separately in single or multiple parts.
I will monitor the OSM Inspector (areas) for issues and resolve where necessary.
If reversion of any changeset/s is required this will be done using the JOSM/Plugins/Reverter plugin.
Progress
The Indigenous Protected Areas to be added to OSM
These have been dedicated since the last CAPAD or are sea country which were not included in CAPAD
| Indigenous Protected Area | Progress |
|---|---|
| Ngadju IPA | complete |
| Ngururrpa IPA | complete |
| Mandingalbay Yidinji IPA sea country | complete |
| Dhimurru IPA sea country | complete |
| Anindilyakwa IPA sea country | complete |
| Girringun IPA sea country | complete |
| Eastern Kuku Yalanji IPA sea country | complete |
| Nyangumarta Warrarn IPA sea country | complete |
| Yawuru IPA sea country | complete |
| Thuwathu/Bujimulla IPA sea country | complete |
These have not been mapped in OSM as yet
| Indigenous Protected Area | Progress |
|---|---|
| Toogimbie IPA | complete |
| Boorabee and The Willows IPA | complete |
| Tyrendarra IPA | complete |
| Lake Condah IPA | complete |
| Gumma IPA | complete |
| Ngunya Jargoon IPA | complete |
| Tarriwa Kurrukun IPA | complete |
| Kurtonitj IPA | complete |
| Deen Maar IPA | complete |
| Framlingham Forest IPA | complete |
| Dorodong IPA | complete |
| Minyumai IPA | complete |
I will review some of the sea country island boundaries at a later date and see if a better boundary would suit the land mass better using imagery
See also
An email was sent to the talk-au mailing list on 2021-11-21 and 2021-12-25 and another on the 1st Jan 2022 advising completion and can be found in the archives of the mailing list.