Web mapping services

We make our environmental data available as web services.

You can access these datasets using geospatial software. Find out how to access this data.

Open data is available for download on our Find Environmental Data catalogue. Select a link to show the metadata record from which you can choose to download the data.

To access other forms of accessible data as ESRI shapefiles, Rasters or File geodatabases, search in FED for ‘downloadable data’ under Additional Options > Content Type.

Available data

Dataset Type URL
Australian Marine Parks WMS https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Australian_Marine_Parks/MapServer/WMSServer
Australia, World Heritage Areas WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/World_Heritage_Areas/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/World_Heritage_Areas/MapServer/WFSServer
Australia, World Heritage Areas including labels WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/World_Heritage_Areas_label/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/World_Heritage_Areas_label/MapServer/WFSServer
Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) - Marine WMS https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/CAPAD_MARINE/MapServer/WMSServer
Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) - terrestrial WMS https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/capad/MapServer/WMSServer
Commonwealth Heritage List Spatial Database (CHL) WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Heritage_List/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Heritage_List/MapServer/WFSServer
Commonwealth Marine Regions WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Marine_Regions/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Marine_Regions/MapServer/WFSServer
Commonwealth Marine Reserves symbolised on IUCN Zone WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Marine_Reserves_IUCN/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Commonwealth_Marine_Reserves_IUCN/MapServer/WFSServer
Conservation Management Zones of Australia WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Conservation_Management_Zones/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Conservation_Management_Zones/MapServer/WFSServer
Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (DIWA) Spatial Database WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Important_Wetlands/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Important_Wetlands/MapServer/WFSServer
EPBC Referrals Spatial Database WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/EPBC_Referrals/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/EPBC_Referrals/MapServer/WFSServer
IMCRA Mesoscale WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/IMCRA_Mesoscale/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/IMCRA_Mesoscale/MapServer/WFSServer
IMCRA Provincial WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/IMCRA_Provincial/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/IMCRA_Provincial/MapServer/WFSServer
Indigenous Protected Areas - Dedicated WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Indigenous_Protected_Areas/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Indigenous_Protected_Areas/MapServer/WFSServer
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA), Version 7 (Regions) WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/IBRA7_Regions/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/IBRA7_Regions/MapServer/WFSServer
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA), Version 7 (Subregions) WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/IBRA7_Subregions/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/IBRA7_Subregions/MapServer/WFSServer
Marine Key Ecological Features WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Key_Ecological_Features/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Key_Ecological_Features/MapServer/WFSServer
Marine Key Ecological Features with names WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Key_Ecological_Features_named/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Key_Ecological_Features_named/MapServer/WFSServer
National Heritage List Spatial Database (NHL) - public WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/National_Heritage_List/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/National_Heritage_List/MapServer/WFSServer
National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Major Vegetation Groups – Extant Vegetation WMS https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/NVIS_ext_mvg/MapServer/WMSServer
National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Major Vegetation Groups – Estimated Pre- 1750 Vegetation WMS https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/NVIS_pre_mvg/MapServer/WMSServer
National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Major Vegetation Subgroups – Extant Vegetation WMS https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/NVIS_ext_mvs/MapServer/WMSServer
National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Major Vegetation Subgroups – Estimated Pre- 1750 Vegetation WMS https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/NVIS_pre_mvs/MapServer/WMSServer
Natural Resource Management Regions WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Natural_Resource_Management_Regions/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Natural_Resource_Management_Regions/MapServer/WFSServer
Ramsar Upstream Catchments WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Ramsar_Upstream_Catchments/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Ramsar_Upstream_Catchments/MapServer/WFSServer
Rangelands WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Rangelands/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Rangelands/MapServer/WFSServer
Strategic Assessment areas WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Strategic_Assessment_Areas/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Strategic_Assessment_Areas/MapServer/WFSServer
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) WMS
WFS		 https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Ramsar_Wetlands/MapServer/WMSServer
https://www.environment.gov.au/mapping/services/ogc_services/Ramsar_Wetlands/MapServer/WFSServer