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ARTICLES “I spy with my little eye …” (continued) SEED: Sharing and Enabling EnvironmEntal data Dataset highlights fact ShEEt What is SEED? SEED is a free online resource that allows anyone to access environmental data for education or research purposes. The portal brings together over 2,500 environmental datasets currently held by NSW government entities related to water, land, air, vegetation and threatened species. NSW Koala Habitat Information Base: This is a state-wide Koala Habitat Information Base (KHIB) that has been developed as part of the NSW Koala Strategy. These datasets deliver the best available state-wide spatial data on koala habitat, likelihood, koala preferred trees and koala sightings for NSW. Click [here] to view the KHIB datsets. Data available within the portal are from a wide variety of sources Water Land Air Vegetation Biota The data are made available via a federated information platform Urban Heat and Green Cover: These datasets show urban vegetation cover, land surface temperatures and areas of heat vulnerability across the Sydney Greater Metropolitan Area. Click [here] to view these datasets. SEED Platform Catalogue Web services Map viewer Monitoring Reporting Management Metadata The data help manage our environment Stakeholders Government Community Researchers/ Academics 1 Industry Regulators SEEd.nSW.gov.aU 27 SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL NEWS VOL 68 NO 4