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South Australian Planning Portal Application (SAPPA)
The South Australian Property and Planning Atlas (SAPPA) is a free, map-based application which displays planning spatial layers and land ownership information.
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Bushfire risk in the Fleurieu
SAPPA provides information which affects property development and planning. This includes alerting potential home buyers of the bushfire risk in areas of South Australia.
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Digital Atlas of Australia
The Digital Atlas of Australia is a mapping tool provided by the Australian Government to view a wide range of datasets in a graphical format. One such use is to view the geological regions of Australia using layers which reveal the types of surface geology, timescale, and rock type.
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Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation
The Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation is a register of the people, industries, corporations, research institutions, scientific societies, awards, major events and other organisations that have contributed to Australia’s scientific, technological, engineering and medical heritage.
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South Australian Resources Information Gateway (SARIG)
South Australian Resources Information Gateway is an online mapping tool which contains a range of information about the State’s natural resources. It is available for the general public to use to learn and understand more about the physical environment.
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Let’s Propagate: A plant propagation manual for Australia
This is a handbook for propagating specifically Australian Native plants. It takes the user from a novice to being able to identify what propagation methods can be applied for a large cross-section of native plant families, genus, and species.
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Electric Vehicles powering your devices, home or the grid
Electric vehicles (EVs) can be charged at home using the relatively free power of rooftop solar. Many EV brands also have the ability to supply power to devices, specific home circuits or to the power grid.
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Drip Irrigation: for Every Landscape & All Climates
Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and all Climates by Robert Kourik (2009) provides the basics as well as advanced concepts in drip irrigation design for domestic use. This library guide/review provides a description as well as a chapter by chapter summary of this indispensible handbook.
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Using NatureMaps to identify plant communities
One of the best uses of NatureMaps is to locate plant communities which pre-existed European settlement. This procedure explains how to set NatureMaps for this purpose, then to use the vegetation key or ID to identify the upper, middle, and lower storey of the plant community.
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Australian Cultivar Registration Authority
The ACRA website is a registration portal for plant breeders to apply for registration of a native plant cultivar.