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Occurrence record: School of Ants - SoA 5162

PreservedSpecimen of Melophorus turneri recorded on 2018-05-24

Dataset

Data resource	School of Ants
Catalog number	SoA 5162
Basis of record	Preserved specimen
Collector	Lightning Ridge Central School
Associated Occurrence Status	Associated record
Associated occurrences	The occurrence is associated with a representative record. For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License	CC-BY
Sampling protocol	Hand collected
Occurrence status	present
Abcd identification qualifier	Not provided

Event

Collecting date	2018-05-24
Sampling protocol	Hand collected
Date precision	Day
Verbatim event date	24/05/2018

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Melophorus turneri Supplied scientific name "Melophorus turneri (pillipes)"
Taxon rank	species
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hymenoptera
Family	Formicidae
Genus	Melophorus
Species	Melophorus turneri
Taxonomic issue	No issues
Name match metric	Canonical name match The supplied name was parsed into canonical form before a match was found.
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State / Province	New South Wales Supplied as: "NSW"
Locality	Walgett (A)
Locality	Lightning Ridge
Latitude	-29.426647
Longitude	147.978318
Geodetic datum	EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Biome	Terrestrial

User flagged issues

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Data quality tests

Test name	Result
Geodetic datum assumed WGS84	Warning
Country inferred from coordinates	Warning
Basis of record not supplied	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Invalid collection date	Passed
Incomplete collection date	Passed
First of the month	Passed
Collector name unparseable	Passed
Missing catalogue number	Passed
Data are generalised	Passed
Name not supplied	Passed
Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Name not recognised	Passed
Invalid scientific name	Passed
Name not in national checklists	Passed
Decimal coordinates not supplied	Passed
Coordinates are transposed	Passed
Coordinates are out of range for species	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Zero latitude	Passed
Zero longitude	Passed
Location not supplied	Passed
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
Missing geodetic datum	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
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Missing an identification qualifier	Missing
Missing name of person who identified the specimen/observation	Missing
Missing identification references	Missing
Missing identification date	Missing
Missing taxonomic rank	Missing
Missing coordinate precision	Missing
Coordinate uncertainty not specified	Missing
Missing name of person who georeferenced the occurrence	Missing
Missing georeferenced protocol	Missing
Missing georeferenced sources	Missing
Missing georeferenced verification status	Missing
Missing georeference date	Missing
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Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
unrecognisedOccurrenceStatus	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude out of range	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max altitude reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the year	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates dont match supplied country	Unchecked (lack of data)
Image URL invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Unable to convert UTM coordinates	Unchecked (lack of data)
Supplied country not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
Collection code not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
Invalid geodetic datum	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth out of range	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinate uncertainty not valid	Unchecked (lack of data)
No collection date supplied	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates converted from UTM	Unchecked (lack of data)
Occurrence status assumed to be present	Unchecked (lack of data)
Unparseable verbatim coordinates	Unchecked (lack of data)
Institution code not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced after occurrence date	Unchecked (lack of data)
Outside expert range for species	Unchecked (lack of data)
Higher taxonomy missing	Unchecked (lack of data)
Media unrepresentative	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the century	Unchecked (lack of data)
Precision / range mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Unrecognized geodetic datum	Unchecked (lack of data)
Cultivated / escapee	Unchecked (lack of data)
Date precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Badly formed altitude	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinate precision not valid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates derived from verbatim coordinates	Unchecked (lack of data)
Media unrepresentative for taxon	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max depth reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Type status not recognised	Unchecked (lack of data)
Day and month transposed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Possible duplicate record	Unchecked (lack of data)
Latitude Longitude calculated from grid reference	Unchecked (lack of data)
Longitude is negated	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identification date before occurrence date	Unchecked (lack of data)
Homonym issues with supplied name	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Latitude is negated	Unchecked (lack of data)
Decimal latitude/longitude conversion failed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)

Inferred associated occurrence details

This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality/wiki/INFERRED_DUPLICATE_RECORD

Representative Record
Record UUID	4d037bdb-b8ad-49fb-8d21-77bbcaed23f1
Data Resource	School of Ants
Raw Scientific Name	Melophorus turneri (pillipes)
Coordinates	-29.426647,147.978318
Collector	[Lightning Ridge Central School]
Year	2018
Month	05
Day	24
Related records
Record UUID	558d98df-c3cf-4cf8-a13a-17ee3fa6fcbc
Data Resource	School of Ants
Raw Scientific Name	Melophorus turneri (pillipes)
Coordinates	-29.426647,147.978318
Collector	[Lightning Ridge Central School]
Year	2018
Month	05
Day	24
Comments	Collectors were identical Coordinates were identical

Record UUID	558d98df-c3cf-4cf8-a13a-17ee3fa6fcbc
Data Resource	School of Ants
Raw Scientific Name	Melophorus turneri (pillipes)
Coordinates	-29.426647,147.978318
Collector	[Lightning Ridge Central School]
Year	2018
Month	05
Day	24
Comments	Collectors were identical Coordinates were identical

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
Fallow practice - dominant (area)	Fallow 3-9 months
Fallow practice - dominant (number)	Fallow 3-9 months
Global 200 priority ecoregions - Freshwater	Eastern Australia Rivers & Streams
Irrigation practice - dominant	6. Local knowledge
Land use	Urban intensive uses
Murray Darling Basin Authority Water Quality Zones	Lowland
Murray-Darling Basin Boundary	Murray-Darling Basin Boundary
Murray-Darling Basin Ground Water Plan Areas	GW13
Murray-Darling Basin Ground Water Plan Areas (2018)	NSW Murray��Darling Basin Fractured Rock
Murray-Darling Basin Ground Water SDL Resource Units	New South Wales Great Artesian Basin Surat Shallow (GS34)
Murray-Darling Basin Ground Water SDL Resource Units (2018)	NSW GAB Surat Shallow (GS34)
Murray-Darling Basin Surface Water Plan Areas	SW13
Murray-Darling Basin Surface Water Plan Areas (2019)	Intersecting Streams
Murray-Darling Basin Surface Water SDL Resource Units	SS17
Murray-Darling Basin Surface Water SDL Resource Units (2019)	Intersecting Streams
Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Rivers Audit (SRA) Valleys	CONDAMINE
Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Rivers Audit (SRA) Zones	lowland
Murray-Darling Basin Wetland Groups	Non-wetland
NRM Regions 2010	Western
NRM Regions 2014	North West NSW
NRM Regions 2015	North West NSW
NRM Regions 2017	North West NSW
NRM Regions 2017 (Qld 2019)	North West NSW
Stubble practice - dominant (area)	Stubble ploughed in
Stubble practice - dominant (number)	Stubble ploughed in
Tillage practice - dominant (area)	1-2 cultivations
Tillage practice - dominant (number)	1-2 cultivations
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	North West NSW
Biodiversity
Freshwater Ecoregions of the World	Murray - Darling
IBRA 6 Regions	Brigalow Belt South
IBRA 6 Sub Regions	Narrandool
IBRA 7 Regions	Brigalow Belt South
IBRA 7 Subregions	Narrandool
Terrestrial Ecoregional Boundaries	Brigalow Tropical Savanna
World Anthropogenic Biomes (2000)	Remote rangelands
Climate
Agroclimatic classification of Australia	Growth is limited by moisture rather than temperature and the winters are mild. Growth is relatively even through the year
Koppen Climate Classification (All Classes)	Grassland: hot (persistently dry)
Koppen Climate Classification (Major Classes)	Grassland
Fire
Fire regime niches	Pasture (tropical and subtropical)
Hydrology
Drainage Divisions Level 1	Murray-Darling Basin
Drainage Divisions Level 2	DARLING RIVER
River Regions	CONDAMINE-CULGOA RIVERS
Marine
States including coastal waters	New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	New South Wales
Australian States and Territories	New South Wales
Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries	Parkes
Local Government Areas 2011	Walgett (A)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Walgett
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	WALGETT SHIRE COUNCIL
Murray-Darling Basin Water Resource Planning Areas Traditional Owners - Ground Water	Barkindji, Bigambul, Budjiti, Euahlayi, Guwamu/Kooma, Kambuwal, Gomeroi/Kamilaroi, Kunja, Kwiambul, Maljangapa, Murrawarri, Ngarabal, Ngemba, Wailwan, Wiradjuri
Murray-Darling Basin Water Resource Planning Areas Traditional Owners - Ground Water (2019)	Barkandji, Barapa Barapa, Bigambul, Budjiti, Euahlayi, Githabul, Gomeroi/Kamilaroi, Guwamu (Kooma), Kambuwal, Kunja, Kwiambul, Maljangapa, Maraura, Murrawarri, Mutthi Mutthi, Nari Nari, Ngarabal, Ngemba, Ngiyampaa, Nyeri Nyeri, Tati Tati, Wadi Wadi, Wail
Murray-Darling Basin Water Resource Planning Areas Traditional Owners - Surface Water	Budjiti, Euahlayi, Guwamu/Kooma, Gomeroi/Kamilaroi, Kunja, Murrawarri, Ngemba
Murray-Darling Basin Water Resource Planning Areas Traditional Owners - Surface Water (2019)	Barkandji, Budjiti, Euahlayi, Guwamu (Kooma), Gomeroi/Kamilaroi, Kunja, Murrawarri, Ngemba
NSW Local Land Services Regions	North West
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	11
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	1804
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	REST OF NSW
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	WALGETT - LIGHTNING RIDGE
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	BOURKE - COBAR - COONAMBLE
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	FAR WEST AND ORANA
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2016)	PARKES
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	PARKES
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	WALGETT
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	LIGHTNING RIDGE
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	NORTH-WESTERN NSW
PSMA Localities (2018)	LIGHTNING RIDGE
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Remote Australia
PSMA Section of State (2016)	OTHER URBAN
PSMA Section of State Range (2016)	1,000 TO 4,999
PSMA Significant Urban Area (2016)	NOT IN ANY SIGNIFICANT URBAN AREA (NSW)
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2016)	LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	BARWON
PSMA States (2016)	NEW SOUTH WALES
PSMA Urban Centre and Locality (2016)	LIGHTNING RIDGE
Statistical Local Areas	Walgett (A)
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Substrate
Geological Regions of Australia	Surat Region
Surface Geology of Australia	Ksr
Topography
Physiographic Provinces of Australia	Central Lowlands Province
Physiographic Regions 2011	Lightning Ridge Lowland
Vegetation
Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0	Non-Indigenous, Non forest
Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0	Non Forest
Land cover	Native forests and woodlands
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups	Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0	Leasehold
Vegetation - condition	Modified
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt woodlands
Vegetation types - present	cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

Environmental sampling for this location

Area Management
Natural resource management expenditure	3923430.0 $
Biodiversity
Acacia – Miller et al 2012 - 0.5 degree	0.6272
Amphibians (global) – Pyron & Wiens 2011 - 0.5 degree	2.6382
Endemism	0.010084079
Endemism (Non-marine)	0.010221408
Mammals – Fritz et al 2009 - 0.5 degree	0.3689
Migratory species (2008)	3.0 frequency
Occurrence Density	6730.0 frequency
Shannon Diversity (H)	5.2868886 index
Species Richness	626.0 frequency
Threatened communities (2008)	0.0 frequency
Threatened species (2008)	0.0 frequency
Climate
2030A1BMk35M: Aridity index - annual mean	0.22583126
2030A1BMk35M: Evaporation - month min	60.94 mm
2030A1BMk35M: Precipitation - annual mean	32.536667 mm
2030A1BMk35M: Precipitation - driest month	14.28 mm
2030A1BMk35M: Precipitation - equinox seasonality ratio	0.8343218
2030A1BMk35M: Precipitation - spring or autumn season	-0.19629076
2030A1BMk35M: Temperature - annual max mean	29.149166 degrees C
2030A1BMk35M: Temperature - annual min mean	15.004167 degrees C
2030A1BMk35M: Temperature - annual range	30.819977 degrees C
Aridity index - annual mean	0.22097869
Aridity index - month max	0.44277608
Aridity index - month min	0.119069025
Evaporation - annual mean	200.38611 (ml/5km x 5km pixel)
Evaporation - average	10468.0 ml
Evaporation - month max	348.0713 mm
Evaporation - month min	72.27129 mm
Evaporation - variability	27.0 %
Growth index C3 macrotherm plants - annual mean	0.09 index
Growth index C3 mesotherm plants - annual mean	0.14 index
Growth index C4 megatherm plants - annual mean	0.07 index
Humidity - annual mean relative	70.51209 %
Humidity - annual mean relative 3pm	54.257896 %
Humidity - month max relative	85.40498 %
Humidity - month max relative 3pm	67.30946 %
Humidity - month min relative	44.39782 %
Humidity - month min relative 3pm	44.39782 %
Precipitation - annual	450.0 mm
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	447.0 mm
Precipitation - annual mean	37.833332 mm
Precipitation - annual seasonality	0.69822484
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	85.0 mm
Precipitation - driest month	19.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	4.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	74.0 mm
Precipitation - equinox seasonality ratio	0.90178573
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	30.0 mm
Precipitation - spring or autumn season	-0.10784314
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	150.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest month	58.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	15.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	150.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	19.5 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	30.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	25.7 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual max mean	26.945833 degrees C
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	20.5 degrees C
Temperature - annual min mean	12.333333 degrees C
Temperature - annual range	29.971313 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	31.0 degrees C
Temperature - coldest month min	4.03 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	4.6 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	12.8 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	13.9 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	16.5 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.45 %
Temperature - month hottest maximum	34.94 degrees C
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	2.01
Temperature - warmest month min	20.16 degrees C
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	35.6 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	27.8 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	27.5 degrees C
Wind run - annual mean	160.28682 km/day
WorldClim: Precipitation - annual	473.0 mm
WorldClim: Precipitation - coldest quarter	81.0 mm
WorldClim: Precipitation - driest month	21.0 mm
WorldClim: Precipitation - driest quarter	80.0 mm
WorldClim: Precipitation - seasonality	38.0
WorldClim: Precipitation - warmest quarter	177.0 mm
WorldClim: Precipitation - wettest month	74.0 mm
WorldClim: Precipitation - wettest quarter	181.0 mm
WorldClim: Temperature - annual mean	200.0 degrees C * 10
WorldClim: Temperature - annual range	303.0 degrees C * 10
WorldClim: Temperature - coldest month min	46.0 degrees C * 10
WorldClim: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	122.0 degrees C * 10
WorldClim: Temperature - diurnal range mean	141.0 degrees C * 10
WorldClim: Temperature - driest quarter mean	136.0 degrees C * 10
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	46.0 %
WorldClim: Temperature - seasonality	5829.0 standard deviation (degrees C * 10) * 100
WorldClim: Temperature - warmest month max	349.0 degrees C * 10
WorldClim: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	272.0 degrees C * 10
WorldClim: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	265.0 degrees C * 10
Distance
Distance - to any water (weighted)	0.14142135 degrees
Distance - to coast	5.153882 km x 100
Distance - to non-permanent water (weighted)	0.32999998 degrees
Distance - to permanent water (weighted)	0.14142135 km
Euclidean Distance to Coast (metres)	282169.38 m
Remoteness index	9.06179
Hydrology
Drainage - average	5.0 megalitres/5x5km/year
Drainage - variability	193.0 %
Runoff - average	480.0 megalitres/5x5km/year
Water Observations From Space	0.0 Percentage
Social
Population - density SLA 2006 p/sqkm)	0.3 people/km^2
Substrate
2030A1BMk35M: Water stress index - month max	36.172955
ASRIS 0-1m Plant Available Water Capacity (250m raster)	114.0 mm
ASRIS 0-30cm Bulk Density (250m raster)	1.27 Mg/m3
ASRIS 0-30cm Clay Content (250m raster)	52.0 %
Bulk density	1.3887589 Mg/m^3
Carbon - organic	0.5958677 %
Clay %	56.733154 %
Hydrologic conductivity - average saturated	0.12857144 mm/h
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.22
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	0.38
Nutrient status	2.0 index
Ph - soil	6.0 ph
Soil depth	1.4 m
Soil pedality	4.0065603
Water holding capacity	29000.0 mm
Water stress index - month max	39.849846
Weathering Intensity V2	4.32551 Weathering Intensity Index
Topography
Aspect	179.0 degrees
Averaged Topographic Relief	33.5 metres
Bathymetry and Topography 9 sec	145.0 m
Elevation	154.0 m
Topographic Slope (degrees)	0.5639488 degrees
Topographic relief	4.978226 m
Topographic slope (%)	0.3142328 %
Vegetation
Enhanced Vegetation Index (2012-03-05)	0.2227 EVI
Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fPAR)	39.0 %
Fractional Cover - Bare Soil (2012-03-05)	31.0 % Bare Soil
Fractional Cover - Non-persistent Vegetation (2012-03-05)	41.0 % Non-persistent Vegetation
Fractional Cover - Persistent Vegetation (2012-03-05)	27.0 % Persistent Vegetation
Gross Primary Productivity (2012-03-13)	0.014 kg C/m^2
Leaf Area Index (LAI) - 2012-03-05	0.7 m^2 plant / m^2 ground
NDVI Mean	26.0 NDVI x 100
NPP Mean	3.0 tonnes/ha/yr
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (2012-03-05)	0.3607 NDVI

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value
Classification	Name parse type		SCIENTIFIC
	Species		Melophorus turneri
	Name match metric		canonicalMatch
	Scientific name	Melophorus turneri (pillipes)	Melophorus turneri
	Class	Insecta	Insecta
	Genus id		urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:85c7e4f5-1066-499c-aea8-6efe581b7b0d
	Taxon concept ID		urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ce3c9fd2-a881-4a8f-9524-af1af425f625
	Kingdom id		urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4647863b-760d-4b59-aaa1-502c8cdf8d3c
	Left		466874
	Phylum	Arthropoda	Arthropoda
	Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
	Class id		urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:17c9fd64-3c07-4df5-a33d-eda1e065e99f
	Genus		Melophorus
	Phylum id		urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ec21b060-78e8-4a37-9e62-b8bef532b001
	Order		Hymenoptera
	Taxon rank		species
	Order id		urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7d8f6786-6ee2-4df1-9d34-1293bb2647aa
	Species habitats		["Terrestrial"]
	Taxonomic issue		["noIssue"]
	Species id		urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ce3c9fd2-a881-4a8f-9524-af1af425f625
	Family id		urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2f82ed6f-9f73-448d-a2f6-18398202131b
	Family		Formicidae
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Right		466874
Event	Date precision		Day
	Event date	2018-05-24	2018-05-24
	Year		2018
	Verbatim event date	24/05/2018
	Day		24
	Month		05
Identification	Abcd identification qualifier		Not provided
Identification	Identification qualifier		Not provided
Occurrence	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PreservedSpecimen
	Recorded by	Lightning Ridge Central School	Lightning Ridge Central School
	Sampling protocol	Hand collected
	Associated occurrences		4d037bdb-b8ad-49fb-8d21-77bbcaed23f1
	Occurrence status	present	present
	Duplication status		D
	Catalog number	SoA 5162
Attribution	Data resource		School of Ants
	License		CC-BY
	Data resource uid	dr4218
Location	Decimal latitude	-29.426647	-29.426647
	Local Government Area		Walgett (A)
	Country		Australia
	State province	NSW	New South Wales
	Decimal longitude	147.978318	147.978318
	Biome		Terrestrial
	Locality	Lightning Ridge
	Geodetic datum		EPSG:4326