All tools – Envirolink

View the complete list of Envirolink tools developed with Envirolink funding.

Envirolink 1 July 2024 tool update

R18-1 An implementation framework for ecological soil guideline values R18-1 And Guidance on the management of "surplus" soil	R18-1 An implementation framework for ecological soil guideline values R18-1 Guidance on the sustainable management of surplus soil and subsoil - consultation draft
R18-4 Flexibility and connectivity - environmental soil quality monitoring	R18-4 Enabling flexibility and connectivity in land-use classification for state of the environment soil quality monitoring
R17-4 Framework for community-based stream monitoring	A national quality assurance framework for community-based stream monitoring – Part 2
R17-4 Leaflet - Framework for community-based stream monitoring	LEAFLET National Community-based Monitoring Quality Assurance Framework Overview
R17-2 Taxonomic resource for soft sediment estuarine and coastal macroinvertebrates	NIWA link - https://niwa.co.nz/coasts-and-estuaries/tools-and-resources/coastal-taxonomic-resource-tool
R16-4 Monitoring and evaluation of riverine flow management	Monitoring and Evaluation to Support Adaptive Management of River Flows
R16-3 Surrogate technologies for river suspended sediment load monitoring	Evaluating surrogate technologies for river suspended sediment load
R16-1 Microbial risk assessment tool	Microbial risk assessment tool https://mra-tool-nz.streamlit.app Tool documentation June 2023
R15-2 Toxic Cyanobacteria Aerial Monitoring	Microcoleus* Aerial Monitoring User Guide Link to NIWA project website
R15-1 EnviroSatTools: A Collaborative Satellite Data Workspace for Regional Councils	https://gitlab.com/envirosattools/documentation/-/wikis/home
R14-3 Tool for continuously measuring total flow in lowland weedy streams	Tool for continuously measuring total flow in lowland weedy streams
R14-2 Satellite MODUS-Aqua Coastal Water Quality Tool	NIWA link - Satellite MODUS-Aqua Coastal Water Quality Tool
R14-1 Freshwater fish eDNA tool	Molecular tools for characterising freshwater fish communities in New Zealand
R13-3 Find-a-pest	Mobile technology to enhance public participation in weed surveillance - Find-A-Pest website http://www.findapest.nz
R13-5 Hydric soils – field identification guide	Hydric soils – field identification guide
R13-5 Hydric soils – field identification guide - related information	https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/ecosystems/wetland-ecosystems
R13-1 Tools for monitoring urban waters	Monitoring water quality in urban streams and stormwater
R12-4 New Zealand Soil Mapping Protocols and Guidelines	New Zealand Soil Mapping Protocols and Guidelines
R12-3 Fish Passage Assessment Tool	https://fishpassage.niwa.co.nz
R12-2 National Microbiological Water Quality Guidelines for Marine Recreational AreasImplications from a Review of Recent Research	National Microbiological Water Quality Guidelines for Marine Recreational AreasImplications from a Review of Recent Research
R12-1 Best Management Practice for Aquatic Weeds Framework	Best Management Practice for Aquatic Weeds Framework - Part 1
R11-5 Upgrade to NZ high intensity rainfall design system (HIRDS) - link to NIWA URL	https://niwa.co.nz/information-services/hirds
R11-2 NEMS - Water quality standard	tp://www.nems.org.nz/documents/water-quality-part-1-groundwater/ http://www.nems.org.nz/documents/water-quality-part-2-rivers/ http://www.nems.org.nz/documents/water-quality-part-3-lakes/
R10-4 Development of soil guideline values for the protection of ecological receptors - Technical document	Development of soil guideline values for the protection of ecological receptors - Technical document
R10-4 Background soil concentrations of selected trace elements and organic contaminants in New Zealand	B ackground soil concentrations of selected trace elements and organic contaminants in NZ
R10-4 User Guide-Background soil concentrations and soil guideline values for the protection of ecological receptors	User guide-background soil concentrations and soil guideline values for the protection of ecological receptors
R10-1 NZ Estuary trophic index Screening Tool 1 - Determining eutrophication susceptibility using physical and nutrient load data	ETI Tool 1 - Determining eutrophication susceptibility
R10-1 NZ Estuary trophic index Screening Tool 2 - Determining monitoring indicators and assessing estuary trophic index	ETI Tool 2 - Determining monitoring indicators and assessing estuary trophic index
R9-3 Instream plant and nutrient guidelines	Instream plant and nutrient guidelines (30MB) Review and development of an extended decision-making framework Phase 3
R9-2 Interoperable S-Map	S-Map WFS for OVERSEER ¹
R9-1 Regional Flood Estimate Tool for New Zealand	Regional flood estimation tool for New Zealand Part 1 Regional flood estimation tool for New Zealand Part 2 Link to NIWA Flood Model on NIWA website
R8-2 Maximising the Effectiveness of Farm Plans	FOCUS - Maximising the Effectiveness of Farm Plans ² FOCUS User Guide Vue Package Focus
R8-3 Guidelines for Monitoring Land Fragmentation: Review of Knowledge, Issues, Policies, and Monitoring	National Guidelines for Monitoring and Reporting Effects of Land Fragmentation Guidelines for Monitoring Land Fragmentation: Review of knowledge, issues, policies and monitoring
R8-1 National Environmental Monitoring Standards	National Environmental Monitoring Standards Factsheet (LAWA)
R7-2 Standardised terrestrial biodiversity indicators for use by councils	R7-2 Standardised terrestrial biodiversity indicators for use by regional councils LC2109 report
R7-1 Risk-based Land Use Planning for Natural Hazard Risk Reduction	Risk-based land use planning for natural hazard risk reduction
R7-3 and R13-4 Decision Support Systems Directory	http://tools.envirolink.govt.nz/³
R6-3 Soil Quality Indicators - the Next Generation	Soil Quality Indicators: The Next Generation
R6-2 Capture Zone Guidelines for New Zealand	Capture Zone Guidelines for New Zealand Capture Zone Delineation - Technical Report Capture Zone Delineation - Simple methods spreadsheet (GNS Science link)
R6-1 Setting Outcomes and Measuring Performance of Regional Council Pest and Weed Management Programmes	Setting outcomes and measuring performance of Regional Council pest and weed management programmes (Landcare Research)
R5-5 Review of the New Zealand Instream plant and nutrient guidelines and development of an extended decision making framework: Phases 1 and 2 final report	Review of the New Zealand instream plant and nutrient guidelines and development of an extended decision making framework: Phases 1 and 2 final report Periphyton BBN model - see review for running instructions General macrophyte BBN model - see review for running instructions
R5-1 S-Map Soil Data Tool to Underpin Intensive Farm Management	http://smap.landcareresearch.co.nz/home
R5-2 New Zealand Land Use Database and Classification	http://lris.scinfo.org.nz/#/layers/global/oceania/new-zealand/
R5-3 Microbial Source Tracking (MST) Tools for Water Quality Monitoring	MST Tool
R5-4 Characterising Dairy Manures and Slurries Tool	Characterising Dairy Manures and Slurries
R4-6 Marine Habitat Assessment Decision Support Tool - background and operating instructions	Marine Habitat Assessment Decision Support Tool
R4-4 Guidelines for Artificial Lakes	Guidelines for artificial lakes Checklist for artificial lakes tool - guiding principles
R4-3 Air Quality Incentives Tool	Good practice guide for designing and implementing an incentives programme for domestic heating Appendix H – Emission and Socio-economic spatial model A cost model
R4-2 The River Values Assessment System	The River Values Assessment System Volume 1: Overview of the method, guidelines for use and application to recreational values The River Values Assessment System Volume 2: Application to cultural, production and environmental values
R4-1 Sediment Assessment Methods: Protocols and guidelines for assessing the effects of deposited fine sediment on in-stream values	Sediment Assessment Methods Tool
R3-3 Guidelines for separation distances based on virus transport between on-site domestic wastewater systems and wells	Guidelines for separation distances based on virus transport between on-site domestic wastewater systems and wells
R3-2 Defining Coastal Hazard Zones for Setback Lines	Defining coastal hazard zones for setback lines
R2-3 Vertebrate Pest Decision Support System	Vertebrate Pest Decision Support System
R2-1 NZ Freshwater Fish Sampling Protocols	New Zealand freshwater fish sampling protocols
R2-2 SINDI: Soil Quality Indicators	http://sindi.landcareresearch.co.nz/
R1-2 Threatened Environment Tool	Threatened Environment Tool
R1-7 Land Use Capability Handbook	Land Use Capability Handbook
R1-4 Catchment Land Use for Environmental Sustainability	CLUES
R1-1 Stream Habitat Assessment Protocols for Wadeable Rivers and Streams of New Zealand	Stream Habitat Assessment Protocols for Wadeable Rivers and Streams of New Zealand
R1-6 The Stream Restoration Indicator Toolkit	The Stream Restoration Indicator Toolkit
Sea Water Intrusion Assessment Tool [420-NLRC50]

Non-Envirolink resources
Land and Soil Monitoring tool available from the Land Monitoring Forum	Land and Soil Monitoring - A Guide for SoE and Regional Council Reporting
Review of Best Management Practices for Aquatic Vegetation Control	Review of Best Management Practices for Aquatic Vegetation Control

Footnotes
¹The Interoperable S-map for OVERSEER Envirolink Tools Project has deployed a web data service based upon an International Standards Organisation/Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Feature Service (WFS) specification to provide spatially located S-map soil siblings and their properties to the OVERSEER nutrient budgeting tool. Access to the service is restricted. To gain access to the S-map for OVERSEER WFS contact Linda Lilburne, Landcare Research (NZ) Ltd.
²FOCUS is a framework that formalises the link between catchment land use activities and farm water quality planning undertaken by Land Management Officers. It is a modular, flexible, living and simple framework delivered in five modules –Signal of Harm, User Training, Catchment, Farm and Outcomes. FOCUS is delivered electronically as a series of dynamic documents within the VUE (Visual Understanding Environment) software package so that users can edit and customise documents. To get started: Read the User Guide to find out what FOCUS is and how it might be useful to you. Download and install VUE from http://vue.tufts.edu/download. You will need to register as a user to download the software. Watch the VUE introductory video on YouTube (VUE Overview, or YouTube search: VUE 2 Overview). Open the project VUE package FOCUS.vpk. Turn on the Layers window (CTRL+5), and turn on and off layers with the eye icon to the right of the Layer Name. Use the browse tool ---> to navigate through the documents.
³ A directory of spatial and non-spatial models, tools, and frameworks that can be used by councils to support decision making.

Footnotes

¹The Interoperable S-map for OVERSEER Envirolink Tools Project has deployed a web data service based upon an International Standards Organisation/Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Feature Service (WFS) specification to provide spatially located S-map soil siblings and their properties to the OVERSEER nutrient budgeting tool. Access to the service is restricted. To gain access to the S-map for OVERSEER WFS contact Linda Lilburne, Landcare Research (NZ) Ltd.

²FOCUS is a framework that formalises the link between catchment land use activities and farm water quality planning undertaken by Land Management Officers. It is a modular, flexible, living and simple framework delivered in five modules –Signal of Harm, User Training, Catchment, Farm and Outcomes. FOCUS is delivered electronically as a series of dynamic documents within the VUE (Visual Understanding Environment) software package so that users can edit and customise documents.

To get started:

Read the User Guide to find out what FOCUS is and how it might be useful to you.
Download and install VUE from http://vue.tufts.edu/download. You will need to register as a user to download the software. Watch the VUE introductory video on YouTube (VUE Overview, or YouTube search: VUE 2 Overview).
Open the project VUE package FOCUS.vpk. Turn on the Layers window (CTRL+5), and turn on and off layers with the eye icon to the right of the Layer Name. Use the browse tool ---> to navigate through the documents.

³ A directory of spatial and non-spatial models, tools, and frameworks that can be used by councils to support decision making.