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Australia's nature, on the record.
See what's known about a place, where it came from, and what you can do next.
TryHobsons BayWest FootscrayBirrarung (Yarra River)
A small demo for now, starting in Hobsons Bay.
Hobsons Bay
- See what's known.
- Spot what's missing.
- Plot it, with its source.
- Mend it, one step at a time.
Every fact has a source. Every gap has a name.
PLOT shows what's been said, who said it, and where. If something hasn't been published, we say so. We never fill a gap with a zero.
A large data centre. Nobody has published how much water it uses.
This is NEXTDC M3 in West Footscray. Everything here is what NEXTDC Limited has said in public, with a link to where it said it.
See the whole record →225 MWof power planned for its computers
- Running: not published
- Being built: 165 MW
- Not started: 60 MW
Water used each year
A record of nature that can't be rewritten.
Anyone can now write about nature convincingly without ever going outside. PLOT is the record to check it against: what was seen, when, and who said so.
What's seen this year can't be seen again later. We keep it in the open, to help Australia meet its 2030 nature goals, and to outlast any one organisation, including ours.
- We never turn a gap into a zero.
- Work done isn't nature recovered.
- We fix mistakes in the open.
Start with what you care about.
No expert knowledge needed.
Every place comes with something you can do.
Each one says what's in the way, and who can help.
- NEXTDC M3 · West FootscrayRequest a facility-specific water balanceThe research prototype lacks comparable site water-use evidenceTake this step →
- Jawbone Marine SanctuaryLink Jawbone Marine Sanctuary's reef and seagrass monitoring resultsParks Victoria describes ongoing reef and community seagrass monitoring at the sanctuary, but no dated results were found, so PLOT can describe the sanctuary's habitats but not their condition or change.Take this step →
- Hobsons Bay City CouncilAsk the council for its grassland mapping and the basis of the 172 ha estimateThe largest loss figure for Hobsons Bay has no source or method on the record.Take this step →
What you can see on PLOT.
Facts you can check
Every fact links to where it came from, and says whether a person has checked it.
How PLOT looks for evidenceThis year's weather, against the past
How unusual this year is for a place, and what warming could bring.
How the climate layer works- Coming soon
What people wrote, back to the 1850s
Old letters and journals about a place, in their own words.
How PLOT reads old accounts Who's involved, and the money
The sites and companies near a place, and what they report.
Mobil Altona terminal (former Altona refinery)One habitat, every name for it
Plain names for habitats, linked to the official ones.
Browse habitatsWhat PLOT doesn't know yet
Checked every night against official lists, with the gaps named.
How complete is PLOT
Checked by people. Worked out by code. Open to all.
Find
We search each place the same way, using a method anyone can read.
Check
A person reads the original source behind every fact.
Keep
Each fact stays with its source, its date and its place.
Publish
Tested code works out the numbers. A person signs off each release.
Share
Anyone can see it, reuse it and check it.
How much PLOT knows so far.
Counted every night. This measures our record, not the health of nature.
Help build the record.
Send us a report we don’t have
A survey, plan or official page about a place or species. A person checks it before anything from it goes up.
- Check a fact. Open one and see if the source really says that.
- See what’s missing. The species and places we don’t have yet. See the gaps
- Read how it works. How PLOT works
Become a founding member
Not open yet.
Members will pay for PLOT to look closely at new places, and later to help fund repair work. We’ll always show where the money goes, and we’ll never count money spent as nature recovered.