NSW Administrative Boundaries Theme - Suburb

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Administrative Boundaries Theme - Suburb

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WGS 84 = GDA94 service

This dataset has a spatial reference of [WGS 84 = GDA94 = GDA2020] and can NOT be easily consumed into GDA2020 environments. A similar service with a ‘multiCRS’ suffix is available which can support GDA2020, GDA94 and WGS84 = GDA2020 environments. In due course, and allowing time for user feedback and testing, it is intended that these original services will adopt the new multiCRS functionally.

NSW Suburb is a dataset that represents a gazetted boundary of a suburb or locality area.  

NSW Suburb is a dataset within the NSW Administrative boundaries theme (FSDF). It represents a gazetted boundary of a suburb or locality area. The Geographical Names Board (GNB) is responsible for new suburbs and major amendments. Local Government Areas are accountable for minor amendments. These minor amendments are still put through the GNB and are carried out under the “Minor position and Extents policy”.

The dataset also contains postcodes that are held against each suburb, sourced and matched from Australia Post. Any changes that occur to the dataset should have a reference in the authority of reference feature class in the Land Parcel and Property theme.

Features are typically positioned in alignment within the extents of the Land Parcel and Property data changes impact this dataset.

Maintained by information sourced from the NSW Geographic Names Board of NSW.

Metadata

Type  

Esri Feature Service

Update Frequency  

As required   

Contact Details  

Contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub

Relationship to Themes and Datasets  

Administrative Boundaries Theme of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF)  

Accuracy 

The dataset maintains a positional relationship to, and alignment with, the Lot and Property digital datasets. This dataset was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is, 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:100000 = 50m. A program of positional upgrade (accuracy improvement) is currently underway.  

Spatial Reference System  (dataset) 

Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), Australian Height Datum (AHD)  

Spatial Reference System     (web service)  

EPSG 4326: WGS 84 Geographic 2D  

WGS 84 Equivalent To

GDA94 & GDA2020

Spatial Extent  

Full State  

Standards and Specifications  

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for consumption by common GIS platforms. Available as either cache or non-cache, depending on client use or requirement.  

Distributors  

Customer Experience & Insights, DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795

Dataset Producers and Contributors  

DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795