NSW Features of Interest Category (Formerly Points of Interest)

Please Note

WGS 84 = GDA94 service

This dataset has a spatial reference of [WGS 84 = GDA94] 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.

The Features of Interest Category consists of features whose primary characteristic are of a cultural (man-made) origin, but generally not including transportation related features.

These features do not fit within one of the ten foundation spatial data themes and are therefore classified as a category. They have historically been captured by Spatial Services as part of the NSW digital topographic mapping program and therefore warrant inclusion.

The Features of Interest theme also defines the location of facilities such as Police Stations, Ambulance Stations and Hospitals which is crucial information for the citizens of NSW.

The Features of Interest Category is primarily used for planning, developmental activities, navigation and resource monitoring by emergency services, the Defence Forces, environmental resource managers and engineers. This information is also commonly used by bushwalkers, canoeists, anglers and fossickers to establish a detailed picture of the local environment.

The clear definition of these features is vital for emergency services in response situations. Data included in the Features of Interest Category:

Utility Water Supply Canal
Tank Area
Tank Point
Place Point
Building Complex Point
Electricity Transmission Line
General Cultural Point
General Cultural Area
General Cultural Line
General Cultural Point
General Line Feature
General Recreation Point
Place Area Metadata

Metadata

Type	Esri Map Service
Update Frequency	As required
Contact Details	Contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub
Relationship to Themes and Datasets	Features of Interest Category of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF)
Accuracy	The dataset maintains a positional relationship to, and alignment with, a range of themes from the NSW FSDF including, transport, imagery, positioning, water and land cover. 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: WGS84 Geographic 2D
WGS84 Equivalent To	GDA94
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	Service Delivery, DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795
Dataset Producers and Contributors	Administrative Spatial Programs, DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795