Australian Capital Territory Irrigation Area Assets and Mechanisms

Australian Capital Territory polygon dataset locates Irrigation Areas owned or managed by government directorates. Attributes include location description, suburb, ownership, asset sub type, and water type. Data is maintained through works-as-executed handover and field audits.

Use Cases

• Map irrigation asset locations by suburb and ownership for infrastructure management
• Analyze distribution of asset sub type mechanisms like Toro or Rainbird across suburbs
• Identify water type sources such as town water or lake water for environmental planning

Strengths

• Includes 10 distinct asset sub type categories like Arboretum, Hunter, and Richdel mechanisms
• Specifies water source types including town water and lake water
• Managed through formal works-as-executed handover and field audit processes

Limitations

• Excludes assets managed privately or by other government levels, limiting completeness
• Unknown total record count and spatial precision of polygon data
• Potential staleness as updates depend on project handover or audit schedules

Provenance

Source

Transport Canberra and City Services - City Operations, ACT Government Open Data

Collection Method

Captured via works-as-executed handover process or field audits into asset database

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory