ACTGOV TP OVERLAY ZONE POLY: ACT Territory Plan Land Use Zones

A geospatial dataset detailing nine types of public land reserves and other overlay zones for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The Territory Plan is the key statutory planning document used to manage development and land use in the ACT. The dataset is maintained by the ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi) and was last updated on April 4, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify wilderness areas (Pa) or national parks (Pb) for environmental impact assessments.
• Map future urban areas (FUA) for long-term urban development planning.
• Locate urban open spaces (Pe) or sport and recreation reserves (Pi) for community infrastructure analysis.
• Determine zones with special requirements (S) under the National Capital Plan for regulatory compliance.

Strengths

• Defines nine distinct public land reserve types (Pa-Pi) and four other overlay categories.
• Serves as the key statutory planning document for the ACT, providing a policy framework.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, KML, and via a REST API.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-04 03:07:49.365394; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi)

Freshness

Last updated April 4, 2026.

Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)