Western Australian Beach Emergency Signage Locations

A 2026 dataset from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development details the locations of Beach Emergency Numbers (BEN) signage along coastal Western Australia. It provides geographic coordinates, addresses, and access notes for emergency response coordination, integrated into dispatch systems for services like police and Surf Life Saving WA.

Use Cases

• Map geographic coordinates of BEN signs for emergency services routing and response planning.
• Analyze address and access notes data to identify coverage gaps in coastal emergency signage networks.
• Integrate location information into computer-aided dispatch systems for shark incident or beach emergency deployments.

Strengths

• Data is current, with a last update in March 2026.
• Provides location information integrated into official emergency services dispatch systems.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoPackage, GeoJSON, and Shapefile for interoperability.

Limitations

• Unknown row count and specific column schema limit preliminary assessment of dataset scale and structure.
• Geographic scope is limited to coastal areas of Western Australia, not nationally representative.
• Data completeness for all coastal access points is unverified.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD Geographic Information Services).

Collection Method

Collected for signage installed as part of the state's shark hazard mitigation strategy.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Coastal areas of Western Australia, including beaches, harbours, estuaries, rivers, boat ramps, and fishing platforms.