Coal Polygon Data for a Limited Area near Echuca, Victoria at 1:250,000 Scale

The dataset contains coal polygon data for a very limited area close to Echuca, Victoria, sourced from the Bendigo 1:250,000 map from 2001. It was collected by the Geological Survey of Victoria and is accompanied by other geological datasets. The data is available in multiple geospatial formats and was last updated on April 8, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map coal deposit boundaries for a specific region based on the polygon data.
• Conduct regional geological analysis based on the 1:250,000 scale mapping.
• Integrate coal resource data with other geological datasets mentioned in the description, such as structural lines and metamorphism.
• Assess the spatial extent of coal resources in a localized area for preliminary exploration.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from an authoritative geological survey (Geological Survey of Victoria).
• Available in 9 different geospatial file formats, including SHP, DXF, and WFS.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Accompanied by related datasets for geology, structure, and deposits.

Limitations

• The description explicitly warns of an extremely limited spatial coverage.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geological Survey of Victoria, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Collected as part of geological mapping.

Time Range

Based on mapping from 2001.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 08 21:47:09.497244; freshness should be verified.

Geography

A very limited area close to Echuca, Victoria, Australia.