Coastline - NSW Water Theme: Mean High and Low Water Marks for New South Wales
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Description
Spatial Services (DCS) provides a linear feature class defining the coastline of New South Wales, Australia. The data delineates the Mean High Water Mark and Mean Low Water Mark, excluding estuaries, and is part of the Foundational Spatial Data Framework updated to the GDA2020 standard. It is used by government agencies for water security, emergency management, and environmental planning.
Use Cases
Managing state and local government assets based on the defined coastline and water marks.
Supporting emergency management response and recovery efforts using the hydrology data.
Contributing to hazard mitigation and disaster risk reduction planning based on coastal features.
Informing environmental planning and monitoring initiatives using the updated spatial data.
Supporting climate change assessments with accurate coastline delineation.
Strengths
Aligned with the national GDA2020 standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
Continuously updated through stakeholder input, data verification, and aerial imagery cycles.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
Spatial Services (DCS)
Collection Method
Updated from data provider files, stakeholder input, data verification, and aerial imagery.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-23 07:45:13.729254; freshness should be verified.