Parks and Wildlife Service Fire Lookout Tower Locations

Locations of Parks and Wildlife Service fire lookout tower structures, including historical sites not displayed. The dataset is provided by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map current and historical fire lookout tower locations to analyze spatial coverage for fire management planning.
• Integrate tower location data with fire incident records to assess historical lookout effectiveness.
• Use the geographic coordinates to perform proximity analysis with other infrastructure datasets for risk assessment.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
• Includes historical tower sites not currently displayed, adding temporal depth.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, GeoJSON, and WMS for interoperability.

Limitations

• The dataset lacks metadata on row count, column definitions, and sample data, hindering initial assessment.
• Unknown temporal range for the historical sites limits time-series analysis.
• Geographic coverage is unspecified, potentially limiting analysis to a specific region.

Provenance

Source

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

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