Farm Dam Points: Digitized Waterbody Centroids for Northern Victoria
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Description
Digitized centroids of smaller man-made waterbodies, including farm dams, in northern Victoria. The dataset was created using a combination of satellite and aerial imagery and was updated in January 2019 to improve attribute data. It is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
Mapping water resource distribution based on satellite and aerial imagery centroids.
Analyzing agricultural water infrastructure density based on farm dam locations.
Conducting land-use and environmental impact studies based on man-made waterbody data.
Integrating spatial data for regional planning based on the dataset's geographic focus on northern Victoria.
Strengths
Data is derived from satellite and aerial imagery, suggesting a remote-sensing foundation.
Attribute data was specifically updated in January 2019 to improve usefulness.
Available in multiple geospatial file formats (DWG, GDB, SHP, MIF, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, TAB).
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is 2026-04-09.
Provenance
Source
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Collection Method
Digitized from a combination of satellite and aerial imagery.
Time Range
Data updated January 2019.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-09 08:14:42.585387
Geography
Northern Victoria, Australia.
Should be used in conjunction with a related dataset named FARM_DAMS.