General Cultural Point Features in New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales, Australia, features a point dataset defining general cultural feature types. The dataset includes features such as swimming pools, cemeteries, communication towers, racetracks, and dam walls, captured at scales from 1:500 to 1:250,000. It is provided by Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW, and has been updated to the GDA2020 spatial reference standard.

Use Cases

• Mapping recreational infrastructure based on the listed racetrack and swimming pool features.
• Analyzing industrial land use based on the listed quarry, mine, and silo commercial features.
• Planning utility or communication networks based on the listed communication tower and telephone exchange features.
• Environmental or water management studies based on the listed dam wall, settling pond, and water filtration bed features.

Strengths

• Aligned with the national GDA2020 spatial standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
• Positional accuracy is defined, with features captured to standards ranging from 1:500 to 1:250,000 scale.
• Maintains a positional relationship with multiple foundational spatial data themes like transport and water.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data currency date is listed as 01/01/3000, which is likely a placeholder and requires verification.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW.

Collection Method

Captured by utilising the best available source data at a variety of scales.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 00:42:42.846238; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.