Official Geographic Names Gazetteer Points for Western Australia

Geographic Names (GEONOMA) is a points dataset from the Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate) showing positions of named features. It excludes roads information and is derived from the state's official gazetteer.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze the spatial distribution of named Point Of Interest features across Western Australia.
• Integrate Place point data with other geospatial layers for regional planning and cultural studies.
• Serve named feature locations via web services (WFS, WMS) for interactive mapping applications.

Strengths

• Authoritative data sourced from the Official Geographic Names Gazetteer for Western Australia.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, SHP, and GEOPACKAGE for interoperability.
• Maintained by Landgate, the state's land information authority, ensuring official provenance.

Limitations

• The dataset excludes roads information, limiting its use for transportation network analysis.
• Sample data and specific record counts (rows) are unavailable, making initial assessment difficult.
• Point geometry may lack detailed polygon boundaries for larger geographic features.

Provenance

Source

Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate)

Collection Method

Derived from the Official Geographic Names Gazetteer for Western Australia.

Time Range

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Geography

Western Australia, Australia