Justice Facilities in New South Wales: Geospatial Points

Justice Facilities is a point feature dataset representing court houses and gaols (jails) across New South Wales, Australia. The data is part of the NSW Features of Interest category, positioned within cadastral parcels, and has been updated to the GDA2020 national geodetic standard for improved accuracy. It is updated daily from provider files.

Use Cases

• Mapping court locations for legal service accessibility analysis based on the point feature data.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of gaols relative to population centers using the geospatial coordinates.
• Integrating justice facility data with other cadastral or land-use datasets for comprehensive planning.
• Visualizing the network of justice-related community facilities for public information services.

Strengths

• Updated to the GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving positional accuracy and national consistency.
• Data update frequency is daily, suggesting high potential for currency.
• Features are positioned within cadastral parcels, providing a precise spatial reference.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file size are not provided in the source metadata.
• License information is not stated, which restricts clarity on permissible use.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is unclear, with a 'Data Currency' date listed as 01/01/3000, which is likely a placeholder.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), New South Wales Government

Collection Method

Historically captured by Spatial Services as part of the NSW topographic mapping program.

Freshness

2026-06-12 08:30:56.993521

Geography

New South Wales, Australia