28 village locations in the Torres Strait Protected Zone and neighbouring PNG Treaty villages, intended for regional map creation. The dataset was created by the Australian Ocean Data Network, with village coordinates based on satellite imagery and Google Maps. The spelling of village names is based on the Torres Strait Island Regional Council website.
Use Cases
- Create regional maps based on the village coordinates and country information.
- Visualize the spatial distribution of villages covered by the Australia-PNG treaty based on the provided longitude and latitude.
- Identify villages where inhabitants have reciprocal traditional visitation rights based on the 'country' and 'name' fields.
Strengths
- Contains 28 distinct village locations, including 13 specifically named PNG Treaty villages.
- Coordinates were adjusted to be central to the visible village or at a marked post office location.
- Village name spellings are based on an official regional council source.
Limitations
- Village locations are not official and were approximated using satellite imagery.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network (AIMS), via data.gov.au.
- Collection Method
- Locations were derived using satellite imagery and Google Maps to place markers.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-10 21:51:31.749225; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Torres Strait Protected Zone and neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG) Treaty villages.