NSW Basemap Navigation: Detailed Road and Street Data for New South Wales, Australia

NSW Basemap Navigation is a web map service providing detailed road and street data for New South Wales, Australia. The dataset is maintained by Spatial Services within the NSW Department of Customer Service, with an initial publication date of 14 July 2022 and data currency of 15 May 2024. It consists of vector tile layers symbolised with a minimal style and is designed for integration into spatial platforms and applications.

Use Cases

• Integrate road networks into custom mapping applications based on the vector tile web service.
• Create navigation overlays for mobile or web platforms based on the detailed street data.
• Perform spatial analysis on road infrastructure and connectivity within New South Wales.
• Style and restyle base maps for different thematic purposes based on the adaptable vector tile format.

Strengths

• Data is authoritative foundational spatial data sourced and updated by DCS Spatial Services.
• Positional accuracy is defined per the National Mapping Council standards, with specific tolerances ranging from 0.25m to 50m depending on map scale.
• Vector tile format enables faster loading times and high-resolution display at all zoom levels.
• The web map service is Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant for broad compatibility.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, NSW Department of Customer Service.

Collection Method

Captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping, with a positional upgrade program underway.

Time Range

Initial publication 14 July 2022; data currency 15 May 2024.

Freshness

Data currency is listed as 15 May 2024, with updates showing new information captured by the custodian.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.