Building Complex Points for Community and Education Facilities in NSW

Building Complex Point data defines groups of buildings functioning as a unit in New South Wales. The dataset includes point locations for community facilities like ambulance stations, libraries, and police stations, and education facilities. It is provided by Spatial Services (DCS) and is scheduled for retirement as it transitions to a new GDA2020 coordinate reference system.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of ambulance stations and fire stations using point coordinates.
• Analyze proximity of child care centres and retirement villages to population centers using geospatial point features.
• Identify locations of places of worship and tourist information centres for community resource planning.
• Assess the coverage of education facilities like libraries and museums across the region.
• Integrate point data for police stations and post offices into emergency response or logistics applications.

Strengths

• Dataset includes over 20 distinct facility types, such as art galleries, nursing homes, and courts.
• Provides a clear thematic classification into Community Facility and Education Facility categories.
• Offers access via a hosted ArcGIS REST service and API for direct integration.

Limitations

• The spatial reference is GDA94, which cannot be easily consumed into modern GDA2020 environments.
• The service is scheduled for retirement, indicating potential future data access issues.
• Specific row counts, column details, and temporal coverage are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), NSW Government.

Collection Method

Hosted Feature Layer from an ArcGIS REST service.

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2026-04-08, but the service is retiring.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.