NSW Features of Interest: Cultural and Emergency Service Locations for Planning

Spatial Services provides the NSW Features of Interest Category dataset, a hosted feature layer of cultural and man-made features in New South Wales, Australia. The dataset includes points, lines, and areas for facilities like police stations, hospitals, and utility infrastructure, updated daily. It was initially published on 05/02/2020 and uses the GDA2020 coordinate reference system.

Use Cases

• Emergency response planning based on the locations of Police Stations, Ambulance Stations, and Hospitals.
• Resource monitoring and developmental activities based on utility features like Electricity Transmission Lines and Water Supply Canals.
• Navigation and recreational mapping for bushwalkers and anglers based on General Cultural and Recreation Points.
• Spatial analysis for infrastructure planning based on Building Complex Points and Tank Areas.

Strengths

• Update frequency is daily, suggesting current data.
• Dataset includes multiple geometry types (points, lines, areas) for features.
• Clear definition of features is described as vital for emergency services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description contains a future 'Data Currency' date of 01/01/3000, which is likely an error or placeholder.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW.

Collection Method

Historically captured as part of the NSW digital topographic mapping program from data provider files.

Time Range

Initial publication date is 05/02/2020.

Freshness

Updated daily, with a last platform update recorded on 2026 04 09.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.