General Cultural Areas in New South Wales: Building and Pondage Features

A hosted feature layer from Spatial Services NSW defining man-made polygon features for general cultural data. The dataset includes feature types such as Building Area (Dwellings) and Pondage (Swimming Pools, Settling Ponds, Water Filtration Beds, and Restricted Areas). It was initially published on 07/02/2020 and is scheduled for retirement, with users advised to transition to a GDA2020 service.

Use Cases

• Urban planning analysis based on the location and extent of residential building areas.
• Infrastructure mapping based on public swimming pool and water treatment pondage features.
• Land use classification based on polygon boundaries for cultural and restricted areas.

Strengths

• Provides specific polygon feature types including 'Dwelling', 'Swimming Pool', and 'Settling Pond'.
• Geometries are aligned with topographic and cadastral databases where possible.
• Managed by Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW.

Limitations

• The service uses the GDA94 spatial reference and cannot be easily consumed in GDA2020 environments.
• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset is marked as retiring, requiring users to migrate to a new service.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data provider files, likely from government surveys or mapping programs.

Time Range

Initial publication date 07/02/2020.

Freshness

Data currency is listed as 01/01/3000, but the service is scheduled for retirement; last platform update was 2026-04-08.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.