NSW Tank Area Locations for Gas, Water, and Petroleum Storage

NSW Features of Interest Category - Tank Area is a polygon feature layer from Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW. It defines structures used for storing gas, water, and petroleum, with geometries aligned to topographic and cadastral databases where possible. The dataset was initially published on 06/02/2020 and is scheduled for retirement, with users advised to transition to a GDA2020 service.

Use Cases

• Mapping utility infrastructure locations based on the polygon feature class for gas, water, and petroleum tanks.
• Conducting spatial risk analysis for fluid storage facilities based on the defined tank area geometries.
• Integrating infrastructure data with topographic and cadastral databases as mentioned in the description.
• Supporting emergency response planning by identifying the locations of gas and petroleum storage tanks.

Strengths

• Data is geospatially aligned to authoritative topographic and cadastral databases where possible.
• Provides clear thematic separation for gas, water, and petroleum storage structures.
• Managed by Spatial Services, an official NSW government business unit.

Limitations

• The dataset uses the GDA94 spatial reference and is scheduled for retirement, requiring migration to a new service.
• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely compiled from data provider files and integrated with administrative datasets.

Time Range

Data currency is listed as 01/01/3000, which appears to be a placeholder; initial publication was 06/02/2020.

Freshness

Last platform update recorded as 2026-04-09; however, the dataset is marked as retiring.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.