NSW Transport Cableway Data for Ski Lifts, GDA94 Spatial Reference

Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW, provides this hosted feature layer of cableways designed to transport snow skiers. The dataset is part of the NSW Transport Theme within the Foundation Spatial Data Framework and was initially published on 06/02/2020. It is a line feature dataset where geometries align to topographic and cadastral databases where possible.

Use Cases

• Mapping ski resort infrastructure based on the line feature geometry.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of cableways for transport planning.
• Integrating ski lift data with other topographic and cadastral datasets as mentioned in the description.
• Assessing positional accuracy of transport features at various map scales as defined by the National Mapping Council standards.

Strengths

• Positional accuracy is defined per map scale, ranging from 0.25m at 1:500 to 50m at 1:100,000 for 90% of well-defined points.
• Dataset is part of a formal state framework, the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF).
• An ongoing program aims to upgrade spatial location and accuracy.

Limitations

• The dataset uses the GDA94 spatial reference, which may cause misalignment in GDA2020 environments and is scheduled for retirement.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data update frequency is listed as 'Other', which is ambiguous.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (Department of Customer Service NSW)

Collection Method

Captured from data provider files (ESRI File Geodatabase) utilizing the best available source at scales from 1:500 to 1:250,000.

Time Range

Initial publication date is 06/02/2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 08 19:34:14.465634; data currency is listed as 01/01/3000, which is likely a placeholder.

Geography

Full State of New South Wales, Australia.