NSW Transport Infrastructure Crossing Points

Level Crossing Theme represents a place where a road and railway intersect at the same level. This point feature dataset is part of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework Transport Theme for New South Wales, Australia, initially published on 06/02/2020 and provided by Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of Rail Bridge and Road Bridge features for infrastructure planning.
• Assess safety risks by mapping Level Crossing points where roads and railways intersect.
• Model transportation networks by integrating Road Tunnel and Rail Tunnel point data.
• Identify flood-prone infrastructure by locating Ford and Floodway crossing types.

Strengths

• Dataset is part of the authoritative Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) for NSW.
• Includes eight specific crossing types such as Rail Bridge, Road Tunnel, and Culvert.
• Positional accuracy adheres to National Mapping Council standards, within 0.5mm at capture scale.

Limitations

• The spatial reference is WGS 84 aligned to GDA94, which may cause misalignment in GDA2020 environments.
• The service is scheduled for retirement, indicating potential future access issues.
• Specific row count, update frequency, and temporal coverage details are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, Department of Customer Service NSW.

Collection Method

Captured by utilising the best available source at scales from 1:500 to 1:250,000.

Time Range

Initial publication date 06/02/2020.

Freshness

Data currency is listed as 01/01/3000, but the service is retiring; update frequency is 'Other'.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.