NSW Features of Interest: City, Locality, and Region Points in GDA2020

Place Point is a point feature class within the Features of Interest Category for New South Wales, Australia. The dataset includes points for Cities, Localities, and Regions, with positional accuracy reported for each feature instance ranging from 1 to 100 meters. It is published by Spatial Services (DCS) and updated to the GDA2020 geodetic standard.

Use Cases

• Map city and locality centers for demographic or service planning based on the defined point locations.
• Analyze regional characteristics and boundaries based on the 'Region' point feature class.
• Assess positional accuracy for spatial analyses using the reported planimetric accuracy values for each feature.
• Update legacy GIS systems to the GDA2020 standard using this modernized service.

Strengths

• Each feature instance is attributed with a planimetric accuracy value.
• Updated to the GDA2020 national geodetic standard, improving consistency with modern positioning technologies.
• Positional accuracy for features is documented within a range of 1 to 100 meters.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The overall accuracy for the dataset is not reported, only for individual feature instances.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services (DCS), New South Wales government.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative and cadastral sources as part of Spatial Services Defined Administrative Data Sets.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 18:48:44.059994; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.