River Condition Index for New South Wales, Australia

River Condition Index is a geospatial dataset from the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water. It was initially published on 28/08/2024 and is served via an ArcGIS REST API. The data is spatially referenced to the GDA94 coordinate system.

Use Cases

• Assessing river ecosystem health based on the condition index score
• Monitoring changes in waterway quality over time based on the data currency date
• Spatial analysis of river condition across New South Wales based on the geospatial layer type

Strengths

• Data currency date is explicitly stated as 28/08/2024
• Spatial reference system is clearly defined as GDA94

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water

Freshness

Data Update Frequency is listed as 'API'

Geography

New South Wales, Australia