SCIMS Online: Permanent Survey Mark Coordinates and Attributes for New South Wales
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Description
SCIMS Online provides coordinates, heights, and technical attributes for Permanent Survey Marks (PSMs) that constitute the State Control Survey in New South Wales, Australia. The tool, managed by DCS Spatial Services, enables users to discover and download data required by surveyors to fulfill obligations under NSW legislation. Data was initially published on November 15, 2023.
Use Cases
Locating official survey marks for property boundary verification based on the described coordinate and height data.
Assessing the accuracy and source of geodetic control points for survey planning based on the described technical attributes.
Reporting changes to the status of survey marks for database maintenance using the associated mobile application.
Strengths
Data is tied to legal obligations for surveyors in NSW, suggesting official authority.
Associated mobile applications (Android and iPhone) provide alternative access points for field use.
Limitations
Access requires creating a specific Okta account and logging into a portal, which adds a barrier to immediate data retrieval.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality, column definitions, and file formats require manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
DCS Spatial Services, NSW Government.
Collection Method
Managed database of Permanent Survey Marks constituting the State Control Survey.
Freshness
Initial publication date is November 15, 2023; data update frequency is listed as 'Other'.
Geography
New South Wales, Australia.
Access is not open; it requires registration for a specific Okta account and login to the Spatial Collaboration Portal. Existing SIX login credentials will not work.