Western Australia State Barrier Fence Location Data

DPIRD Geographic Information Services provides the official location of Western Australia's State Barrier Fence, a 20-meter reserve asset managed to prevent pest incursions into agricultural areas. This dataset defines the current fence location, excluding abandoned or proposed sections, and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the fence's spatial alignment with agricultural and pastoral land boundaries to model pest migration corridors.
• Integrate the SBF location with land use data to assess its effectiveness in protecting specific agricultural zones like the Wheatbelt.
• Use the defined fence geometry for infrastructure planning and maintenance scheduling within the 20-meter reserve.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative state department (DPIRD) responsible for managing the asset.
• Offers multiple geospatial formats (SHP, GEOJSON, GEOPACKAGE, WFS) for compatibility with various GIS tools.
• Dataset is explicitly curated to represent only the current fence location, excluding historical or proposed sections.

Limitations

• No row or feature count is provided, making the dataset's scale and detail level unknown.
• Lacks temporal range or historical versions, limiting change-over-time analysis.
• Sample data and column attributes are unavailable, obscuring the specific attributes attached to each fence segment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Geographic Information Services.

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia.