Traffic Control Device Locations in New South Wales, Australia

Traffic control devices used to regulate road and rail movement in New South Wales, Australia. The dataset includes sub-types such as gates, impediments, level crossings, toll booths, cattle grids, and roundabouts. It is part of the state's Foundational Spatial Data Framework, updated to the GDA2020 national standard for improved spatial accuracy.

Use Cases

• Mapping road safety infrastructure based on the described device types like level crossings and roundabouts.
• Analyzing traffic flow patterns using the locations of impediments and gates mentioned in the description.
• Planning infrastructure maintenance by identifying the spatial distribution of toll booths and cattle grids.
• Integrating transport data with other geospatial layers using the standardized GDA2020 coordinate reference system.

Strengths

• Data aligns with the national GDA2020 spatial standard, improving accuracy and compatibility.
• Describes six specific sub-types of traffic control devices (e.g., gate, level crossing, roundabout).
• Spatial accuracy is based on source scales ranging from 1:500 to 1:250,000 according to cited national standards.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Data currency date is listed as 01/01/3000, which is likely a placeholder, making actual freshness unclear.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW.

Collection Method

Captured from the best available source data provider files, ranging in scale.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-12 11:03:14.883005; update frequency is listed as 'Other'.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia