Universities in New South Wales: Point Locations Within Cadastral Parcels

A point feature dataset representing university locations in New South Wales, Australia, published by Spatial Services on 29/09/2021. The data is part of the NSW Features of Interest Category for Education Facilities and is positioned within the cadastral parcel where each institution is located. It uses the GDA2020 geodetic datum for improved accuracy and compatibility with modern positioning technologies.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of higher education institutions based on the point feature data.
• Analyze the proximity of universities to other community facilities based on the 'Education Facilities' category.
• Integrate university locations with cadastral parcel data for land-use planning based on the described positioning method.

Strengths

• Aligned with the national GDA2020 geodetic standard, improving positional accuracy and consistency.
• Captured from best available sources at scales ranging from 1:500 to 1:250,000 according to the description.
• Data currency is listed as 01/01/3000, indicating a commitment to long-term maintenance.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Historically captured as part of the NSW topographic mapping program.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-12 21:07:50.344415; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia