Vicmap Features - Locality Point: Victorian and Border Town Locations

Victoria, Australia, and areas within 50 kilometers of its border are covered by this dataset of point locations for towns and localities. It is a cartographic product from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, designed for map production and web services. Victorian locality points are registered in the official Geographic Names Register and include Geonames IDs.

Use Cases

• Creating base maps for Victoria and adjacent areas based on the described cartographic optimization.
• Integrating official locality names into web mapping services using the provided Geonames IDs.
• Supporting spatial analysis near state borders using the points for non-Victorian localities.
• Cross-referencing with the authoritative VMADMIN_LOCALITY_POLYGON dataset for administrative purposes.

Strengths

• Points are registered in the authoritative Victorian Geographic Names Register.
• Includes features within a 50-kilometer buffer beyond the Victorian border for mapping continuity.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including SHP, GDB, WFS, and WMS.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia).

Collection Method

Cartographic product derived from the Geographic Names Register and other sources for border areas.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 01:20:44.922957; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia, and a 50-kilometer zone beyond its state border.