Water Modelling Data Without Development for NSW, Australia

Modelled water data for New South Wales, Australia, provided as an imagery layer. The data was updated by FME on 15/11/2023 and published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water on 28/08/2024. It is accessible via API services and uses the GDA94 spatial reference system.

Use Cases

• Visualizing modelled hydrological conditions based on the provided imagery layer.
• Integrating water model outputs into geospatial analysis workflows based on the WMS and ArcGIS REST service formats.
• Assessing baseline water scenarios without development impacts as suggested by the dataset title.

Strengths

• Data is updated via an automated FME process, suggesting a degree of automation.
• Has a defined spatial reference system (GDA94) for consistent geospatial analysis.
• Published by a government department (NSW DCCEEW), indicating an authoritative source.

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 and specific data scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water

Collection Method

Modelled data, updated by FME.

Time Range

Data currency date is 28/08/2024.

Freshness

Data Update Frequency is listed as API, with a last platform update recorded as 2026-06-26.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia (GDA94 spatial reference).