Water Modelling Regions for New South Wales, Australia

Water Modelling Regions is a geospatial dataset published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water. It was initially published on 28/08/2024 and is served via an API with an update frequency also listed as API. The data is provided as an imagery layer through WMS and ArcGIS REST service interfaces.

Use Cases

• Delineate hydrological boundaries for water resource planning based on the regional modelling framework.
• Integrate regional water models with other spatial datasets using the GDA94 coordinate reference system.
• Serve water management region maps via web services using the provided WMS and ArcGIS REST API endpoints.

Strengths

• Data is published by an authoritative government source, the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water.
• The dataset uses a defined spatial reference system (GDA94), ensuring compatibility with other Australian geospatial data.
• It is available via standard web service protocols (WMS, ArcGIS REST), facilitating programmatic access and integration.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water

Collection Method

API

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 01:44:37.527238; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia