Water Modelling Regions for Stochastic Climate and Water Modelling in NSW

Water Modelling Regions in NSW contain different types of modelling data such as Climate Data, Water Models and Modelled Data for Regional Water Strategies. The dataset is published and maintained by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water. Its initial and current data currency date is 28 August 2024.

Use Cases

• Regional water strategy planning based on the defined modelling regions.
• Stochastic climate modelling based on the described climate data contained within the regions.
• Hydrological model development based on the water models referenced in the description.
• Environmental impact assessment based on the modelled data available per region.

Strengths

• Data is published by a government authority, the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water.
• Spatial reference system is explicitly defined as GDA94.
• Initial publication and data currency dates are precisely stated as 28 August 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes a previous service migration and is awaiting metadata from DPIE, suggesting potential documentation gaps.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water via Spatial Services (DCS).

Collection Method

Hosted Feature Layer served via an ArcGIS REST service.

Freshness

Data Update Frequency is listed as 'API', and the last platform update was 2026-05-28.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia.