Brief description
RETIRING
This GDA94 service is scheduled for retirement.
Please begin transitioning to the GDA2020 service and update any maps, applications, or workflows that currently reference this service.
You can access the new GDA2020 Service here:
NSW Water Theme - GDA2020 Service
NSW Water Theme
Please Note
WGS 84 service aligned to GDA94
This dataset has spatial reference [WGS 84 ≈ GDA94] which may result in misalignments when viewed in GDA2020 environments. A similar service with a ‘multiCRS’ suffix is available which can support GDA2020, GDA94 and WGS 84 ≈ GDA2020 environments.
In due course, and allowing time for user feedback and testing, it is intended that the original service name will adopt the new 'multiCRS' functionality.
Metadata Portal Metadata Information
| Content Title | NSW Water Theme |
| Content Type | Hosted Feature Layer |
| Description | The Water theme is based on hydrology which is the study of the movement, distribution and quality of water. This includes the hydrologic cycles, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability. Hydrology includes surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage basin management and water quality where water plays the central role. Water (surface water and groundwater) is concerned with information as aligned with the definitions under the Water Act 2007. This theme includes Hydrology elements which are described as: Surface Water - water in a watercourse, lake or wetland or any water flowing over or lying on land, either after having precipitated naturally after rain or having risen to the surface naturally from underground. Groundwater - water occurring at a place below ground that has been pumped, diverted or released to that place for the purpose of being stored there. Does not include water held in underground tanks, pipes or other works. Data in Water theme includes
Coastline
Fuzzy Extent Water Area
Fuzzy Extent Water Line
Hydro Area
Hydro Line
Hydro Point
Named Water Course
Water security is one of Australia’s major challenges. The benefits of using these nationally consistent data products include analysis, improved operational practices and policy decision making. |
| Initial Publication Date | 22/04/2020 |
| Data Currency | 01/01/3000 |
| Data Update Frequency | Other |
| Content Source | Data provider files |
| File Type | ESRI File Geodatabase (*.gdb) |
| Attribution | © State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW). For current information go to spatial.nsw.gov.au |
| Data Theme, Classification or Relationship to other Datasets | NSW Water Theme of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) |
| Accuracy | This dataset was captured by utilising the best available source at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is, 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:100000 = 50m. A program to upgrade the spatial location and accuracy of data is ongoing. |
| Spatial Reference System (dataset) | GDA94 |
| Spatial Reference System (web service) | EPSG:3857 |
| WGS84 Equivalent To | GDA94 |
| Spatial Extent | Full State |
| Content Lineage | For additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub |
| Data Classification | Unclassified |
| Data Access Policy | Open |
| Data Quality | For additional information, please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub |
| Terms and Conditions | Creative Commons |
| Standard and Specification | Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for consumption by common GIS platforms. Available as either cache or non-cache, depending on client use or requirement. |
| Data Custodian | DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795 |
| Point of Contact | Please contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub |
| Data Aggregator | DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795 |
| Data Distributor | DCS Spatial Services 346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795 |
| Additional Supporting Information | Data Dictionaries |
| TRIM Number | |
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