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NSW Water Theme GDA2020 Service


Content TitleNSW Water Theme GDA2020 Service
Content TypeHosted 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\u00a0-\u00a0water 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\u00a0-\u00a0water 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

Ancillary Hydro Point

  • Bore
  • Lock
  • Rapids
  • Spring
  • Tidal Limit Marker
  • Waterfall
  • Dissipation point
  • Regulator
  • River Gauge
  • Barriers
  • Sink

Coastline

  • Mean High Water Mark
  • Mean Low Water Mark

Fuzzy Extent Water Area

  • Bay-like
  • River-like Area
  • Sea-like

Fuzzy Extent Water Line

  • River-like

Hydro Area

  • Watercourse: Natural Waterbody, Canal-Drain
  • Water body Area: Man-made Waterbody, Natural Waterbody

Hydro Line

  • Natural Watercourse Area
  • Canal Drain
  • Spillway
  • Race
  • Tunnel-Siphen
  • Connector

Hydro Point

  • Natural Made Waterbody
  • Man Made Waterbody

Named Water Course

  • Named Water Course

Water security is one of Australia\u2019s major challenges. The benefits of using these nationally consistent data products include analysis, improved operational practices and policy decision making.

Initial Publication Date05/02/2020
Data Currency01/01/3000
Data Update FrequencyOther
Content SourceData provider files
File TypeESRI File Geodatabase (*.gdb)
Attribution\u00a9 State of New South Wales (Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW). For current information go to\u00a0spatial.nsw.gov.au
Data Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsNSW Water Theme of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF)
AccuracyThis 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)Other
WGS84 Equivalent ToGDA2020
Spatial ExtentFull State
Content LineageFor additional information, please contact us via the\u00a0Spatial Services Customer Hub
Data ClassificationUnclassified
Data Access PolicyOpen
Data QualityFor additional information, please contact us via the\u00a0Spatial Services Customer Hub
Terms and ConditionsCreative Commons
Standard and SpecificationOpen 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.\u00a0\u00a0
Data CustodianDCS Spatial Services
346 Panorama Ave
Bathurst NSW 2795
Point of ContactPlease contact us via the\u00a0Spatial Services Customer Hub

Data AggregatorDCS Spatial Services
346 Panorama Ave
Bathurst NSW 2795
Data DistributorDCS Spatial Services
346 Panorama Ave
Bathurst NSW 2795
Additional Supporting InformationData Dictionaries
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