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General Properties

  
File Identifier B5516EB1-1EF3-4392-961A-3C22F6CB3E84
Child File Identifier 1 780B909D-7EA9-4AD7-86E0-3256CD82C220 - ABS Theme
Child File Identifier 2 FACBA0F8-28D4-4863-AFF4-9617599082C4 - Electoral Boundaries Theme
Child File Identifier 3 AEABDB44-C775-4FD3-93D5-7E952A80E911 - LGA Theme
Child File Identifier 4 08871EC5-9650-49B5-9E97-B48C3240B178 - Suburbs/Localities Theme
Child File Identifier 5 1EE8F63A-3819-4730-AF1F-6DE497E8842C - State Theme
Child File Identifier 6 25521580-BB9B-48FF-A8D3-683F5904BCAD - Town Points Theme
Language English
Character Set utf8
Hierarchy Level dataset
Hierarchy Level Name dataset
Metadata Author/Contact
Name: Dean Coslett
Organisation: PSMA Australia Ltd
Position: Product Manager
Telephone: +61 02 6260 9000
Facsimile +61 02 6260 9001
e-Mail enquiries@psma.com.au
Delivery Point: 6/113 Canberra Ave
Griffith
ACT
2603
Australia
Contact Role Point Of Contact
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Key Date and Standards

Date Stamp 2011-11-15
Metadata Standard Name ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata Standard Version 1.1
Reference System Identifier GDA94
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Metadata Citation

Title Administrative Boundaries dataset
Alternate Titles Administrative Boundaries
Admin Boundaries
Metadata Creation Date 03/03/2006
Metadata Published date 15/02/2012
Metadata Revision date 02/05/2012
Other Metadata Citation Details PSMA Australia Pty Ltd is the dataset Custodian for the Jurisdictions of Australia
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Abstract and Purpose for the dataset

Abstract The Administration Boundaries for Australia, provides an optimised quality geometric description and a set of basic attributes of the Australian administrative boundaries.
This release of the Administration Boundaries product includes all administrative boundaries included in contributor′s data, however within South Australia the northern section is unincorporated within the Localities theme and no data is available. Administration Boundaries data will be revised on a regular basis. Geographic Polygon Data are produced from varying format data provided from the Jurisdictions.
The Administrative Boundaries dataset is comprised of six themes:
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Boundaries
2. Electoral Boundaries
3. Local Government Areas (LGA)
4. Suburbs/Localities
5. State Boundaries
6. Town Points
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Purpose Administration Boundaries data serves as a foundation for several other data sets provided by PSMA Australia as well as being a valuable data set in its own right. The common geometric base allows users to apply the spatial data to the full extent of coverage. This common infrastructure facilitates data integration with supplementary data supplied in the future.
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Resource Contact Information

 See Metadata Author/Contact (above) for metadata information. or;
Technical Information Contact
Name: Michael Dixon
Organisation: PSMA Australia Ltd
Position: Group Manager, Products and Services Management
Role Point Of Contact
Telephone: +61 02 6260 9000
Facsimile +61 02 6260 9001
e-Mail michael.dixon@psma.com.au
Delivery Point: 6/113 Canberra Ave
Griffith
ACT
2603
Australia
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Lineage and History Statement

Lineage All spatial data is supplied by the Jurisdictions (Commonwealth, States and Territories Governments) through various agencies.
For each theme, the data is supplied by the appropriate agency as described below.

1. ABS Boundaries Theme

The digital ABS Boundaries are updated every six years for each national Census. The ABS carries out the update process to this theme using the other PSMA Australia national datasets. Annual updates for UCL are also carried out.

2. Electoral Boundaries

Theme The digital Electoral Boundaries and their legal identifiers have been supplied by the Electoral Commission from each state and territory as well as the Australian Electoral Commission. These boundaries undergo re-distribution depending on population of the electorate before each election.

3. Local Government Areas Theme

The digital LGAs and their legal identifiers have been derived from the cadastre data from each Australian state and territory jurisdiction.

4. Suburbs/Localities Theme

The digital Suburb/Locality boundaries and their legal identifiers have been derived from the cadastre data from each Australian state and territory jurisdiction.

5. State Boundaries Theme

The digital State boundaries and their legal identifiers have been derived from the cadastre data from each State and Territory jurisdiction.

6. Town Points Theme

The Town Points and their associated attributes are sourced from the ABS, cadastral parcels sourced from the State and Territory Jurisdictions are used to assist with Town Point Alignment where appropriate.

Data maintenance is carried out at PSMA Australia using Radius Studio™ to enforce the data integrity (both spatial and aspatial).

Quality Assurance processes within LYNX® are used to check structural integrity of the data. LYNX is a cutting-edge data platform that has been developed to hold, quality assure and distribute PSMA Australia′s suite of national spatial datasets. It streamlines PSMA Australia′s data delivery. The LYNX environment provides the data release as downloads or on DVD.

Positional accuracy is dependant on the accuracy of data from the individual contributor data and this may vary considerably between and within jurisdiction boundaries.
 
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Jurisdictions Australia
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
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Data Quality
Test Type 1: DQ_QuantitativeAttributeAccuracy
Specification: Aspatial Attribute check with Radius Studio
Specification Date: 11/12/2011
Specification Edition unknown
Explanation: All fields are populated with current and appropriate entries. All business rules governing attributes are met.
Pass?: TRUE
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Test Type 2: DQ_DomainConsistency
Specification: QA1 in LYNX
Specification Date: 11/12/2011
Specification Edition unknown
Explanation: All entries are encompassed within the spatial and aspatial domains for this dataset..
Pass?: TRUE
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Test Type 3: DQ_FormatConsistency
Specification: QA1 in LYNX
Specification Date: 11/12/2011
Specification Edition unknown
Explanation: All Spatial and Aspatial objects have the correct format for further processing.
Pass?: TRUE
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Test Type 4: DQ_TemporalValidity
Specification: QA1 in LYNX
Specification Date: 11/12/2011
Specification Edition unknown
Explanation: All created and retired dates are complete and current for the release cycle.
Pass?: TRUE
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Key Words for Searching

Search Words
BOUNDARIES-Administrative
BOUNDARIES-Cultural
BOUNDARIES
ABS, MB, SLA, UCL		 Electoral Boundaries
Voting Areas
Electorates
Towns		 States
Government
Government Areas		 Mesh Blocks
Statistical Area Boundaries
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Themes and Categories
Topic Category boundaries
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Status and Maintenance

Status onGoing
Maintenance and Update Frequency quarterly
Date of Next Update 11/05/2012
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Reference system

Reference System GDA94
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Spatial Representation Type

Spatial Representation Type vector
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Schedule

 other
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Metadata Security Restrictions

Classification unclassified
Authority PSMA Australia
Use Limitations none
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Dataset Security Restrictions

Classification restricted
Authority PSMA Australia
Use Limitations Access and Usage Licensing
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Dataset Access Constraints

Identifier license
Annotation License agreements allow access to the dataset via LYNX (for download or DVD).
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Dataset Usage Constraints

Identifier license
Annotation Full and Embedded Licenses are available from PSMA Distribution Pty Ltd - see Distribution section for details.
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Metadata Usage Constraints

Identifier copyright
Annotation Information supplied within the metadata may not be copied without referencing to PSMA Australia.
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Extent - Geographic Bounding Box

geographical extent picture
North Bounding Latitude -8
South Bounding Latitude -45
West Bounding Longitude +96
East Bounding Longitude +160
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Additional Extents - Geographic

Identifier aus
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Distribution Information

Distributor PSMA Distribution Pty Ltd
Distributor Contact
Name: Richard Lindsay
Organisation: PSMA Distribution Pty ltd
Position: Channel Manager
Role Distributor
Telephone: +61 02 6260 9071
Facsimile +61 02 6260 9001
e-Mail enquiries@psma.com.au
Mailing Address: GPO Box 4966
Sydney
NSW
2001
Australia
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