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General Properties

  
File Identifier EC207308-E0FC-4E75-A51E-8D3C956E38A4
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 Post Code Boundaries
Alternate Titles Postcodes dataset
Postcodes polygons and points
Metadata Creation Date 21/02/2007
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 Australia Post
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Abstract and Purpose for the dataset

Abstract A postcode may be classed either as an area or a point-type postcode (eg. Post office box).
A postcode may have many polygons defining its boundary. Postcode boundaries are based on the locality boundaries - see the lineage statement.
A point-type postcode will have 1 active centroid defining its location. Postcodes of 'Post office box' type cannot have polygons.
Ideally, a postcode must be related to at least 1 Locality, but this is not possible in all cases (eg. Northern Territory) so cannot be enforced as a hard-and-fast rule in the database.
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Purpose Post Code Boundaries is a seamless national database of Australia's postcode boundaries and centroids. It is designed to meet the needs of organisations that require a graphical representation of Post Code boundaries on a broad scale, to integrate with other data in servicing their business needs.
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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 Australia Post uses PSMA Australia′s Localities data to define Postcode boundaries. One to several Localities may be aggregated into a single postcode area and then allocated a postcode by Australia Post. Data maintenance is carried out by Australia Post and is then supplied to PSMA Australia.
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 Post
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Data Quality
Test Type 1: 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 2: 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 3: 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-Postcodes
BOUNDARIES-Cultural
BOUNDARIES
 Postage
Post Box
Post		 Post Services
Address
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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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