Metadata Name Descriptions
Resource Name: LOCALITY_POLYGON
Title: Vicmap Admin - Locality Polygon Aligned to Property
Anzlic ID: ANZVI0803003027
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Abstract:
Part of the Vicmap Admin dataset series.  This dataset contains the polygons for the authoritative Locality boundary dataset for Victoria.

Locality Boundaries are as defined by Local Governments and registered by the Registrar of Geographic Names (GeoNames). The Vicmap Admin Locality data only contains Bounded Localities (known as LOCB in the GeoNames data). There are also unbounded localities/neighbourhoods (LOCU or NBHD) in the GeoNames data but this is NOT contained within Vicmap Admin Locality.

Aligned to Vicmap Property.
Search Words: EnvironmentPlanning cadastreBoundaries
Publication Date: 10 May 2024
Dataset Status: Complete.
Progress: Completed
Access Constraint:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) ( License Text )
LGA size area is available via Land Channel web site www.delpw.vic.gov.au/vicmapdata or large volumes via DELWP Data Service Providers www.delwp.vic.gov.au/vicmapdsp or DataVic www.data.vic.gov.au
Data Existence:
Metadata Name Descriptions
Resource Name: LOCALITY_POLYGON
Title: Vicmap Admin - Locality Polygon Aligned to Property
Anzlic ID: ANZVI0803003027
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Owner:
Jurisdiction: Victoria
Abstract:
Part of the Vicmap Admin dataset series.  This dataset contains the polygons for the authoritative Locality boundary dataset for Victoria.

Locality Boundaries are as defined by Local Governments and registered by the Registrar of Geographic Names (GeoNames). The Vicmap Admin Locality data only contains Bounded Localities (known as LOCB in the GeoNames data). There are also unbounded localities/neighbourhoods (LOCU or NBHD) in the GeoNames data but this is NOT contained within Vicmap Admin Locality.

Aligned to Vicmap Property.
Search Words: EnvironmentPlanning cadastreBoundaries
Purpose:
Vicmap Admin provides an accurate representation of various adminstrative boundaries across Victoria, at a capture scale of 1:25,000.  It is used in a variety of applications, particularly in emergency services, natural resource management, planning and development, and digital map publications.
Geographic Extent Polygon:

Geographic Bounding Box:
Beginning to Ending Date: 2005-05-15 - now
Maintainence and Update Frequency: Weekly
Stored Data Format:
Available Format(s) Types: All major digital formats
Positional Accuracy:
Varies as per scale of capture of VicMap Digital Property.  Vicmap Digital Property is classified as 'BB' accuracy, ie. 90% of well-defined features are within 1mm, at plot scale, of their true position, eg. 1:500 equates to +/- 0.5metre and 1:25,000 equates to +/- 25 metres.  Anecdotal evidence suggests that the spatial accuracy of the major part of the data set, at all scales is frequently better than BB.
Within the metropolitan area, 'Melbourne Water' requires subdivisions exceeding nine lots to be submitted in digital form.  When input into the base, every effort is made to use this 'survey accurate' data to extend the accuracy of the immediately surrounding detail.

No 'shift' of data as a means of 'cartographic enhancement' to facilitate presentation has been employed for any real world feature.
Attribute Accuracy:
Approx. 99%.
Suburbs/rural Districts
Geographic Names employed contractors to systematically go through the submissions from Local Governments and compare them to the mapped boundaries and names. All discrepancies were sent to LIG for inclusion into the base data set. 
Geographic Names forwards to LIG any changes to the Rural Districts/Suburbs as they occur.  In this dataset a locality is defined by Loc_Name
Logical Consistency:
Topologically structured.
Data Source:
Dataset Source: Local Government defines suburb, town and rural district boundaries after seeking appropriate consultation with all interested parties.  Proposed boundaries/names are submitted to Registrar of Geographic Names for approval and formal gazettal.

Dataset Originality: Derived
Contact Organisation: DEECA
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Metadata Date: 2021-03-17
Additional Metadata:
                            
                              History: Defined locality boundaries were needed to provide clear definition in developing GIS systems, particularly those of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, emergency service dispatch and local government.  ABS provided the necessary impetus to enable the Registrar of Geographic Names to pursue the goal of defined boundaries across the state.

Related Documents: None

https://www.land.vic.gov.au/maps-and-spatial/spatial-data/vicmap-catalogue
                            
                          
Column Name Obligation Unique Data Type Reference Table Comments
PFI_CREATED O N DATE NONE
UFI_CREATED O N DATE NONE
VICNAMES_ID M Y NUMBER
UFI O N NUMBER NONE
UFI_OLD O N NUMBER NONE
LOCALITY_NAME M Y VARCHAR2 LOCALITY
PFI O N VARCHAR2 NONE
GAZETTED_LOCALITY_NAME O N VARCHAR2 LOCALITY