Service Description: AbstractTown Points is a digital representation of Australia’s towns, represented as points. This dataset provides an optimised aggregated national view of Town Point geometry and attribution. The dataset is created from multiple sources including ABS and jurisdictional data.CurrencyDate Modified: May 2025Modification Frequency: QuarterlyData ExtentSpatial ExtentNorth: -8°South: -45°East: 160°West: 112°Source InformationThe data was obtained from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries - Geoscape. Geoscience Australia is providing this data to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.Lineage StatementGeoscape Administrative Boundaries (comprised of Localities, Local Government Areas (LGAs), Wards, ABS Boundaries, Electoral Boundaries, State Boundaries, and Town Points) are created using a range of source data which is highlighted within their Data Copyright and Disclaimer.The digital Town Points have been produced using ABS Census data.The Digital Atlas of Australia team have published a Feature Service for Town Points using the Geographic Coordinate System: Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020). Town Points are aggregated from State and Territory data to cover the National extent of Australia.Data dictionaryAttribute nameDescriptionNameThe Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.Date CreatedDate this record was created.ContactGeoscience Australia, clientservices@ga.gov.auContact Geoscape to provide feedback on the Town Points product or for further information on accessing Geoscape Data: support@geoscape.com.au
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Description: AbstractTown Points is a digital representation of Australia’s towns, represented as points. This dataset provides an optimised aggregated national view of Town Point geometry and attribution. The dataset is created from multiple sources including ABS and jurisdictional data.CurrencyDate Modified: May 2025Modification Frequency: QuarterlyData ExtentSpatial ExtentNorth: -8°South: -45°East: 160°West: 112°Source InformationThe data was obtained from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries - Geoscape. Geoscience Australia is providing this data to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.Lineage StatementGeoscape Administrative Boundaries (comprised of Localities, Local Government Areas (LGAs), Wards, ABS Boundaries, Electoral Boundaries, State Boundaries, and Town Points) are created using a range of source data which is highlighted within their Data Copyright and Disclaimer.The digital Town Points have been produced using ABS Census data.The Digital Atlas of Australia team have published a Feature Service for Town Points using the Geographic Coordinate System: Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020). Town Points are aggregated from State and Territory data to cover the National extent of Australia.Data dictionaryAttribute nameDescriptionNameThe Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.Date CreatedDate this record was created.ContactGeoscience Australia, clientservices@ga.gov.auContact Geoscape to provide feedback on the Town Points product or for further information on accessing Geoscape Data: support@geoscape.com.au
Copyright Text: Incorporates or developed using Geoscape Town Ponts © Geoscape Australia 2025, Copyright and Disclaimer Notice: https://geoscape.com.au/legal/data-copyright-and-disclaimer/
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