Local Government Areas

Dataset Number 42
Dataset Title Local Government Areas
Status Published
Metadata Maintained by LOCSA

Description

Category Government
Theme Local government boundaries
Keywords and Qualifiers
Dataset Type Spatial
Description This dataset records the location and extent of the local government areas within South Australia and their relationship to the Cadastre. Local Government Areas are an administrative theme to the Digital Cadastral DataBase (DCDB). Local Government Areas are under the control of local governing bodies. The Local Government Authority defines the Local Government Areas.
Dataset Use Used to spatially define gazetted Local Government boundaries. Can be used as a reference, backdrop or as a selection set, providing target data is not cadastrally defined.
SDE Feature Class Name LocalGovernmentAreas
Projection/ Coordinate System GEOGRAPHIC

Custodian

Data Authority

Data Authority Department for Housing and Urban Development
Data Authority Name Bradley Slape
Surveyor-General
Data Manager Michael Ness
Manager, Geospatial Services
Department for Housing and Urban Development
michael.ness@sa.gov.au
7133 2704
Subject Matter Expert Michael Ness
Manager, Geospatial Services
Department for Housing and Urban Development
michael.ness@sa.gov.au
7133 2704
Data Integrity Officer Michael Ness
Manager, Geospatial Services
Department for Housing and Urban Development
michael.ness@sa.gov.au
7133 2704

Data Provider

Data Provider Location SA

Data Quality

Lineage Captured from the digitsing of the Local Government Ward or Area boundaries. If Wards exist, they are merget INTO the local government areas to create the outer boundary polygon, then amalgamated INTO the County areas.
Completeness Full coverage
Positional Accuracy In line with the underlying parcel cadastre, road centreline or topographic data
Method / Capture Scale
MethodCapture ScaleComment
Digitising1:10 000

Tables

Table Name
Polygon Attribute Table

Field Description

TableNameField AliasData Type% Complete% AccuracyDescription
Polygon Attribute TableLGA_Type Character>90>90Type of LGA
Polygon Attribute TableAbbName Character>90>90Abbreviated Name of LGA
Polygon Attribute TableLGA Character>90>90Name of the Local Government Area

Geographic Extent

Extent NameSouth Australia
Min Easting or Longitude129
Min Northing or Latitude-38.25
Max Easting or Longitude141
Max Northing or Latitude-26

Dataset Status

Initially Acquired 01-MAR-1996
Last Updated CURRENT
Update Frequency As required
Maintenance Method Local Government boundaries are updated when required through notification in the Government Gazette or spatial improvement of the cadastre.
Metadata Created 07-OCT-1998
If copied, source dataset
Metadata updated 06/JUL/23 dtup\jackmanc
Authorised 07/MAY/15 dtup\jackmanc
Metadata Retired

Security Classification

ISMF Classification OFFICIAL
ISMF Integrity I2 - MODERATE Requirement
ISMF Availability A3 - HIGH Requirement
AusGOAL Licensing Classification CC BY (Attribution)
Attribution
Further considerations for supply of dataset No

Operator Notes

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