Dataset Number 1038 Dataset Title Shipwrecks Custodian Data Authority: Department for Environment and Water Data Provider: Department for Environment and Water

Description Description This data set is an extract from the South Australian Shipwrecks Database. The database includes all known shipwrecks located in South Australian and Australian waters adjacent to South Australia. It incorporates the Register of Historic Shipwrecks and the Register of Historic Relics as required under the (Commonwealth) Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and the (South Australian) Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981. The database also includes shipwrecks that have not been delclared under either of these Acts. Filtering may take place to restrict the location of sensitive shipwrecks. Usage Used for plotting locations of Shipwrecks.

Data Quality Lineage Shipwreck information in the database has been obtained from a wide source of printed material, newspapers, government records, maps, charts, oral histories and site visits. The spatial data set is generated from locational information extracted from the Oracle data base on a weekly basis. Completeness Dataset is complete. Positional Accuracy Information on the position of shipwrecks has been obtained from a variety of sources e.g. 1:50,000 maps, charts, GPS and dGPS readings. Accuracy can range from +/- 5m for differential GPS to +/- 50km.

Geographic Extent Extent Name Coastal SA Min Easting or Longitude 129 Min Northing or Latitude -38 Max Easting or Longitude 141 Max Northing or Latitude -31

Dataset Status Initially Acquired 01-JAN-1990 Last Updated CURRENT Update Frequency Weekly Maintenance Method Data set generated from coordinates extracted from oracle database AusGOAL CC BY (Attribution)

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Contact Information Organisation Department for Environment and Water Conservation and Land Management Postal Address GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE 5001 Email DEWNR.CustomerServiceCentre@sa.gov.au