Location Metadata System - DPTI

Local Government Area Wards

Dataset Number	836
Dataset Title	Local Government Area Wards
Status	Published
Metadata Maintained by	LOCSA

Description

Category	Government
Theme	Local government boundaries
Keywords and Qualifiers
Dataset Type	Spatial
Description	Spatial extend of the wards within local government areas. Wards are used in some local government areas for election of councillors. Not all LGA's have wards. The local governing body periodically reviews the ward boundaries through a process of electoral redistribution.
Dataset Use	Provides the spatial extent of wards withing local government and where they exist, are amagamated to provide the outer boundary of the local government area.
SDE Feature Class Name	LocalGovernmentWards
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 Information Services
	Department for Housing and Urban Development
	michael.ness@sa.gov.au
	7133 2704
Subject Matter Expert	Malcolm Dennert
	Senior GIS Specialist
	South Australian Water Corporation
	malcolm.dennert@sawater.com.au
	+61 8 7424 1690
Data Integrity Officer	Michael Ness
	Manager, Geospatial Information 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 boundaries.
Completeness	Full coverage
Positional Accuracy	In line with the underlying parcel cadastre, road centreline and topographic data
Method / Capture Scale

Tables

Table Name
Primary Table

Field Description

Table	Name	Field Alias	Data Type	% Complete	% Accuracy	Description
Primary Table	LGAType		Character	100	100	Link to Type of LGA. Corporate City, Corporate Town, District Council, Municipal Council, Regional Council or Water District
Primary Table	AbbName		Character	100	100	Abbreviated Name of LGA
Primary Table	WARD		Character	100	100	Name of the Ward

Geographic Extent

Extent Name	South Australia
Min Easting or Longitude	129
Min Northing or Latitude	-38.25
Max Easting or Longitude	141
Max Northing or Latitude	-26

Dataset Status

Initially Acquired	01-MAR-1996
Last Updated	CURRENT
Update Frequency	As required
Maintenance Method	Local Government ward boundaries are updated when required through notification in the Government Gazette or spatial improvement of the cadastre.
Metadata Created	06-FEB-2015
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	Not yet assessed

Operator Notes

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