• Industrial Zones
• Business Zones
• Mine Subsidence Districts
• Coastal Wetlands (SEPP 14)
• Aerial Photography
• Digital Cadastral Data Base (DCDB)
• Local Government Areas
• Suburbs
• Acid Sulphate Soils
• State Forests
• National Parks & Wildlife Services (NPWS) Estate
• Cumberland Vegetation
• Drainage
• Transportation
• Elevation model

Industrial Zones
This theme displays areas zoned for industrial type purposes under the Local Environmental Plan (LEP). The LEP is the principal legal document for controlling development of land at the Council level.  The zoning provisions of the LEP establish permissible uses for each Local Government Area within the State of New South Wales (NSW) and standards regulate the extent of development.

Business Zones
This theme displays areas zoned for business type purposes under the Local Environmental Plan (LEP). The LEP is the principal legal document for controlling development of land at the Council level.  The zoning provisions of the LEP establish permissible uses for each Local Government Area within the state of New South Wales (NSW) and standards regulate the extent of development.

Mine Subsidence Districts
This theme shows the boundaries of proclaimed Mines Subsidence Districts under the Mines Subsidence Compensation Act.  It is mandatory to obtain the Mines Subsidence Board's approval to subdivide, erect or alter any improvements on land that is within a proclaimed Mines Subsidence District.

Data Source:
Mines Subsidence Board. For more information visit the Board's website at www.minesub.nsw.gov.au

Coastal Wetlands (SEPP 14)
This theme shows coastal wetlands of state significance and covered by State Environmental Planning Policy No. 14 (SEPP 14).  SEPP 14 places planning and development controls under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 over these wetlands. Data Status:
These data are current as at April 2002 (Government Gazette 37 Folio 2035). The boundaries were initially identified from stereo interpretation of 1:25 000 aerial photographs dated 1984 and 1986 and are subject to regular amendments.

Aerial Photography
This theme displays a mosaic of colour aerial photographs of varying resolutions and coverages.  The whole area is covered with satellite photography with a resolution (size of a single picture element or "pixel" on the ground) of 10 metres. In most of the coastal areas, 1 metre data is available.  In the central Sydney area, around the harbour, 0.2 metre data is available.  The Kiama Municipal Council has provided their own photography with a resolution of 1.5m.

Satellite imagery
Satellite baseline LANDSAT 7 Imagery, Digital Data capture period is ranging from July 1999 to December 2000.
 

SPECIFICATIONS:

Craft: Sensor & Satellite, ACRES Landsat ETM and Landsat 7 Band: 8: level 10+ (LPI copyright) Format: 24 bit Tiff Orthocorrected Resolution: 10 metres

Data Source:
Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW). For more information contact: Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW) at www.lpi.nsw.gov.au

1m Aerial Photography
The 1 metre aerial coverage was taken during October 1998 at a scale of 1:50,000 with 1 metre resolution and corrected for scale distortion.  These photographs are part of the 'OrthoView' product line supplied by Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW).  

SPECIFICATIONS:

Format: 24 bit Tiff Ortho-corrected Resolution: 1 metre

SPECIFICATIONS:

Format: 24 bit Tiff Ortho-corrected Resolution: 1.5 metre Currency: 4 Jan 1999

Data Source:
Kiama Municipal Council.  For more information contact:
www.kiama.nsw.gov.au

0.2m Aerial Photography
This photographic dataset covers the Sydney Harbour Catchment and was sourced as part of the Sydney Harbour LandData Consortium.  The photography is from the AUSIMAGE product from Sinclair Knight Merz. and consists of 605 tiled images each 1km square. 

SPECIFICATIONS:

Format: 24 bit Tiff Ortho-corrected Resolution: 0.2 metre Coverage: Sydney Harbour Catchment

Data Source:
AUSIMAGE from Sinclair Knight Metz.
For more information contact: www.skm.com.au

Digital Cadastral Data Base (DCDB)
This theme displays the boundaries of land parcels which form part of the New South Wales Digital Cadastal Data Base (DCDB). Details of Lot and Deposited Plan numbers, Strata Plan numbers and Street names are also shown.

Data Status:
These data are current as at December 2001. They were mapped at scales ranging from 1:2,000 to 1:25,000.

Data Source:
Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW). For more information contact: www.lpi.nsw.gov.au

Copyright:
All rights, title and interest in Crown intellectual property in the DCDB shall at all time remain the property of LPI NSW.  If you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmitt the DCDB other than for personal or non-commercial use you should contact:

The Copyright Officer
Land and Property Information NSW
PO Box 143 Bathurst
NSW 2795

Local Government Areas
This theme displays the boundaries of Local Government Areas.

Data Status:
These data are current as at December 2001 and have been derived from the Digital Cadastral DataBase (DCDB).  See "DCDB" Theme.

Data Source:
Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW). For more information contact: www.lpi.nsw.gov.au

Suburbs
This theme displays the boundaries of Suburb localities.

Data Status:
These data are current as at December 2001 and are derived from the Digital Cadastral DataBase (DCDB). See "DCDB" theme.

Data Source:
Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW). For more information contact: www.lpi.nsw.gov.au

Acid Sulphate Soils
This layer shows the occurrence of acid sulphate soils. These soils are generally submerged but when exposed or drained, they become oxidised and sulphuric acid is produced. This reduces the soil fertility and kills vegetation.

There are 5 classes of acid sulphate soil, these define the depths of occurance and the possible need for approval of works before excavating, based on the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) planning instrument.

ACID SULFATE SOIL CLASSES

Class 1: Any work Class 2: Work below the ground surface and works by which the water table is likely to be lowered. Class 3: Work beyond 1 metre below the natural ground surface and works by which the water table is likely to be lowered beyond 1 metre below the natural surface. Class 4: Work beyond 2 metre below the natural ground surface and works by which the water table is likely to be lowered beyond 2 metre below the natural surface. Class 5: Within 500 metres of the adjacent class 1, 2, 3, and 4; land which are likely to lower the water table below 1 metre AHD in class 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Data Status:
The data was mapped at a scale of 1:25,000 and supplied in December 1997.  Display of this dataset at a larger scale may give inaccurate information.  The data was collected over a number of years by the New South Wales Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC).

Data Source:
New South Wales Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC). For more information contact: www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au/care/soil/index.html

State Forests
This theme shows the boundaries of State Forests.

Data Status:
These data are current as at December 2001 and have been derived essentially from the Digital Cadastral DataBase (DCDB). See "DCDB" theme.

Data Source:
New South Wales State Forests. For more information contact: www.forest.nsw.gov.au

National Parks & Wildlife Services (NPWS) Estate
This theme shows areas which are under the management of the NPWS.  Areas include National Parks, Nature Reserves, State Recreational Areas, Aboriginal Areas, Historical Sites and Regional Parks.

Data Status:
These data are current as at December 2001 and have been derived essentially from the Digital Cadastral DataBase (DCDB).  See "DCDB" theme.

Data Source:
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).  For more information contact: www.npws.nsw.gov.au

Cumberland Vegetation
This theme displays the extent of remnant native vegetation in the Cumberland Plain of Western Sydney.  Most of the remnant native vegetation in Western Sydney is listed as endangered under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995.

Data Status:
All remnant vegetation greater than 0.5 hectare in size has been identified.  Stereo aerial photographs at 1:16,000 scale from November 1997 to March 1998 were used to delineate boundaries, which were mapped at a scale of 1:25,000. Viewing of this dataset at a larger scale may give incorrect information.

Data Source:
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).  For more information contact:

   Cumberland Plain Coordinator
   Threatened Species Unit
   Central Directorate
   National Parks and Wildlife Service
   43 Bridge Street, Hurstville 2220

The coordinator can be emailed from the Contacts Point page within the NPSW website at http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/about/continfo.htm.   You can also visit the Cumberland Plain page at  www.npws.nsw.gov.au

Drainage
This theme displays all major rivers,lakes and perennial (permanent) named creeks and rivers but excludes non-perennial and unnamed creeks and rivers.

Data Status:
These data were collected over an extended period of time and may not represent the current situation.  They were mapped at a scale of 1:25,000 and form part of the Digital Topographic Data Base (DTDB).

Data Source:
Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW).  For more information contact: www.lpi.nsw.gov.au

Copyright:
All rights, title and interest in Crown intellectual property in the DTDB shall at all time remain the property of LPI NSW.  If you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmitt the DTDB other than for personal or non-commercial use you should contact:

   The Copyright Officer
   Land and Property Information NSW
   PO Box 143 Bathurst
   NSW 2795

Transportation
This theme displays all major roads and roads with paved surfaces but excludes tracks, unpaved roads, pathways, gates, bridges and other subsidiary cultural information.

Data Status:
These data were collected over an extented period of time and may not represent the current situation.  They were mapped at a scale of 1:25,000 and form part of the Digital Topographic Data Base (DTDB).

Data Source:
Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW).  For more information contact: www.lpi.nsw.gov.au

Copyright:
All rights, title and interest in Crown intellectual property in the DTDB shall at all time remain the property of LPI NSW.  If you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmitt the DTDB other than for personal or non-commercial use you should contact:

   The Copyright Officer
   Land and Property Information NSW
   PO Box 143 Bathurst
   NSW 2795

Elevation Model
This theme displays The elevation and aspect of the terrain.  The image shows the elevation (distance in metres above sea-level) as a series of colours from green through blue, purple and red to yellow.   The elevation these colours represent are indicated in the legend.

The images are shaded according to the aspect of the surface.  This is the angle of the surface to true north.  The shading assumes light is coming from the North West (top-right) such that surfaces facing to the North-West will be light while a surface facing the South-East will be dark.  This shading helps visualise the terrain as it simulates a surface lit by a low North-Western sun.

These data were collected over an extented period of time and may not represent the current situation.  They were mapped at a scale of 1:25,000 and form part of the Digital Topographic Data Base (DTDB).

Data Source:
Land and Property Information NSW (LPINSW). For more information contact: www.lpi.nsw.gov.au

The data source consisted of vector contour lines from the DTDB which were interpolated (using an algorithm known as "Minimum Curvature") to generate a gridded surface at 10m centres. The data sets created (4,096 maps) were shaded using the algorithm described above (Elevation affects Hue while Aspect affects Lightness) and stored as 4,096 images.  The images were then used to create a series of image tiles at different scales.

Copyright:
All rights, title and interest in Crown intellectual property in the DTDB shall at all time remain the property of LPI NSW.  If you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmitt the DTDB other than for personal or non-commercial use you should contact:

   The Copyright Officer
   Land and Property Information NSW
   PO Box 143 Bathurst
   NSW 2795