FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Aerial Cableway

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of Aerial Cableway. This item should be populated where name is known.

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

30

TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

At 1:250 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to new feature occurrences. All feature occurrences existing in the TOPO250K NTDB will be retained unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist.
 
A TextNote is to be added to the data e.g. ‘chairlift’.  

End-points of this feature cannot overlap; Sea or Perennial Waterbodies.

A descriptive note is to be added e.g. ‘chairlift’.  

Conveyor 

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Cemetery Area

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the Cemetery. This item should be populated where name is known.

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

0

TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

Features whose area is less than the minimum size for inclusion shall be shown as Cemetery Point feature.

Cemetery Areas can be surrounded by Built Up Areas or can be isolated polygons.
 
All cemeteries are to have an accompanying TextNote 'cemetery' unless the word ‘cemetery’ is included in the name.

Where a Cemetery Area edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
another Cemetery Area edge (feature class polygon)
Rubbish Tip edge (feature type polygon)
RecreationAreas (feature class polygon)

Cemetery Areas cannot appear in or overlap the following polygons;
Lakes, Mine Area, Reservoirs, Watercourses, Canals, Buildings and Offshore coverage polygons other than voids.  

Where a Cemetery Area edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
Road
Railway
Sea wall
Shoreline
WaterbodyBoundaries (except junction and Limit Of Data)
Building Area edge (feature type polygon)
Built Up Area edge (feature type polygon)
Foreshore Flat edge (feature type polygon)
Landmark Area edge (feature type polygon)
Prohibited Area edge (feature type polygon)
MarineHazardAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Reserves edge (feature class polygon)
Vegetation edge (feature dataset polygon)

All cemeteries are to have an accompanying descriptive note 'cemetery' unless the word ‘cemetery’ is included in the name.  

Cemetery Point 

Section 3 chapter 5.11.2, 5.18 and 5.19
Appendix U chapter 2.1.9

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Cemetery Point

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The cemetery’s name. This item should be populated where name is known.

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

451 (see map rules for exceptions where symbol is to be 0 non-printing)

FEATURE WIDTH (FEATUREWIDTH) [Double; Yes; 8; 4; Pop_Dep]

Currently not used by symbology; 0

ORIENTATION (ORIENTATION) [Short Integer; Yes; 3; Pop_Dep] Orientation in whole degrees from East going anti-clockwise;
Currently not used by symbology; 0

TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

Used for cemeteries smaller than the size criteria for the Cemetery Area feature.

The point representing the feature is to be placed within the bounds of the cemetery.

Where inclusion of a cemetery point would result in clutter they are to be symbolised to 0 non-printing.  

All cemeteries are to have an accompanying TextNote 'cemetery' unless the word ‘cemetery’ is included in the name.

All cemeteries are to have an accompanying descriptive note 'cemetery' unless the word ‘cemetery’ is included in the name.

Building Area, Building Point, Built Up Area, Cemetery Area, Horizontal Control Point, Kilometric distance marker, Railway Station, Road, Spot Elevation, Watercourse, Watercourse Area  

Section 3 chapters 5.10, 5.11.1 and 5.11.2
Appendix U chapter 2.1.9

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Civic Square

SUBTYPE NUMBER (TYPE) [Long Integer; No; 5; Pop_Req] The numeric value assigned to sub classify the feature
1

DESCRIPTION OF SUBTYPE (TYPE_DESCRIPTION) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The textual description of the subtype classification.
CivicSquare

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the Civic Square (see Geodatabase Rules for population requirements.)

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

24

TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

At 1:250 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to new feature occurrences. All feature occurrences existing in the TOPO250K NTDB will be retained unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist.

Recreation Areas will usually occur surrounded by built-up areas. They may also be isolated polygons outside the built up area.

Recreation Areas should not be confused with the Nature Conservation Reserve feature.

Recreation Areas may overlap polygons in the Waterbodies feature dataset. Waterbodies fully included in recreation areas will be considered part of the recreation area. These waterbodies will also be shown in the waterbodies feature dataset.

Where different types of RecreationAreas adjoin one another, each area which meets or exceeds the minimum size for inclusion will be shown as a separate polygon and attributed accordingly. Adjoining areas too small to show separately but which together create an area at or above the minimum size will be shown as a single polygon.
 
Recreation Areas (Feature Class) adjacent, or within, school grounds will still be captured as long as they meet the definition of the applicable Recreation feature type and associated size criteria (e.g. oval, miscellaneous area (tennis courts).

Recreation Areas will be named where they are considered to be of national cultural or historical significance. E.g. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo.

Recreation Areas are to have an accompanying textnote eg ‘civic square’ unless the words ‘civic square’ etc are included in the name. 'Miscellaneous Area', ‘Multiple use’ and ‘other’ will not be used as descriptive labels.

Civic Square cannot overlap;
Other polygon features in the Culture Dataset. 

Where a RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
another RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Cemetery Area edge (feature type polygon)
Rubbish Tip edge (feature type polygon)

Civic Squares cannot overlap;
Built Up Area, Sea, AircraftFacilityAreas (Feature Class).

Where a RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
Road
Railway
Sea wall
Shoreline
WaterbodyBoundaries (except junction and Limit Of Data)
Building Area edge (feature type polygon)
Built Up Area edge (feature type polygon)
Foreshore Flat edge (feature type polygon)
Landmark Area edge (feature type polygon)
Prohibited Area edge (feature type polygon)
MarineHazardAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Reserves edge (feature class polygon)
Vegetation edge (feature dataset polygon)

Recreation Areas will be named where they are considered to be of national cultural or historical significance. E.g. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo.

Recreation Areas are to have an accompanying descriptive note eg ‘golf course’, ‘showgrounds’ unless the words ‘golf course’, ’showgrounds’ etc are included in the name. 'Miscellaneous Area', ‘Multiple use’ and ‘other’ will not be used as descriptive labels.

In areas where there are a number of recreation areas and other detail the labels may be dropped to avoid clutter. In such cases preference will be given to showing labels on the following types of recreation area in descending order.

Recreation Areas of national cultural or historical significance
Rifle range
showground
racecourse
golf course
oval
All other categories  

Polygons in the Waterbodies feature dataset will mask Recreation Areas (Feature Class).

Recreation Areas (Feature Class) will mask Pipelines and Powerlines.

Nature Conservation Reserve, Landmark Area

Section 3 chapters 5.11.2, 5.18, 5.19 and 6.9

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Communication Device

SUBTYPE NUMBER (TYPE) [Long Integer; No; 5; Pop_Req] The numeric value assigned to sub classify the feature
1

DESCRIPTION OF SUBTYPE (TYPE_DESCRIPTION) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The textual description of the subtype classification.
CommunicationDevice

CONTROLLING AUTHORITY (AUTHORITY) [String; Yes; 100; Pop_Req] Name of controlling authority

DESCRIPTION (DESCRIPTION) [String; Yes; 30; Pop_Req]

Description of the type of communication device available (remote solar powered telephone, flare, etc)

IDENTIFICATION CODE (IDCODE) [String; Yes; 30; Pop_Wk] The code used to identify a communication device (or provide contact with) an emergency facility point

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / -

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

804

ORIENTATION (ORIENTATION) [Short Integer; Yes; 3; Pop_Dep] Orientation in whole degrees from East going anti-clockwise;
Currently not used by symbology; 0

TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

This feature will only be captured as directed in the project instructions supplied. It includes such features as emergency radio beacons, remote solar powered telephones, etc.

All available attribution will be supplied with the project instructions.

This feature should be captured in correct spatial relationship to its surrounding topology.

This feature will only be included on Non-Standard NTMS maps, specially created for Emergency Mapping Purposes. A descriptive note should appear on the map derived from the description & textnote fields of the NTDB.

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Dam Wall

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the dam wall. This item should be populated where name is known.

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

925 - where not coincident with Road feature
45 - where coincident with Road feature.

FEATURE WIDTH (FEATUREWIDTH) [Double; Yes; 8; 4; Pop_Dep]

Feature width is only used for dams coincident with roads.The width of the symbol determined by the road classification (in millimetres);

Width; Road class;
0.9 - Dual Carriageway
(note; width varies)
0.9 - Principal road
0.6 - Secondary road
0.4 - Minor road
0.2 - Vehicular track

TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

At 1:250 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to new feature occurrences. All feature occurrences existing in the TOPO250K NTDB will be retained unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist.

Dams will not be shown where the associated water storage is shown as a Water tank feature.

Dams not shown to scale on the latest previous edition map will be captured as a chain 1mm long at map scale.

Dam features will be associated with a spillway feature where the spillway is behind the wall or separated from it and meets other selection criteria for spillways. Where excess water overtops the dam wall along all or most of its length a spillway will not be shown e.g. Hume Dam or Scrivener Dam (see Spillway).

In densely and moderately settled regions as defined by Appendix C where a Dam wall meets the minimum size criteria, the attached reservoir should be shown regardless of whether or not it is below the minimum size criteria for reservoirs. If a reservoir no longer exists (ie. Filled with sediment) then the dam wall will not be shown.
Where a spillway feature is not included (see Spillway), the reservoir connector and watercourse or watercourse connector will meet node to node at the dam.

Dam Walls that carry roads across them will be a clone of the equivalent section of the associated Road. There must be a vertex in the Road feature at the exact location of the start and end points of the Dam Wall. The road must continue outwards from both endpoints of the Dam Wall.

Where a Dam Wall crosses a Watercourse Area, the upstream portion should be treated as a Reservoir feature. This means a Junction will be placed across the watercourse area polygon, coincident with the Dam Wall. Depending on the situation an additional junction further upstream may be needed to complete Reservoir feature.

Dam Walls cannot cross any feature in the Drainage feature dataset (except Spillway, Watercourse and connectors) or Roads and Railways.

Dams cannot appear in the following;
Sea, Lake, Canal Area, Watercourse Area and Building Area.  

If a dam wall and its associated reservoir have the same name, then :
- where the name of the reservoir can be placed on the map face in a cartographically acceptable manner the associated dam wall name will not be included but a descriptive note e.g. 'dam',’weir’ will be added where space permits.
- where the reservoir name can not be placed on the map face in a cartographically acceptable manner then the waterbody feature will remain unnamed but its associated dam wall would be named, where the name is known. It should also have an accompanying descriptive note e.g. ‘dam’, ‘weir’ unless the word ‘dam’,’weir’ is included in the name.

Reservoir (Feature Class), Spillway , Water tank 

Section 3 chapters 5.8 and 5.11.1
Appendix U chapter  2.3.4

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Fence

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

927
0 - Where a vermin proof fence follows a state border or road.

TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 this feature will only be shown in sparsely settled regions as defined by Appendix C ‘Fence and Water Facilities Guide’. The exception is that major vermin proof fences will be shown in all locations. Size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

At 1:250 000 this feature will only be shown in sparsely settled regions as defined by Appendix C ‘Fence and Water Facilities Guide’, regardless of whether it previously existed in the base material/digital data. The exception is that major vermin proof fences will be shown in all locations. Size and any other selection criteria apply to new feature occurrences. All vermin proof fences and feature occurrences in sparsely settled regions existing in the TOPO250K NTDB will be retained unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist.

Fences around small paddocks adjacent to farm houses and homesteads will be omitted.

Fence features less than the minimum size for inclusion may be used to depict yards greater than 390625 sq m at 1:250 000, 62500 sq m at 1:100 000 and 3906 sq m at 1:25 000 - refer feature ‘Yard’.

Where a vermin proof fence follows a state border or a road (excluding Vehicle Tracks), the fence feature should be symbolised to 0 (non-printing) and the text_note ‘vermin proof fence follows state border’ or ‘vermin proof fence follows road’ should be applied.
Where a vermin proof fence and a vehicle track are adjacent, an assessment must be made as to whether:
The vehicle track is considered important in terms of road network connectivity; and/or The vehicle track is servicing a natural or cultural feature, excluding the fence, represented within the new topographic map and data product eg. Tower, mine, spring, etc.

If the track is deemed important, show the track, add the text_note ‘vermin proof fence follows track’ and symbolise vermin proof fence to 0. If not, the track should not be included in the data and a text_note ‘track follows vermin proof fence’ should be added to the fence feature shown on the map.

All of the above text_notes should be applied to the features in the Fence feature class.

Where a fence follows a road (excluding vehicle tracks) the fence should not be included in the data. Where a fence and a vehicle track are adjacent, an assessment must be made as to whether:
The vehicle track is considered important in terms of road network connectivity ; and/or
The vehicle track is servicing a natural or cultural feature, excluding the fence, represented within the new topographic map and data product eg. Tower, mine, spring, etc.

If the vehicle track meets either of the above criteria then the vehicle track should be shown on the map, in accordance with the specifications. Alternatively, if the vehicle track does not meet either of the above criteria then the fence should be shown, provided it adds a meaningful connection to the existing fence network. These guidelines apply to both features existing on the previous edition maps and new features and are subject to Appendix C rules regarding fence selection.
 
Vermin proof fences will have an accompanying TextNote eg 'vermin proof fence’.  

Fences cannot overlap;
Sea and Building Area features.

Vermin proof fences will have an accompanying descriptive note eg 'vermin proof fence’.

Fences will be masked by gate stock grid and yard symbols and by roads.

Fences will be masked where black type unavoidably overprints the feature. The break measurement will be 0.2 mm on either side of the type where it crosses the feature. (Note: the feature will be masked only on the map and will be complete in the data.)  

Gate, Grid , Yard 

Section 3 chapter 5.11.2
Appendix C  
Appendix U chapters 2.2.2, 2.4.1

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Gardens

SUBTYPE NUMBER (TYPE) [Long Integer; No; 5; Pop_Req] The numeric value assigned to sub classify the feature
2

DESCRIPTION OF SUBTYPE (TYPE_DESCRIPTION) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The textual description of the subtype classification.
Gardens

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the Garden. (see Geodatabase Rules for population requirements.)

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

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TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

At 1:250 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to new feature occurrences. All feature occurrences existing in the TOPO250K NTDB will be retained unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist.

Recreation Areas will usually occur surrounded by built-up areas. They may also be isolated polygons outside the built up area.

Recreation Areas should not be confused with the Nature Conservation Reserve feature.

Recreation Areas may overlap polygons in the Waterbodies feature dataset. Waterbodies fully included in recreation areas will be considered part of the recreation area. These waterbodies will also be shown in the waterbodies layer.

Where different types of recreation area adjoin one another, each area which meets or exceeds the minimum size for inclusion will be shown as a separate polygon and attributed accordingly. Adjoining areas too small to show separately but which together create an area at or above the minimum size will be shown as a single polygon.

Recreation Areas (Feature Class) adjacent, or within, school grounds will still be captured as long as they meet the definition of the applicable Recreation feature type and associated size criteria (e.g. oval, miscellaneous area (tennis courts).
 
Recreation Areas will be named where they are considered to be of national cultural or historical significance. E.g. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo.

Recreation Areas are to have an accompanying textnote eg ‘golf course’, ‘showgrounds’ unless the words ‘golf course’, ’showgrounds’ etc are included in the name. 'Miscellaneous Area', ‘Multiple use’ and ‘other’ will not be used as descriptive labels.

Gardens cannot overlap;
Other polygon features in the Culture Dataset. 


Where a RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
another RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Cemetery Area edge (feature type polygon)
Rubbish Tip edge (feature type polygon)

Gardens cannot overlap;
Built Up Area, Sea, AircraftFacilityAreas (Feature Class).  

Where a RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
Road
Railway
Sea wall
Shoreline
WaterbodyBoundaries (except junction and Limit Of Data)
Building Area edge (feature type polygon)
Built Up Area edge (feature type polygon)
Foreshore Flat edge (feature type polygon)
Landmark Area edge (feature type polygon)
Prohibited Area edge (feature type polygon)
MarineHazardAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Reserves edge (feature class polygon)
Vegetation edge (feature dataset polygon)

Recreation Areas will be named where they are considered to be of national cultural or historical significance. E.g. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo.

Recreation Areas are to have an accompanying descriptive note eg ‘golf course’, ‘showgrounds’ unless the words ‘golf course’, ’showgrounds’ etc are included in the name. 'Miscellaneous Area', ‘Multiple use’ and ‘other’ will not be used as descriptive labels.

In areas where there are a number of recreation areas and other detail the labels may be dropped to avoid clutter. In such cases preference will be given to showing labels on the following types of recreation area in descending order.

Recreation Areas of national cultural or historical significance
rifle range
showground
racecourse
golf course
oval
All other categories  

Polygons in the Waterbodies feature dataset will mask Recreation Areas (Feature Class).

Recreation Areas (Feature Class) will mask Pipelines and Powerlines.

Nature Conservation Reserve, Recreation Areas (Feature Class), Landmark Area

Section 3 chapters 5.11.2, 5.18, 5.19 and 6.9

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Golf Course

SUBTYPE NUMBER (TYPE) [Long Integer; No; 5; Pop_Req] The numeric value assigned to sub classify the feature
3

DESCRIPTION OF SUBTYPE (TYPE_DESCRIPTION) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The textual description of the subtype classification.
GolfCourse

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the Golf Course (see Geodatabase Rules for population requirements.)

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

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TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

At 1:250 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to new feature occurrences. All feature occurrences existing in the TOPO250K NTDB will be retained unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist.

Recreation Areas will usually occur surrounded by built-up areas. They may also be isolated polygons outside the built up area.

Recreation Areas should not be confused with the Nature Conservation Reserve feature.

Recreation Areas may overlap polygons in the Waterbodies feature dataset. Waterbodies fully included in recreation areas will be considered part of the recreation area. These waterbodies will also be shown in the waterbodies layer.

Where different types of recreation area adjoin one another, each area which meets or exceeds the minimum size for inclusion will be shown as a separate polygon and attributed accordingly. Adjoining areas too small to show separately but which together create an area at or above the minimum size will be shown as a single polygon.
 
Recreation Areas (Feature Class) adjacent, or within, school grounds will still be captured as long as they meet the definition of the applicable Recreation feature type and associated size criteria (e.g. oval, miscellaneous area (tennis courts).

Recreation Areas will be named where they are considered to be of national cultural or historical significance. E.g. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo.

Recreation Areas are to have an accompanying textnote eg ‘golf course’, ‘showgrounds’ unless the words ‘golf course’, ’showgrounds’ etc are included in the name. 'Miscellaneous Area', ‘Multiple use’ and ‘other’ will not be used as descriptive labels.

Golf Course features cannot overlap;
Other polygon features in the Culture Dataset. 


Where a RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
another RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Cemetery Area edge (feature type polygon)
Rubbish Tip edge (feature type polygon)

Golf Course features cannot overlap;
Built Up Area, Sea, AircraftFacilityAreas (Feature Class).  

Where a RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
Road
Railway
Sea wall
Shoreline
WaterbodyBoundaries (except junction and Limit Of Data)
Building Area edge (feature type polygon)
Built Up Area edge (feature type polygon)
Foreshore Flat edge (feature type polygon)
Landmark Area edge (feature type polygon)
Prohibited Area edge (feature type polygon)
MarineHazardAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Reserves edge (feature class polygon)
Vegetation edge (feature dataset polygon)

Recreation Areas will be named where they are considered to be of national cultural or historical significance. E.g. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo.

Recreation Areas are to have an accompanying descriptive note eg ‘golf course’, ‘showgrounds’ unless the words ‘golf course’, ’showgrounds’ etc are included in the name. 'Miscellaneous Area', ‘Multiple use’ and ‘other’ will not be used as descriptive labels.

In areas where there are a number of recreation areas and other detail the labels may be dropped to avoid clutter. In such cases preference will be given to showing labels on the following types of recreation area in descending order.

Recreation Areas of national cultural or historical significance
rifle range
showground
racecourse
golf course
oval
All other categories  

Polygons in the Waterbodies feature dataset will mask Recreation Areas (Feature Class).

Recreation Areas (Feature Class) will mask Pipelines and Powerlines.

Nature Conservation Reserve, RecreationAreas (Feature Class), Landmark Area

Section 3 chapters 5.11.2, 5.18, 5.19 and 6.9
Appendix U chapter 2.1.5

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Landmark Area

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the feature. This item should be populated where name is known.

DESCRIPTION (DESCRIPTION) [String; Yes; 30; Pop_Req]

Description of the type of Landmark area feature, for example ‘wind farm’, ‘oyster beds’, ‘solar farm’. The description field will be all lower case.

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / -

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

0

TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

Landmark area features will only be used for man made entities or areas defined by man for a specific use which are clearly identifiable either through signage or infrastructure.

Landmark area features will not be used to duplicate or clone entities covered by another feature class, for example recreation area, prohibited areas, but may be used to provide a spatial link between numerous feature classes comprising a cohesive complex. They represent the area extent of a feature or complex not just its component parts, e.g. Education Facility will represent the boundary of the school lands, not just the school buildings (also represented in building points/area), ovals and tennis courts (also represented as recreation areas) and the miscellaneous land not designated for any specific purpose but still owned by the school.

Landmark area features include the following (or any other feature specified by Geoscience Australia through a special instruction or action request):

Wind Farm, Solar Farm, Tracking Station, Tidal Power Farm, Cotton Gin (seasonal)
Rest Area, Geothermal Power Farm, Oyster Beds, Aquaculture Pens (non land based)
Research Station, Recycling Facilities, Seasonal Agricultural Facilities, Intensive Animal Production, Educational Institution, Hospital, Petrochemical Plant

The above list should be used as the acceptable description field entries, additional entries may be provided by Geoscience Australia.

The Intensive Animal Production description entry comprises the following farming types: Aquaculture, Cattle Farm, Dairy Farm, Piggery, Poultry Farm and Sheep Farm. These types should also be textnoted with these labels for mapping purposes. Further information on capture of Intensive Animal Production features are supplied in 'Section 3 6.12 Intensive Animal Production'.

The Educational Institution description entry comprises the following school types: Primary School, High School, Technical College, University, Academy, Special School, Kindergarten/Pre-School, Combined Primary and Secondary School. These types should also be textnoted with these labels for mapping purposes.

The Hospital description entry comprises the following Hospital types: General Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital, Emergency Hospital, Private Hospital, Public Hospital, Eye and Ear Hospital, Childrens Hospital. These types should also be textnoted with these labels for mapping purposes.

When representing a Windfarm as a landmark area individual Wind generators should still be captured in landmark points but not symbolised. Similar situations where landmark points have a direct relationship with a landmark area may be treated in the same manner.

Greenhouses should be represented as Landmark Areas with the description of 'seasonal agricultural facilities' and Text Note of 'greenhouses seasonal'

Indigenous sacred sites will not be named as sacred sites on the map even if named on a previous edition map, but the feature may be a lake, pool or waterhole in which case the appropriate map symbol and hydrological name will be used.
 
Landmark area features are to have an accompanying textnote eg 'wind farm', ‘oyster bed’ unless the words 'wind farm', ‘oyster bed’ etc are included in the name.

Landmark areas cannot overlap other polygons in the Culture Dataset.

Landmark areas cannot overlap;
Built Up Area, Airport Area, Mine Area

Landmark area features are to have an accompanying descriptive note eg 'wind farm', ‘oyster bed’ unless the words 'wind farm', ‘oyster bed’ etc are included in the name.

Building Area, Building Point, Aquaculture Area, Settling Pond, Reserve Areas, Prohibited Area, RecreationAreas (Feature Class), Cemetery Area, Rubbish Tip, Airport Area, Vertical Obstruction,

Section 3 chapters 5.18, 5.19
Appendix U chapters 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.6, 2.3.2, 2.5.3, 2.7

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Miscellaneous Area

SUBTYPE NUMBER (TYPE) [Long Integer; No; 5; Pop_Req] The numeric value assigned to sub classify the feature
5

DESCRIPTION OF SUBTYPE (TYPE_DESCRIPTION) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The textual description of the subtype classification.
MiscellaneousArea

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the park (see Geodatabase Rules for population requirements.).

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

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TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

At 1:250 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to new feature occurrences. All feature occurrences existing in the TOPO250K NTDB will be retained unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist.

Recreation Areas will usually occur surrounded by built-up areas. They may also be isolated polygons outside the built up area.

Recreation Areas should not be confused with the Nature Conservation Reserve feature.

Recreation Areas may overlap polygons in the Waterbodies feature dataset. Waterbodies fully included in recreation areas will be considered part of the recreation area. These waterbodies will also be shown in the waterbodies layer.

Where different types of recreation area adjoin one another, each area which meets or exceeds the minimum size for inclusion will be shown as a separate polygon and attributed accordingly. Adjoining areas too small to show separately but which together create an area at or above the minimum size will be shown as a single polygon.

Recreation Areas (Feature Class) adjacent, or within, school grounds will still be captured as long as they meet the definition of the applicable Recreation feature type and associated size criteria (e.g. oval, miscellaneous area (tennis courts).
 
Recreation Areas will be named where they are considered to be of national cultural or historical significance. E.g. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo.

Recreation Areas are to have an accompanying textnote eg ‘golf course’, ‘showgrounds’ unless the words ‘golf course’, ’showgrounds’ etc are included in the name. 'Miscellaneous Area', ‘Multiple use’ and ‘other’ will not be used as descriptive labels.

Training Tracks should be classified as feature type 'Miscellaneous Area' in the Recreation Areas feature class but only included when their existance can be confirmed through revision source material and/or imagery.

Caravan Parks are to be captured as feature type 'Miscellaneous Area' in the Recreation Areas feature class.Caravan Park are to have an accompanying textnote eg ‘caravan park’ unless the words ‘caravan park’ etc are included in the name

Miscellaneous Area (RecreationAreas) features cannot overlap;
Other polygon features in the Culture Dataset. 


Where a RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
another RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Cemetery Area edge (feature type polygon)
Rubbish Tip edge (feature type polygon)

Miscellaneous Area (RecreationAreas) cannot overlap;
Built Up Area, Sea, AircraftFacilityAreas (Feature Class).  

Where a RecreationAreas edge (feature class polygon) is within 50 metres at 1:250 000 and 20 metres at 1:100 000 of and runs alongside the following features it will be coincident with the other feature:
Road
Railway
Sea wall
Shoreline
WaterbodyBoundaries (except junction and Limit Of Data)
Building Area edge (feature type polygon)
Built Up Area edge (feature type polygon)
Foreshore Flat edge (feature type polygon)
Landmark Area edge (feature type polygon)
Prohibited Area edge (feature type polygon)
MarineHazardAreas edge (feature class polygon)
Reserves edge (feature class polygon)
Vegetation edge (feature dataset polygon)
 

Recreation Areas will be named where they are considered to be of national cultural or historical significance. E.g. Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Taronga Zoo.

Recreation Areas are to have an accompanying descriptive note eg ‘golf course’, ‘showgrounds’ unless the words ‘golf course’, ’showgrounds’ etc are included in the name. 'Miscellaneous Area', ‘Multiple use’ and ‘other’ will not be used as descriptive labels.

In areas where there are a number of recreation areas and other detail the labels may be dropped to avoid clutter. In such cases preference will be given to showing labels on the following types of recreation area in descending order.

Recreation Areas of national cultural or historical significance
rifle range
showground
racecourse
golf course
oval
All other categories  

Polygons in the Waterbodies feature dataset will mask Recreation Areas (Feature Class).

Recreation Areas (Feature Class) will mask Pipelines and Powerlines.

Built Up Area, Cemetery Area, RecreationArea (Feature Class), Nature Conservation Reserve, Landmark Area

Section 3 chapters 5.11.2, 5.18, 5.19 and 6.9
Appendix U chapter 2.1.3, 2.1.12

FEATURE TYPE (FEATURETYPE) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The code which identifies the type of topographic feature represented

Multiple Use

SUBTYPE NUMBER (TYPE) [Long Integer; No; 5; Pop_Req] The numeric value assigned to sub classify the feature
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DESCRIPTION OF SUBTYPE (TYPE_DESCRIPTION) [String; No; 32; Pop_Req] The textual description of the subtype classification.
MultipleUse

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the park (see Geodatabase Rules for population requirements.)

FEATURE RELIABILITY DATE (FEATURERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the spatial object; Date to be adjusted only during spatial change or verification of an existing feature location or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Spatial Verification

FEATURE SOURCE (FEATURESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
This primary source used to determine the spatial location of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

ATTRIBUTE RELIABILITY (ATTRIBUTERELIABILITY) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Req]
The reliability date of the attribute object; Date to be adjusted only during attribute change or verification of an existing feature's item values or the capture of a new feature (see Section 1 Chapter 3.6);

Most Recent Reliability Date of Revision Source Material (or Base Material/digitial data for inital capture) used for Attribute Verification.

ATTRIBUTE SOURCE (ATTRIBUTESOURCE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Req]
The primary source used to populate the attribute fields of a feature (For use in TOPO100K only;).

PLANIMETRIC ACCURACY (PLANIMETRICACCURACY) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] The standard deviation of the horizontal positional accuracy.The default value, when not specified in project instructions, will be as follows;
10 / 40 / 100

DATA SOURCE (SOURCE) [String; No; 50; Pop_Req] This is the official name of the agency that originally captured the spatial object for the TOPO250K NTDB (For use in TOPO250K only) ; The default value when unknown or not specified in project instructions will be GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

UNIQUE FEATURE IDENTIFIER (UFI) [String; Yes; 10; Pop_Aut] Alphanumeric feature identifier defined for GEODATA SERIES 2 (For use in TOPO250K only;) (see Section 3 chapter 5.14)

FEATURE CREATION DATE (CREATIONDATE) [Date; Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of creation of feature in the database. This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

FEATURE RETIREMENT DATE (RETIREMENTDATE) [Date;Yes; 0; 0; 36; Pop_Aut] Date of retirement of feature in the database.This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

PERSISTENT IDENTIFIER (PID) [Long Integer; Yes; 8; Pop_Aut] This field will be entered/edited automatically by GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA.

SYMBOL (SYMBOL) [Short Integer; No; 4; Pop_Req] (Link to Symbol Dictionary)Symbol number/s applicable;

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TEXT NOTE (TEXTNOTE) [String; Yes; 50; Pop_Dep] Descriptive note to appear on map. Text Note field should be added when directed in the Geodatabase Rules or if descriptive information is known about a feature that is not covered by any other item in the feature class and expands on the definition of the feature.

At 1:100 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to all feature occurrences.

At 1:250 000 size and any other selection criteria apply to new feature occurrences. All