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

Conveyor

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;

183

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.

All conveyors are to have an accompanying TextNote 'conveyor' unless the word ‘conveyor’ is included in the name. The name of a conveyor will be held in the TextNote field.

Conveyor features inside Built Up Areas will not be shown.

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

Conveyors 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.)  

Aerial Cableway 

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

Mine Area

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the Mine. 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;

102

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.

New features smaller than the minimum size for inclusion will be represented as Mine Points. (see Mine Point).

Mine Areas are NOT to be textnoted with descriptive text indicating the mineral which is extracted.

Tailings dumps not adjacent to a mine will be textnoted ‘tailings’.  

Abandoned mines will be labelled 'abandoned'.

Where a Open Cut Mine Area is no longer associated with any mining activity and has since filled with water to the extent that it is now a permanent 'lake type feature', then it should be captured as a Lake. This is in spite of the feature type definition saying it must be naturally occuring as it is now a key hydrological entity not held behind a dam structure.

A textnote may be included where its known function is expanded beyond that of the strict definition of a Mine Area, and where it would provide additional meaningful detail to the map. A descriptive note of "mine" is not to be used. Where applicable textnotes should be ordered so that status information such as 'abandoned' or 'disused' follows the known function descriptions e.g. 'tailing dumps disused'

A Mine Point must exist within the extents of each Mine Area except where the Mine Area is representing a tailings dump not adjacent to a mine. The Mine Point should have the indentical attributes of the Mine Area.

The following cannot overlap or appear inside Mine Areas;
Any other polygons in the Physiography or Industry feature datasets.  

The following cannot overlap or appear inside Mine Areas;
AircraftFacilityPoint, AircraftFacilityArea, Airport, Built Up Area, Contours other than of type connector standard, Watercourses, Spot Elevations, Sea, any polygon in either the Waterbodies or Vegetation datasets.

Mine Areas are NOT to be labelled with descriptive text indicating the mineral which is extracted.

Tailings dumps not adjacent to a mine will be labelled ‘tailings’.  

Abandoned mines will be labelled 'abandoned'.

A descriptive note may be included where its known function is expanded beyond that of the strict definition an open cut mine, and where it would provide additional meaningful detail to the map. A descriptive note of "mine" is not to be used.

Mine Point, Crater, DeformationArea (Feature Class), Sand Area, Sand Dune, Aquaculture Area, Settling Pond 

Section 3 chapters 5.11.1, 5.11.2, 5.18 and 5.19  
Appendix U chapter 2.4.4

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

Mine Point

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the Mine. 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;

106 - symbolised mine
0 - Cloned Mine Area

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.

Indicative revision source material for mines will be supplied. However, mines will be retained from the existing base material/digital data unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist and new mines will only be added when their position can be verified on the imagery or other reliable revision source material.

This feature may be used to indicate a small group of mines.
 
Mines larger than 140 625 square metres at 1:250 000 and 22 500 at 1:100 000 scale will also be shown as Mine Area features.

Abandoned mines will be textnoted ‘abandoned’  

Mine Points may have a textnote where its known function is expanded beyond that of the strict definition of a Mine Point and where it provides additional meaningful detail to the map e.g. clay pit, gravel pit, mining area unless the words clay pit, gravel pit, mining area, etc are included in the name.

Where a Mine Point is within the extents of a Mine Area a descriptive TextNote may only be included where its known function is expanded beyond that of the strict definition of a Mine Point and a Mine Area. The descriptive TextNote must also provide additional meaningful detail to the map. Descriptive notes meeting this criterion should be duplicated in the Mine Area feature but not on the map face. A descriptive note of "mine" is not to be used.

A Mine Point must exist within the extents of each Mine Area except where the Mine Area is representing a tailings dump not adjacent to a mine. The Mine Point should have the indentical attributes of the Mine Area.

Mine Points can appear in Built Up Area and Sea.

Mine Points cannot overlap Building Area features.  

Abandoned mines will be labelled ‘abandoned’  

Mine Points may have a textnote where its known function is expanded beyond that of the strict definition of a Mine Point and where it provides additional meaningful detail to the map e.g. clay pit, gravel pit, mining area unless the words clay pit, gravel pit, mining area, etc are included in the name.

Where a Mine Point is within the extents of a Mine Area a descriptive TextNote may only be included where its known function is expanded beyond that of the strict definition of a Mine Point and a Mine Area. The descriptive TextNote must also provide additional meaningful detail to the map. Descriptive notes meeting this criterion should be duplicated in the Mine Area feature but not on the map face. A descriptive note of "mine" is not to be used.

Petroleum Well, Mine Area , Aquaculture Area, Settling Pond 

Section 3 chapters 5.11.1  
Appendix U chapter 2.4.4

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

Petroleum Well

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;

103

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.

All feature occurrences on the base material/digital data or the latest previous edition map will be captured/retained unless there is clear evidence they no longer exist.

These features may be located inland or offshore.

Abandoned wells will only be shown if of landmark significance.
 
Gas wells are to have an accompanying textnote eg 'gas well', ‘oil well’ unless the words ‘gas well’, ‘oil well’ etc are included in the name.

Abandoned wells will have ‘(abandoned)’ at the end of the descriptive note or name.  

For offshore Petroleum Wells associated with an oil platform named or identified on base material/digital data or source revision material, a Textnote will added either with a generic 'oil platform' or the applicable platform name e.g 'Baracoota Platform'

Petroleum Wells cannot overlap;
Building Area or Built Up Area.  

Gas wells are to have an accompanying descriptive note eg 'gas well', ‘oil well’ unless the words ‘gas well’, ‘oil well’, 'oil platform' etc are included in the name.

Abandoned wells will have ‘(abandoned)’ at the end of the descriptive note or name.

For offshore Petroleum Wells associated with a named oil platform, The platform name is be included and followed by the applicable generic description e.g 'Baracoota Platform (oil well)' 

Mine Point 

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

Storage Tank

NAME (NAME) [String; Yes; 60; Pop_Dep] The name of the storage tank.

Currently not to be populated.

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;

801

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.

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.

Storage tanks will be shown when the features are sufficiently prominent to serve as landmarks.

This feature will be used to represent the location of an individual storage tank as well as groups of tanks. A group of tanks that cannot be shown individually may also be shown by a representative pattern.
 
Storage tanks are to have an accompanying textnote eg 'storage tanks', ‘oil tanks’ unless a description is included in the name.  

Storage tanks are to have an accompanying descriptive note eg 'storage tanks', ‘oil tanks’ unless a description is included in the name.  

Vertical Obstruction , Water tank 

Appendix U chapter 2.3.3, 2.4.3