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CRATER

Definition: A bowl-shaped depression produced by the impact of a meteorite, volcanic activity, or an explosion.

Alternate Terms:

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Obtain the location and extent from historical mapping, elevation data, documentation, other datasets, existing mapping, Local Government websites or other source material.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

DESERT

Definition: A named large, dry, and often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.

Alternate Terms:

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Obtain the location and extent from historical mapping, elevation data, documentation, other datasets, existing mapping, Local Government websites or other source material.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

·         Only named deserts are captured.

ISTHMUS

Definition: A named narrow strip of land with sea or waterbody on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

Alternate Terms:

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         The feature to be captured coincident with the defined coastline or shoreline. The polygon is completed by a straight line joining the approximate points where the landward end of the feature commences and ends.

·         Obtain the location and extent from historical mapping, elevation data, documentation, other datasets, existing mapping, Local Government websites or other source material.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

·         Only named isthmus are captured.

NATURAL REGION

Definition: – A large area of land with similar characteristics across the landscape. (Named)

Alternate Terms:

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Obtain the location and extent from historical mapping, elevation data, documentation, other datasets, existing mapping, Local Government websites or other source material.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

·         Only named natural regions are captured.

PASTORAL DISTRICT

Definition: Pastoral districts were created to administer pastoral runs/holdings. A run/ holding referred to a large area on which sheep and cattle were grazed without the need for a lot of fencing.

Alternate Terms:

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         Location and extent are plotted from the historical mapping identified in the government gazettal notice, documentation, Queensland Place Names dataset, or other source material.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

PENINSULA

Definition: A named large body of land jutting out into and nearly surrounded by water.

Alternate Terms: Promontory

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

·         The feature to be captured coincident with the defined coastline or shoreline. The polygon is completed by a straight line joining the approximate points where the landward end of the feature commences and ends.

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Obtain the extent from historical mapping, elevation data, documentation, other datasets, existing mapping, or other source material.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

·         Only named plateaus are captured.

PLATEAU

Definition: - A named extensive area of highland, usually flat land bounded by an escarpment on at least one side.

Alternate Terms: Tableland

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Obtain the extent from historical mapping, elevation data, documentation, other datasets, existing mapping, or other source material.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

·         Only named plateaus are captured.

SAND

Definition: - An area of loose finely divided mineral particles of consistent size, devoid of vegetation.

Alternate Terms: Dune, Sandhill, Sand Dune

·         Capture as 2d polygon

·         The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Locate the extent from maritime charts, other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material.

·         For large areas use automated feature interpretation techniques from imagery.

SPIT

Definition: - A named sandy point jutting out into the sea.

Alternate Terms: Sandspit (for a submerged Spit see Shoal)

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The location is plotted from orthorectified imagery.

·         Locate the extent from maritime charts, other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material.

·         The feature to be captured coincident with the defined coastline or shoreline. The polygon is completed by a straight line joining the approximate points where the landward end of the feature commences and ends.

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define. Obtain the extent from historical mapping and other documentation.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

·         Only named spits are captured.

Reefs

A polygon feature class displaying the location of identified reefs and shoals within Queensland’s maritime waters.

Column Name

Nulls

Format

Size

Description

Constraints

FEATURE_TYPE

No

Text

50

Unique feature type that identifies the type of feature. Options:

Reef

Shoal

dm_reef

NAME

Yes

Text

100

The name of the feature (if available)

ALTERNATE_NAME

Yes

Text

100

An alternate name of the feature if available from the Queensland Place Names Database, otherwise left blank

QLD_PNDB_ID

Yes

Long

Queensland Place Names Database unique identifier

ATTRIBUTE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

If the feature is named, the attribute_source is the source imagery, map, or data from which the features name has been obtained.

If the feature is not named, the attribute_source is the source imagery, map, or data used to define what the feature type is.  

ATTRIBUTE_DATE

No

Date

Date of the source imagery, map, or data used for attributing the feature.

ADDITIONAL_NAMES

Yes

Text

100

Other names of the feature if not recorded in the Queensland Place Names Database. May be commonly known by other names or have different spelling. Multiple names can be shown, separated by a comma.

ADD_NAMES_SOURCE

Yes

Text

100

The source map or data that the additional names were obtained.  Multiple sources can be shown, separated by a comma. If multiple sources are shown, the written sequence will be the same as the written sequence of the names themselves.

FEATURE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

The source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location and shape of the of the feature was obtained from.

FEATURE_DATE

No

Date

Date of the source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location and shape of the feature was obtained from.

GBRMPA_REEF_ID

Yes

Long

Unique identifier allocated to a reef by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

RELATIONSHIP

No

Text

12

Relationship to sea level. Options:

Exposed

Submerged

Tidal

dm_geo

relationship

PFI

No

Text

A Persistent Feature Identifier (PFI) is generated for each feature at the point of creation in the database. The value of the PFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) until the feature is retired. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

UFI

No

Text

A Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) is generated for each new feature at the point of creation in the database (at this point the PFI and UFI will be the same). The value of the UFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) unless the feature is split into multiple other parts. If the feature is split, the separate parts will retain the original PFI but new UFI’s will be generated for the split parts. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

CREATED_DATE*

No

Date

The date the feature was originally captured and first loaded to the database

*internal use only

LAST_EDITED_DATE*

No

Date

Date of the last editing or revision to the feature

*internal use only

DIMENSION_M2

No

Double

The area of the feature measured in square metres GDA2020

UPPER_SCALE

No

Long

The upper scale for which the feature should be considered suitable for digital display

dm_upper_scale

TEXT_NOTE

Yes

Text

50

For mapping purposes. Additional annotation that can be shown on a map.

ADD_INFORMATION

Yes

Text

255

A comment field (additional information)

REEF

Definition: An offshore area of rock or coral, lying near the surface of the sea, exposed at low tide.

Alternate Terms: Drying Reef, Fringing Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Ledge, Rocks,

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Locate the extent from maritime charts, other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material.

·         The general outline is plotted from orthorectified imagery or maritime charts including the Great Barrier Reef Base Maps produced by the Department on behalf of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

SHOAL

Definition: An area of sand or mud, lying near the surface of the sea and may be visible at low tide, but is usually covered by water.

Alternate Terms: Bank, Bar, Shallows, Spit (those covered by water)

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The actual extents of these features are fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Locate the extent from maritime charts, other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material.

·         Capture features with an area greater than 1600 sq metres

·         The general outline is plotted from orthorectified imagery or maritime charts including the Great Barrier Reef Base Maps produced by the Department on behalf of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

·         The name is obtained from Queensland Place Names dataset.

·         Only named shoals are captured.

Seas

A polygon feature class displaying the extent of named Gulfs, Oceans and Seas that surround the State of Queensland including Torres Strait.

Column Name

Nulls

Format

Size

Description

Constraints

FEATURE_TYPE

No

Text

50

Unique feature type that identifies the type of feature. Options:

Gulf

Sea

Strait

dm_sea

NAME

No

Text

100

The name of the feature

ALTERNATE_NAME

Yes

Text

100

An alternate name of the feature if available from the Queensland Place Names Database, otherwise left blank

QLD_PNDB_ID

Yes

Long

Queensland Place Names Database unique identifier

ATTRIBUTE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

The source map, or data where the name of the feature was obtained. (e.g., AHO - Australian Hydrographic Office, IHO – International Hydrographic Organisation)

ATTRIBUTE_DATE

No

Date

Date of the source map, or data where the name of the feature was obtained.

ADDITIONAL_NAMES

Yes

Text

100

The feature may be commonly known by other names or have different spelling. Multiple additional names can be shown and separated by a comma.

ADD_NAMES_SOURCE

Yes

Text

100

The source map or data that the additional names were obtained.  Multiple sources can be shown, separated by a comma. If multiple sources are shown, the written sequence will be the same as the written sequence of the names themselves.

FEATURE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

Date of the source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location and shape of the feature was obtained from (e.g., AHO - Australian Hydrographic Office, IHO – International Hydrographic Organisation)

FEATURE_DATE

No

Date

The source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location and shape of the of the feature was obtained from.

PFI

No

Text

A Persistent Feature Identifier (PFI) is generated for each feature at the point of creation in the database. The value of the PFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) until the feature is retired. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

UFI

No

Text

A Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) is generated for each new feature at the point of creation in the database (at this point the PFI and UFI will be the same). The value of the UFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) unless the feature is split into multiple other parts. If the feature is split, the separate parts will retain the original PFI but new UFI’s will be generated for the split parts. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

CREATED_DATE*

No

Date

The date the feature was originally captured and first loaded to the database

*internal use only

LAST_EDITED_DATE*

No

Date

Date of the last editing or revision to the feature

*internal use only

DIMENSION_M2

No

Double

The area of the feature measured in square metres GDA2020

UPPER_SCALE

No

Long

The upper scale for which the feature should be considered suitable for digital display

dm_upper_scale

TEXT_NOTE

Yes

Text

100

For mapping purposes. Additional annotation that can be shown on a map.

ADD_INFORMATION

Yes

Text

255

A comment field (additional information)

GULF

Definition: A named large inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land.

(The name of the sea and ocean that the gulf is within, is included in the Additional Names field).

Alternate Terms:

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         The actual extent of a Gulf is fuzzy and as such hard to define.

·         Locate the extent from maritime charts, other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material.

·         Capture the boundary of the gulf coincident with the defined Coastline and Coastline Junctions. The polygon is completed by a straight line joining the approximate points where the recess into the land starts and finishes.

·         The seaward extent of the Gulf of Carpentaria has been taken as a straight line from Cape Arnhem in the Northern Territory to Cape Slade on Cape York Peninsula.

• Only named gulfs are captured.

SEA

Definition: A named large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land.

(The name of the ocean that the sea is within, is included in the Additional Names field).

Alternate Terms: Ocean

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         Locate the extent from maritime charts, other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material.

·         Capture the boundary of the sea coincident with the defined Coastline and Coastline Junctions. The seaward extent of the ocean is to the edge of Australia’s Maritime Exclusive Economic Zone.

·         Include the relevant ocean name in Additional names field. Source being the International Hydrographic Organisation, Limits of Oceans and Seas 3rd edition Published 1953.

·         The boundary between the Coral and Arafura Seas is that defined by the International Hydrographic Organisation, Limits of Oceans and Seas 3rd edition Published 1953.

·            The boundary between the Coral and Arafura Seas is that defined by the International Hydrographic Organisation, Limits of Oceans and Seas 3rd edition Published 1953.

• Only named seas are captured.

STRAIT

Definition: A named large navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.

(The name of the sea and ocean that the strait is within, is included in the Additional Names field).

Alternate Terms:

·         Capture as a 2D polygon

·         Locate the extent from maritime charts, other datasets, existing mapping, organisations, Local Government websites, or other source material.

·         Capture the boundary of the strait coincident with the defined Coastline and Coastline Junctions. The seaward extent of the ocean is to the edge of Australia’s Maritime Exclusive Economic Zone.

·         The boundary of the Torres Strait was obtained from the International Hydrographic Organisation, Limits of Oceans and Seas 4th edition Published 2002. This edition however has never been ratified.

·         Note – Smaller straits such as the Great Sandy Strait, Endeavour Strait and Turkeys Strait are depicted in the “Linear Landforms” dataset.

• Only named straits are captured.

State Border

A polyline feature class displaying the boundaries defining the state border of Queensland.

Column Name

Nulls

Format

Size

Description

Constraints

FEATURE_TYPE

No

Text

50

Unique feature type that identifies the type of feature. Options:

State Border

ATTRIBUTE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

The source imagery, map, or data which defines what the feature type is.

ATTRIBUTE_DATE

No

Date

Date of the source imagery, map, or data used for defining what the feature is.

FEATURE_SOURCE

No

Text

100

The source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location and shape of the of the feature was obtained from.

FEATURE_DATE

No

Date

Date of the source imagery, map, or data that the spatial location and shape of the feature was obtained from.

PFI

No

Text

A Persistent Feature Identifier (PFI) is generated for each feature at the point of creation in the database. The value of the PFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) until the feature is retired. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

UFI

No

Text

A Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) is generated for each new feature at the point of creation in the database (at this point the PFI and UFI will be the same). The value of the UFI will stay with the feature through all changes to the feature (both spatial and non-spatial) unless the feature is split into multiple other parts. If the feature is split, the separate parts will retain the original PFI but new UFI’s will be generated for the split parts. (See Persistent and Unique Feature Identifiers)

CREATED_DATE*

No

Date

The date the feature was originally captured and first loaded to the database

*internal use only

LAST_EDITED_DATE*

No

Date

Date of the last editing or revision to the feature

*internal use only

DIMENSION_M

No

Double

The length of the feature measured in metres GDA2020

UPPER_SCALE

No

Long

The upper scale for which the feature should be considered suitable for digital display

dm_upper_scale

TEXT_NOTE

Yes

Text

50

For mapping purposes. Additional annotation that can be shown on a map.

ADD_INFORMATION

Yes

Text

255

A comment field (additional information)

STATE BORDER

Definition: - The boundary defining the division of the Commonwealth of Australia into State/Territory administrations.

Alternate Terms:

·         Capture as a 2D polyline

·         The location of the feature is plotted from orthorectified imagery

·         The data aligns with the Queensland Spatial Cadastre.

·         The data aligns with the Feature Class “Coastline” and the Feature Class “Mainland”