Access API

NSW Survey Marks

Please Note

WGS 84 = GDA94 service

This dataset has a spatial reference of [WGS 84 = GDA94] and can NOT be easily consumed into GDA2020 environments. A similar service with a ‘multiCRS’ suffix is available which can support GDA2020, GDA94 and WGS84 = GDA2020 environments. In due course, and allowing time for user feedback and testing, it is intended that these original services will adopt the new multiCRS functionally.

The NSW Survey Marks web service is a dynamic map of permanent survey marks that constitute the state control survey. The positioning data  under the NSW Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) is fed to the web service by the Survey Control Information Management System (SCIMS), the database that contains the single source of truth for all marks within the state control survey network. The web service provides a wealth of data on each mark, including:

• mark type (Permanent Mark, State Survey Mark, etc.)

• mark number

 • horizontal coordinates and their accuracy (class and order)

 • heights and their accuracy (class and order)

• status of the mark (destroyed, restricted access, etc.)

 The mark type is represented using various shapes and the accuracy of the mark (both vertical and horizontal) is communicated by the colour.

This web service allows users to easily integrate survey control mark data from SCIMS into Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant spatial platforms and applications. Data provided by the NSW Survey Mark web service can be used in a variety of engineering and surveying applications, including but not limited to:

 • cadastral survey planning

• flood studies and hydrographic modelling

• infrastructure development

• site calibration at construction sites

• elevation modelling

• preservation of survey infrastructure

The NSW Survey Mark web service gives users an alternative method to access state control survey data that can be incorporated into their GIS package without needing to log into SCIMS Online.

Please note that SCIMS Online is the official option for obtaining state control survey data for cadastral surveys as it offers legal traceability. SCIMS online is accessible via the Spatial Collaboration Portal.

Metadata

Type  

Web Mapping Service (WMS)   

Update Frequency  

As required   

Contact Details  

Contact us via the Spatial Services Customer Hub

Relationship to Themes and Datasets  

Positioning Theme of the Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF), Survey Control Information Management System (SCIMS)

Accuracy 

The dataset maintains a positional relationship to, and alignment with, a range of themes from the NSW FSDF including, transport, imagery, positioning, water and land cover. This dataset was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and accuracies, ranging from 1:500 to 1:250 000 according to the National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975). Therefore, the position of the feature instance will be within 0.5mm at map scale for 90% of the well-defined points. That is, 1:500 = 0.25m, 1:2000 = 1m, 1:4000 = 2m, 1:25000 = 12.5m, 1:50000 = 25m and 1:100000 = 50m. A program of positional upgrade (accuracy improvement) is currently underway.  

Spatial Reference System 
(dataset) 

Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94), Australian Height Datum (AHD)  

Spatial Reference System    
(web service)  

EPSG 4326: WGS84 Geographic 2D  

WGS84 Equivalent To 

GDA94  

Spatial Extent  

Full state  

Standards and Specifications  

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) implemented and compatible for consumption by common GIS platforms. Available as either cache or non-cache, depending on client use or requirement.   The web service is built as per Spatial Services project specification.

Distributors  

Service Delivery, DCS Spatial Services
346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795

Dataset Producers and Contributors  

Survey Operations, DCS Spatial Services
346 Panorama Ave Bathurst NSW 2795