I wonder if this is because the data is/was off when it was created(2006) or because the boundaries have changed?
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Ben Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. > > For NSW the Lands Department's "Geospatial Portal" > http://gsp.maps.nsw.gov.au/ can show suburb boundaries in the cadastral > layer. > > Of the area in question, where the ABS shows the boundary going neatly down > the middle of my street, the NSW Lands Department shows the boundary between > 1 street and 1/2 a street further south. That is, on the next street south, > some houses are in my suburb, and some are in the next suburb. > > - Ben Kelley. > > 2009/3/6 Ben Kelley <[email protected]> > > Hi. >> >> Any thoughts on how to work out the real boundary when the ABS data >> disagrees with commonly known boundaries? >> >> I don't know why I didn't notice this when I previewed the data, but the >> ABS data shows the boundary for my suburb going right down the middle of my >> street (when I believe it to be one street over). This puts my house in the >> next suburb over. >> >> I suspect the ABS data is wrong, but any thoughts on how to find out for >> sure? >> >> Franc - do you have a contact at the ABS who might be interested in >> corrections? >> >> - Ben Kelley. >> >> > -- Franc
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