Gazetteer Database Fields
FIELD NAME
DESCRIPTION
Record Number
Unique record identifier.
Name
Feature name.
Date
Date the record was added to the database or altered.
Feature Code
Tells you the feature type.
Other Details
Memo field - details that do not fit in the fields.
Source
Memo field - source maps or documents.
Classification
Under the Geographical Names Act, 1991.
Authority docket
Reference to the file created when investigating a naming proposal or issue.
Gazettal Date
Publication date for the notice to create a geographical name.
Unique (U) or Multiple (M)
(M)ultiple shows the name carries over more than one 1:50 000 Mapsheet. (U)
nique shows which map the source point is on.
Hundred (Hd)
A land subdivision unit in South Australia which, with the section number,
provides a unique identifier for land parcels.
Section (Sec)
A land parcel identifier which, with the Hundred name, provides a unique parcel
identifier.
County (Co)
A land division used in South Australia.
Postcode
Assigned by Australia Post.
Local Government Area
Council area.
Datum
Indicates which Australian Datum use to establish co-ordinates etc.
Mapsheet Number
1:50 000 Mapsheet Number generally.
Co-ord East
AMG84 co-ordinate.
Co-ord North
AMG84 co-ordinate.
Co-ord East_Source
AMG84 source co-ords used for linear features eg rivers and roads.
Co-ord North_Source
AMG84 source co-ords used for linear features eg rivers and roads.
Zone
Map zone used in the Transverse Mecator Projection.
Latitude
AGD84 Latitude.
Longitude
AGD84 Longitude.
State
South Australia.
Named By
The person / body who named the feature.
Date Named
The date the person / body named the feature.
Derivation
Meaning or derivation of the name.
Origin Code
Devised to assist in finding features with a common origin, eg PLSA=place
name in SA.
Current Name
Cross reference to the current name for a feature that has been subject to a
change of name.
Previous Name
Cross reference to the previous name of a feature that has been subject to a
change or name.
Alternative Name
Cross reference to any alternative name or variant spellings.
Elevation
Height recorded in metres.
MGA94 Co-ord East
MGA94 Co-ordinate.
MGA94 Co-ord North
MGA94 Co-ordinate.
MGA94 Co-ord East_Source
MGA94 source co-ords used for linear features eg rivers and roads.
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MGA94 Co-ord North_Source MGA94 source co-ords used for linear features eg rivers and roads.
GDA94_Lat
GDA94 Latitude.
GDA94_Long
GDA94 Longitude
See Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) for information on map datums and
coordinate systems
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