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Placenames Dataset

Instance URI: https://linked.data.gov.au/dataset/placenames

A Dataset containing Place names. Place names of natural and artificial features and located with point geometries. This API is intended for the resolition of individual Place Names using their authoratitive identifiers - persistent web addresses - and to deliver the Place Names data in machine-redable form. To browse this dataset on a map, see <https://placenames.fsdf.org.au>. Data for this API has been sourced from various naming authorities. For inquiries about the Gazetteer data please contact the relevant naming authority indicated for each placename.

Members Collections
Title Placenames Dataset en
Type Dataset A collection of data, published or curated by a single source, and available for access or download in one or more represenations.
Ontology
rdfs:label Placenames Dataset en
Member National Composite Gazetteer of Australia Places Feature Collection Collection of all the Places, with Place Names, in the National Composite Gazetteer of Australia
Date Created Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty. 2021-05-12 xsd:date
Creator Recommended practice is to identify the creator with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the creator may be provided. ns1:ga
License Recommended practice is to identify the license document with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the license may be provided. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ xsd:anyURI
Date Modified Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty. 2021-05-12 xsd:date
Publisher ns1:ga
Spatial Coverage
Type Location
Bounding Box The geographic bounding box of a resource.
POLYGON ((70 -69.41700, 70 -9.14250, 170 -9.14250, 170 -69.41700, 70 -69.41700)) geo:wktLiteral

Geometry
{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[ [70.0,-69.41700],[70.0,-9.14250], [170.0,-9.14250], [170.0,-69.41700], [70.0,-69.41700]]]} geo:geoJSONLiteral


Contact Point Relevant contact information for the catalogued resource. Use of vCard is recommended.
Type Individual
Has Email ns2:surroundaustralia.com
Has Name David Habgood
Affiliation ns1:surround

Keyword A keyword or tag describing a resource. Composite Gazetteer of Australia
Placenames
Theme A main category of the resource. A resource can have multiple themes. Place Names The Place Names theme focuses on foundation datasets for the names of cultural and physical features and their location and extent.
prov:asInBundle placenames:provenance
prov:wasDerivedFrom Placenames Dataset A Dataset containing Place names. Place names of natural and artificial features and located with point geometries. This API is intended for the resolition of individual Place Names using their authoratitive identifiers - persistent web addresses - and to deliver the Place Names data in machine-redable form. To browse this dataset on a map, see <https://placenames.fsdf.org.au>. Data for this API has been sourced from various naming authorities. For inquiries about the Gazetteer data please contact the relevant naming authority indicated for each placename.

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