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Vicmap Features - VICNAMES Place Name Register Point

Created 27/06/2025

Updated 27/06/2025

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Part of the Vicmap Features of Interest dataset series. This layer is derived from the Register of Geographic Names. Named locations desribed in this layer include town names, buildings/structures and place names in general.These locations are stored as named points. The layers primary function is to support production of map annotation and as a general reference for localities. The Register is the primary reference for official names and their applications. The Register holds the status of names (e.g. official; official alternative; official historical; etc). To provide the official legal name of a place or feature or asset as in section 18 of the Geographic Place Names Act 1998.

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Title Vicmap Features - VICNAMES Place Name Register Point
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ed1cd344-adaf-4a10-a5a8-17326a8fc4fe
Remote Last Updated 04/04/2025
Contact Point
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
contact@dpc.vic.gov.au
Reference Period 26/07/2024
Geospatial Coverage Victoria
Data Portal Victoria Government

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Victoria Government "Vicmap Features - VICNAMES Place Name Register Point". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/vicmap-features-vicnames-place-name-register-point