Beyond the Polygon
Gazetteers have been maintained in various forms and content by each of the naming jurisdiction in Australia. In the past, these gazetteers have tended to contain point feature references only, although many of the process used during the naming of a place clearly indicate the extent of the subject features.
Recent discussion at CGNA meetings ahs included the need for the extent of features to be established and held as spatial data.
This paper will discuss the options considered and the possible directions to be followed in the creation of feature extents.