Coastal Boat Access Points - Boat Ramps, Boat Launches, Boat Slipways

dataset: BOAT_ACCESS_POINTS
This point layer identifies the location of coastal boat ramps, boat launches and boat slipways along the Victorian coastline. Boat ramps are interpreted as having a sealed surface (usually concrete), where the water can be accessed by a boat trailer. The sealed surface extends into the water (at least at high tide). Boat launches have a natural surface where the water can be accessed by a boat trailer (usually across the beach). Boat launch sites will sometimes have a sealed surface from the road or car park to the top of the beach. Slipways are interpreted as facilities where a boat is transported to the water on rails.
 
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Coastal Boat Access Points - Boat Ramps, Boat Launches, Boat Slipways

Department of Transport and Planning

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Identifiers and Keywords

ANZLIC Id
ANZVI0803005437 
Victorian Spatial Data Library (VSDL) Schema
MARINE2:BOAT_ACCESS_POINTS 
Jurisdiction
Victoria 
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans
  • Transportation
 

Constraints

Use limitation
No restrictions. 
Classification
Unclassified 
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
 

Other Dataset Details

Date (Revision)
2019-04-04
Date (Publication)
2018-01-29T00:00:00
Status
Completed 
Purpose
The dataset was created for the Victorian Oil Spill Response Atlas to identify the location of boat ramps and launch sites along the Victorian Coastline and estuaries. 
Supplemental Information
History: This dataset is based on boat ramp data created for the OSRA in 2004. The original boat ramp data was collected in two files, one covering Port Phillip Bay and Western Port and the other covering other parts of Victoria. This data was updated to a Victoria wide dataset with additional points added from other sources. Relationship to other Datasets: Boat access points were digitised from information in the VicMap Hydro Structures Line, Melway (Edition 35), Aerial Photography (usually 2011-2013), VicMap 1:25,000 Topo maps and VicMap MapBook, web sites (especially Gippsland Ports website), data collected in 2004 by Marine Safety Victoria (now part of Transport Safety Victoria), and from Parks Victoria Assets dataset. Current Design Issues: The dataset was created to assist contingency planning and response to oil spills by providing information on locations for launching oil spill response equipment. Future Design Issues: New boat ramps or future upgrades to existing ramps will need to be added to the database. Related Documents: None 
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed 
Maintenance date (Publication)
2018-01-29T00:00:00
 

Spatial

Spatial representation type
Vector 
Description
General - Victoria 
Reference system identifier
4283

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Temporal

Begin date
2004-01-01 
End date
2015-06-01 
 

Quality

Missing Data
Victoria coastline 
Attribute Quality
Some attribute values are null. Most attributes will need field validation. 
 

Lineage

Description
A full Victorian coastal length assessment was completed by turning on layers from various sources (listed above) and validating using aerial photography. Web searches for "boat ramps" were performed which listed numerous public boat ramps. Boat access points were classified as "boat ramp", "boat launch" or "slipway" according to the infrastructure. Boat launches are generally natural surface (sand or earth) where the water can be accessed by a boat trailer. These are typically beach access points. Slipways are interpreted as facilities where a boat is transported to the water on rails. 
Statement
Dataset Source: Boat access points were digitised from a number of data sources with validation using aerial photography. Data sources included VicMap Hydro Structures Line, Melway (Edition 35), VicMap 1:25,000 topo maps, VicMap MapBook, web sites (notably Gippsland Ports), data collected in 2004 by Marine Safety Victoria (now part of Transport Safety Victoria), and from Parks Victoria Assets dataset. Dataset Originality: Primary & Derived 
 

Attributes

Column Name Obligation Unique Data Type Data Length Data Precision Data Scale Reference Table Owner Reference Table Name Reference Table Code Column Name Short Column Name Definition
REPAIR O N VARCHAR2 20 REPAIR
IMAGE_FILE O N VARCHAR2 50 IMAGE_FILE
CONDITION O N VARCHAR2 20 CONDITION
PHOTO_SOURCE O N VARCHAR2 20 BOATACCPTS
GRADIENT O N VARCHAR2 25 GRADIENT
COMMENT_ O N VARCHAR2 150 COMMENT_
PHOTO_SOUR O N VARCHAR2 20 PHOTO_SOUR
IMAGEFILE O N VARCHAR2 50 IMAGEFILE
TYPE O N VARCHAR2 10 TYPE
DESCRIPTION O N VARCHAR2 155 DESC
LOCATION O N VARCHAR2 155 LOCATION
ID O N NUMBER 22 38 8 ID
NAME O N VARCHAR2 155 NAME
COMMENTS O N VARCHAR2 150 COMMENTS
PHOTO_YEAR O N VARCHAR2 12 PHOTO_YEAR
AUTHORITY O N VARCHAR2 25 AUTHORITY
DESCRIPTIO O N VARCHAR2 155 DESCRIPTIO
SURFACE O N VARCHAR2 15 SURFACE
DATA_SOURC O N VARCHAR2 100 DATA_SOURC
DATA_SOURCE O N VARCHAR2 100 DATASRC
LANES O N VARCHAR2 25 LANES
 

About the Metadata Record

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid / 59c068b7-a941-58ca-add6-368215bd0f4f

Resource Type
Dataset 
Date info (Creation)
Date info (Revision)
2019-04-04
Standard Name
ISO 19115-3:2018 
Profile Name
DELWP Profile 
Profile Version
Version 1 
Profile Date
2019-05-24 
 

Metadata Constraints

Classification
Unclassified 
 
 

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