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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset displays pools within eastern Queensland. The area covered includes all the east coast drainage basins from the South Coast Drainage Basin (NSW border) to the Endeavour Drainage Basin (Cooktown).Those features within the coastal drainage basins have been captured at 1:25000 mapping specifications. Pools are a small body</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>(less</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>than 625 sq</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN> metres) of still or standing water, permanent or temporary in an isolated natural depression, not within watercourses.</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>For such features larger than 625 sq</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN> metres please refer to the Lakes dataset. Features are attributed with names and name source where available. Features have been captured or updated from the best available imagery with an attribute within the data describing the source and reliability. Data sources include:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>Queensland Orthophotography</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Satellite</SPAN><SPAN> Imagery</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Geoscience Australia</SPAN></P></LI></UL><P><SPAN>Names where applicable have been sourced from:</SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>Queensland Place Names Database</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Geoscience Australia 250000 Topographic Data</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Existing Topographic and Cadastral Mapping</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Survey Plans</SPAN></P></LI><LI><P><SPAN>Field checks</SPAN></P></LI></UL></DIV></DIV> |