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Sam Wilson wrote:
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<pre wrap="">So the ABS defines boundaries with coordinates, then? Rather than roads
etc. (as, say, electoral boundaries are defined)?
You're quite right, there's no reason to change the ABS data if it is,
by definition, correct. I guess I'd just been thinking that it was
probably supposed to match the roads.
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The ABS boundaries were defined many years ago, usually by some form of
surveying data based on existing roads, watercourses etc.. But in a lot
of cases, the roads which were originally used have been moved, in some
cases by tens of metres. The ABS boundaries have never been updated.<br>
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Richard<br>
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