Jurisdictions

Benchmrk covers all Australian states and territories. Each jurisdiction has its own survey data, and the app adapts to show the right information for the selected region.

Supported jurisdictions

Abbreviation	State / Territory
NSW	New South Wales
VIC	Victoria
QLD	Queensland
SA	South Australia
TAS	Tasmania
NT	Northern Territory
ACT	Australian Capital Territory

Selecting a jurisdiction

The jurisdiction dropdown is located in the header bar. Click it and choose the state or territory you want to work with. The app updates immediately.

What changes when you switch jurisdictions

Map viewport

Each jurisdiction has a default map centre and zoom level. When you switch jurisdictions, the map flies to the default viewport for that region. For example, selecting NSW centres the map on New South Wales, while selecting VIC centres on Victoria.

Data schema

Different jurisdictions expose different metadata fields for their survey marks. Benchmrk uses a Field Map system to translate raw data fields into readable labels for each jurisdiction. This means the point details panel may show different fields depending on which jurisdiction you are viewing.

Symbology

Each jurisdiction defines its own set of mark types and map icons. The symbology — the icons and colours used to represent different mark types on the map — changes when you switch jurisdictions. The Layer Manager also updates to reflect the available mark types for the selected jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction Note

Some mark types exist in one jurisdiction but not another. If you switch jurisdictions and a mark type disappears from the Layer Manager, it simply means that type is not part of the selected jurisdiction's data.

Next steps

Now that you understand jurisdictions, learn about viewing point details to see what information is available for each survey mark.