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snippet: Mesh Blocks are the smallest geographic areas defined by the ABS and form the building blocks for the larger regions of the ASGS.
summary: Mesh Blocks are the smallest geographic areas defined by the ABS and form the building blocks for the larger regions of the ASGS.
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description: <div align="left"> <p>Mesh Blocks are the smallest geographic areas defined by the ABS and form the building blocks for the larger regions of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). They broadly identify land use such as residential, commercial, primary production and parks. All other statistical areas or regions are built up from or, approximated by whole Mesh Blocks.<p/> <p> <b>Data and geography references </b> <ul> <li>Source data publication: <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/1270.0.55.001~July%202016~Main%20Features~Mesh%20Blocks%20(MB)~10012" target="_blank">Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 2 - Mesh Blocks</a></li> <li>Further information: <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/allprimarymainfeatures/871A7FF33DF471FBCA257801000DCD5F?opendocument" target="_blank">Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 2 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas</a> </li> <li>Source: <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/" target="_blank">Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)</a></li> </ul> </p> <p> <b>Made possible by the Digital Atlas of Australia</b> <br> The <a href="https://digital.atlas.gov.au/" target="_blank">Digital Atlas of Australia</a> is a key Australian Government initiative being led by Geoscience Australia, highlighted in the <a href="https://www.dataanddigital.gov.au/" target="_blank">Data and Digital Government Strategy</a>. It brings together trusted datasets from across government in an interactive, secure, and easy-to-use geospatial platform. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is working in partnership with Geoscience Australia to establish a set of web services to make ABS data available in the Digital Atlas of Australia. </p> <p> <b>Contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics</b> <ul> <li>Email <a href="mailto:geography@abs.gov.au">geography@abs.gov.au</a> if you have any questions or feedback about this web service. <li><a href="https://www.subscribe.abs.gov.au/geospatialnews" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to get updates on ABS web services and geospatial products. </ul> </p> <p> <b>Privacy at the Australian Bureau of Statistics</b> <br>Read how the ABS manages personal information - <a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/about/legislation-and-policy/privacy/privacy-abs" target="_blank">ABS privacy policy</a>. </p> </div>
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title: Mesh Blocks – ASGS Ed. 2
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tags: ["ASGS","Boundaries","Structures","Edition 2","Statistical Geography","2016","Australian","Bureau","Statistics","Mesh Blocks","MB"]
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