Interesting datasets available in the west
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From: Government 2.0 Taskforce Suggestion Box
Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Subject: [Government 2.0 Taskforce Suggestion Box] - [New Idea] -
Landgate (WA) - Shared Land Information Platform
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Idea: Landgate (WA) - Shared Land Information Platform
Author: Carlo Andreacchio
One example of openly accessible public sector information that exists
within state government is the Shared Land Information Platform
(SLIP), a Western Australian cross-government initiative spearheaded
by Landgate, the state’s authority on land information. SLIP brings
together spatial datasets from approximately twenty agencies (mostly
at state level, but also some from local and federal level), and
disseminates them online through WMS and WFS services. I should point
out here that each agency retains FULL custodianship of their own
data; SLIP provides the means to publish that data online from a
single point.
Landgate has a significant amount of information which is freely
available, including WMS products through our map viewer, WA Atlas
(https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/waatlas/). Other data, including
cadastral, topographic and imagery data is also available to all, at a
cost. Landgate is presently considering Creative Commons licensing as
part of the National Government Information Licensing Framework
Project.
While there are a diverse range of datasets available through SLIP
(the full list can be found at
https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/slip/portal/services/datasets-available.html)
I note there is some overlap between what has already been suggested
and what Landgate could contribute:
-Administrative boundaries: Suburbs, localities, Local Government
Authorities and even individual council wards
-Land title information: Cadastral information
-Road and railway line data
-Topographic data, particularly spot heights, contours and points of interest
-Community facilities such as Public Access Ways and building footprints
-Native title data
-Aerial photography and imagery
SLIP data can be accessed in a variety of ways, including the
aforementioned WA Atlas, or using any of the GIS applications
available. We have a number of guides available on how to access thus
data at https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/slip/portal/services/access-slip.html,
and through our useful links at
https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/slip/portal/links/links.html.
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