Australian Government Working towards a Spatial Data Infrastructure

1. Australian Government Working towards a Spatial Data Infrastructure ENHANCING AUSTRALIA’SECONOMIC PROSPERITY

2. Address FreeDigitalPhotos.net Drivers at the federal government level Lawrence Review Geoscience Australia Review APS 200 Location Project ANZLIC Spatial Marketplace Regional Australia Australian Government ICT Strategic Vision Spatial Accounting

3. APS 200 Location Project Report Recommendations “The APS 200 Location Project Team recommends a range of measures to address the policy, governance and technical issues within a whole-of-government framework. The Strategic Review of Geoscience Australia complements the outcomes of the APS 200 Location Project recommending: • that the APS 200 Location project consider the case for designating a central policy centre or office to provide direction at a whole-of-government level for the creation, purchase and management of spatial data across departments and agencies; • the office should absorb the functions of OSDM.”

4. APS 200 Location Project Report Outcomes As a result of these recommendations the Office of Spatial Policy (OSP) was established and is located within the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. • OSP will develop a whole-of-Australian Government location information framework. • The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism will provide the policy lead (consistent with the Cabinet decision resulting from the Review of Geoscience Australia) and develop a detailed implementation plan (including formal governance arrangements) supported by key stakeholder agencies for Secretaries consideration by February 2012.

5. APS 200 Location Project Report Location information principles

6. APS 200 Steering Committee Secretary DRET ANZLIC Geoscience Australia Office of Spatial Policy Spatial Data Management Group Council Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups APS 200 Location Project

7. Location information principles ANZLIC Council and the SDMG have specified twelve datasets as fundamental: Geodetic Cadastre Address Transport Names Elevation Imagery Administration Boundary’s Hydrography / Bathymetry Hydrology Built Landcover

8. Location information principles OSP and ANZLIC are undertaking a stakeholder review of the existing Guidelines for Custodianship with a view to adopting best practice.

9. Location information principles • OSP is currently developing open source solutions for access and sharing of data as a proof of concept for the Australian Government. • GeoNetwork • xMET • harvesting metadata from other repositories including Geoportal

10. Location information principles • The policies developed by OSP will recommend the use of appropriate national and international standards. • To this end OSP will continue to represent the Australian Government on Australian and international standards committees. • International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) • Standards Australia • Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

11. Location information principles www.ausgoal.gov.au AusGOAL, the Australian Governments Open Access and Licensing Framework, provides support and guidance to government and related sectors to facilitate open access to publicly funded information. OSP has been tasked to investigate a Whole of Government licence for G-NAF and the tools required to support the use of this dataset.

12. Location information principles • OSP will develop a roadmap that will • Identify where agencies have gaps in their understanding of ‘spatial’ • Work with the champions to test and develop implementations of the policy • Develop a migration path to assist less spatially literate agencies to advance their understanding • Where appropriate provide an alternate means for publishing agency data

13. OSP’s Role OSP will develop • a whole-of-Australian Government location information framework.” • guiding policy around obtaining and sharing data to inform policy decision • provide guidance on implementation of the policies and framework • liaise with groups developing domain specific spatial coverages to ensure alignment

14. ANZLIC – the Spatial Information Council • Partner in developing the specifications for the twelve framework datasets • ICSM and working groups • Spatial Market Place demonstrator • Continued support of the current Spatial Standards

15. Policy implementation GA will partner with OSP to • lead the development of the specification for the twelve framework datasets • take responsibility for development and maintenance of a subset of those datasets • Work with OSP, ANZLIC and PSMA, as appropriate, to deliver those fundamental datasets

16. Spatial Data Management –Metadata Entry Tools ENHANCING AUSTRALIA’SECONOMIC PROSPERITY

17. Challenges over time • Different data models and systems for access and discovery across every jurisdiction • Emergency response coordination across borders • Planning for infrastructure and services Possible solution  spatial metadata

18. Spatial Metadata • A Short History • Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS – early 1990’s) • Metadata Transfer protocols (Z39.50 – 1995) • Australian Coastal Atlas – (1996) • Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD – operational 1996, Launched 1998)

19. courtesy of www.officemuseum.com Why (Spatial) Metadata? Well structured and standardised metadata supports • Discovery and Access • Machine to Machine applications • Resource management • and saves time…

20. Address FreeDigitalPhotos.net Why spatial metadata? An estimated 70-80% of all government transactions have a land or geographic component. Block & Section Rates, Power, Water Credit Card billing to pay rates… Shopfront taking post code on enquiry Education Records Employee Records Medicare Number Dental Records Income Tax ElectoralRoll

21. Why not just Google it? “PSMA, Sensis or OpenStreetMap: what makes Spatial Data “Authoritative”? 04 January 2011 | Blog | “Spatial Information in the 21st Century” You are probably aware that recently in Australia, Google switched map data providers. They ditched the government owned data provider PSMA in favour of Sensis' Whereis, and this data will (at least in part) be maintained by users themselves.” http://spatial21.blogspot.com/2011/01/psma-sensis-or-openstreetmap-what-makes.html News hit the forums 09 Dec 2010  http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1593823

22. Why not just Google it? Google Maps data source “It is important for users of Google Maps to be aware of these significant changes particularly if they are requiring current or accurate address or property data. Users of Google Maps will now be using different data to Queensland Government agencies. This could create inconsistencies in official dealings, particularly in land related matters and potentially in critical applications such as emergency response.” http://www.qsic.qld.gov.au/advice/google_maps_data_source.html

23. Obstacles NOW • Interoperability - which standard? • How do you collect the metadata? • How do people find your stuff?

24. Which Standard? It has richness and structure ANZLIC Metadata is a profile of ISO 19115 and is the preferred international standard for spatial resources • It has been mapped to DC / AGLS (mapping the other way does not work so well) and we’re working on AIXM and SDMX

25. Collecting and discovering • Provide Simple Tools, Documentation and Training • to capture and edit metadata & • to publish and discover metadata

26. ANZMet Lite • Based on a tool developed by Defence • Supports several profiles • Very easy to use • Recommended in the NSW Metadata Policy • Is a good stand-alone application • Field capture • Small organisations • Contract support • Supports upload of records to a search tool (ASDD) • Not as flexible or extensible as we had hoped

27. Metadata Collection tools: ANZMet Lite

28. ANZMet Lite: MET Settings

29. ANZMet Lite: Navigation & Report

30. xMET • Easy to use • Open Source • Mirrors ANZMet Lite functionality • Uploads to ASDD • Is configurable for • other profiles • other standards (If you have the XML implementation or XSD’s) • community of interest terminology in the UI

31. xMET

32. xMET | Mandatory

33. xMET | publishing

34. xMET | Customisation

35. xMET | Customisation

36. Discovery and Access - ASDD • ASDD is the Australian Spatial Data Directory • 10 years old • Old technology • Under re-development • Open Source – GeoNetwork • Supports M2M searching • Delivers data through WMS / WFS applications

37. Metadata Discovery - ASDD in GeoNetwork

38. ASDD in GeoNetwork – Advanced Query

39. ASDD in GeoNetwork - Results

40. ASDD in GeoNetwork - Visualisation

41. Communication with stakeholders Wiki / Forums • ANZMet Lite • ANZMet Lite users forum • ANZLIC Profile Guidelines update • xMET • Sent out to stakeholders for initial bug finding and useability • Blog for testing and the metadata

42. Communication with stakeholders - GeoNetwork Users Group • There are more than 20 users and developers of GeoNetwork in Australia and New Zealand. • Already existing user mailing lists for different levels of developer / implementation • GeoNetwork User Group • First meeting 25 March, followedup with 8 July teleconference • Aiming for 3 meetings a year • Show and tell + technical workshop.

43. Summary • Obstacles • Which standard? • How do you collect the metadata? • How do people find your stuff? • Solutions • Standard x-walks to ensure interoperability • Simple, easy to use tools • Open communication and preparedness to share

44. Questions? John Weaver Office of Spatial Policy