SLIP Natural Resource Management Damian Shepherd SLIP NRM Program Manager, Department of Agriculture and Food June 2008
A “Data Trawl” - the identification and description of data and information products available to support NRM information requirements Data Content – What has been achieved?
Agency projects to improve data content and data management – making information more readily available. Data Content – What has been achieved?
Initiatives: Data Survey of Regional projects. The Survey identified datasets that have been: –Created –Utilised Development of an “Spatial Data Management Toolkit” for each of the Regional NRM Groups in WA. Data Content – NRM Regional Groups
Interragator+ Catalogue of geospatial data in WA (database that holds metadata) Query what spatial data exists for a particular: Theme Geographical Area What data Exists? Searching for Data Data Services Online electronic delivery to geo referenced images (wms) or all dataset features (wfs). Data Services can be used in: GIS applications (eg., Arcview) WA Atlas Google Earth Accessing data Downloading Data MapViewers Online applications for viewing geospatial information WA Atlas (upgraded) NRM Info Viewing data Viewing and Querying – turning data into Information
The difference between data and information …
For more information WALIS website SLIP website slip/portal/home/home.html See information under: Accessing Data WA Atlas Interrogator + NRM Info