Nottingham University, 11 June 08 MONTAGE OF AUSTRALIAN GEOSPATIAL ACTIVITIES Chris Body

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 Background Geoscience Australia (GA) Office of Spatial Data Management (OSDM) Australian Spatial Councils Cooperative Research Centre – Spatial Information (CRC-SI) National Initiatives

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 –SIZE at 7.7 million sq kms it is roughly twice the size of the EU –FRAGMENTATION a federal system with one national, 8 state and numerous local governments – each with different legislation relating to the spatial information –GEOGRAPHY most people live in coastal cities and fringes with the remainder of the country being lightly settled agricultural land or deserts A VAST CHALLENGE The spatial industry Australia has unique challenges because of:

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Nottingham University, 11 June 08 GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA Australia’s National Geoscience Research and Geospatial Information Agency (Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio) Undertakes geoscientific research and maintains, develops and encourages access to geoscientific and geospatial data GA cover three broad areas: –Onshore – enhancing mineral exploration and environmental land-use planning –Offshore – providing pre-competitive data and information to assist in identifying new prospective basins for petroleum exploration and the geological storage of carbon dioxide, in Australia’s offshore jurisdiction –Spatial Information – spatial data of Australia from national mapping, remote sensing and geodesy

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA – PRIORITIES Deliver Geoscience component of the Australian Tsunami Warning System Provide scientific and technical support for the 2009 offshore Petroleum acreage release Provide Marine and Coastal Geoscience for the development of regional marine plans Deliver Natural Risk Assessment methods and databases in support of the Disaster Mitigation Australia Package Develop and promote a Carbon Dioxide capture and geological storage (CCS) Program

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA – PRIORITIES New 4 year Critical Infrastructure Modelling & Analysis Program Complete large-scale topographic mapping to support Emergency Management mitigation with State Emergency Services, Land Information Agencies, Local Government & Australian Government Agencies Deploy the Geoscience Australia component and coordinate the deployment of State & Territory components of the Global Navigation Satellite System – part of the AuScope National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Program Provide data from the IRS-P6 to Australian Government Agencies

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 OFFICE OF SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT (OSDM) History –Interdepartmental Committee (IDC) on Spatial Data Access (2000) –Commonwealth Policy on Spatial Data Access and Pricing (2001) Provide fundamental spatial data free of change over the Internet Marginal cost of transfer for package products Without any copyright licence restrictions

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 OFFICE OF SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT (OSDM) Manage whole-of-Commonwealth Spatial Data Infrastructure –Data transfer arrangements with States & Territories –Single point of contact within the Commonwealth for Spatial Information Industry –Manage the public access system within the framework of the Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 OFFICE OF SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT (OSDM) Spatial Data Access and Pricing Policy – Revision –Had some weaknesses Limited in scope and doesn’t cover spatial information Voluntary – covering only some spatial data held by government Does not provide an effective legal framework Lack of consistency in applying data licensing The policy has no power to enforce compliance by individual agencies

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 OFFICE OF SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT (OSDM) Spatial Data Access and Pricing Policy – Revision (Draft) –Establish a framework to access from and supply data to States and Territories, supporting the National Information Sharing Strategy –Establish authoritative data and spatially enabled business process sources and identify custodian agencies –Mandate access to (and sharing of) spatial data – make restrictions on access the exception, not the norm –Adherence to agreed spatial and interoperability standards –Creative Commons Licensing

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 AUSTRALIAN SPATIAL COUNCILS ANZLIC – The Spatial Information Council –Peak inter-government council for coordination of spatial information policy and strategic issues –Represents all Australian Governments at Commonwealth, State and Territory Levels and the New Zealand Government Intergovernment Committee Surveying & Mapping (ICSM) –Technical committee

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 ANZLIC Standing Committee on Land Admin and Property Rights Emerging Issues and Geospatial Futures Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying & Mapping Jurisdictional Coordinating Bodies and ANZLIC Contact Officers All Hazards Strategic Partners Metadata Profile Harmonised Data Model

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 AUSTRALIAN SPATIAL COUNCILS ICSM –6 Permanent Working Groups Cadastral Reform Geodesy Geographical Names in Australasia Tides and Mean Sea Level Topographic Information Data Framework –Harmonised Data Model (HDM)

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 ANZLIC METADATA PROFILE ANZLIC Metadata Profile Version 1.1 –ISO & –Metadata Guidelines –Metadata Entry Tool (GeoNetwork)

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 HARMONISED DATA MODEL Initially developed in 2001 Reviewed in 2004 Implements ISO standards Core Elements –Topographic –Placenames –Cadastral –Street Address

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 HARMONISED DATA MODEL The HDM is accessed via ICSM website at /ANZLIC_ICSM/HarmonisedDataModel/trunk/ and /ANZLIC_ICSM/HarmonisedDataModel/trunk/ Documentation/index.htm /ANZLIC_ICSM/HarmonisedDataModel/trunk/ /ANZLIC_ICSM/HarmonisedDataModel/trunk/ Documentation/index.htm

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE – SPATIAL INFORMATION Part of the Australian Governments Cooperative Research Centre Program Commenced in Participates –8 Government Departments (Australian & State) –6 Universities –56 Companies

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE – SPATIAL INFORMATION Major activities are: –Global Navigation Satellite Systems –Remote Sensing –Spatial Data Infrastructures –Visualisation Systems

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE – SPATIAL INFORMATION Global Navigation Satellite System –Great reliance on these systems –Spending $700M annually on GPS systems –Requires better coverage of ground positioning systems –To develop a single uniform positioning framework - deliver centimetre accuracy

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE – SPATIAL INFORMATION Value of Spatial Information – (The impact of modern spatial information technologies on the Australian Economy ) –ACIL Tasman –Prepared for CRCSI & ANZLIC Terms of Reference –Quantify economic impact of spatial information to the Australian economy in –Estimate the cost of inefficient access to data and identify the factors operating to create these inefficiencies –Consider future prospects for spatial data to contribute to Australia’s economic, social and environmental development

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE – SPATIAL INFORMATION Outcomes –Industry revenue around $1.37 billion annually –Industry gross value around $682 million –Constraints on access to data estimated to have reduced the direct productivity in certain sectors by 5%- 15% –Spatial information is likely to increase as it becomes a mainstream enterprise resource and consumer markets –Adoption and new applications in existing sectors could increase direct impacts in some sectors by up to 50% over the medium term. Larger impact is likely to be in new applications in a wider range of industries –

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 GEOSCIENCE MARK-UP LANGUAGE (GeoSciML) IUGS Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI) established an initiative to develop a harmonised Geoscience data model and exchange format based on GML Short term goal – representing geoscience information associated with geological maps and observations Long term goal – extend to other geoscience data

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 GEOSCIENCE MARK-UP LANGUAGE (GeoSciML) Establishes a common suite of feature types based on geological criteria –Geological units –Geological structures –Fossils –Geological relationships –Earth materials –Geological fabrics

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 GEOSCIENCE MARK-UP LANGUAGE (GeoSciML) Specific objectives of the CGI working group is to: –Develop a conceptual model of geoscientific information drawing on existing data models –Implement an agreed subset of this model in an agreed schema language –Implement an XML/GML encoding of the model subset –Develop a testbed to illustrate the potential of the data model for interchange –Identify areas that require standardised classifications in order to enable interchange

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 GEOSCIENCE MARK-UP LANGUAGE (GeoSciML) Specific objectives of the CGI working group is to: –Develop a conceptual model of geoscientific information drawing on existing data models –Implement an agreed subset of this model in an agreed schema language –Implement an XML/GML encoding of the model subset –Develop a testbed to illustrate the potential of the data model for interchange –Identify areas that require standardised classifications in order to enable interchange

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 GEOSCIENCE MARK-UP LANGUAGE (GeoSciML) Four top level GML classes are used as starting points for the GeoSciML Model –Abstract Feature –Abstract Geometry –Metadata –Definition Two additional classes specific to GeoSciML inherit directly from the top level AbstractGML class –GeologicPortrayal –GeologicObject

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 NATIONAL eRESEARCH ARCHITECTURE TASKFORCE Spatial Information Services Stack (SISS) –Develop some of the component services and functional capabilities needed to realise a spatial information data commons within Australia supporting linkages with academia, research, public and private sector data and service providers and users

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 NATIONAL eRESEARCH ARCHITECTURE TASKFORCE Spatial Information Services Stack (SISS) –Leverage OGC and ISO standards that have been adopted by a number of National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) capability areas and institutions in Australia and worldwide for which various reference implementations already exist for information services and portal interfaces

Nottingham University, 11 June 08 NATIONAL eRESEARCH ARCHITECTURE TASKFORCE Spatial Information Services Stack (SISS) –Combine and build on existing expertise in this foundation area in order to assist multiple NCRIS capability areas and institutions that have in geospatial web services middleware and clients –Establish capabilities to enable standards based networks by other communities (eg. Australian Bureau of Statistics National Data Network & CSIRO Water Resources Observation Network)

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