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This talk will be a jargon free zone.

Every profession is a conspiracy against the laity.

George Bernard Shaw. (1856 1950)

Location Intelligence is out.

Geographic Information is in.


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The NLC

is the conduit between those wanting to conductbusiness on Aboriginal Land and those who live onthe land.

deals with Mining Interests, Tourism, Governmentand Infrastructure.

promotes and organises Sustainable Conservationprojects through Caring for Country and affiliationswith NAILSMAA and other organisations.


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The Northern Land Council acts as a representative body forAboriginal people in its area under both the Aboriginal Land Rights

(Northern Territory) Act 1976and the Native Title Act 1993.

30,000 Aboriginal People 200 communities (many are outstations)

560,000 sq km

5,000 km of coastline

Staff of 120 people throughout the Top End

Eight Regional Offices
http://www.nlc.org.au/html/abt_menu.htmlhttp://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alrta1976444/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alrta1976444/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alrta1976444/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alrta1976444/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alrta1976444/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alrta1976444/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alrta1976444/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alrta1976444/http://www.nlc.org.au/html/abt_menu.html


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Legal

Anthropological

Land and Sea Infrastructure Projects (allocation of Royalties)

NLC internal (anthro and voting precincts) Administrative

GIS atthe NLC


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Legal Lease areas

Land Use Agreements

Land Information Reference

Anthropological maps Clan and Estate Boundaries

Dreaming tracks

Language groups

Sacred sites (in cooperation with AAPA)

GIS atthe NLC


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NLC Internal & Administrative

Anthropology regions

Administrative regions

Land Council boundaries Cadastre

Indigenous Protected Areas

Ranger Groups Pastoral Properties

GIS atthe NLC


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NLC Internal & Administrative

Anthropology regions

Administrative regions

Land Council boundaries Cadastre

Indigenous Protected Areas

Ranger Groups Pastoral Properties

GIS atthe NLC


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Business Crocodile Eggs Buffalo meat Safaris hunting

Trepang farming Mining exploration licences (non consent areas) Tourism ventures

Infrastructure Gas Pipelines Fibre Optics Roads Mines

GIS atthe NLC


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GIS team


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LIR Records are in paper format

anthropologists reports.

25,000 mostly paper maps and/or reports

A few dating back to late 1800s Most dating from 1960s

Categorized by 100K map

Scanning process in progress Filed by a Lotus Notes system.

GIS atthe NLC


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How to annoy the GIS staff..

you know that map you made for me last month?

Ive want you to make changes to a map..

it wont take you long

theyre really simple changes


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Spending money and getting intodebt is like going down in anelevator. Paying it back is like

walking up the stairs.

John Howard.


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No metadata.

Many map have been made outside our system

by former consultants.

No cartographic standards

No GIS manual

Staff must be given time to catch up, learn new

skills and teach others in the organisation aboutmapping.


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How are maps filed?

By year, then sequentially, then page size thenorientation.

Format: 2011_0042_A0L

Folder: 2011_0042_Croc_Eggs_NT

Sub folders:

Maps

Projects

Data


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