Queensland’s Open Spatial Data Revolution

Steve Jacoby PSM

Executive Director, Land and Spatial Information

Department of Natural Resources and Mines August 2014

Background

• Queensland’s Open Data

Policy launched in Dec ‘12 • Free

• Open Licence (CC-BY)

• On-line

• Machine readable

• Departments required to publish all of their data openly within 2

years unless privacy, security, ‘x-in-confidence’…

• DNRM has significant data holdings not least our

‘Foundation Spatial Data’ – Qld base mapping

• DNRM offers 3 key pathways to its spatial data: - Visualisations - Data Downloads - Web Services

• By far the most popular visualisation tool is the

Queensland Globe launched by the Premier (3rd April

2013) as a key Open Data initiative

Queensland Globe - Intro

• Simple way to view and share spatial data

• Uses Google Earth

• Can be deployed to anyone

(in government, business or the public)

• It’s Free – thanks to Qld’s Open Data policy & Google

• Training not essential

• Also available on smart phones and tablets

• Contains Queensland’s Best Foundation Spatial Data

• Plus… much more

• Accessible from the Open Data portal or DNRM website

www.data.qld.gov.au / www.dnrm.qld.gov.au

(or just search “Queensland Globe”

Main features of the Queensland Globe

• Only need one file –

downloaded once from

www.data.qld.gov.au

• Adds to Google’s data - eg imagery, 3D buildings &

Street View as well as Google Search still available

• Queensland Spatial Data remains server side

• No copies

• Changing data updated nightly

• All (Open) spatial data in the Globe can also be

downloaded from the Globe - Metadata included.

• Built in ‘Help’, ‘Video Tutorials’, ‘Feedback & Contacts’

Queensland Globe Basic Components

1. Google Earth (free client)

2. Google’s imagery and layers

3. Queensland Globe imagery and layers

4. Google Search

5. Queensland Government Search

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6. Your Places and layers

7. Navigation

8. Copyright Attribution

9. Imagery Date

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Foundation Spatial Data

Queensland Globe (base map) • Imagery • Terrain • Places • Boundaries

• Local Government • Suburbs • Postcodes • Electoral (State &

Federal) • Census areas (ABS)

• Road & Rail • Street Addresses • Land Parcels • Rights & Interests • Tenures

• Freehold • State Land • Land Lease • Nat Park, Forest, etc • Reserve

• Rivers & Basins • Contours All of Queensland

Complete & up-to-date

Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Agency Open Data Strategies (20) 2013 Accessed via the QG Open Data Portal www.data.qld.gov.au

Google Earth… ESRI…

MapInfo…

Spatial Applications

Expert

Novice

Select a Tool or

Application

75% DNRM’s Data is Spatial

Visualisations Data

Download Web

Services Access it as…

Users

Queensland Spatial Catalogue Find Data www.information.qld.gov.au

DNRM Data (2014)

838 Data Resources 697 Open Data Resources (83%)

141 Restricted Data Resources (17%)

DNRM Custodians (Senior Executives)

Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Visualisations Data Download Web Services

Admin Boundaries QLD Globe QGIS

Cadastre QLD Globe QGIS QGIS

Drainage QTopo QGIS

Elevation QTopo QGIS

Imagery QLD Globe QGIS

Place Names QLD Globe QGIS

Property Address QLD Globe QGIS

Integrated Foundation Spatial

Data

QLD Globe

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Queensland Topographic Map

(QTopo)

Transport QLD Globe - -

Visualisations Data Download Web Services

Admin Boundaries QLD Globe QGIS QSC

Cadastre QLD Globe QGIS QSC

Drainage QLD Globe QGIS (under construction)

Elevation QLD Globe QGIS (under construction)

Imagery QLD Globe QGIS SISP

Place Names QLD Globe QGIS

Property Address QLD Globe QGIS QSC

State Control Survey QLD Globe QGIS

Transport QLD Globe QGIS (under construction)

252 Open Datasets Foundation Spatial Datasets (Open Data)

Current Access Arrangements Queensland Foundation Spatial Datasets (August 2014)

Precursor to the Queensland Globe

• DNRM’s Land & Spatial Information Group was

formed in December 2009

• Frustration from senior management that they couldn’t

easily access spatial information for which they were

accountable

• Commenced a ‘spatial desktop’ project and Google

Earth Enterprise was trialled as a solution

• Scope was initially DNRM and potentially WoG

- Licensing was identified as a critical issue

- Cost was another barrier

- Also some technical elitism…

• And then we had the 2011 floods and TC Yasi…

Flood Mapping & Disaster Relief Appeal - 2011

• Huge demand for timely, authoritative mapping

• Imagery, flood lines, flood plain mapping & all disaster relief

applications geocoded

• 21,400 applications / 8,500 maps / 7 day operations

• Used by Emergency Services, QldRA, Premiers, TMR,

DH&PW, Communities, Centrelink, NGOs, etc

Timing & the 3 Critical Components that

made the Queensland Globe possible!

1. Policy: Qld government released its

Open Data Policy ~ approved by State

Cabinet in Dec ‘12

2. Technical: Google updated their free

Google Earth client in Dec ‘12 to allow

connection to ‘private data’

3. Resources: DNRM secured essential

financial support for its ‘24 / 7’ spatial data

initiative ~ Qld Globe production

All released, developed or approved in December 2012

Queensland Globe usage – first 3 months

Launch – 3 April

Queensland Globe – July to December ‘13

• Globe proved extremely successful and usage

continued to grow

• Released a ‘Mobile’ version for smartphones & tablets

Queensland Globe – mobile devices

http://globe.information.qld.gov.au/qldglobemobile

Queensland Globe – July to December ‘13

• Globe proved extremely successful and usage

continued to grow

• Released a ‘Mobile’ version for smartphones & tablets

• Many other Departments and groups (in DNRM too)

wanted to feature their spatial data on the ‘Globe’

• We suggested DNRM publish all its Open spatial Data

on the Globe as part of its 6 month Action Plan (July –

December 2013)… but Government agreed to:

“Make all government open (spatial) data available

through Queensland Globe” http://www.thepremier.qld.gov.au/plans-and-progress/plans/assets/6-months-july-dec-13.pdf

Agency Open (spatial) Data Sets

~ by ISO 19115 categories

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New Queensland Globe Framework

Queensland Globe - Base map

- Foundation data

• Imagery

• Terrain

• Places

• Boundaries

• Road & Rail

• Addresses

• Land Parcels

• Tenures

• Rivers & Basins

• Contours

Featured Globes - Specialist topics

- or Events

• Flood Events

• Coal Seam Gas

• Mines

• Land Valuations Globe

Category Globes - 17 Themes

- All QG spatial data

- Based on ISO19115 - (for example…)

•Biota

•Farming

•Geoscientific

Information

•Society

•Health

•Planning

Cadastre

•Transportation

•Structure

•Economy

Plus Flood Events Globe – 2011 Brisbane

Flood Plains & River Basins

Plus Mines Globe - Geological Basins and Mining Leases

Plus Mines Globe – Galilee Basin and Explorations Leases

Plus Coal Seam Gas Globe – Geological Basins and Current CSG Wells

Plus Coal Seam Gas Globe – Ground Water Bores & Current CSG Wells

Plus Society Globe – Queensland Schools & their catchments

Plus Transportation Globe – Road Crash Locations (2002 – 2012)

Queensland Globe usage – 2013

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Mobile Globe

CSG Globe

Mines Globe Category

Globes

Queensland Globe usage – first 12 months

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Land Valuations

Globe

• 650 million map requests in first 12 months

Category

Globes

Plus Land Valuations Globe - 41 Local Government Areas - 2014

Plus Coal Seam Gas Globe Plus Land Valuations Globe – Ground Water Bores & Current CSG Wells & Rural Properties

Queensland Globe usage – since launch

• Now, 6m – 8m every work day (1m on Sat & Sun)

• Over 12m on a single day

• Have surpassed 1.3 billion maps!

New Features – released 2 April 2014

• Included Statistical Geography from the ABS in the

Queensland Globe

• Australian Census Data – down to mesh block

• Mesh blocks attributed with dwelling count and number of

persons usually in residence

• Queensland Topographic Map service

• Seam-less, scale-less topographic map

• New and updated Category Globes

- Biota - Farming - Inland Waters

- Geoscientific Information - Society*

- Planning Cadastre - Transportation

- Others under construction

• Link(s) to other State & Territory Globes - NSW

• Updated help, settings, tips, tutorials, etc

QLD Globe • Imagery

• Land parcels

• Tenures

• Localities

QLD Globe • Topographic Map Service

• Localities

QLD Globe • Imagery

• Localities

• Australian Bureau of Statistics - Meshblocks

QLD Globe & NSW Globe

- connect from the banner

QLD

NSW

QLD Globe • Land parcels

• Addresses

• Roads

• Localities

QLD

NSW

QLD Globe plus… • Land parcels

• Addresses

• Roads

• Localities

NSW Globe • Land parcels

• Addresses

• Localities

Guided Tutorials for novices & experts

New Features – released July 2014

• List of all data sets in all of the globes (approaching 400)

New Features – released July 2014

• List of all data sets in all of the globes

• Imagery list (town, resolution, area, year)

New Features – released July 2014

• List of all data sets in all of the globes

• Imagery list (town, resolution, area, year)

• New Location (survey control globe)

• Horizontal & vertical co-ords

QTopo – Open Topographic Data – released August ‘14

• On-line web-browser based application

• Desktop and mobile versions

• View and Print topo maps optimised for A4, A3 or full

mapsheet sizes

• Standard mapsheets or customised locations

• PDF or image formats emailed

• 100% Queensland now available at scales up to

1:18,084 (previously only 9% covered at 1:25K)

• Re-cached quarterly

• Find, Measure, Print, Draw, Mashup

• Open data – free and ‘CC-By’ licensing

http://qtopo.dnrm.qld.gov.au/desktop/

http://qtopo.dnrm.qld.gov.au/desktop/

Select your location, paper size, output format

Queensland’s Open (spatial) Data Summary

• Significant advances in just over 12 months

• 357 data layers available (and growing!)

• Visualisation / Download / Webservices

• Free, Openly licensed (CC-BY), Digital, On-line

• Aimed at non-experts / public but increasingly used by

spatial professionals too

• Hugely successful

• Usage – many new users to spatial industry

• Emerging co-production with private sector

• Value-adding – new services and products

• Business Process Reform – Productivity improvements in

numerous areas

• Delivering transparent & more accountable government

• Much more to come!

Queensland Open Data

- What’s next…

• Open Data here to stay (from

Policy to Law!)

• Agencies obligated to publish

openly

• Aiming to establish business

confidence

• Seeking to encourage

investment & innovation

• Keen to promote Open Data

as an economic initiative

17 August, 2014

Queensland Globe - What’s next…

• More Content?

• Additional Globes? – Likely

• Historic imagery? – Working on it now

• 3D models? – BIMs, geology etc

• Paid searches (Titles / Valuation Reports, etc) – next few weeks

• Less Content?

• Too much! Globes too complicated?

• New Functionality?

• Printing enhancements, better mobile experience

• Crowd Sourcing?

• Federated Globes (Federal, State, Local)?

• Industry / commercial data included?

• Queensland Globe for G20…

Questions?

Steve Jacoby PSM

Executive Director, Land and Spatial Information

Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland

(T) +61 7 3896-3842 steven.jacoby@dnrm.qld.gov.au