A Local-State Government Spatial Data Sharing Partnership

A Local-State Spatial Data Sharing Partnership Model to Facilitate SDI Development
were identified as important within inter-jurisdictional environments. Finally, it was found
that the data sharing process continues to be resource intensive and current technology and
exchange processes need to be re-engineered to create greater inter-operability.
5.3 The State of Queensland –The Property Location Index
The data sharing partnership under investigation in the State of Queensland, the Property
Location Index (PLI), commenced in 1995. Its objective was to develop an authoritative
database on property information used across local and state government, particularly
street address and lot on plan information.
5.3.1 Jurisdictional Environment
Geography
The State of Queensland occupies the north-eastern quarter of Australia and is the second
largest of the six Australian states, covering approximately 1,727,000 sq km or
approximately 22.5% of the total Australian continent (see Figure 5.5). As at June 2004,
the population of Queensland was estimated to be 3.89 million people or 19.4% of
Australia’s population (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005).
Figure 5.5 Geographic location of the State of Queensland
There are 125 local governments in Queensland, comprising 18 city councils (including
Brisbane, the state capital), 3 town councils and 104 shire councils. Queensland’s large
geographic area with many remote local governments creates a challenging environment
for ICT projects, such as spatial data sharing.
Queensland has continued to attract people from other Australian states with a net positive
level of inter-state migration. The inter-state migration peaked in the late 1980s and early
1990s at almost 60,000 people per year. In 2004, the net inter-state migration was
approximately 33,000 people or 630 people per week (Office of Economic and Statistical
Research 2005). As a result of this growth there are approximately 60 new addresses
being allocated every day and 10 new streets being constructed per week in the state. This
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