A Local-State Government Spatial Data Sharing Partnership

A Local-State Spatial Data Sharing Partnership Model to Facilitate SDI Development
further 16% rating it as important. The majority of LGAs also identified that their
property data was already in digital form.
Data Sourced from State Government
As shown in Figure 6.9, local governments obtain a significant amount of their spatial data
from the state government. LGAs from all three states indicated that the cadastral
mapbase, property valuations data, orthophotography and topographic data were the most
commonly sourced state datasets.
No. of LGAs Using Data
50
40
30
20
10
0
QLD
TAS
170
VIC
Valuation Data
Cadastral Mapbase
Orthophotography
Planning Data
Topography
Figure 6.9 Most common spatial data sourced from state government agencies
In Victoria, valuation data is captured at a local government level which explains the small
number of requests by LGAs in Victoria for this data. Similarly, planning data in
Queensland and Victoria is primarily the responsibility of local government, so limited
requests for this data from state government would be expected. The sourcing of
topographic data appears to be most common in Tasmania and Victoria, which reflects the
broad data exchange arrangements in these states. Other key datasets identified as being
sourced from the state governments include transport, roads, vegetation and critical
infrastructure.
Accessibility of State Data
When asked the question if the data they required from the state government agencies was
easily accessible, 76% LGAs agreed or strongly agreed. On the separate question on the
pricing of the data, 63% agreed that the cost of acquiring this data was acceptable. The
Queensland LGA responses showed the only trend which indicated strong disagreement
with this statement, with approximately 20% of Queensland LGAs indicating the cost of
the state government data was not reasonable. This result is not unexpected given that