Why should it be hard to share geospatial native title information? The focus of this presentation will be to highlight geospatial information sharing initiatives which been flourished in the native title landscape and the reasons for their success

1. Geospatial native title information:
Reality, not a dream
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Spatial Information (ATSISI) Workshop
Adelaide 27 November 2008
1. Where opinions are expressed in this presentation they are those of the presenter and not necessarily those of the National Native Title Tribunal
Steven James1
Spatial Architect, Geospatial Services

2. provocative question
 is access to geospatial native title
information a reality ?
… from the perspective of
an ordinary user?

3. presentation objective
 ‘Discover’ the
 availability
 accessibility
 user friendliness, of
 geospatial native title information
 based on criteria, and
 access methods

4. what criteria?
2006 e-Government Strategy
“govt. information services will be easy
to understand and locate”
vision for 2010
 Meeting users’ needs
 Connected service delivery
 Value for money
 Public sector capability
1. 2006 e-Government Strategy, Responsive Government: A New Service Agenda
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5. criterion 1 – meeting users’ needs
 information services easy to locate
 interaction is quick
 easy to pinpoint information
 range of delivery modes
native title

6. criterion 2 – connected service delivery
 consistent and unified
PUBLIC
SECTOR
CONNECTED
SERVICE
DELIVERY
MULTIPLE
CHANNELS
source: 2006 e-Government Strategy, Responsive Government - A New Service Agenda

7. criterion 3 – value for money
 less double handling
 more informed users
 common standards
 information sharing

8. criterion 4 – public sector capability
 enhanced capability
 enhanced skills
public sector capability
source: Shared Land Implementation Platform Final Implementation Plan, October 2004

9. methods of access
 3 types of access methods
desktop
datasets
browser
number of users
‘personal’ datasets e.g. ESRI, Mapinfo
intranet, extranet, internet
web maps
accessmethod
linked
services
OGC services e.g. WMS, WFS

10. the challenge
 using only datasets and tools available
on the internet, build a visual picture
of native title over the recent Witjara
National Park determination area

11. browsers
 typical model
user browser internet

12. generic browser
native title
applications
native title
determination area

13. thematic browser
Native TitleVision
- topography

14. thematic browser
Native TitleVision
- tenure

15. Native TitleVision – check it out
 accessed via the web
 URL http://www.ntv.nntt.gov.au
 user name & password: nntt_guest
 Australia wide coverage
 easy to use !

16. at a glance
 browser
advantages
 simple to use
 only a browser is
needed
 available for
Windows, Apple and
Linux computers

17. at a glance
 browser
disadvantages
 internet access
required
 currency may be a
issues with non-
custodial datasets
 may need to visit
many websites
 inconsistent
functions

18. scorecard
 browsers
meeting users’ needs
connected service delivery
value for money
public sector capability
verdict : Reality
2
1.5
2
1.5
7 out of 10total

19. desktop datasets
 typical model
skilled
user
desktop
GIS
geospatial
datasets

20. sources of desktop datasets
 native title
 NNTT – ESRI, Mapinfo, KML formats
 topography
 Geoscience Australia – above + GeoPDF
 land administration & use
 SA Dept for Environment & Heritage
 SA Dept of Planning & Local Govt.
 resource development
 Primary Industries & Resources SA
 imagery
 Dept of Climate Change
refer to Appendix A of this presentation for website addresses for the above themes

21. Open Source desktop GIS
 Quantum GIS (QGIS)
 Linux, Mac and Windows platforms
 vector, raster and database formats
 wide range of formats
 user friendly
 free
refer to Appendix B of this presentation for website address for the above Open Source application

22. Open Source desktop GIS
 Portable GIS by Archaegeek
 GIS on a USB stick
 Desktop GIS
 Webserver
 Database server
 WMS/WFS servers
 free
refer to Appendix B of this presentation for website address for the above Open Source applications

23. combining datasets & desktop GIS

24. at a glance
 desktop data
advantages
 assign symbology
 select layers
 portability
 collect new data
 integrate imagery
 ad hoc queries
 combine formats
 better labelling
 quality output

25. at a glance
 desktop data
disadvantages
 skilled users
 manage datasets
 maintain currency
 manage datums
 initial setup

26. scorecard
 desktop data
meeting users’ needs
connected service delivery
value for money
public sector capability
verdict : Reality
1.5
1.5
2
1.5
6.5 out of 10total

27. linked services
 typical model
highly
skilled
user
OGC
web
services
geospatial
datasets

28. example of linked services
 Geoscience Australia - MapConnect
 interactive find, select, order & deliver
 easy and free

29. workflow
2
1
3
download
unziporder
refer to Appendix C of this presentation for website address for the above resource

30. result4

31. at a glance
 services
advantages
 integration
 automation
 up-to-date
 convenient
 multi-platform

32. at a glance
 services
disadvantages
 high skill level
 tailoring required
 dependency on
service providers

33. scorecard
 desktop data
meeting users’ needs
connected service delivery
value for money
public sector capability
verdict : Reality
2
2
2
1
7 out of 10total

34. conclusions
 browser ideal for infrequent users
 Open Source desktop GIS is mature,
flexible and cost effective
 online availability of native title is a
reality
 further work needed to get more
datasets online

35. questions & answers
thank you

36. appendix A – dataset resources
 native title
 https://www.ga.gov.au/products/servlet/controller?event=DEFINE_PRODUCTS
 topography - mapsheets
 https://www.ga.gov.au/products/servlet/controller?event=DEFINE_PRODUCTS
 topography - MapConnect
 http://www.ga.gov.au/mapconnect/
 land administration & use
 SA DEH - http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/mapland/spatial_products
 SA DPLG - http://www.planning.sa.gov.au/go/spatial-data-download
 resource development
 PIRSA - https://egate.pir.sa.gov.au/geoserver/sarig/frameSet.jsp
 imagery
 http://www.climatechange.gov.au/ncas/dataviewer/index.html

37. appendix B – desktop GIS resources
 Quantum GIS
 http://qgis.org/
 Portable GIS
 http://www.archaeogeek.com/download.php
 Other GIS viewers
 https://www.ga.gov.au/nmd/products/faq.jsp#viewers

38. appendix C – WMS resources
 MapConnect
 http://www.ga.gov.au/mapconnect/
 Geoscience Australia
 http://www.ga.gov.au/map/broker/index.jsp