Spatial datasets are organised into the following themes (ref ANZLIC Metadata Profile Guidelines VERSIONVersion: 1.2)
QSpatial Name | ANZLIC Name | Definition |
Agriculture and Farming | farming | rearing of animals and cultivation of plants eg. agriculture, irrigation, aquaculture, plantations, herding, pests and diseases affecting crops and livestock |
Biology and Ecology | biota | flora and/or fauna in natural environment eg: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat |
Administrative and Political Boundaries | boundaries | legal land descriptions eg: political electoral, locality and LGA and administrative boundaries (not cadastre) |
Atmosphere and Climatic | Climatology Meteorology Atmosphere | processes and phenomena of the atmosphere eg: cloud cover, weather, climate, atmospheric conditions, climate change, precipitation |
Business and Economic | economy | economic activities , conditions and employment eg: production, labour, revenue, commerce, industry, tourism and ecotourism, forestry, fisheries, commercial or subsistence hunting, exploration and exploitation of resources such as minerals, oil and gas |
Elevation and Derived Products | elevation | height above or below sea level eg: altitudecontours, bathymetryLiDAR, digital elevation models , slope, derived products(DEMs), bathymetry |
Environment and Conservation | environment | environmental resources, protection and conservation eg: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape |
Geological and Geophysical | Geoscientific Information | earth sciences eg: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth's rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion |
Human Health and Disease | health | health, health services , human ecology, and safety eg: disease and illness, factors affecting health, hygiene, substance abuse, mental and physical health , health services |
Imagery and Base Maps | Imagery Base Maps Earth Cover | base maps eg: satellite, drone, aerial imagery land cover, basemaps, topographic maps, imagery, unclassified images, annotations |
Military | Intelligence Military | military bases, structures, activities eg: barracks, training grounds, military transportation, information collection |
Inland Water Resources | Inland Waters | inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics eg: watercourses, rivers and glaciers, salt lakescreeks, water utilization use plans, dams, currents, floods, water quality, hydrographic charts |
Locations and Geodetic Networks | location | positional information and services eg: addresses, population centres, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and servicespostcodes, place names |
Oceans and Estuaries | oceans | features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding not inland waters) Exampleseg: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs |
Cadastral | Planning Cadastre | information used for appropriate actions for future use of the land eg: eg: parcel boundaries, property boundaries, spatial cadastre, land use maps, zoning maps, cadastral surveys, land ownership |
Cultural, Society and Demography | society | characteristics of society and cultures eg: settlements, anthropology, archaeology, education, traditional beliefs, manners and customs, demographic data, recreational areas and activities, social impact assessments, crime and justice, census |
Facilities and Structures | structure | man-made construction eg: buildings, museums, churches, factories, housing, monuments, shops, towers |
Transportation Networks | transportation | means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods eg: roads, airports/airstrips, shipping routes, tunnels, nautical charts, vehicle or vessel location, aeronautical charts, railways |
Utilities and Communication | Utilities Communication | energy, water and waste systems and communications infrastructure and services eg: hydroelectricity, geothermal, solar and nuclear sources of energy, water purification and distribution, sewage collection and disposal, electricity and gas distribution, data communication, telecommunication, radio, communication networks |
Foundation Spatial Data Framework
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