Spatial datasets are organised into the following themes (ref ANZLIC Metadata Profile Guidelines Version: 1.2)*.
QSpatial Name | ANZLIC Name | Definition |
Agriculture and Farming | farming | rearing of animals and cultivation of plants eg. agriculture, irrigation, aquaculture, pests and diseases affecting crops and livestock |
Biology and Ecology | biota | flora and/or fauna in natural environment eg: wildlife, vegetation, ecology, wetlands, habitat |
Administrative and Political Boundaries | boundaries | legal land descriptions eg: electoral, locality and LGA and administrative boundaries (not cadastre) |
Atmosphere and Climatic | Climatology Meteorology Atmosphere | processes and phenomena of the atmosphere eg: weather, climate change, precipitation |
Business and Economic | economy | economic activities eg: production, labour, revenue, commerce, industry, tourism, forestry, fisheries, exploration and exploitation of resources such as minerals, oil and gas |
Elevation | elevation | height above or below sea level eg: contours, LiDAR, digital elevation models (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 |
Geological and Geophysical | Geoscientific Information | earth sciences eg: geophysical features, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth's rocks, soils, hydrogeology, erosion |
Human Health and Disease | health | health, health services and safety eg: disease, factors affecting health, hygiene, substance abuse, health services |
Imagery and Base Maps | Imagery Base Maps Earth Cover | base maps eg: satellite, drone, aerial imagery land cover, basemaps, topographic maps |
Military | Intelligence Military | military bases, structures, activities eg: barracks, training grounds, military transportation, information collection |
Inland Water Resources | Inland Waters | inland water features, drainage eg: watercourses, rivers, creeks, water use plans, dams, floods, water quality |
Locations and Geodetic Networks | location | positional information eg: addresses, population centres, geodetic networks, control points, postcodes, place names |
Oceans and Estuaries | oceans | features and characteristics of salt water bodies (not inland waters) eg: tides, reefs |
Cadastral | Planning Cadastre | 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, demographic data, crime |
Facilities and Structures | structure | man-made construction eg: buildings, churches, factories, housing, monuments, shops, towers, homesteads |
Transportation Networks | transportation | means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods eg: roads, airports, railways |
Utilities and Communication | Utilities Communication | energy, water and waste systems and communications infrastructure and services eg: solar energy, electricity and gas distribution, telecommunication |
*(Currently based on the ISO 19115:2003 metadata profile. the next iteration of QSpatial will adopt the current standard AS/NZS ISO 19115.1:2015 Geographic information - Metadata, Part 1: Fundamentals)
Foundation Spatial Data Framework
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