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Types of spatial data

QSpatial includes data from participating Queensland Government agencies and displays metadata about downloadable data, either extracted on the fly or pre-packaged, available web map services, as well as information about offline resources.

Searching this repository you can discover, select and download spatial data over an area of interest. The data you download can be in a selected format which is specified by the publisher and advertised in the metadata: GDb, Shp, TAB, KMZ, map coverage data, image data and text file data as well as web services (APIs), or a pre-packaged format (DP).

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Viewing spatial data

To view the spatial data downloaded from QSpatial you will need access to Geographic Information System (GIS) software. If you don't have access to GIS software, you don’t need to download the data, simply view most all of the data in the Queensland Globe.

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How do I know when the data is updated in a dataset

Data alerts are available if you are logged in. They are under User Profile - Saved Subscriptions. When a subscribed dataset is updated by the data publisher, a notification is sent out the following day (6am) via email. Data available as a web service is ‘live’.

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How do I find the accuracy of data

In the metadata you will find under Data Quality the Positional accuracy and Attribute accuracy statements. You can also determine accuracy by reviewing the History > lineage statement but this field is not mandatory.

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What is the accuracy of the Digital Cadastral data set

The point of truth for property boundaries is the survey plan. The digital cadastral data set is a graphical representation of these boundaries. You can purchase buy a copy of a survey plan through the Titles Qld online title and image searches page.

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Details about accuracies and other attributes can also be found in the Queensland Digital Cadastral Database data dictionary (QIF).

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File name abbreviations

CATEGORY

NAME

ABBREVIATION

Gross Geographic Extent

 

 

National

Australia

AUS

Great Artesian Basin

GAB

Murray Darling Basin

MDB

Lake Eyre Basin

LAB

States and Territories

Queensland

QLD

New South Wales

NSW

South Australia

SA

Northern Territory

NT

Bioregions

Desert Uplands

DEU

Einasleigh Uplands

EIU

Brigalow Belt North

BBN

Brigalow Belt South

BBS

Cape York Peninsula

CYP

Gulf Plains

GUP

Wet Tropics

WT

Mitchell Grass Downs

MGD

Mount Isa Inlier

MII

Channel Country

CHC

Mulga Lands

ML

Darling Riverine Plains

DRP

South East Queensland

SEQ

Central Mackay Coast

CMC

Nandewar

NAN

New England Tableland

NET

Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields

SSD

Region

Far North Queensland

FNQ

Central Queensland

CQ

Darling Downs

DD

Central west

CW

South west

SW

North west

NW

South east

SE

North East

NE

Brisbane

BCC

Bundaberg

BUNDABERG

Bundaberg

BUNDY

Moreton

MORETON

Themes

Vegetation

VEG

Water

WAT

Surface Water

SW

Underground Water

GW

Salinity

SAL

Administrative Boundaries

ADM

Digital Elevation Models

DEM

Digital Terrain Models

DTM

Soil and Landscape

LAN

Satellite Remote Sensing

RS

Aerial Photography

AP

Field

FLD

Air

AIR

Climate

CLI

Description

Electrical

ELECTRICAL

 

Ferry

FERRY

 

Floodlines

FLOODLINES

 

Proposed

PROPD

Scales

1:10,000,000

10M

1:2,500,000

2500K

1:250,000

250K

1:25,000

25K

1:2500

25C

Grid / Pixel

250 metre

250m

30 metre

30m

Data Type

Area or Polygon

A

Line or Arc

L

Point

P

Text or Annotation

T

Raster

R

Grid or Lattice

G

Image

I

Database View

V

Database Table or Schema

S