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Release of Vector Tile Basemaps
The Queensland Government has released a new range of vector tile basemaps. These will replace the current range of raster tile basemaps which have entered mature support and will deprecated by the end of 2024. New service URL’s are as follows:
Variant | URL |
Blue | |
Colour | |
Dark Grey | |
ImageryLabel | |
Light Grey | |
Monochrome | |
Pastel | |
Topographic |
Why the change
Over time, the existing raster basemaps have become increasingly cumbersome to produce, in both human and technical resources, resulting in outdated spatial data being displayed. Moving basemap production to vector tile technology allows a far quicker and less involved method of production, allowing them to be updated more frequently. This shift mirrors industry trends and has improved printing capability.
What you need to do
In any mapping applications you maintain, adjust any saved URL’s to the new vector basemaps from a new REST endpoint here.
Queensland Globe and GeoResGlobe users may need to add the new vector basemaps to any saved maps they may have.
Spatial Portal, QPortal and QSpatial Live users will need to look for the new vector basemaps.
Roads and Tracks replacement service
Read about the new Roads and Tracks web service (QRT) now available for viewing in the Queensland Globe and connect via the Spatial Portal https://spatial-qld-support.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/article/326565889?src=605253398
Cloud migration project
As part of the department’s transition to the cloud, end-of-life infrastructure hosted on-premises is being shut down and replaced with services hosted in the cloud.
The department offers many open-data spatial services via a variety of protocols via its on-premises infrastructure, and the cloud services provide like-for-like replacement where possible, with functionality as near-to-identical as possible. However, due to underlying platform changes, slight differences in certain aspects are unavoidable. It is strongly recommended that transitioning usage of services be undertaken as a proactive activity, to allow time for adequate testing.
Below is a list of the open-data services for which the on-premises versions have now been deprecated, with a shutdown date provided, along with replacement service URLs, and any associated information.
Cloud Migration table key
Cloud service URL(s), ready to use | |
On-premises service URL(s), shutdown pending | |
On-premises service URL(s), shutdown complete |
Theme / folder | Service name | On-premises shutdown status / date | On-premises service URL(s) | Replacement service URL(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basemaps | FoundationData | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | ||
QldBase_Colour | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | Note: due to technical limitations, no replacement service is available for the OGC WMS protocol | ||
QldBase_Grey | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | Note: due to technical limitations, no replacement service is available for the OGC WMS protocol | ||
QldBase_Mono | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | Note: due to technical limitations, no replacement service is available for the OGC WMS protocol | ||
QldBase_Pastel | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | Note: due to technical limitations, no replacement service is available for the OGC WMS protocol | ||
QldImageryLabel | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | Note: due to technical limitations, no replacement service is available for the OGC WMS protocol | ||
QldMap_Lite | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | Note: due to technical limitations, no replacement service is available for the OGC WMS protocol | ||
QldMap_Relief | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | Note: due to technical limitations, no replacement service is available for the OGC WMS protocol | ||
QldMap_Topo | Shutdown complete, 2022-11-30 | Note: due to technical limitations, no replacement service is available for the OGC WMS protocol | ||
Biota | AquaticConservationAssessments | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | ||
BiodiversityPlanningAssessments | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
FloraFaunaDiversity | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
GroundwaterDependentEcosystems | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-22 | |||
RegionalEcosystemMapping | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
StatewideBiodiversityCorridors | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
VegetationManagement | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Wetlands | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Boundaries | AdminBoundariesFramework | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | ||
AdministrativeBoundaries | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
ChemicalDistributionRegulatedAreas | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
CulturalHeritageBoundaries | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
MiningAdministrativeAreas | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Economy | Forestry | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | ||
MineralTenement | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
MinesPermitsCurrent | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
MinesPermitsHistoric | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Tourism | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Elevation | Contours10m | Shutdown complete, 2022-07-29 | ||
ContoursCache | Shutdown complete, 2022-07-29 | |||
MountainRanges | Shutdown complete, 2022-07-29 | |||
Environment | Fisheries | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | ||
KoalaPlan | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
LandTypes | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
MattersOfStateEnvironmentalSignificance | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
NrmInvestmentPrograms | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
ParksFireHistory | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
ParksMarineProtectedAreas | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
ParksTerrestrialProtectedAreas | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
SuratCumulativeMgmtArea | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
WetlandProtection | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Farming | AgriculturalLandAudit | Shutdown complete, 2023-01-25 | ||
Biosecurity | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
DroughtDeclarations | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
PastureSownCurrentAndPotential | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
RegionalAgProfiles | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
StrategicCroppingLand | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
GeoscientificInformation | AnalyticalData | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | ||
Boreholes | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
GeologyDetailed | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
GeologyObservations | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
GeologyRegional | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
GeologyState | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
Geophysics | Shutdown complete, 2023-01-25 | |||
MiningResources | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
StructuralFramework | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
Imagery | HistoricalPrintedMaps | Shutdown complete, 2022-07-29 | Note: the structure of this replacement service is considerably different than the existing on-premises service, but the intent of the service is the same. | |
InlandWaters | DrainageBasins | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | ||
FloodLines | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
GroundAndSurfaceWaterMonitoring | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
InterimFloodLines2011 | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
InterimFloodLines2012 | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
WatercourseIdentificationMap | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
WaterCoursesAndBodies | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
WaterCoursesAndBodiesCache | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
WaterManagement | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Location | CitiesAndTowns | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | ||
Places | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
QldPlaceNames | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
SurveyControl | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
Oceans | Oceans/CoastalWaters | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | ||
PlanningCadastre | AreasOfRegionalInterest | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | ||
CoastalManagement | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
CoordinatedProjects | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
LandParcelPropertyFramework | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
LandUse | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
PriorityDevelopmentAreas | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
ResidentialLandSupply | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
StateDevelopmentAreas | Shutdown complete, 2022-10-27 | |||
Society | NativeTitleResearchAndAssessment | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | ||
SchoolsAndSchoolCatchments | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Transportation | CycleNetworkPlan | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | ||
HeavyVehicleRoutesAndRestrictions | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
OtherTransport | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 | |||
Roads (QRT) - New | ||||
Roads (BRAT) | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23. | The following services will be deprecated on 15-12-2023 | ||
RoadsCache (BRAT) | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 Deprecation 15-12-2023 | |||
StateRoadInformation | Shutdown complete, 2022-06-23 |