Library Guides: Geospatial (GIS), Spatial Data and Map Resources: Map Collection Introduction

Finding the right spatial data can be very difficult. Don’t hesitate to contact Map Collection staff for assistance if you are struggling to find something. This guide is not intended to cover all resources available to you, but rather some of the most commonly used.

URL https://library.unimelb.edu.au/collections/map_collection
Email maps-info@unimelb.edu.au
Twitter https://twitter.com/MapCurator

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Tabbed box of Australian & state data portals

Australian Government Open Data
An easy way to find, explore and reuse Australia's public data
Geoscience Australia national public sector geoscience organisation (formerly AGSO and AUSLIG)
Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia.
Spatial elevation data of topography, contours, 3D LIDAR and terrain models
Australia Interactive Maps online
Geoscience Australia's Interactive Maps is a discovery and exploration view of Geoscience Australia's geospatial data products and web services. It provides access to the wealth of curated information content organised into science disciplines and decision support themes, easy to navigate and linked to related information.
Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN)
AURIN is crucial infrastructure for researchers, government and industry, accelerating research into our towns, cities and communities. We provide the data and tools
Location INformation Knowledge (LINK) Platform
Key fundamental Australian government spatial datasets
Research Data Australia (RDA)
A discovery service designed to provide rich connections between data, projects, researchers and institutions, and promote visibility of Australian research data collections in search engines.
National Native Tile Tribunal Maps
The Tribunal provides maps on a national, state, territory and regional level.
Atlas of Living Australia
The Atlas of Living Australia is a collaborative, national project that aggregates biodiversity data from multiple sources and makes it available and usable online.
Data Access Portal
The CSIRO Data Access Portal provides access to data published by CSIRO across a range of disciplines.
Open Council Data
Interactive map of Australian City and Shire with online spatial data

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This repository contains lightweight standards for the publishing of council data. The standards have initially been developed by councils in Victoria, Australia, but are open to other councils to use and participate in developing.
'Open Council' Spatial data from Australian LGAs
Local Government Spatial open data for Australia
Seamap Australia
Seamap Australia brings together a range of data from infrastructure such as cabling and pipelines, seafloor habitats, mineral resources and fisheries.
Australian Ocean Data Network portal
The AODN Portal provides access to all available Australian marine and climate science data and provides the primary access to IMOS data including access to the IMOS metadata.

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IMOS is a national collaborative research infrastructure, supported by Australian Government. It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
National Surface Water data
A core information requirement for managing Australia's water resources is knowledge of the spatial location, relationships and characteristics of the hydrological features: the catchments, streams, aquifers, storages, wetlands and man-made structures that make up the hydrological system.

Base GIS spatial map layers for Victoria
A great deal of spatial data for Victoria is available freely via official government sources. When requesting data the smaller the area you request the faster you'll get the data. Downloads will also go faster after 5:30pm in the evening
GIS data of Melbourne and the City of Melbourne
GIS spatial resources specifically for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Library Guide for spatial map resources of Victoria
A specialised guide for map resources of Victoria, Australia
Spatial elevation data of topography, contours, 3D LIDAR and terrain models
Offical online map browsers from the government of Victoria
Victorian Government land and property information and services about land and property anywhere in Victoria.
Environmental mapped & spatial data of Victoria
Collection spatial and related mapped data environmental resources of Victoria

NSW Open Data Portal
NSW SIX geospatial information portal
The SIX Portal is the official source of NSW geospatial information. It also provides access to authoritative land and property information.
NSW Spatial Data Catalogue
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Find out what data exists, where and how to access the data, the data's fitness for purpose, who/when and how the data was created, how often it is updated, the geographic extent of the dataset, as well as rights and restrictions that apply to the dataset.

Data South Australia
Government data from SA
Location SA Viewer
Spatial information and services for South Australia

Data ACT
Search for data about the Australian Capital Territory
ACTMAPi
ACT Government's interactive mapping service
Northern Territory Government information and services
NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory
NT Atlas is an online application allowing users to view and query some of the more commonly used Northern Territory Government spatial datasets

Western Australia Open Data
WA Landgate
The State's official register of land ownership and survey information and is responsible for valuing the State's land and property for government interest.
Western Australia SLIP
Spatial map data from WA

A guide to aerial photography resources for Melbourne and Victoria
nearmap for high resolution aerial photography
Access to this resource is available to UniMelb students and staff.
Historical Aerial Photos of Victoria
These aerial photos provide a snapshot of what Victoria was like in the late 1940s to mid 1950s

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Images are downloadable

Basic various basic subject maps of Australia
Geoscience Australia basic maps including geological, geophysical and geothermal
Outline map of Australia (with state borders)
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Outline map of Australia (with state borders and capital city locations)
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