Accessing Data

Spatial Data and Products

Many South Australian Government agencies maintain and manage spatial datasets.
The following section lists some of the available datasets and indicates the custodial agency.

Alphabetical by Custodial Agency
Alphabetical by Dataset
Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD)

Alphabetical by Custodial Agency

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Organisation	Examples of Available Datasets
Australian Spatial Information Business Association (ASIBA)	Contact for data from private organisations
Department for Environment & Heritage	Administrative boundaries Biological Survey data layers Cadastre Imagery Native vegetation Protected areas Topographic data layers
Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure	Crash locations Road networks Traffic volumes
Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation	Natural Resources Management regions Prescribed surface water areas Prescribed watercourses River Murray protection area Water Resource Management data layers Watershed Protection Zones
Land Services Group, DTEI	Land Administration Information (including, land and property details, eg ownership, property sales, survey and valuation details)
Planning SA, PIRSA	Land division proposals Local Government Areas Metropolitan Open Space System Study Area Planning policy areas Planning zones
Primary Industries and Resources SA	Agricultural enterprises Animal and plant quarantine areas Aquaculture leases/licences Aquatic reserves Benthic habitats Fisheries management zones Geological data Mineral and petroleum tenements

Alphabetical by Dataset

Examples of Available Datasets	Agency
Administrative boundaries	Department for Environment & Heritage
Agricultural enterprises	Primary Industries and Resources SA
Animal and plant quarantine areas	Primary Industries and Resources SA
Aquaculture leases/licences	Primary Industries and Resources SA
Aquatic reserves	Primary Industries and Resources SA
Benthic habitats	Primary Industries and Resources SA
Biological Survey data layers	Department for Environment & Heritage
Cadastre	Department for Environment & Heritage
Crash locations	Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
Fisheries management zones	Primary Industries and Resources SA
Geological data	Primary Industries and Resources SA
Imagery	Department for Environment & Heritage
Land Administration Information (including, land and property details, eg ownership, property sales, survey and valuation details)	Land Services Group, DTEI
Land division proposals	Planning SA, PIRSA
Local Government Areas	Planning SA, PIRSA
Metropolitan Open Space System Study Area	Planning SA, PIRSA
Mineral and petroleum tenements	Primary Industries and Resources SA
Native vegetation	Department for Environment & Heritage
Natural Resources Management regions	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Planning policy areas	Planning SA, PIRSA
Planning zones	Planning SA, PIRSA
Prescribed surface water areas	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Prescribed watercourses	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Protected areas	Department for Environment & Heritage
River Murray protection area	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Road networks	Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
Topographic data layers	Department for Environment & Heritage
Traffic volumes	Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
Water Resource Management data layers	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation
Watershed Protection Zones	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation

Australian Spatial Data Directory

The Australian Spatial Data Directory provides links to the metadata records for many spatial datasets in all Australian jurisdictions including South Australia.

The ASDD is a national initiative supported by all governments under the auspices of ANZLIC - the Spatial Information Council. The ASDD aims to improve access to Australian spatial data for industry, government, education and the general community through effective documentation, advertisement and distribution.

The ASDD provides a simple method of searching, discovering and retrieving information (metadata, which is "data about data") about the spatial datasets that are maintained by each of the jurisdictions through the use of keywords. The ASDD may also be searched spatially by using a map interface or entering coordinates for a defined area.

Generally, for each spatial dataset documented, the following information is available:

A description of the dataset
Its currency
Access conditions (how to obtain a copy)
Who to contact to find out more about the dataset
Quality or accuracy of the dataset
Status of the dataset (its maintenance and update frequency).

Information is provided on a wide variety of spatial datasets that relate to many different topics including the marine and coastal environment, urban planning, pollution management, heritage, soil and land management, geology, vegetation, infrastructure and health.

The South Australian node of the ASDD is currently under review. The metadata records contained within the ASDD for South Australia may not be the most up to date records available. It is recommended that the alphabetical lists of spatial datasets and custodial agencies provided above are used to obtain the most current contact details.

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