Welcome to the September 2024 edition of Spatial Insights
This month, we're thrilled to unveil some groundbreaking developments that will transform how you interact with spatial data. Dive in as we celebrate the successful completion of the NSW Gravity Model, exploring its many benefits and how you can get your hands on the preliminary data.
But that’s not all, we’ll take you behind the scenes of the NSW Spatial Cadastre's development, introduce you to our exciting new product catalogue, and keep you in the loop with updates on the latest version of NSW Point.
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By sharing your insights, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of what we provide in the SCP. Your input will help us gauge overall satisfaction and identify areas where we can enhance your user experience with the SCP.
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DCS Spatial Services have completed Australia’s first state-wide Airborne Gravity Model - a game changer that provides detailed insights into our Earth’s architecture while delivering significant time and cost savings for NSW. The innovative model, when combined with existing datasets, will enhance our capabilities to:
▪ prepare for natural disasters
▪ identify critical minerals
▪ locate groundwater resources
▪ develop infrastructure, including new housing.
Supporting accurate height and spatial data for all of NSW and the ACT, this model will greatly benefit the construction and surveying industries, drive housing and infrastructure development, and stimulate future resource investments. It's estimated that the productivity benefits will exceed $59 million over the next decade!
The Gravity Model will help locate critical minerals essential for clean energy technologies like wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicles. These minerals are crucial for Australia’s mission to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. This cutting-edge dataset will also strengthen community resilience by providing accurate maps of flood-prone areas, enhancing our mitigation and emergency response capabilities.
Covering over 800,000 km² of NSW and the ACT, including 50 kilometres off the NSW coastline, the Gravity Model provides consistent, high-quality, high-density data that will benefit all of us.
Preliminary data is now available on MinView.
Image: The NSW Gravity Model will have many benefits for government, industry and the community of NSW.
Get ready to elevate your understanding of DCS Spatial Services with our brand-new product catalogue.
This comprehensive guide showcases the innovative products and services that we deliver, and highlights how they align with categories of the Foundational Spatial Data Framework.
Inside, you will find detailed insights into essential tools like the NSW Spatial Collaboration Portal, Spatial Hosting Portal and the NSW Spatial Digital Twin.
Explore the full catalogue on our website – your gateway to discovering how we can support your needs.
Click on the button on the right to find it.
Do you know how the NSW Spatial Cadastre came to be? Ever wondered how NSW land boundaries were captured within the NSW Spatial Cadastre?
Cartographic maps in NSW were originally hand drawn as individual crown and deposited plans, or as larger parish and county maps. Following the invention of computer technology, these hand drawn maps were then digitised to form the Digital Cadastral Database. However, with the introduction of survey control, survey plans and quality orthorectified imagery, inaccuracies can be identified in the original digitised cadastral data, which continues to be corrected to this day.
As the custodian of the land parcel and property theme of the NSW Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) and under the Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002, DCS Spatial Services is responsible for maintaining the state Cadastre on behalf of the Surveyor-General. Click the button to the right to read more about the history of the NSW Spatial Cadastre and how we are continually improving the accuracy of property boundaries across NSW.
Image: Cartographers were pivotal in the development of the NSW Spatial Cadastre.
Have you seen this mural of Wambuul – the traditional Wiradjuri name for the Macquarie River? On the riverbank in Bathurst, this artwork highlights the significance of Aboriginal language on Country while also beautifully depicting local wildlife.
In December 2021, the Geographical Names Board officially recognised ‘Wambuul’ as a dual name for the Macquarie River, granting equal status to both names. This is an important step in preserving first nations culture and heritage, demonstrating the deep connection that the Wiradjuri people have with this landscape. Being able to refer to this natural feature as Wambuul, alongside its European name, is an important acknowledgment of the history and enduring presence of Aboriginal communities. It's a reminder of the richness of our shared cultural narrative and the importance of language in maintaining that legacy. Wambuul/Macquarie River is one of 47 dual names assigned in NSW.
Image: This mural is located on the riverbank of the Macquarie River in Bathurst.
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NSW Government agencies will soon be able to access the latest version of NSW Point which will be released later this year.
A new website has been developed for NSW Point V3 which contains product and support information together with sample forms to ‘try out’ the APIs.
A new range of APIs in this version will improve the existing address validation options in NSW Point V2 and offer new cadastral and coordinate inputs. These new APIs are aligned to the NSW Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap, providing Foundation Spatial Data Indexing (FSDI) capabilities for government transactional data. Details entered in government forms and applications can be enhanced through FSDI to support improved service delivery analysis and customer insights. Learn more about FSDI.
As soon as the release date is finalised, communications will be issued to all government users and access request forms can then be submitted.
NSW Point is restricted to NSW Government departments and their agencies due to legislative and policy constraints.
Image: The latest version of NSW Point will include many new and improved features.
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