About OLRS

Delivery of spatial data over the Internet was considered integral to making spatial data more readily accessible to the public. The OSDM Licence Registration Service (OLRS), a licence authentication service, was established in 2005 to facilitate online access to Australian Government spatial data.

OSDM manages the registration and licence management process on behalf of participating agencies. Reports on the numbers of licences granted and datasets downloaded are provided to agencies on a quarterly basis. Geoscience Australia supports OLRS on behalf of OSDM.

The following Australian Government agencies currently use OLRS to deliver spatial datasets listed on the Schedule over the Internet:

How OLRS works

OLRS allows registered users, who have previously agreed to the OSDM Licence conditions, to access multiple datasets from participating Australian Government agencies after a single registration process.

  1. Select the spatial datasets that you're interested in acquiring from the Schedule or a particpating agency's web site, and then follow the download instructions.
  2. You will be directed to OLRS where you enter your registration details and agree to the conditions of the OSDM Licence.
  3. You will receive an email with the URL to allow you to download the requested datasets (Please note: if using this service for the first time, you will also receive an email message confirming that your licence registration has been successful).
  4. For subsequent orders of  spatial data available through this service, you will only need to provide your email address to confirm that you are a registered user. You will then receive an email with the download URL for the requested datasets without having to repeat the full registration process.

NOTE 1  It is important that your email address is correct when using this service.
NOTE 2  As this is an automated process, the service is unable to authenticate email for spam filters.