Spatial Data Policy Executive Annual Report 2002-2003

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Table of Contents

Overview

Introduction

1 Report on Implementation of the Policy

  1. Changes to the Data Schedule
  2. Changes to Access and Pricing arrangements
  3. Cost of Data Management
  4. Transfers of Datasets on the Schedule

2 Review of the Efficiency of the Policy

  1. Data Schedule
  2. Access and Pricing Arrangements
  3. Arrangements for Custodianship and Sponsorship
  4. Annual Workplan
  5. Coordination Arrangements

3 ANZLIC Representation

4 Spatial Data Activities in Australian Government Agencies

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • Australian Electoral Commission
  • Australian Hydrographic Service
  • Australian Oceanographic Data Centre
  • Bureau of Meteorology
  • Bureau of Rural Sciences
  • Department of Environment and Heritage
  • Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
  • Department of Family and Community Services
  • Geoscience Australia
  • National Native Title Tribunal
  • National Oceans Office
  • National Land and Water Resources Audit
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

Appendix 1: The Data Schedule

Appendix 2: Coordination Arrangements

    • Spatial Data Policy Executive (SDPE)
    • Spatial Data Management Group (SDMG)
    • SDMG Working Groups
    • Office of Spatial Data Management (OSDM)

Appendix 3: Custodianship Guidelines - the rights and responsibilities of spatial data custodians

Executive Summary

Introduction

    • Principles of custodianship
    • Benefits arising from the benefits of custodianship
    • Assignment of custodianship
    • Derived datasets

Rights and Responsibilities of Custodians

    • Determining priorities for data capture
    • Management and operation of data acquisition
    • Compliance with agreed standards
    • Storage of data
    • Maintenance and revision of data
    • Security of data
    • Provision of metadata
    • Provision of data
    • Consultation with users
    • Compliance with relevant legislation
    • Archives
    • Consumer Protection

Appendix 4: OSDM Workplan 2002-03

Appendix 5: Acronyms