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A Toolkit for Natural Resource Management. SLIP Natural Resource Management. Damian Shepherd SLIP NRM Program Manager, Department of Agriculture and Food June 2008. Data Content – What has been achieved?.
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A Toolkit for Natural Resource Management SLIP Natural Resource Management Damian Shepherd SLIP NRM Program Manager, Department of Agriculture and Food June 2008
Data Content – What has been achieved? A “Data Trawl” - the identification and description of data and information products available to support NRM information requirements
Data Content – What has been achieved? Agency projects to improve data content and data management – making information more readily available.
Data Content – NRM Regional Groups Initiatives: • Data Survey of Regional projects. • The Survey identified datasets that have been: • Created • Utilised • Development of an “Spatial Data Management Toolkit” for each of the Regional NRM Groups in WA.
Accessing data Viewing data What data Exists? • Data Services • Online electronic delivery to geo referenced images (wms) or all dataset features (wfs). • Data Services can be used in: • GIS applications (eg., Arcview) • WA Atlas • Google Earth • MapViewers • Online applications for viewing geospatial information • WA Atlas (upgraded) • NRM Info • Interragator+ • Catalogue of geospatial data in WA • (database that holds metadata) • Query what spatial data exists for a particular: • Theme • Geographical Area Viewing and Querying – turning data into Information Downloading Data Searching for Data
For more information WALIS website http://www.walis.wa.gov.au/ • SLIP website • https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/ • slip/portal/home/home.html • See information under: • Accessing Data • WA Atlas • Interrogator + NRM Info https://spatial.agric.wa.gov.au/slip