Spatial Sciences
- Mapping links
Note:
This is not an official web page, but rather something I have put
together for those who may be interested in online mapping &
spatial data links for the Spatial Sciences.
What are the Spatial Sciences?
Spatial Science includes such fields as mapping/cartography, GIS
(Geographic Information Systems), surveying, GPS, aerial/satellite
imagery, and photogrammetry.
It is a growth area, given the potential use for such things as
GIS.
For more information, see the Destination Spatial
website.
For the layman, GIS software is a combination of mapping and
database software. If you have information in a database that has
some geographic aspect to it, then you may be able to use it in a
GIS. As such, there is enormous potential for its use.
The list of links below is by no means intended to be
comprehensive but rather a 'starting point'.
Professional & Business Membership
Tertiary Study
Software
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- Memory-Map - 2D
& 3D topographic mapping software
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- Latitude/Longitude to MGA/UTM & AMG (and vice-versa)
conversion:
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Publications / News
Mapping on the web
There is much more in the way of online
interactive mapping than just the well-known sites such as Google,
Apple and Microsoft, the ever-growing list below provides plenty
to browse through.
Vic
- Parish and Township Plans
Vic - VicRoads
Traffic details
Vic
- VicRoads OpenData website
Vic
- VicRoads Declared Roads
Vic -
Victorian Planning Authority OpenData
Vic - Spatial
Digital Twin
Vic
- Spatial Digital Twin - Buildings
NSW - Spatial
Information Exchange
NSW
- Spatial Map Viewer
NSW - ETopo (PDF
Topographic maps)
NSW
- Topographic maps (updated PDF maps)
NSW - Globe (works in
GoogleEarth)
NSW
- Spatial Data Catalogue Viewer (click on 'Launch Map
Viewer' link - top right)
NSW -
Planning Viewer
NSW -
Transport for NSW - Data Visualisations
NSW - Spatial
Digital Twin
NSW - Crime
Data
NSW - Clip
and Ship - digital spatial data
NSW
- Live Traffic
NSW
- Sharing and Enabling Environmental Data
Queensland
- Globe
Queensland -
QTopo
Queensland
- QSpatial - Qld Spatial Catalogue
Queensland
- Historical topographic maps
Queensland
- Historic aerial photography
Queensland - Spatial
Digital Twin
Tasmania
- Mineral Resources Tasmania
Tasmania
- Aerial photo viewer
SA -
LocationSA MapViewer
SA
- Spatial data for free
SA - MapIQ
SA - Investment
Atlas
SA
- Property and Planning Atlas
WA
- Locate WA
WA - Map Viewer Plus
WA
- Plan WA
WA - GeoView
WA
- PDF topographic maps
ACT - Map Viewer
ABS
- Maps for geographical boundaries for Census and other data
Federal Government
Local Government
These concentrate on platforms such as IntraMaps, ESRI,
Pozi, MapInfo and OpenStreetMap; basic Google maps are ignored.
Private
- Ausway maps 1
- Ausway maps 2
- Online
Melways
- NearMap
- Aus-E Maps
- Mud Maps-
Open-Source 4WD maps of Australia
- TileServer - State
& Federal topographic maps overlaid on GoogleMaps (including
Victoria, South Australia
and Western
Australia)
- Postcode
Finder
- WhereIs Online (includes
route-planning)
- Hema
Road Conditions Map
- NearMap - aerial imagery and
Census data
- ID.com.au
- Social atlases with ABS/Census data. As an example of
what is available, go to Mornington
Peninsula Shire Council, and under "Map Selector", choose
Diversity -> People with a Christian /
non-Christian / no religion. Then, on the right-hand side of
the map, tick on 'Small areas' / 'SA1' / 'Suburbs' and you can
get an idea of percentages of these types of people from the
2016 & 2021 census data (and the change between these
censuses).
- LandChecker
- Emergency
Markers (mostly Victoria)
- Prosperity
and Distress in Australian localities - 2016
- Bushfire
maps - but can be used as an online interactive 3D map (To
rotate the map or change the angle, use the "Navigate" button;
the bottom of the 5 buttons at the top-left of the map; Turn off
the maps on the 'Layer List' (third button from right, top right
of map) and you have a useful online interactive 3D map of
Australia. With the 'Basemap Gallery' (fourth button from right,
top right of map) you can choose what type of map you want as
the base, draped over the digital terrain model.)
- Aussie
Home Loans - Suburb Spotter map (data from CoreLogic)
- GetLost
- online maps around Australia
- Yarra Valley Water:
Asset Map
- Yarra Valley
Water: PipeTracker (for smartphones)
- South
East Water: SEWmap (for smartphones)
- Coliban
Water: Asset Map
- Mosaic
by Mecone
- United
Energy outage map
- Engineers
Australia - Engineering Heritage Recognition Program
- AnyTrip
- Live Public Transport Tracker
Other
I also have a list of mapping links
on my 4WD web page; this includes links to some of the above
websites.
See also my KMZ samples page for
what I have been up to with creating KMZ files for Google Earth.
Contact details:
Please feel free to email me if
you have any suggestions for sites to add, further comments or
feedback.
John Cleverdon, 2011-2024