Document Actions WALIS Glossary Contains acronyms and definitions specific to the WALIS Community. For all other generic GIS/spatial terminology please see links below. AusGOAL

ANZLIC the Spatial Information Council (previously known as the Australian and New Zealand Land Information Council) is the peak intergovernmental organisation providing leadership in the collection, management and use of spatial information in Australia and New Zealand (http://www.anzlic.org.au/)

The Australian Spatial Data Directory, managed by ANZLIC

In the context of the Framework refers to the installing or loading of  a location information product to a suitable information-hosting environment as part of the publication process.

In the context of the Framework refers to the definition aspects applied to a location information product as part of the publication process to facilitate portrayal: ·         Defining what information product attributes will be included ·         Defining how the product will be graphically displayed, and ·         Determining who can access it. [..]

The suite of copyright licenses designed and developed to provide copyright owners with an efficient way to manage the rights contained in their copyright work, and to provide copyright users with simple and flexible terms for use. (Refer to http://creativecommons.org.au/)   Creative Commons licenses are implemented in Australia as Australian Creat [..]

A custodial organisation (or custodian) is an organisation that has been assigned the responsibilities (and rights) for the collection requirements pertaining to and the management of a specific location information product on behalf of the WA Government.

A ‘derived’ location information product is a location information product that is composed/ configured for a specific purpose from either a single base-level location information product, or from several such products. In both cases the location information can potentially be combined with other non-location information. (A derived location inform [..]

An information management practice that is recommended by the Framework for adoption by all WALIS members owing to the value that wide compliance will bring to the State’s location information assets.

Landgate is the trading name for the WA Land Information Authority, the organisation responsible for maintaining the State’s official register of land ownership and survey information and for valuing the State's land and property for government interest. Landgate is also responsible for delivery of the Shared Land Information Platform (www.lan [..]