The National Map is a website for map-based access to Australian spatial data from government agencies. It is an initiative of the Australian Commonwealth Government's Department of Communications and the software has been developed by NICTA working closely with the Department of Communications, Geoscience Australia and other government agencies.
The National Map is designed to:
- Provide easy access to authoritative and other spatial data to government, business and public
- Facilitate the opening of data by federal, state and local government bodies
- Provide an open framework of geospatial data services that supports commercial and community innovation
Check the wiki for more information about National Map and how to build and run it.