Spatial Information Business Information Guidelines (NEW)

Purpose

The purpose of these Guidelines is to outline the nature of Business Information and set out the fundamental principles under which it is to be managed.

Background

Under the Victorian Spatial Information Strategy 2004-2007 (VSIS), spatial datasets have been grouped under two categories:

1. Framework Information, which is information considered fundamental to the development and operation of Victoria’s Spatial Data Infrastructure; it is an ‘enabler’, in that other business information cannot be created or maintained without it. Victoria’s Framework Information is currently represented by the ‘Vicmap’ suite of products. The Spatial Information Framework Information Guidelines (January 2007) set out the definition of Framework Information and the principles that apply to its management and availability.
2. Business Information, which is all other spatial information. Categories of Business Information include, but are not limited to, natural resources (soils,vegetation), socio-demographic (population, economic and social activities) and utilities (water, energy, telecommunications). Under the Strategy, Business Information is to be managed in the same way as Framework Information. As a result, it should be possible to integrate Framework Information and Business Information to create value-added datasets for application in analysis and decision making. It is in the ability to undertake analysis and support the making of decisions that the value of spatial information (whether Framework or Business) lies.

VSIS 2004-2007 Business Information Guidelines (PDF - 126 Kb)