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About Vicmap change management
Vicmap change management aims to improve functionality and user experience through standardised procedures that control risk and minimise disruptions to agreed levels of service.
To ensure Vicmap products meet customer needs, the Department facilitates Vicmap Change Management through a committee governed by technical experts.
Vicmap change management focuses on evolving the data structure, metadata and data specifications aligning with Geocentric Datum of Australia and global data theme standards.
What is a Vicmap change notice?
A change notice provides information about changes to Vicmap products or services including:
- What the change is
- When it will happen
- Why it is happening
- Who needs to know
- How to provide feedback on change notices that are open for consultation.
How to provide feedback
Vicmap customers and stakeholders are encouraged to provide feedback and submit requests for improvement to Vicmap products.
All requests are logged and considered based on priority, impact and urgency.
For further information & feedback please email vicmap.help@delwp.vic.gov.au
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Digital Cadastre Modernisation (DCM) data integration into Vicmap
The Digital Cadastre Modernisation Project (DCM) is a five-year initiative to transform the legacy data of Victoria’s property boundaries into a data-driven, spatially improved, 3D enabled digital representation of the cadastre.
The improved property and parcel boundary positions generated by DCM will be used to spatially improve all Vicmap products. These improvements will result in changes to Vicmap, reflecting more accurate positions for parcel boundaries in the digital cadastre.
You can visit the Readiness Toolkit to find tools and resources that will help you get ready for spatially upgraded Vicmap.
We will start publishing changes to Vicmap in April 2022 and continue into 2023.
A Vicmap Change Notice will be issued one month prior to the DCM data integration into Vicmap.
Find out more about the Vicmap spatial upgrade:
Open Vicmap change notices
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Change advisory notice 297 Vicmap Property maintenance change (DOCX, 78.6 KB) From the end of May 2023, the process for maintaining Vicmap Property will be slightly altered. All Vicmap Property customers that utilise the certified plan for planning purposes will not see a revised version of the proposed plan until it is released for lodgement. This means that on average the plan will be take on average 3 more months to be updated to Vicmap. | Issued: 23/03/2023 For noting |
This change will affect anyone sourcing aerial and satellite imagery and digital maps from the Image Web Server. As the URL will change, existing links to images will no longer work and will need to be reset. Please ensure your GIS software and other mapping systems are utilising the new IWS URL https://iws.maps.vic.gov.au/erdas-iws/ogc/wms/RDP?SERVICE from 27 March 2023. | Issued: 07/03/2023 Changes in data from 27/03/2023 |
GeoServer Migration FAQ (PDF, 422.7 KB) GeoServer Migration WMS and WFS URL Change Instruction (PDF, 105.3 KB) DEECA is uplifting its enterprise spatial architecture and moving data services to the cloud. This will improve system performance, stability, and disaster recovery. This change will affect customers accessing Vicmap data as WMS and WFS via the URL services.land.vic.gov.au/catalogue/publicproxy/guest/dv_geoserver The migration of the DEECA Open Data Platform to the cloud will happen on 27 March 2023. The publication of this notice is given now to allow customers to prepare for the transition. | Issued: 03/03/2023 Changes in data from 27/03/2023 |
The weekly IUF supply for 23 January 2023 contains the incremental update incorporating the DCM spatial changes for the Whittlesea City Council LGA extent. This update comes approximately one week ahead of the intended delivery date. | Issued: 23/01/2023 For noting |
There has been a decision to delay the release of the full file State-wide Vicmap LAT products for one week, between the dates of 23 January 2023 to 29 January 2023 (inclusive). This change notice concerns all customers that download the full file Vicmap LAT products: | Issued: 23/01/2023 For noting |
Change advisory notice 287 New Attributes Improving Trustworthiness in Vicmap (DOCX, 92.7 KB) New attributes are being added to multiple Vicmap tables to provide information about the trustworthiness of the data. Products affected: Vicmap Features of Interest, Vicmap Elevation, Vicmap Hydro, Vicmap Transport and Geomark. | Issued: 23/01/2023 Changes in data late April 2023 |
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This change will affect all users of Vicmap Hydro and Geomark.
This change will enable the efficient integration of additional hydrant data within Vicmap Hydro and Geomark, improving coverage and completeness. Changes will be reflected in the data from the 28 November 2022. | Issued: 09/11/2022 Changes in data from 28/11/2022 |
Change advisory notice 290 new Vicmap Features of Interest subtypes (PDF, 468.4 KB) Two new feature subtypes are being added to the Features Catalogue. This data will be held in Vicmap Features of Interest (VMFOI). The new feature terms will facilitate the availability of named community features from Parks Victoria. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Features of Interest and Geomark. Changes will be reflected in the data from the 28 November 2022. | Issued: 09/11/2022 Changes in data from 28/11/2022 |
Change Advisory Notice 289 Vicmap Basemaps – Withdrawal of Vicgrid94 Services (PDF, 468.6 KB) Due to the release of the new Vicmap Basemaps Vicgrid2020 services the Vicmap Basemaps Vicgrid94 services are now deprecated and will be placed into mature support* and then withdrawn. This change will affect all users of the Vicmap Basemaps – Vicgrid94 services in GIS desktop and web mapping applications. Customers are encouraged to change their GIS desktop and/or web mapping applications to the new Vicmap Basemaps Vicgrid2020 services specified below in Table 2. | Issued: 19/10/2022 Changes being implemented |
REVISED Change Advisory Notice 288.4 Spatial Upgrade of Multiple Vicmap Products (PDF, 398.8 KB) This amendment explains the revision of Vicmap Change Notice #288.3 published 21/10/2022. This change notice alerts customers to a new web page that will now contain the updated Vicmap spatial This change will affect all Vicmap customers who utilise data for the local government areas undergoing the | Issued:14/11//2022 For noting |
REVISED Change Advisory Notice 288.3 Spatial Upgrade of Multiple Vicmap Products (PDF, 636.0 KB) Vicmap customers will already be aware that the Digital Cadastre Modernisation (DCM) Program has moved into the integration phase, where we are spatially upgrading Vicmap with the adjusted parcel data. The data integration work is progressing, and we anticipate the completion of data integration for the first four LGAs by 14 November 2022. The pre-integration data for the first LGA, Hobsons Bay City Council, is available here: Please be aware that this pre-integration data is a snapshot in time, and as such, is not maintained by Vicmap. Please follow this link for more information on the improvements to Vicmap data accuracy. This change will affect all Vicmap customers who consume data for the following Local Government Areas:
This change notice informs the updated integration schedule. | Issued: 21/10/2022 For noting |
REVISED Change Advisory Notice 288.2 - DCM integration reschedule Due to operational issues around loading the DCM adjusted LGA data into the Vicmap statewide datasets, the data integration phase of the Digital Cadastre Modernisation Program has been rescheduled. This will allow the necessary time to resolve these issues. A delay of approximately four weeks is anticipated. This change will affect all Vicmap customers who consume data for the following Local Government Areas:
This change notice informs the updated integration schedule. | Issued: 13/10/2022 For noting |
Change advisory notice 288.1 Vicmap Data Upgrade for City of Hobsons Bay Land Use Victoria is undertaking a spatial upgrade to Vicmap Property and all Vicmap products that either align to or are constrained by the parcel data. For a full list of Vicmap products affected please refer to Vicmap Change Notice #288. This spatial upgrade will deliver to Vicmap customers a more accurate, digitally driven and enhanced spatial data service. On 17 October 2022 Vicmap Spatial Services will publish the first spatially upgraded area within Vicmap Property, being City of Hobsons Bay. This delivery date is one week later than originally scheduled due to operational delays. Between 3 and 14 October Vicmap Spatial Services will implement the upgrade to multiple Vicmap products and there will be no updates or editing services available for City of Hobsons Bay during this time. On Monday 17 October, Vicmap products for the Hobsons Bay local government area will reflect adjusted parcel boundaries based on the work from digital cadastre modernisation. This change will affect all users of Vicmap products accessing data over the City of Hobsons Bay area that are either aligned to or are constrained by the parcel data. Any customers with business data aligning to the parcel fabric for the area need to be aware that these changes are taking place in October 2022. Changes will be reflected in the data from Monday 17 October 2022. | Issued: 10/10/2022 For noting |
Change advisory notice 288 Spatial Upgrade of Multiple Vicmap Products Land Use Victoria is undertaking a spatial upgrade to Vicmap Property and all Vicmap products that either align to or are constrained by the parcel alignments. This spatial upgrade will deliver to Vicmap customers an improved, digitally driven and enhanced spatial data service. We will start integrating the outputs of the Digital Cadastre Modernisation spatial upgrade into Vicmap Products in October 2022. This change will affect all users of Vicmap data sets that are either aligned to or are constrained by the parcel alignments. Any customers with data that aligns to the parcel fabric for the State needs to be aware changes will be taking place progressively LGA by LGA according to the schedule. Anyone who uses Incremental Update File (IUF) data supply format will, at some stage during the next 16 months, encounter a larger than normal incremental files for the LGAs in their area of interest. | Issued: 02/09/2022 For noting |
Archived Vicmap change notices
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From 31 May 2022, the domain values of the attribute ADJUSTED within the CAD_POINT table will be modified. The change will replace the existing 'Y' and ‘N’ domain values to provide customers additional adjustment status information. This change will affect all Vicmap Property customers that receive supplies utilising the following Vicmap Property data models: The Vicmap Property Simplified 2 and the Vicmap Land Administration Themes Incremental Update Format data models do not include the CAD_POINT table and therefore are not affected by this change. Refer to Vicmap Change 272.3 Vicmap Property Data Model Upgrade | Issued: 13/05/2022 For noting |
The hosting environment for the Vicmap as a Service (VaaS) feature layer – Vicmap Vegetation Tree Urban - is changing which will require a URL change for the REST and WFS end points. The Vicmap Vegetation Tree Urban feature layer is currently hosted on the ArcGIS Online platform due to its large storage requirement it will be moving to the Departments ArcGIS Enterprise (MapshareVic) platform to better manage the service. This change will affect all users of the VaaS Vicmap Vegetation Tree Urban hosted feature layer (REST) service and WFS in GIS desktop and web mapping applications. Customers are advised to update their GIS desktop and/or web mapping applications to the new URL’s. | Issued: 11/05/2022 For noting |
This amendment explains the revision of Vicmap Change Notice #284 published 7/04/2022. Due to the pending release of the new service “Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator 256px - Overlay” the non-standard service “Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator - Overlay” that is constructed of 512 pixels x 512 pixels size will be placed into mature support* and then withdrawn. The Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator - Overlay (512px) service does not comply with the Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) standards of the commonly used Google Maps convention. This change will see the tile size change from 512 pixels x 512 pixels to 256 pixels x 256 pixels for the Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator – Overlay service. This change will affect all users of the Vicmap Basemaps – Web Mercator – Overlay service in GIS desktop and web mapping applications. Customers are encouraged to change their GIS desktop and/or web mapping applications to the new Vicmap Basemaps – Web Mercator 256px – Overlay service. Please note that there is no impact on the “Vicmap Basemap - Web Mercator – Aerial” services. Customers can text the new Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator 256px - Overlay” service by adding following link to their GIS desktop and/or web mapping application: https://base.maps.vic.gov.au/service?SERVICE=WMTS&REQUEST=Getcapabilities | Issued: 16/06/2022 For noting |
Due to the pending release of the new service “Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator 256px - Overlay” the non-standard service “Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator - Overlay” that is constructed of 512 pixels x 512 pixels size will be placed into mature support* and then withdrawn. This change will affect all users of the Vicmap Basemaps – Web Mercator – Overlay service in GIS desktop and web mapping applications. Customers are encouraged to change their GIS desktop and/or web mapping applications to the new Vicmap Basemaps – Web Mercator 256px – Overlay service specified This change will not impact on the “Vicmap Basemap - Web Mercator – Cartographic” or “Vicmap Basemap - Web Mercator – Aerial” services. | Issued: 07/04/2022 For noting |
This amendment explains the revision of Vicmap Change Notice #283 published 22/02/2022. Due to the recent release of the new service “Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator 256px - Cartographic” the non-standard service “Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator - Cartographic” that is constructed of 512 pixels x 512 pixels size will be placed into mature support* and then withdrawn. This change will affect all users of the Vicmap Basemaps – Web Mercator – Cartographic service in GIS desktop and web mapping applications. Customers are encouraged to change their GIS desktop and/or web mapping applications to the new Vicmap Basemaps – Web Mercator 256px – Cartographic services. Please note that there is no impact on the “Vicmap Basemap - Web Mercator – Aerial” services. | Issued: 16/06/2022 For noting |
Due to the recent release of the new service “Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator 256px - Cartographic” the non-standard service “Vicmap Basemaps - Web Mercator - Cartographic” that is constructed of 512 pixels x 512 pixels size will be placed into mature support* and then removed. This change will affect all users of the Vicmap Basemaps – Web Mercator – Cartographic service in GIS desktop and web mapping applications. Users are encouraged to swap to the new Vicmap Basemaps – Web Mercator 256px – Cartographic services. | Issued: 22/02/2022 For noting |
Change Advisory Notice 282 Vicmap Planning new Transport Zone (TRZ) (DOCX, 90.6 KB). VicPlan Road Zones (RDZ) and Public Use Zone 4 (PUZ4) – Transport zone are being replaced by a new Transport Zone (TRZ) because of amendment VC205 to all planning schemes. This affects the Vicmap Planning dataset, PLAN_ZONES. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Planning. This happened when amendment VC205 was gazetted on Thursday 20 January 2022. The late notice of these changes was brought about by the approval of amendment VC205. | Issued: 21/01/2022 For noting |
REVISED Change Advisory Notice 280.1 Vicmap Transport removal of feature code type (RAIL_TRAIL), and Advisory Notice Change 281.1 Vicmap Hydro new feature code type (reservoir). (DOCX, 87.5 KB) Change 280.1 Vicmap Transport removal of feature code type (RAIL_TRAIL) will affect all users of Vicmap Transport and Geomark. Rail trails are being removed from Vicmap Transport TR_RAIL. Change 281.1 Vicmap Hydro new feature code type (reservoir)will affect all users of Vicmap Hydro and Geomark. A new feature type code ‘reservoir’ is being added to HY_WATER_AREA_POLYGON. Reservoirs currently with feature type code ‘WB_LAKE’ will be changed to feature type code ‘RESERVOIR’. Changes will be reflected in the data from the 03 April 2022. There are no data model changes associated with this change. | Issued: 07/02/2022 For noting |
Change 281 Vicmap Hydro new feature code type (reservoir) (DOCX, 95.2 KB). A new feature type code ‘reservoir’ is being added to HY_WATER_AREA_POLYGON. Reservoirs currently with feature type code ‘WB_LAKE’ will be changed to feature type code ‘RESERVOIR’. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Hydro and Geomark. Changes will be reflected in the data on 6 February 2022. There are no data model changes associated with this change. | .Issued: 21/01/2022 For noting |
Rail trails are being removed from Vicmap Transport TR_RAIL. Rail trails are now represented as feature type trail in TR_ROAD. They are held as feature type code ‘trail’ within TR_ROAD. They can be identified by extracting EZI_ROAD_NAME like '%RAIL TRAIL'. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Transport and Geomark. Changes will be reflected in the data on 6 February 2022. There are no data model changes associated with this change. | Issued: 21/01/2022 For noting |
Change advisory notice 279 Vicmap Admin FRV Legislated Boundary (DOCX, 84.6 KB) Data Model Vicmap Admin Version 21.0 (PDF, 566.1 KB) to support change. From 10 January 2022, FRV_LEGISLATED_BOUNDARY is being added to Vicmap Admin. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Admin. Incremental Update Format (IUF) customers will not be affected as part of this change. Changes will be reflected in the data from the 10 January 2022. | Issued: 25/02//2022 For noting |
REVISED: Change 272.3 Vicmap Property Data Model Upgrade This amendment explains the revision of Vicmap Change Notice #272.2 published 10/10/2021. In October 2021, the Vicmap Property data models were updated in preparedness for incorporating the Digital Cadastral Modernisation (DCM) spatially improved cadastral alignments. The Vicmap Land Administration Themes (VLAT) Incremental Update Format (IUF) will not be changed until the creation of the next creation of the seed files. Changes to VLAT IUF will be reflected in the data from the 20 June 2022. | Issued: 25/02/2022 For noting |
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Change Advisory Notice 278 Vicmap Admin electoral boundaries (DOCX, 82.4 KB) Data Model Vicmap Admin Version 20.0 (PDF, 558.6 KB) to support change. From 2 December 2021, STATE_COUNCIL_2022 and STATE_ASSEMBLY_2022 are being added to Vicmap Admin. From February 2023, STATE_COUNCIL_2013 and STATE_ASSEMBLY_2013 will be withdrawn from Vicmap Admin (three months after the state election). Customers of electoral boundary data should note that two state council datasets and two state assembly datasets will remain in Vicmap Admin until February 2023 (three months after the state election). The withdrawal of STATE_COUNCIL_2013 and STATE_ASSEMBLY_2013 will affect users of Vicmap Admin. Incremental Update Format (IUF) customers will not be affected as part of this change. STATE_COUNCIL_2013 and STATE_ASSEMBLY_2013 will still be available as an individual datasets from Datashare. Changes will be reflected in the data from the 3 December 2021. | Issued: 13/12/2021 For noting |
The Vicmap Powerline dataset has now been released and added as the first dataset in the Vicmap Infrastructure product. The new Vicmap Powerline dataset will be made available from 8 October 2021. The Powerline dataset will be retired and removed from Vicmap Features of Interest on 17 January 2022. The new Vicmap Powerline dataset is now available. The Powerline features will be retired from Vicmap Features of Interest on 17 January 2022. Proposed Data Model Vicmap Infrastructure Version 1.0 4 October, 2021 (PDF, 75.8 KB) to support change. | Issued: 13/10/2021 Open for comment Closing: 29/10/2021 |
Change advisory notice # 276 Vicmap Vegetation (DOCX, 82.1 KB) Vicmap Vegetation has been rejuvenated and three major outcomes have been accomplished. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Vegetation. Changes will be reflected in the data on 13th December 2021. Proposed Change 276 Vicmap Vegetation Data Model 5_0 (PDF, 91.5 KB) to support change. | Issued: 29/09/2021 Open for comment Closing: 15/10/2021 |
Change 275 - Withdrawal of Vicmap Supporting Datasets (DOCX, 86.4 KB) Supporting datasets will be withdrawn from the Vicmap portfolio after 5/1/2022. This change will affect selected Vicmap users, particularly those using: Vicmap Address, Vicmap Administration, Vicmap Property and Vicmap Transport. Many Vicmap customers will not have access to these datasets so they will not be affected by this change. | Issued: 22/09/2021 Open for comment Closing: 12/10/2021 |
Change 274 - Vicmap transport seasonal (DOCX, 87.4 KB) Adding seasonal closure status to Vicmap Transport, attribute descriptions around bike paths and clarifying road codes. | Issued: 14/09/2021 Changes being implemented |
Change 273 Vicmap Features of Interest (DOCX, 654.9 KB) Improvements to feature ‘power facility’ feature subtypes are being made within Vicmap Features of Interest. This change will affect Vicmap Features of Interest, VMREFTAB.FEATURE_CATALOGUE and Geomark. Changes will be reflected in the data from the 10/8/2021. | Issued: 20/08/2021 Changes being implemented |
Change 272.1 Vicmap Property (DOCX, 90.2 KB) The Vicmap Property data model upgrade will be delayed by 2 weeks, to enable further quality checks to be performed prior to release. The new date for release of the revised Vicmap Property data model will be 15 October 2021. This change will affect all users of the Vicmap Property product, specifically customers that download the data in the following formats: Vicmap Property (Standard) Data Model Version 5.0 (PDF, 707.2 KB) Vicmap Property Simplified 1 Data Model Version 4.0 (PDF, 705.1 KB) Vicmap Property Simplified 2 Data Model Version 5.0 (PDF, 655.0 KB) There is no consultation period for this notice. | Issued: 22/09/2021 For noting |
Change 272 Vicmap Property (DOCX, 673.8 KB) Several changes are being introduced to the four data models that contain Vicmap Property details. This change will affect all users of the Vicmap Property product. Please refer to the below proposed Data Models to support change. Vicmap Property (Standard) Data Model Version 5.0 (PDF, 707.2 KB) Vicmap Property Simplified 1 Data Model Version 4.0 (PDF, 705.1 KB) Vicmap Property Simplified 2 Data Model Version 5.0 (PDF, 655.0 KB) | Issued: 07/07/2021 For noting |
Change_271 Vicmap Property modify CAD_AREA_BDY (DOCX, 739.4 KB) Significant increase in the number of CAD_AREA_BDY lines in Vicmap Property. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Property and Incremental Update Format (IUF) customers. | Issued: 15/06/2021 Closed: 19/07/2021 |
Change 270 Vicmap Transport new dataset TR_ROAD_REGISTER The dataset TR_ROAD_REGISTER is being added to Vicmap Transport. The unofficial version of this dataset; TR_ROAD_LOCALITY_G will be retired. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Transport & TR_ROAD_LOCALITY_G. Change 270 Vicmap Transport - Data Model V3.5 (PDF, 533.5 KB) Proposed Data Model V3.5 to support change. | Issued: 04/06/2021 Changes being implemented |
Change 269 Vicmap IUF seed transition to GDA2020 (DOCX, 275.9 KB) Transition of Vicmap Incremental Update Format (IUF) seed and weekly files into GDA2020. Vicmap Incremental Update Format Data Model 0.6 (PDF, 12.7 KB) Proposed Data Model V0.6 to support change. | Issued: 11/05/2021 Changes being implemented |
Change 268.2 Vicmap Transport (DOCX, 747.4 KB) After extensive consultation changes will be made to Vicmap Transport in a phased approach from 23rd July 2021. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Transport. Proposed Change 268.2 Vicmap Transport Data Model V4.0 (PDF, 536.7 KB) to support change. | Issued: 20/07/2021 Changes being implemented |
Change 268.1 Vicmap Transport (DOCX, 765.7 KB) After extensive consultation with various road management authorities including representatives from Local Government Authorities, VicRoads, Parks Victoria, Department of Transport and Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning, changes will be made to Vicmap Transport in a phased approach from 15th July 2021. This change will affect all users of Vicmap Transport. Change 268 Vicmap Transport - Data Model V1.4 (PDF, 659.4 KB) Proposed Data Model V1.4 to support to support the road register, trails and road management. | Issued: 02/07/2021 Changes being implemented |
Change 267 Vicmap Admin (DOCX, 272.5 KB) Change 267 Vicmap Admin Data Model V19 (PDF, 574.8 KB) Proposed Data Model V19 to support change. | Issued: 06/05/2021 Changes being implemented |
Change 262 - New table for VMELEV (DOCX, 666.8 KB) A new table will be added to Vicmap Elevation containing polygons depicting relief features, such as, islands and island groups. | Issued : 14/09/2021 Changes being implemented |
Change 262 Vicmap Elevation (DOCX, 662.7 KB) A new table ‘EL_RELIEF_AREA’ will be added to Vicmap Elevation containing polygons depicting relief features, such as, islands and island groups. This change will affect all Vicmap users, particularly those using: Vicmap Framework, Vicmap Elevation, Vicmap Features of Interest, VMREFTAB.FEATURE_CATALOGUE and/or Geomark. The EL_RELIEF_AREA table will be added to Vicmap Elevation from 12/08/2021. Please refer to the below Data Model to support change. | Issued: 31/08/2021 Changes being implemented |
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| Change VT-56 Vicmap Planning (DOCX, 643.3 KB) Addition of two new date fields and the removal of the GAZ_END_DATE in the following tables in the VMPLAN schema. This change will affect all users of Vicmap VMPLAN history tables. Vicmap Planning diagram Proposed Data Model V3.1 to support chang | For noting |
| Change 249 Vicmap Address (DOCX, 131.5 KB) A new attribute COMPLEX_SITE will be added to the Vicmap Address product. This attribute will identify addresses that are associated with complex sites ie retirement villages, caravan parks. | For notin |
| Change 248 Vicmap Transport (DOCX, 140.8 KB) Four new columns will be added to Vicmap Transport TR_ROAD_LOCALITY: This change will affect all users of Vicmap Transport. | For noting |
| Change VT55 Vicmap Transport (DOCX, 649.9 KB) New columns will be added to the data schema for Vicmap Transport to enable capture of additional information. This will affect all users of Vicmap Transport. | For noting |
| Change 247 Vicmap Hydro (DOCX, 141.9 KB) A table HY_WATER_AREA_FUZZY is to be added to Vicmap Hydro. This will affect all Vicmap users, particularly those using: Vicmap Hydro, Vicmap Features of Interest, Vicmap Index, VMREFTAB.FEATURE_CATALOGUE and/or Geomark. | For noting |
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| Change 241 Vicmap Index (DOCX, 644.2 KB) The book name associated with each Spatial Vision’ map index and page grid is being added. | For noting |
| Change 240 Vicmap Features of Interest Vicmap Features of Interest (VMFOI) data to be modified. Changes include: modifying FEATURE_SUBTYPE terms, adding new FEATURE_SUBTYPE added and modifying data. | For noting |
| Change 239 Vicmap Lite (DOCX, 645.9 KB) The LGA unique identifier, LGA_CODE, is being added to VMLITE.LGA. | For noting |
| Change 238 Vicmap Planning (DOCX, 647.0 KB) The ZONE_CODE_GROUP, ZONE_CODE_GROUP_LABEL is being added to VMPLAN.PLAN_CODELIST. Vicmap Planning diagram version 3.1 | For noting |
| Change 234 Vicmap Admin (DOCX, 252.0 KB) From 20 November 2017, WARD_2017 is being added to Vicmap Admin. | For noting |
| Change 229 Vicmap Crown Land Tenure (DOCX, 643.6 KB) A table that links the Crown Land Tenure table to the Vicmap Property parcel table is being re-introduced to the Vicmap Crown Land Tenure data models. | For noting |
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| Change 228 Vicmap Admin (DOCX, 106.1 KB) A new column ABS_LGA_CODE VARCHAR2(5) will be added to the Vicmap Admin LGA datasets; LGA_POLYGON and AD_LGA_AREA_POLYGON. | For noting |
| Change 226 Vicmap Planning (DOCX, 109.4 KB) As part of Smart Planning, a significant Victorian Government initiative, Vicmap Planning is being significantly upgraded. | For noting |
| Change 221 Vicmap Admin (DOCX, 120.7 KB) WARD_2016 will be added to Vicmap Admin from the 1st August 2016 and WARD_2012 will be removed from Vicmap Admin from the 6th February 2017. | For noting |
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| Change 217 Vicmap Address (DOCX, 123.2 KB) The field length of Vicmap Address LOCATION_DESCRIPTOR is to be reduced from VARCHAR2(45) to VARCHAR2(10). | For noting |
| Change 222 Vicmap Features of Interest (DOCX, 128.3 KB) Vicmap Feature of Interest data to be retired or modified. These subtypes will not be available in VMFoI. | For noting |
Vicmap Special Bulletins
Vicmap Special Bulletin - 2022 Vicmap Production End of Year Shutdown Dates (PDF, 403.4 KB)
What is happening
Updates to and delivery of Vicmap data will be paused for the Christmas Holiday period. The last data
supply for 2022 will be Friday 23 December 2022. The first 2023 delivery of Vicmap will be available
for download on Monday 16 January 2023. These dates apply for both IUF and full file supply.
Who will it affect
The shutdown period will affect all users of Vicmap data, including IUF customers.
When the change will occur
From 23 December 2022 to 16 January 2023.
Vicmap Special Bulletin - New Vicmap Buildings product launching in December 2022 (PDF, 739.7 KB).
What is happening?
The Department of Environment, Land, Water, and Planning (DELWP) is creating a new highly detailed and high-quality 3D buildings GIS dataset under a new Vicmap product called Vicmap Buildings. Funded through the Digital Twin Victoria Program, Vicmap Buildings will launch in December 2022 and will support a range of programs across the Victorian public sector.
The development of Vicmap Buildings aligns to ANZLIC’s adoption of the United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management Buildings and Settlements theme in the Foundational Spatial Data Framework (FSDF). The development of the Vicmap portfolio aims to ensure continual alignment with the FSDF to support the global Sustainable Development Goals.
What will Vicmap Buildings include?
LOD (Levels Of Detail) broadly defines the amount of information contained in a building model:
- LOD0 - comprising 2D building outlines (Figure 1A); and
- LOD1 – building outlines and heights extruded, forming block models (Figure 1B).
The new Vicmap Buildings product includes a dataset with different Levels Of Detail (LOD) across the state as follows:
- Population Centres – LOD1 – Vicmap Buildings data was created by DELWP and is presented in high level of positional accuracy and in LOD1. This data covers population centres including Greater Melbourne and Geelong areas. This data has been created using high-resolution Vicmap Imagery and Vicmap Elevation point cloud source datasets.
- Statewide – In other areas of the state, where DELWP is yet to create Vicmap Buildings data, Geoscape data is now licensed for restricted use by the public sector only. The data is provided by Geoscape as LOD0 and LOD1 where available.
Technical information, including the Vicmap Product Data Specification and the full metadata record, will be released with the launch of the Vicmap Buildings product in December 2022.
Vicmap Buildings will be useful for planning, environmental management, asset and risk management. The product provides opportunities for enhanced and richer spatial analysis, and improved decision making.
When will Vicmap Buildings be available?
Vicmap Buildings will be launched in December 2022. The product will be available for public viewing in the Digital Twin Victoria (DTV) web platform. The DTV platform enables easy integration of the 3D building models with relevant information held across government, providing richer information and insights.
Access to the data will be available to the Victorian public sector, Emergency Management sector and Local Government via the Coordinated Imagery Program (CIP) through a shared investment model. Government customers can submit an expression of interest for early access to the product.
Non-government organisations will be able to access Vicmap Buildings for Population Centres (owned by DELWP) through Vicmap’s commercial resellers in early 2023.
Get in touch with us
For further information please contact vicmap@delwp.vic.gov.au, and subscribe to our e-newsletter Map It Out to find out more about Vicmap Buildings as it is released.
To subscribe to Vicmap change notices please send your contact details including email address to vicmap@delwp.vic.gov.au.
23 March 2022
Vicmap Special Bulletin - Improved Property Parcel data now available for viewing. Additional Vicmap data improvements coming soon (DOCX, 93.4 KB)
What is happening?
The Digital Cadastre Modernisation Project (DCM) is a five-year initiative to transform the legacy data of Victoria’s property boundaries into a data-driven, spatially improved, 3D enabled digital representation of the cadastre.
The improved property and parcel boundary positions generated by DCM will be used to spatially improve all Vicmap products. These improvements will result in changes to Vicmap, reflecting more accurate positions for parcel boundaries in the digital cadastre.
We will start publishing changes to Vicmap in April 2022 and continue into 2023.
The following Vicmap products will be affected as they adopt the spatially upgraded data.
Vicmap Product | Vicmap Tables |
Vicmap Address | Address Points |
Vicmap Admin | Local Government Area, Locality, Parish, Postcode and Township |
Vicmap Crown Land Tenure | Tenure and Government Road |
Vicmap Features of Interest (FoI) | FoI Line and FoI Area |
Vicmap Hydro | Water Channels |
Vicmap Index | Framework Boundary |
Vicmap Property | Parcel, Property, Road Casement, Easement, Annotation, Cad Area Bd, Cad Line and Cad Point |
Vicmap Transport | Airport Area, Railway and Road |
TABLE 1: Changes to Vicmap products
Metropolitan and Interface Council areas will be the first local government areas to have spatially upgraded data integrated into Vicmap in 2022.
All Vicmap customers are invited to view the spatially upgraded Vicmap Property data in the Integration Viewer. The Integration Viewer is a map viewer with a data download capability that has been created to view and analyse the spatially upgraded data by Vicmap customers prior to the data being integrated into Vicmap.
In the Integration Viewer, Vicmap customers can view the upgraded Property Parcel layer and download relevant data to facilitate use and analysis.
Contact the DCM team to register for access to the Integration Viewer.
When is this happening?
From the last week of March, data will be available for viewing and download for the following Local Government Areas:
- Brimbank
- Darebin
- Hobsons Bay
- Queenscliffe
- Nillumbik
- Whittlesea
The first six municipalities with spatially upgraded data will be available for viewing in the Integration Viewer in the last week of March.
The following Vicmap change notices were released to prepare customers for these spatial upgrades:
Change 272 Vicmap Property (DOCX, 673.8 KB) and Change 272.1 Vicmap Property (DOCX, 90.2 KB)
How will this affect me?
A Vicmap Change Notice will be issued one month prior to the DCM data integration into Vicmap.
Please note that DELWP will not be maintaining dual versions of Vicmap Property.
In order to utilise the benefits of the spatially upgraded Vicmap, you may need to make a data management and transition plan.
You can visit the Readiness Toolkit to find tools and resources that will help you get ready for spatially upgraded Vicmap
For additional support please contact digital.cadastre@delwp.vic.gov.au.
09 December 2021
What is happening
The transition to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 (GDA2020) is in full swing across Australia and the time to move to the new datum is now. If you work with spatial data, we want to hear from you.
GDA2020 is the new official datum that underpins spatial information in Australia and replaces the old Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94). GDA2020 is in the process of being adopted across Australia and Victoria and will be the datum for the management of modern spatial products and services.
The transition to GDA2020 is central to the modernisation of the Australian Geospatial Reference System (AGRS), which will enable close alignment of spatial data and satellite positioning services (such as GPS). This enhanced alignment will ensure maximum benefit from ongoing advancements in positioning technology.
GDA2020 Transition Survey link
Victorian organisations are encouraged to participate in the Vicmap GDA2020 Transition Survey to help us better understand the challenges associated with transitioning to GDA2020 and understand your organisation’s support requirements.
The aim of the survey is to gain a better understanding of the progress of Victorian organisations in transitioning to GDA2020. This short survey will take 5-7 minutes to complete and closes Friday 17 December 2021.
GDA2020 Transition Survey:https://forms.office.com/r/1pUvieQkv8Vicmap surveying products and services now available in GDA2020:
- ll downloadable data in DataShare
- All downloadable data in Spatial Datamart
- Vicmap Imagery (Capture)
- Vicmap Topographic Maps (Vicmap Topo Online and Vicmap Viewer)
- Vicmap Position GPSnet
- Survey Marks Enquiry Service
- ePlan (via SPEAR)
- Vicmap IUF
- Vicmap-as-a-Service (VaaS)
- Vicmap Viewer
Remaining Vicmap spatial products and services that will be rolled out in GDA2020 over the coming months:
- Vicmap Basemaps
- Vicmap Topographic Maps
- Image Web Server
- Vicmap Open Data Services (WMS/WFS)
When the change will occur?
There are no changes to Vicmap this Bulletin.
This is an invitation to participate in the GDA2020 Transition survey.
08 December 2021
Data Supply over the 2021/2022 holiday break
The weekly supply of Vicmap Land Admin Themes (VLAT) and Vicmap Topographic Themes (VTT) datasets will be paused over the Christmas and New Year period and will resume early in the new year.
Please take note of the following dates:
Full File Supplies
- The last VLAT and VTT data supply for this year will be in the week ending 24th December 2021.
- The new year VLAT and VTT supplies will recommence on 14th January 2022.
Incremental Update File (IUF) Supplies
- The last weekly IUF data supply will be in the week ending 24th December 2021.
Weekly supplies of the IUF will continue to be generated for each week but will not be available for download until after the 14th January 2022.
Further advice regarding the generation of IUF seed files will be provided early next year.
For further help or information please email vicmap.help@delwp.vic.gov.au
9 December 2021
What is happening
The publication of Vicmap LAT Surveyors View dataset (VICMAP_LAT_SURVEYORS_VIEW) has changed.
This dataset is now available in Spatial Datamart. To download the dataset, visit Spatial Datamart and search for VICMAP_LAT_SURVEYORS_VIEW.
Prior to the decommissioning of Spatial Datamart later this financial year (2021/2022), VICMAP_LAT_SURVEYORS_VIEW will be migrated to DataShare where customers can continue to access this dataset and future updates.
To assist customers currently transitioning from GDA94 to GDA2020, the dataset is also provided in GDA94 geodetic reference frame. Future updates will be delivered in GDA2020 only with the GDA94 version retired when the next update is published.
Consulting Surveyors Vic (ASCV) and Institute of Surveyors Victoria (ISV) committee members will continue to receive a notification when an updated dataset has been published.
Why is this change occurring?
The current FTP delivery platform has been decommissioned.
What is this product?
VICMAP_LAT_SURVEYORS_VIEW is a set of static tiled AutoCAD DWG files stored in GDA2020.It is derived from Vicmap Land Administration Themes (VLAT) and Vicmap Topographic Themes (VTT) datasets to provide surveyors with an AutoCAD representation that may assist in planning subdivision activities.
This dataset is only available as a collection of tiled AutoCAD DWG files covering Victoria which are refreshed bi-annually.
It is delivered in GDA2020 and, as a once-off, GDA94.
Who will it effect
This change will affect all users of the Vicmap LAT Surveyors View dataset. IUF customers are not affected.
When the change will occur
This dataset is now available for download.
How to get help
Vicmap customers and business custodians can contact the Vicmap Helpdesk for product information and support.
Vicmap catalogue
Read more about spatial data available in the Vicmap catalogue.
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