The Western Australian Land Information Authority operates under the business name of Landgate.
Formerly known as the Department of Land Information (DLI), the Department of Land Administration (DOLA) and the
Department of Lands and Surveys (DOLS), it is the
statutory authority responsible for
property
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and land information in
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
.
Current activities
Landgate maintains the official register of land ownership and survey information for the 2,645,600 km
2 of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
.
The authority provides a wide range of products and services such as Certificates of
Title
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, Property Sales Reports, Survey Plans,
aerial photography
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Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wi ...
,
satellite imagery
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,
maps and
data
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, and are responsible for valuing the State's land and property for government purposes.
Landgate also provides consultancy services in the areas of survey, valuation (government only), international relations, pastoral and rangelands, and
native titles.
In order to deliver these services and provide context to the State's property interests, Landgate coordinates access to location information held across WA government departments through the
Western Australian Land Information System (WALIS). This information is made available through an
open data platform called the
Shared Location Information Platform, or SLIP, which is accessed through the WA Government's open data website, (DataWA).
Landgate also manages the Capture WA program, which coordinates spatial imagery captures on behalf of all state and local government agencies in Western Australia in a bid to reduce costs and duplication.
[ Various website addresses link to the program -
:https://capturewa.landgate.wa.gov.au/
:https://data.wa.gov.au/capturewa
:https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/app/capture-wa
:https://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/business-and-government/data-sharing-and-collaboration/capture-wa ]
See also
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Western Australian Land Information System
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Department of Lands and Surveys, Western Australia
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Surveyor General of Western Australia
References
External links
LandgateSPUR - better business: Western Australian Land Information System{{Government departments of Western Australia
Government departments of Western Australia
Government agencies established in 2007
2007 establishments in Australia
Land management in Australia