Victoria Govt Makes Its Spatial Data Available To Public [Australia]

Michael Lee | ZDNet | July 8, 2013
Summary: Another set of spatial data has been added to the state's open government data repository.

The Victorian government has released a new set of spatial data as part of its DataVic Access policy, which makes government information freely available to the public. Announcing the availability of the new dataset on www.data.vic.gov.au on Friday, state technology minister Gordon Rich-Phillips said he hopes it will allow others to use it to contribute to the economy.

"Providing open access to government data not only helps drive innovation and create new business opportunities, but it will also enable the development of new products and services," he said in a statement...