Data.gov.au

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Data.gov.au provides centralized access to Australian open government data from federal, state, and local government agencies to find, explore and reuse datasets.

Target Customer

Public sector/government stakeholders, researchers, developers, policy analysts, and organizations seeking Australian public data.

Key Differentiator

The central source of Australian open government data with an extensive, multi-publisher dataset catalogue and robust search/filter capabilities across federal, state, and local governments.

Implementation Timeline

Not specified in the content.

Pain Points

1Difficulty locating relevant datasets scattered across many government agencies.
2Unclear or complex licensing and data formats hindering reuse.
3Limited or cumbersome search capabilities without geographic context or format/type filtering.

Key Features

1Central dataset catalogue of Australian open government data from federal, state, and local agencies.
2Location-based search and geographic region selection (map-driven and region filters).
3Advanced search with query syntax and filtering by title, region, and more.
4Support for multiple data formats (HTML, PDF, PNG, WMS, CSV, GeoJSON, XLSX, SHP, WFS, KML, ZIP, etc.).
5Licensing visibility (e.g., Creative Commons CC BY 4.0) and publishers/organisations listings.

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Access to a large volume of datasets (e.g., 61,056 datasets found in a sample search).
2Datasets available in multiple formats with clear licensing (e.g., CC BY 4.0).
3Ability to discover datasets via publishers such as NSW Government, Australian Bureau of Statistics, ACT Government, CSIRO, and others.

Competitive Advantages

1Single, centralized portal for Australian public data, reducing the need to search multiple publisher sites.
2Rich search and filtering capabilities, including geographic search and format/license filtering.
3Open data licensing (e.g., CC BY 4.0) facilitates reuse and redistribution.
4Supports a wide range of data formats and geospatial data standards (WMS/WFS, GeoJSON, SHP, KML, etc.).

Key Benefits

1Ease of discovering and reusing public datasets from across Australian governments.

2Geographic search and map-based filtering to target region-specific data.

3Clarity on data formats and licensing to support reuse and redistribution.

4Broad format support enabling integration into diverse workflows and tools.

Additional Product Information

Product Description

Data.gov.au is the Australian government's data portal for datasets published by federal, state, and local government agencies, enabling discovery and reuse of public data.

Target Market

Public sector government agencies, researchers, developers, academics, and organizations seeking public datasets for analysis, policy, planning, or application development.

Unique Value Proposition

A centralized, open-access hub for Australian government data with comprehensive search, geographic filtering, and multi-format, rights-cleared datasets from numerous publishers.

Technical Requirements

Supports various data formats and access methods, including HTML, PDF, PNG, CSV, GeoJSON, SHP, WMS, WFS, KMZ, KML, XLSX, ZIP; CKAN-based portal with CKAN Documentation; map-based data search via OpenStreetMap data references.

Pricing Model

Not specified in the content; data appears open and license information is provided (e.g., CC BY 4.0).

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