Pricing and Data Transfer

The Western Australian Government has a significant asset in the land and geographic information it has collected for its own statutory functions and priorities. Land and geographic information encompasses natural resources, environment, land ownership, land use, transport, communications, mapping, infrastructure and demography. The information can be digital or hardcopy such as a printout or a map. In addition to its value to the agency capturing the information there is considerable value to other government agencies (State, Local and Federal), business and the community. There is value as a single information set or combined with others to form value added information products.

The intent of this policy is to form a consistent set of policies to encourage use, reduce barriers, discourage duplication, provide equity of access and reduce costs of using land and geographic information held by WA Government agencies. These policies will complement other WALIS policies, standards and technological developments.

Download the complete pdf of the WALIS Pricing Policy (318KB).