Collection of digitised maps over Queensland at various scales 1841–2005, including cadastral maps which show property boundaries, property descriptions and land tenure, and some other related miscellaneous maps. Some are annotated and quality of scans varies. The majority of map series include key maps.

Please note: Detailed instructions on how to access each of the scanned maps can be found on the following page http://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/museum-of-lands/maps-plans/cadastral/

The State Library of Queensland has a unique collection of original maps and plans created by real estate firms. It includes more than 1000 maps from the 1850s to the mid 1900s. 165 of these have been digitised and are included in this dataset.Estate maps can give information about land subdivisions, including how the land was subdivided, when it was first auctioned, who the surveyors were and who sold the land. They are useful for investigating the history of urban land areas.The maps are predominantly from Brisbane but also cover some regional areas of Queensland such as the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.

Abstract

This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.

The cadastral dataset is the spatial representation of property boundaries and descriptions in the following QLD local government areas:

Barcaldine

Blackall Tambo

Bulloo

Central Highlands

Charters Towers

Flinders

Isaac

Longreach

Maranoa

Murweh

Paroo

Quilpie

Richmond

Winton

It is a fundamental reference layer for spatial information systems in Queensland. This is a complete extract from the digital cadastral database (DCDB). A lite version of the DCDB is available from the Queensland Government Information Service website. Attributes are described in the "QIF file specifications" at http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/property/mapping/dcdata/index.html#data_attributes .

Dataset History

Lineage statement:

The DCDB was captured by digitising the best available cadastral mapping at a variety of scales and map accuracies. These mapping scales ranged from Standard 1:2500 to 1:250000, Provisional 1:2500 to 1:253400 and mapping such as Parish, Locality, Environ and Town maps. At the initial capture, existing control identified from the Survey Control Database, standard cadastral and topographic mapping, photogrammetric and orthophoto compilations and this control was used as part of the digitising process. Additional control was requested if necessary. The DCDB is continuously updated by inputting metes and bounds descriptions from registered plans of subdivision and from any attribute updates from government gazettes and other administrative notifications. The DCDB is being upgraded for an improved positional accuracy, this is an ongoing process. In October 2000, the datum of DCDB was converted from AGD84 values. A distortion model based on a Queensland grid was used in the transformation process for the conversion of the DCDB co-ordinate values from AGD84 to GDA94. The distortion grid used is QLD_0900.gsb. The DCDB includes polygons and feature names for parts of the sea adjoining the coastline of Queensland. The spatial representation of any part of the sea has been delineated in the DCDB by the construction of polygons. The feature names assigned to those polygons have been obtained from a variety of sources, Topographic Maps, Navigation Charts, local usage, etc. Indeterminable Extent, the delineation in the DCDB of the extent of any part of the sea by the creation of construction lines for each polygon is to permit the inclusion of the feature name only. The construction lines are not warranted to be the actual boundaries of any water feature or to be accurate or complete.

Process step:

The DCDB data, in DCDB transfer format (IFO), is FTP'd to the Spatial Information Resource server every fortnight where it is transformed into the Spatial Information Resource (SIR) ArcSDE Geodatabase.Note: the MapInfo dataset was generated/transformed/derived from the ARCSDE dataset.

See also, Metadata HTML for each shapefile.

Dataset Citation

Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines (2014) QLD Cadastral data for the Galilee subregion - 12/01/2014. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 05 July 2017, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/ea2abe06-d2d4-4d4e-975a-efc62a219c15.