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 A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being Primary and secondary legislation, empowered or deleg ...

responsible for

property Property is a system of rights that gives people legal control of valuable things, and also refers to the valuable things themselves. Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property may have the right to consume, alter, share, r ...

and land information in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

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Landgate maintains the official register of land ownership and survey information for the 2,645,600 km² of

. The authority provides a wide range of products and services such as Certificates of

Title A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the f ...

, Property Sales Reports, Survey Plans,

aerial photography Aerial photography (or airborne imagery) is the taking of photographs from an aircraft or other airborne platforms. When taking motion pictures, it is also known as aerial videography. Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircra ...

satellite imagery Satellite images (also Earth observation imagery, spaceborne photography, or simply satellite photo) are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world. Satellite imaging companies sell ima ...

map A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although ...

s and

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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 Title Aboriginal title is a common law doctrine that the land rights of indigenous peoples to customary tenure persist after the assumption of sovereignty under settler colonialism. The requirements of proof for the recognition of aboriginal title, ...

s. 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 The Western Australian Land Information System (WALIS) was established by the Western Australian (WA) Government in 1981. It is responsible for co-ordinating the discovery of, and access to, location-based or geographic data generated by WA Gov ...

(WALIS). This information is made available through an

open data Open data is data that is openly accessible, exploitable, editable and shared by anyone for any purpose. Open data is licensed under an open license. The goals of the open data movement are similar to those of other "open(-source)" movements ...

platform called the

Shared Location Information Platform The Shared Location Information Platform, otherwise known as SLIP, is an open data platform for Western Australia. The aim of SLIP is to improve access to, and use of location data across the public, private and research sectors. SLIP is delivere ...

, 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

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Landgate

SPUR - 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

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