The dataset consists of polygons delineating areas of public land(1) and local council land(2) that have been classified as public open space. Polygon attributes describe the public open space category and owner. The datset covers 31 municipalities in metropolitan Melbourne.
The definition used to attribute a polyon as public open space is 'those areas of public land and local council land that have an accepted and ongoing community use for outdoor recreation and informal activities, and that are freely accessible to the public'.
The VEAC Metropolitan Melbourne Open Space Inventory does not include Commonwealth land; schools; cemeteries; gated facilities; road plantations; closed roads; concourses around stadia; inaccessible Trust for Nature properties; 'services and utilities' public land that does not have an ongoing recreational use; future open space (e.g. areas covered by Public Aquisition Overlays); and uncategorised public land.
1. 'Public Land' is Crown land and freehold land owned by Victorian Government Agencies.
2. 'Local Council Land' is freehold land owned by local councils.
Search Words:
Planning cadastre
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Society
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Boundaries
Publication Date:
01 February 2018
Dataset Status:
This dataset is complete for 31 municipalities.
Generally polygons located within the planning zone types (VM.PLAN_ PLAN_ZONE) RCZ and FZ were not included in the dataset.
Progress:
Completed
Access Constraint:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
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Metadata Name
Descriptions
Resource Name:
VEAC_METRO_OPEN_SPACE
Title:
VEAC Metropolitan Melbourne Open Space Inventory
Anzlic ID:
ANZVI0803004707
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Jurisdiction:
Victoria
Abstract:
The dataset consists of polygons delineating areas of public land(1) and local council land(2) that have been classified as public open space. Polygon attributes describe the public open space category and owner. The datset covers 31 municipalities in metropolitan Melbourne.
The definition used to attribute a polyon as public open space is 'those areas of public land and local council land that have an accepted and ongoing community use for outdoor recreation and informal activities, and that are freely accessible to the public'.
The VEAC Metropolitan Melbourne Open Space Inventory does not include Commonwealth land; schools; cemeteries; gated facilities; road plantations; closed roads; concourses around stadia; inaccessible Trust for Nature properties; 'services and utilities' public land that does not have an ongoing recreational use; future open space (e.g. areas covered by Public Aquisition Overlays); and uncategorised public land.
1. 'Public Land' is Crown land and freehold land owned by Victorian Government Agencies.
2. 'Local Council Land' is freehold land owned by local councils.
Search Words:
Planning cadastre
,
Society
,
Boundaries
Purpose:
The dataset was created to provide a comprehensive spatial inventory of open space public land and to inform discussion on open space issues in metropolitan Melbourne.
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Beginning to Ending Date:
unknown - 2011-08-30
Maintainence and Update Frequency:
Unknown
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Available Format(s) Types:
Digital all digital formats
Positional Accuracy:
Input datasets have varying positional accuracies. Where possible Melbourne Open Space Inventory polygons were referenced back to the cadastre. However, not all polygon boundaries are coincident with cadastral parcels. This occurs for some polygons where one or more edges were digitised from 35cm resolution aerial imagery (January 2009 and December 2010).
Attribute Accuracy:
Not Known
Logical Consistency:
Topology rules were implemented using ArcGIS to ensure no overlaps or gaps. All polygons are attributed with an open space type and an owner type.
Data Source:
Dataset Source: The following source datasets were used in the compilation of The Melbourne Open Space Inventory; The Department of Sustainability and Environment's VM Crown Land parcels dataset, Victorian Government agency land datasets, the ARCUE 2002 open space database, the Victorian online planning schemes database, Parks Victoria's Metropolitan Trail Network dataset and some local council open space datasets.
Dataset Originality: Derived
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Metadata Date:
2017-03-08
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History: This dataset was based on the ARCUE 2002 open space datasbase and updated for all Melbourne metropolitan suburbs for the VEAC Metropolitan Melbourne Investigation.
Relationship to other Datasets: ARCUE 2002 Open Space Database
Future Design Issues: No future work is planned.
Related Documents: Metropolitan Melbourne Investigation Discussion Paper VEAC August 2011. - A copy of this report is located at www.veac.vic.gov.au,Metropolitan Melbourne Investigation Discussion Paper VEAC October 2010. - A copy of this report is located at www.veac.vic.gov.au