ABS Geospatial Roadmap

This image outlines the Strategic framework of the ABS Geospatial Roadmap.

1. The vision statement of "To lead Australia in producing national geospatially enabled statistics that puts location intelligence in the hands of decision makers.
2. The six principles to guide geospatially enabled data action in the ABS are listed next. The six principles are:
3. We geospatially enable small area statistics where we have a clear mandate and there is strong public value.
4. Protection and privacy proportionate to value and risk.
5. We consider location in the design phase of statistical projects.
6. We take a user-centred approach to product management.
7. Published geospatially enabled statistics are findable, accessible interoperable and reusable.
8. We value data from various sources, and its effortless to share data with us.

The 6 objectives central to achieving the vision and their focus areas are listed next:

1. Objective: Partnerships: We will broker partnerships to create efficient and enduring solutions. Focus areas: Client services, Sourcing.
2. Objective: Products: We will provide products that make it easier for clients to perform accurate and timely location-based analysis. Focus areas: Dissemination, Data and tools, interoperability.
3. Objective: Infrastructure: We will continue to invest in geospatial infrastructure to enable production of high-quality geospatially enabled statistics. Focus areas: Geoprocessing environment.
4. Objective: Governance: We will improve data access, discoverability and use while meeting privacy and security needs. Focus areas: Metadata and data governance.
5. Objective: Capability: We will foster innovation and support future skills to secure the talent pipeline. Focus areas: Recruitment and skills development.
6. Objective: Leadership: We will influence and contribute to the geospatial data profession. Focus areas: Strategy, Client engagement.

The six detailed objectives are listed, followed by their detailed focus areas:

• Objective: Partnerships. Focus area: Client services: We will extract greater value for our core clients by geospatially optimising their acquisition processes and data assets.
• Objective: Partnerships. Focus area: Sourcing: We will increase economies of scale in the procurement of geospatial data and services.
• Objective: Products. Focus Area: Dissemination: We will modernise the delivery of geospatially enabled statistics to support timely decision making.
• Objective: Products. Focus Area: Data and tools: We will better understand client needs and employ tools to efficiently produce geospatially enabled statistical data.
• Objective: Products. Focus Area: Interoperability: We will employ technologies to improve the interoperability of geospatial and statistical data and systems.
• Objective: Infrastructure. Geoprocessing environment: We will maximise the functionality, performance and scalability of our foundational infrastructure.
• Objective: Governance. Focus area: Metadata and data governance: We will uplift our data governance to improve the security, discoverability and accessibility of our geospatially enabled data.
• Objective: Capability. Focus area: Recruitment and skills development: We will embrace and build new skills in modern data science techniques, agile delivery and client-centric product management.
• Objective: Leadership. Focus area: Strategy: We will support approaches to integrate data, technologies and capabilities across the APS.
• Objective: Leadership. Focus area: Client engagement: We will strengthen our internal and external engagement to promote releases, generate feedback and foster improved knowledge of ABS geospatially enabled products.