Data guides
Guides to Australian spatial data
Practical answers about where imagery and spatial data come from, what they cost and what you are allowed to do with them. Every guide lists its sources and the date it was last checked.
Free alternatives to Nearmap in Australia, state by state
What aerial imagery each Australian state and territory offers for free, what you can actually do with it, and when a Nearmap subscription is still worth paying for.
Read the guideHow to find historical aerial imagery in Australia, state by state
Where Australia's historical aerial photographs are held, which archives let you download them for free, and what to check before relying on an old photo.
Read the guideHow to get data from Digital Earth Australia and ELVIS
What Australia's two free national sources hold — satellite imagery back to 1986 and LiDAR elevation data — and the quickest way to view, load or download each.
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