The 2014 Australian Budget papers and associated data released on http://data.gov.au under a CC BY licence. Read more about the history here.
CSIRO releases ScienceImage archive: 4,000+ CC BY photos free for reuse
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has just released its ScienceImage library under a Creative Commons Attribution license. CSIRO has provided permission for anyone to freely use, repost and transform the collection’s 4000+ high definition images and videos.…
New South Wales Government Open Data Policy supports Creative Commons licensing for government data and information
When the New South Wales government published the NSW Government Open Data Policy (v. 1.0, September 2013) on 11 November 2013, it adopted a position on Creative Commons licensing of government data and information that is consistent with that which has…
Creative Commons at the Internet Governance Forum, Bali
Creative Commons Affiliate members from several countries participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF8) at the Bali International Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, Bali (21 to 25 October 2013). CC Affiliates in Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom were represented. Anne Fitzgerald…
South Australian Government launches Government Data Directory under CC BY 3.0 Australia licence
In September 2013, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill issued an Open Data Declaration, which will require all government agencies to ensure their data is publicly accessible. The Premier also officially launched data.sa.gov.au, the South Australian Government Data Directory that will provide access to open government data.…
CC licensing underpins Queensland’s Open Data Revolution
The Queensland Government has implemented its ‘open data revolution’ by launching the Queensland Government Data website – data.qld.gov.au. The initiative was first announced by Premier Campbell Newman in a press release ‘Queensland Government’s ‘open data’ revolution begins‘ in October 2012. The…
Access to data in emergencies
We’ve previously blogged about the Emergency 2.0 Wiki, which was developed by Eileen Culleton and a team of volunteers in response to the floods and cyclones experienced in eastern Australia in 2011. Emergency 2.0 is ‘a free global resource for using social…
Queensland Police data website licensed under CC BY
The Queensland Police Service is again leading the way as a government agency, recently launching the myPolice Data website (http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/data/). myPolice Data currently provides statistical information on the number and rates of reported offences between 1997 – 2012. This data…
Geoscience Australia licenses Landsat 8 satellite images under CC BY
The terms of the new Landsat 8 satellite agreement between the governments of the United States and Australia acknowledge that Geoscience Australia (GA), like its senior partner the US Geological Survey, is committed to making more spatial data more readily…
Geoscience Australia to license Landsat 8 images under CC BY
The Landsat 8 satellite, to be launched in early 2013, is expected to be fully operational by May or June of that year. Once it begins capturing images and beaming them back, Geoscience Australia (GA) will publish them online for…