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Defining the Concept of a Marine Cadastre:
Legal and Institutional Aspects
Utilising the experience and knowledge base of terrestrial environment administration,
management of Australia’s coastal zone and marine environment is analysed. Institutional and
legal aspects of Australia’s current marine management regimes are investigated to define the
concept of a marine cadastre in a bid to tackle sustainable development objectives. The
applicability and principles of land based spatial management arrangements are analysed,
including the Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) and Cadastre. Also investigated is the
administration of current spatial rights, restrictions and responsibilities in the marine
environment.
MARINE CADASTRE CONCEPT
ASDI AND THE MARINE CADASTRE
Development of a Marine Cadastre based upon the
ASDI standards and policy framework aims to
address spatial data problems, facilitating the sharing
and access of spatial data.
Problems which exist in the marine environment:
• Large variety of formats
• Many geographical gaps remain
• Reference systems are not harmonized
• Data sources are not consistent
• Scales are not compatible
• All data is not interoperable
• Cost and access restrictions
USER
QUERY
SYSTEM
RESPONSE
User interface
Web
service
Data
Web
service
Data
Web
service
Data
Web
service
Data
Data
Web
service
Data
ASDI standards and policy framework
… a spatial boundary management tool.
… describes, visualises and realises (Todd, 2002)
legally defined boundaries and associated rights,
restrictions and responsibilities (RRR)
… allows more effective assessment, administration
and management of RRR.
THE MARINE CADASTRE
Utilising the ASDI in the marine environment aims
to link the terrestrial and marine environments,
creating a seamless integration of spatial data at
the land-sea interface for more effective coastal
zone management.
CONCLUSION: The development of a marine cadastre which utilises the ASDI would help to address
common economic, social and environmental issues at various political and administrative levels
throughout Australia’s marine environment.
Supervisor:
Professor Ian Williamson
phone: +61 8344 5597
email: [email protected]
Researcher:
Andrew Binns
phone: +61 3 8344 9185
email:[email protected]
Supervisor:
Dr. Phil Collier
phone: +61 3 8344 8125
email: [email protected]