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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It is important to note that the ABS data, if I understand correctly, is not a reflection of the geometry of the suburb or locality, but rather a merging of the mesh block geometry that approximates the suburb/locality. It will be best to use the suburb data from this department to give the exact representation. Call me if you want to discuss this further.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bill Watt</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Manager, Roads and Crown Support Section</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br>Land Services Group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>GPO Box 1354, Adelaide SA 5001</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Telephone</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(08) 8</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>204 8522</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Facsimile</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(08) 8</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>204 8544</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mobile 0401 122 521</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>E-mail: </span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></u><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="mailto:william.watt@sa.gov.au">william.watt@sa.gov.au</a></span></u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Internet</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>: </span><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></u><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.landservices.sa.gov.au">http://www.landservices.sa.gov.au</a></span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Daniel O'Connor [mailto:daniel.oconnor@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 1 September 2013 9:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tony<br><b>Cc:</b> talk-au@openstreetmap.org; Watt, William (DPTI)<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [talk-au] South Australia Suburb Boundries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Re licensing, you are good to go - <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Attribution/sa.data.gov.au_explicit_permission">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Attribution/sa.data.gov.au_explicit_permission</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>The activity log (<a href="http://data.sa.gov.au/dataset/activity/suburb-boundaries">http://data.sa.gov.au/dataset/activity/suburb-boundaries</a>) suggests it has been updated a few times, where the ABS data is likely fixed at a point in time.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Can't hurt to ask the publisher/maintainer - Bill Watt, who I've just CC'd here - about the differences between this and ABS data.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Tony <<a href="mailto:theoneintraining@gmail.com" target="_blank">theoneintraining@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>does anyone have any issue with using this suburb boundary shape file for SA <a href="http://data.sa.gov.au/dataset/suburb-boundaries" target="_blank" title="http://data.sa.gov.au/dataset/suburb-boundaries"><span style='color:#0066CC'>http://data.sa.gov.au/dataset/suburb-boundaries</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>a couple of notes; <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1. this is not the same data as the ABS (see the .mht in the zip)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2. the shape file is released under CC license<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Once I learn how to upload a shape file I will do it<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Talk-au mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Talk-au@openstreetmap.org">Talk-au@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au" target="_blank">http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>