About the NSW Digital Twin 

The NSW Digital Twin Minimum Viable Product (MVP) platform aims to respond to the NSW State Infrastructure Strategy by developing a 4D (3D+time) Foundation Spatial Data Framework. This includes providing presentation capability which allows visualisation and interrogation of 3D and 4D data models. The goal is to help the NSW Government with infrastructure assets planning and management, integration with land use planning, data collaboration, and sharing.

The project is pushing the technological boundaries of producing, visualising, sharing and consuming 3D and 4D data models within a government environment and data infrastructure ecosystem. It’s a powerful collaboration tool so that governments and industry can better share data, understand it in context and ensure they are working off the same authoritative data sources. 

This stage of the NSW Digital Twin development is focused on Western Parkland City and Greater Parramatta and the Olympic Peninsula with the long term objective of enabling collaboration between smart cities precincts. . 

The principles of the NSW Digital Twin development are: 

  • Foundation Spatial Data Framework as fundamental approach
  • Enabler of smart precincts
  • Core open source software
  • Role based access for non-public data
  • Live data combined with built and natural environments 
  • Collaboration between 3 levels of government 
  • Community engagement. 

The NSW Digital Twin is based on a data federation approach. When you access data through it, you are typically accessing the data directly from its custodian. Most of the custodians are state government departments and agencies. 

The NSW Digital Twin Map:

  • Enables easy access to authoritative and other spatial data to government, business and the public;
  • Facilitates the opening of data by federal, state and local government bodies;
  • Provides an open framework of geospatial data services that supports commercial and community innovation.

To see what data is available on the NSW Digital Twin Map, refer to the Data Catalogue in the NSW Digital Twin Map itself. Click the Explore Data tab and expand the Data Set group names.

How to use the NSW Digital Twin Map

Go to http://nsw.digitaltwin.terria.io/map. If you require assistance, Help and FAQs http://nsw.digitaltwin.terria.io/help/help.html button near the top of this page for specific instructions.

For further information contact us.Feel free to send us feedback and bug reports. 

Contributing to the NSW Digital Twin Map 

Data: if you are working on spatial datasets (such as CSVs which include geolocation information) and you think they would be beneficial, you can contact the NSW Digital Twin Map product owner within the NSW Government Department of Customer Service (NSW Spatial Services) and suggest their inclusion in the Data Catalogue. The same process applies if you spot relevant spatial data on other applications, maps or websites, contact us

TerriaJS software: The NSW Digital Twin Map is powered by TerriaJS, an open source software published on GitHub. You can become a contributor to the code or simply suggest new features, by submitting an issue directly in the open repository. Make sure you give a detailed description of the use case for the new functionalities.

TerriaJS Software

The NSW Digital Twin Map is supported by the TerriaJS Open Source software available in Github. The core platform, TerriaJS, was initially developed by Data61 for NationalMap, but has subsequently been used for other projects. It has been made available to assist with the development of other spatial data viewing applications.

The TerriaJS core software is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use the source code files except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

Additional Open Source Software Used

In developing the NSW Digital Twin Map, Data61 has used open source software and contributed back to it. The NSW Digital Twin Map leverages these excellent open source libraries:

The complete list is available with the TerriaJS source code.

Data Attribution

The content presented in NSW Digital Twin Map is sourced from a wide range of organisations.

Data in the Catalogue

The datasets in the NSW Digital Twin Map application catalogue are sourced from NSW Government and other Local, State and Commonwealth Government organisations. Details about each data custodian and their contact details can be found in the catalogue, usually under "Data Custodian" or "Description".

Base Maps:

Terrain:

Geocoders:

  • G-NAF - Incorporates or developed using G-NAF ©PSMA Australia Limited licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement;
  • Bing Maps - From Microsoft Corporation;
  • Gazetteer of Australia - For Official Place Names. More Information.

Terms and Conditions

The information displayed on the NSW Digital Twin Map is for general information purposes only, and is not intended to provide any commercial, financial, or legal advice. Any information in connection with the NSW Digital Twin Map may not be appropriate to your individual needs. You must exercise your own independent, skill, care and judgment with respect to how you use the information displayed on the NSW Digital Twin Map.

As a condition of using the NSW Digital Twin Map, you must comply with all applicable laws, regulations and third party rights (including, without limitation, laws regarding the import or export of data or software, privacy and local laws). You must not use the NSW Digital Twin Map to encourage or promote illegal activity or violation of third party rights. Some parts of the NSW Digital Twin Map (like the URL shortening function) rely upon third party APIs.

In any important matter, you should seek professional advice relevant to your own circumstances.

The information displayed on the NSW Digital Twin Map was consolidated by the NSW Department of Customer Service and CSIRO’s Data61.

The NSW Department of Customer Service -Spatial Services, and CSIRO’s Data61, (“We”) make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of any content or the product in connection with the NSW Digital Twin Map. We disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence, for errors or omissions) for all expenses, loss, damage and costs which you might incur as a result of the information displayed on the NSW Digital Twin Mapand your use of it.

The NSW Digital Twin Map must not be used for navigation or precise spatial analysis or for any activities where the use or failure of the NSW Digital Twin Map could lead to death, personal injury, or environmental damage (such as the operation of nuclear facilities, air traffic control, or life support systems).

Access to data:

Any information provided by data custodians displayed on the NSW Digital Twin Map is provided as is and on the understanding that the respective data custodian is not responsible for, nor guarantees the timeliness, accuracy or completeness of that information. If you intend to rely on any information displayed on the NSW Digital Twin Map, then you must apply in writing to the respective data custodian for further authorisation.

You acknowledge that your use of the NSW Digital Twin Map means that you have provided your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

You must consider the usage rights and restrictions of the base map and each activated dataset when using the output of the NSW Digital Twin Map in broadcast, print, or other distribution. The terms of use of the default Bing Maps base map may be found here: https://www.microsoft.com/maps/product/terms.html

Disclaimer

As a condition of using this website, users should understand and must access, that the information and data provided on the NSW Digital Twin Visualisation Service (DTVS) website:

Is entirely dependent on the accuracy of the information and data which has been provided by the third party and data custodians;

Is not necessarily complete;

Sometimes is general in nature; and

Should not be relied on in place of independent research and professional advice.

NSW Government and CSIRO Data61 do not warrant, and are not liable for the accuracy of the information and data on the NSW Digital Twin website.

The NSW Spatial Digital Twin must not be used for navigation or precise spatial analysis.

The information displayed on the NSW Digital Twin is for general informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide any commercial, financial, or legal advice. Any information in connection with the NSW Digital Twin may not be appropriate to your individual needs. You must exercise your own independent skill, care and judgement with respect to how you use the information displayed. As a condition of using the NSW Digital Twin, you must comply with all applicable laws, regulations and third party rights (including without limitation, laws regarding the import of export of data or software, privacy and local laws).