May 1, 2014
The agricultural sector now has easier and more interactive access to the Queensland Agricultural Land Audit results, with the launch of a new user-friendly web-based mapping platform named WALI.
WALI (“Web-based Agricultural Land Information”) allows users to create simple, customised maps for easier visualisation of the Audit results.
Until now, these results have only been available in the form of a large report with many downloadable maps.
The new web tool provides information on the location, land area and types of existing agricultural land, as well as new or upgradable sites for potential future agricultural development.
Users don’t need to download any software to use WALI and can customise their views to display exactly what they want (for example, agricultural land use type or area).
Other complementary datasets such as transport corridors and processing facilities are included alongside the Audit information, allowing users to visualise and explore data for their own purposes.
The selected information can be viewed in existing web browsers and mobile devices such as iPads, making it very user-friendly and accessible.
WALI has a broad range of applications from local government planning and protection of important areas for agriculture, to informing potential investors of an area’s suitability for particular agricultural land uses.
WALI can be accessed from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website
All spatial data used in the Audit is available in Geographic Information System (GIS) formats on the Queensland Government’s open data portal
