ICSM

 

 

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For all enquiries, please email the ICSM Executive Office at icsm@ga.gov.au 

Who are We

The Intergovernmental Committee on Survey and Mapping is made up of representatives from all the Australian States, Territories, the Commonwealth and New Zealand. Members are responsible for government surveying and mapping functions in their jurisdiction.

ICSM is an unincorporated, not-for-profit business (ABN 33 830 643 298). 

 

ICSM’s Role

 

Our role is to provide leadership, coordination and standards for assembling, delivering and maintaining national framework datasets, including:
• Topographic
• Geodetic
• Cadastral
• Tides and sea level
• Geographical names
• Street addressing

 
Vision

Our vision is national land and marine spatial infrastructure providing sustainable benefits for Australians and New Zealanders.

 

Our Objectives

 

We work towards achieving the following:


• Public understanding of, and confidence in, location information
• A globally competitive spatial industry
• Better decisions resulting from use of spatial infrastructure 
• Fundamental spatial datasets, which are critical to the economy, the community and the environment, are authoritative

 

ICSM Strategic Plan

ICSM maintains a five-year Strategic Plan which it reviews every two years when a new Chairman is appointed. The current ICSM Strategic Framework and Action Plan, that outlines the work program for our Permanent Committees and Working Groups. As part of the Strategic Framework, we also have an Operating Framework. 

 

Working Groups

 

Within ICSM the following Working Groups currently carry out projects and research for, and provide advice to ICSM in their special fields of expertise:

  • Addressing (AWG Document Register)

    • ICSM Addressing 2035 Strategy (Final)            

    • ICSM Addressing Strategy Information Addendum

  • Admin Boundaries

  • Aushydroid

  • Basemaps/Topo

  • Cadastre (CWG Document Register)

    • 3D Cadastre Survey Data Model and Exchange _ Final Report            

    • Cadastre2034

    • Cadastre2034-Interactiv

    • Data Exchange Option Report

    • Standard for the Accuracy of Spatial Cadastres in Australia and New Zealand v1.0

    • Supporting Document for Standard for the Accuracy of Spatial Cadastres in Australia and New Zealand v1.0S

  • Elevation, Depth & Imagery (EDI Document Register)

    • EDIWG Imagery Statement of Direction May 2023-compressed             

    • Elevation and Depth 2030 Strategy

    • ICSM Australian Airborne LiDAR Specification

    • ICSM-GuidelinesDigitalElevationDataV1

    • NZ-LiDAR_Specifications_and_Tender_Template

  • ELVIS

  • Metadata

  • Place Names (PNWG Document Register)

    • Draft Australian Place Naming Principles_1           

  • S100

  • Tides & Mean Sea Level (TMSLWG Document Register)

    • SP9_Australian_Tides_Manual_V6.0          

  • Geodesy (GWG Document Register) 

    • Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020 Technical Manual       

    • Australian Geospatial Reference System Compendium

    • Standard for the Australian Survey Control Network (Special Publication 1)

    • Guideline for the Installation and Documentation of Survey Control Marks

    • Guideline for Conventional Traverse Surveys

    • Guideline for Control Surveys by GNSS

    • Guideline for Control Surveys by Differential Levelling

    • Guideline for Continuously Operating Reference Stations

    • Guideline for the Adjustment and Evaluation of Survey Control

    • Australian Terrestrial Reference Frame (ATRF) Technical Implementation Plan

    • Australian Vertical Working Surface (AVWS) Technical Implementation Plan

 

Contact Us

Postal Address: GPO Box 378, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia

Street Address: Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave & Hindmarsh Drive, Symonston ACT 2609

Email: icsm@ga.gov.au