The data.gov.au website has shared its metadata with data.sa.gov.au, allowing users to search datasets from both sites using a shared search repository. The data.gov.au team has created CKAN extension to the website, which will allow users to click on a ‘Results from other Australian Data Portals’ at the end of their search results. CKAN is an open source data management platform, which data.gov.au moved to in mid-2013. The South Australian open government data website is the first to share metadata with data.gov.au, with more data portals to come on board in future. Data.gov.au currently has 5,275 datasets, with data.sa bumping it up 5,763. Below is an example of some search results from the data.sa website when searching data on Australian parks and reserves. Last year, data.gov.au added 2, 503 datasets from Geoscience Australia, the largest amount of data the site had received at the time. The data was used by Department of Communications and NICTA to create a National Map to visualise terrain, infrastructure, water, vegetation, habitation, etc. It was featured in last year’s GovHack event. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Rebecca Merrett on Twitter: @Rebecca_Merrett Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe