RSS Feed of Temporary Road Closures within the ACT

This Java Script Open Notation (JSON) Feed and ArcGIS Online map presents the unplanned road closures within the ACT in real-time.

The fields of the JSON string include:

Object ID (Numeric field)
Global ID (Alpha-numeric field)
Project title (Free text field string)
Type (Selected from: light rail, special event, road works, emergency, utilities, telecommunications, building construction, ActewAGL, NBN, charitable organisation, inclement weather, other)
Describe activity (Free text field string required if "other" type selected)
Roads closed (Free text field string)
Reason for road closure (Free text field string)
Closure start time (Unix Format - see data dictionary for syntax)
Closure end time (Unix Format - see data dictionary for syntax)
Geometry (X,Y longitude, latitude format)

More information regarding the syntax for querying this API can be found in the linked data dictionary.

A parcel of land, usually the smallest unit of land that can be held under an individual lease without a requirement for further subdivision. Blocks in ACTMAPi are displayed as Urban and Rural blocks, and have been separated into individual layers based on its lifecycle stage (Registered, Approved, Proposed, Occupied and Retired). URBAN blocks are defined as blocks that appear within a division and have division and section identifiers. RURAL blocks do not usually appear within a division, but may do so if they remain from before the division was created.
REGISTERED: The block appears on a Deposited Plan that has been registered with the Land Titles Office but is not RETIRED or DELETED.
APPROVED: The block appears on an Approved Plan that has been signed by the Territory Planning Section and the Project Officer for the development, but the block is not REGISTERED, RETIRED or DELETED.
PROPOSED: The block is proposed but has not reached any other stage.
OCCUPIED: The block is leased, but does not appear on a registered plan. Leases over unregistered blocks may not be registered at the Land Titles Office, so this stage is used for unregistered blocks with unregistered leases. This normally only occurs in rural areas.
RETIRED: Retirement of a block occurs when it is replaced by another block.

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As part of the ACT Government’s Open Government commitment, these are public summaries of matters considered by Cabinet.

Announcements from the ACT Library Service. This data is provided as an RSS feed.

The Territory Plan is the key statutory planning document in the ACT, providing the policy framework for the administration of planning in the ACT.
The Territory Plan guides the planning and development of the ACT. It is changed from time to time due to social, economic and environmental reasons. The Territory Plan is used to manage development, in particular the way in which land is used and what can be built. It is used in the process of assessing development applications and to guide the development of new estate areas (future urban land). Land in the ACT is divided into sections and blocks. The blocks are zoned and the zoning determines the form of development on a block. There are 23 different zones. The Territory Plan map shows all these zones as different colours.
The purpose of the Territory Plan map is to show the zones and overlays that apply to land in the ACT, in accordance with requirements under the Planning and Development Act 2007.

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Media Releases from the Economic Development Directorate

This Java Script Open Notation (JSON) Feed and ArcGIS Online map presents the planned footpath closures within the ACT in real-time based on the submission of Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) plans.

The fields of the JSON string include:

Object ID (Numeric field)
Global ID (Alpha-numeric field)
Project title (Free text field string)
Type (Selected from: light rail, special event, road works, emergency, utilities, telecommunications, building construction, ActewAGL, NBN, charitable organisation, inclement weather, other)
Describe activity (Free text field string required if "other" type selected)
Footpaths closed (Free text field string)
Reason for footpath closure (Free text field string)
Closure start time (Unix Format - see data dictionary for syntax)
Closure end time (Unix Format - see data dictionary for syntax)
Geometry (X,Y longitude, latitude format)

More information regarding the syntax for querying this API can be found in the linked data dictionary.

A flood is defined as the covering of normally dry land by water that has escaped or been released from the normal confines of a lake, river, creek or other natural watercourse, a reservoir, canal or dam.
WHAT IS A FLASH FLOOD? - Flash flooding is localised flooding that occurs when heavy rain cannot drain away quicker than it falls. A flash flood is defined by the speed of flooding, not the source or location of flooding. Flash flooding is typically caused by short duration storms over a localised area or catchment. The Bureau of Meteorology describes flash flooding as "Flooding occurring within about six hours of rain, usually the result of intense local rain and characterised by rapid rises in water-levels." reference
A local example of a flash flood is the "supercell" thunderstorm that hit Woden in January 1971 where the Canberra Times reported rainfalls up to 100mm in 1 hour were recorded by private rain gauges in the suburbs of Farrer and Torrens." reference
WHAT IS FLOOD RISK? - Flood risk includes both the probability of a flood occurring and the consequences if a flood occurs. The consequences of a flood are in turn affected by the number of people and properties exposed to floodwater and the vulnerability of these people and properties. For example, a river might burst its banks regularly, but if this flooding occurs in an isolated area where there are no people or infrastructure, then the flood risk is considered to be low. Similarly, a river might flood very rarely, but if many people and properties are located near this river and they live in dwellings that are vulnerable to floodwater damage, then the flood risk will be higher.
HOW PRONE IS CANBERRA TO FLOODS? - Canberra planning has always taken into account the need to avoid development in flood prone areas. Since the 1970s planning for new urban development in the ACT has kept development above the 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood level. The local storm water system is designed to cope with the 1% AEP storm flows through a combination of piped flows and overland flows. However, no areas are completely immune to flooding. Floods greater than the 1% AEP are possible, and extremely intense local rainfall can cause localised flash flooding.
WHAT IS A 1% AEP FLOOD? - The 1% AEP flood is a theoretical flood that is estimated to have has a 1% chance of being equalled or exceeded in any year. For example, if you experienced a 1% AEP flood last year, the chance of experiencing a similar magnitude flood this year is still 1%, regardless of when the previous 1% AEP flood was experienced. The 1% probability is calculated using computer modelling, historic rainfall and runoff records and a range of other assumptions. The value of the 1% AEP is an estimate that will change as the climate changes and as more historic rainfall and flooding information is gathered over time that might change assumptions used in the modelling and estimations.
WHAT DOES ACT FLOOD DATA SHOW? - The flood data map shows an estimate of the areas likely to be flooded during a 1% AEP flood - also previously known as the 100 year flood line. The ACT flood map shows flooding extents for riverine flooding only i.e. flooding from named watercourses such as rivers and creeks.
WHEN IS ACT FLOOD DATA BEING RELEASED? - The ACT flood data show the 1% AEP flood for the Molonglo River from Yass Road downstream to the Lake Burley Griffin surrounds and further downstream to below Coppins Crossing. There is a program to update flood studies over the next three years for creeks and some major stormwater channels within and adjacent to urban areas. Once these studies are completed, the 1% AEP flood extents will be made available on the ACT Government's ACTMAPi website.

DISCLAIMER
The ACT Government is providing this flood data for information purposes only. This data is derived from the best available modelling of the catchments and watercourses. The ACT Government cannot and does not guarantee the accu

The ACT Groundwater Abstraction Bores are locations and drilling details of groundwater abstraction bores in the ACT collected since 1980's. The data set is updated approximately every 6 months or when a new bore completion report is received by the ACT Government.

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