Data sources & attribution
Last updated: 19 July 2026
How reports are built
Every LotLens report is assembled live from open government data. Each module queries the publisher’s own mapping service at the moment the report is generated, so results reflect the dataset as the publisher served it at that time. The sources below are used under the licences stated, most commonly Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Queensland Government
- Cadastral boundaries, lot/plan and tenure — Land Parcel Property Framework (DCDB), © State of Queensland (Department of Resources), CC BY 4.0.
- Coastal hazard areas (storm tide inundation, erosion prone areas) — © State of Queensland (Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation), CC BY 4.0.
- Bushfire Prone Area mapping — © State of Queensland (Queensland Fire Department / State Planning Policy), CC BY 4.0.
- Regulated vegetation management map and essential habitat — © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0.
- Koala Plan mapping and Matters of State Environmental Significance — © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0.
- Queensland Heritage Register boundaries — © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0.
- Acid sulfate soils mapping — © State of Queensland (Department of Resources), CC BY 4.0.
- Mineral and resource tenures, Key Resource Areas — © State of Queensland (Department of Resources), CC BY 4.0.
- State school catchments — © State of Queensland (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0.
- ShapingSEQ 2023 regional land use categories — © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0.
- Address search — Queensland Government composite address locator.
- Aerial imagery — © State of Queensland (Latest State Program imagery).
Local councils
- Brisbane City Council — City Plan 2014 overlays (flood planning, heritage and character, biodiversity, transport noise, landslide, high-voltage easements, zoning) and Flood Awareness mapping, © Brisbane City Council, CC BY 4.0.
- City of Gold Coast — City Plan zoning and Flood Risk Overlay, © City of Gold Coast, CC BY 4.0.
- City of Moreton Bay — planning scheme zones and overlay mapping, © City of Moreton Bay, CC BY 4.0.
- Sunshine Coast Council — planning scheme zones and overlay mapping, © Sunshine Coast Regional Council, CC BY 4.0.
- Redland City Council — Redland City Plan zoning and overlay mapping, © Redland City Council, CC BY 4.0.
Other services
- Optional geocoding and address autocomplete — Google Maps Platform.
- Map rendering — MapLibre GL; basemap tiles © Mapbox and © OpenStreetMap contributors where the Mapbox basemap is active.
Important note
LotLens is not endorsed by, or affiliated with, the State of Queensland or any local government. Datasets are reproduced without modification beyond format conversion and map styling; any errors introduced by aggregation are ours. If you are a data custodian and believe an attribution is missing or incorrect, please contact us and we will fix it promptly.