The Spatial Information eXchange www.six.nsw.gov.au is a web portal that enables you to view much of LPI's spatial data. Two spatial viewers are available in the portal:
SIX Viewer (requires quick sofware download on first visit)
SIX Lite (no download required, not quite as many features)
Both viewers offer:
- A map based view of NSW and the ability to zoom into the block level.
- Ability to see the Lot and DP for given property. SIX Lite enables you to click on one lot at a time to see the Lot and DP, while SIX Viewer provides a cadastral map showing title references for all lots in the view.
- Current aerial images and 1943 images for the Sydney metropolitan area © Sinclair Knight Merz 2009.
- Boundaries of local government areas, suburbs and electoral districts.
- Topographical, road directory and other map layers.
- SIX Viewer has search options and image layers not available in SIX Lite.
Find an address in SIX Viewer
- Click on 'SIX Viewer' in the top menu bar.
- Click on the 'SIX Viewer screen shot' (the image of NSW). Accept the terms and conditions for use.
- Go to the top of the right-hand menu 'Take me to a:' and click on 'address'.
- Fill in the address in the listed boxes and click on 'Get results'.
- Click on the correct address in the list that appears below 'Get results'.
- Your selected address will appear! Use the tools to zoom in or out.
You can substitute address for any of the menu items under the 'Take me to;' menu in step 3, such as Lot no., catchment area, electoral district and more.
View images of Sydney City in 1943
- Follow the first two steps in the address finder above.
- Go to the top of the right-hand menu 'Take me to a:' and click on 'Suburb'. Type in 'Sydney'. Click on 'Get results'.
- Click on 'Sydney' in the list that appears below 'Get results'.
- Click on the arrow in the 'Display Images' menu on the lower right-hand menu.
- Tick the '1943 Sydney Suburbs' box on the left of the list.
- Using the 'transparency' bar above the list, click on it and move it all the way to the left. A black and white view of Sydney should appear.
The 1943 images only apply to Sydney City. Use tools to zoom in to a specific area.
SIX viewer tools
Listed from left to right as they appear in the Six Viewer. You need to click on the tool in the Six Viewer to make it active:
| Pointer tool: | Use the pointer tool to click on screen and get information about the displayed area |
|---|---|
| Magnifying glass: | Click on the map and drag up to zoom out, and down to zoom in |
| Magnifying glass in box: | Click and drag the map to zoom into a selected area |
| Hand: | Click and drag the map to pan around |
| Box: | Click and zoom out to extent of largest displayed image |
| Arrows: | Click to view previously viewed extent, forward or backward |
