Development Activity Footprints For Melbourne Municipal Area

City of Melbourne Open Data provides spatial information on development activity within the municipal area. The data includes development statuses such as Applied, Approved, Under Construction, and Complete. File formats include SHP, JSON, CSV, and GEOJSON.

Use Cases

• Map development status categories to analyze urban growth patterns across the municipality
• Use spatial footprints and height approximations to visualize building density and scale
• Track development progress over time by monitoring status changes from Applied to Complete

Strengths

• Data covers the entire City of Melbourne municipal area
• Includes four distinct development status categories for tracking project phases
• Available in multiple spatial formats including SHP, JSON, CSV, and GEOJSON

Limitations

• Polygons are representational and simplified, not intended for analytical or comparative purposes
• Height data is an approximation and does not show architectural features
• Data may contain errors, omissions, or inconsistencies as noted by the provider

Provenance

Source

City of Melbourne Open Data

Collection Method

Derived from a range of sources at various times; processes described in an attached PDF document.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 20, 2026.

Geography

City of Melbourne municipal area