Data Navigator

Team Name

GM TEAM

Team Members

Project Description

Tagline: “Connecting Australia through data.”

Data Navigator is a national search and discovery tool that connects users with government data. Available as a mobile app for lite, on-the-go searching and a web app with full advanced features, it makes government data easier to find, understand and use anytime, anywhere.

Key Features
📱 Mobile App: Quick, lite searching on the go
💻 Web App: Full features for deep data discovery
🔍 Smart Search: Across content, ABS Data APIs, and Time Series Directory
⚙️ Advanced Filters: By site, date, and data type
🎤 Voice Search: Speech-to-text for fast queries
📑 Clear Results: Titles, summaries, published dates, and files
🤖 AI Insights: Instant analysis and summarised datasets
📂 Easy Access: Open links, download CSVs, or connect via API

Data Story

🌐 Overview

Data Navigator is a platform designed to simplify the discovery and use of Australian government data.
This data story focuses on what data we have used, how it is processed, and the insights it reveals for different users.

1️⃣ What Data We Have Used

Data Navigator integrates multiple sources of government data:

🏛 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) APIs

• Data API: Structured statistical data on economy, population, health, and more
• Time Series Directory API: Time-based datasets for longitudinal analysis

📄 Content/Articles from Government Websites (Non-API sources)

Sites included:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (website content)
- Essential Statistics Assets for Australia 2015 Report
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Data and Reports
- ATO Statistics
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Education Higher Education Statistics

Access method: Search engine scrapes and indexes titles, descriptions, and summaries.

Purpose: Makes hard-to-find reports and articles discoverable in a unified platform.

2️⃣ How the Data is Processed

🔍 Search & Discovery

• Smart search bar with filters by source, date, type, or content.
• Speech to text
• Quick access to datasets and articles.

🤖 AI Summaries & Insights

• Automatic summaries of datasets and articles.
• Provides quick insights without accessing and downloads.

📥 Direct Access Options

• Download datasets as CSV.
• Connect to API endpoints (XML) for programmatic access.
• Redirect to the original articles.

🔗 Integration Across Sources

• Unified platform for all government sites by Search Engine.
• Integrated with ABS API with two types: Data API and Times Series Directory API.
• Transformed all technical parameters to easy-to-understand filters.

3️⃣ What the Data Story Tells

By combining these datasets, Data Navigator illustrates Australia’s data landscape and the challenges of fragmented government data.

👩‍🔬 Researchers

• Previously, data and reports were scattered.
• Now, they can find, summarise, and download data in minutes, accelerating research timelines.

🏛 Policy Makers

• Evidence-based decisions require quick access to accurate and up-to-date information.
• Time series data reveals trends in employment, education, health, and housing.

💼 Businesses & Communities

• Unlock insights for strategy, planning, and innovation.
• Easily combine multiple datasets to understand markets, population growth, or social trends.

👨‍👩‍👧 General Public

• Government data is no longer opaque.
• Simplified summaries and contextual links help non-experts understand numbers and trends affecting society.

4️⃣ Key Insights Revealed

⚡ Quick Facts
- Data Accessibility Gap: Before Data Navigator, datasets were fragmented and hard to find.
- Trend Discovery: Time series data shows patterns in population, employment, health, and education.
- Decision Support: AI summaries let users quickly find key information.
- Connected Understanding: Linking all government data into one interface to unify Australian data landscape.

5️⃣ Conclusion

Data Navigator tells a story of connectivity, efficiency, and empowerment. By consolidating fragmented government data and enhancing it with AI insights, the platform transforms raw numbers and scattered content into actionable intelligence - supporting research, policy-making, business innovation, and public understanding.