A series of short video clips illustrating how to use the Community and Education Data Portal (https://portal.ga.gov.au/persona/education). The Community and Education data portal is one of many data delivery portals available from Geoscience Australia, giving users access to a wealth of useful data and tools. It has been designed specifically for non-technical users, so that general community members, including educators, can access themed surface and subsurface datasets or images with enhanced capabilities including 3D visualisation, and online analysis tools. The User Guide Video complements the help menu in the portal. The User guide is broken into a series of topics 1. Introduction 2. Toolbar 3. Map layers 4. Multiple Layers 5. Background Layers and Sharing 6. 3D Layers 7. Tools 8. Custom Layers The step by step guides were produced by James Cropper.

The Australian Geoscience Information Network (AusGIN, www.geoscience.gov.au) provides geoscience data and information from all Australian state, territory and federal Geological Survey organisations, under the governance of the Australia/NZ Government Geoscience Information Committee (GGIC). The information includes geological and geophysical maps, data, and publications; minerals and energy legislative and regulatory guidelines in all Australian jurisdictions; and links to the standards used in Australian resources data and resource exploration reporting.

The flagship of AusGIN is the AusGIN Geoscience Portal - an online mapping portal built on open source standards and applications. The Portal provides access to geoscience data through web services which use agreed international and national standards. These include the IUGS CGI and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) geoscience data standards GeoSciML and EarthResourceML, the ISO19115 metadata standard, GGIC's MineralTenementML, and OGC web service standards (Web Map Service - WMS, Web Feature Service - WFS, Catalog Service for the Web - CSW).

Among the many datasets featured in the Geoscience Portal, each of the Geological Surveys deliver featured datasets from their own data holdings using GeoSciML (boreholes), EarthResourceML (mineral occurrences, mines), and MineralTenementML (mineral exploration and mining tenements). Because all these services comply to shared data structures, the Portal is able to apply common filter queries and symbolisation to all the services using standard protocols. The Portal also makes use of CGI and GGIC vocabulary services to construct common filter queries on the data services.

The Geoscience Portal also enables users to search ISO19115 metadata services to find more datasets and publications from the Geological Surveys. The Portal can query live CSW services (such as from Geoscience Australia), as well as using its own GeoNetwork catalog to periodically harvest metadata from those Surveys where live CSW services are not available.

The Waste Management Facilities Database presents the spatial locations, in point format, all known waste management, recycling and reprocessing facilities within Australia. Australia's known landfills include: waste transfer stations and a large number of waste reprocessing facilities. The data are a compilation of Australian, jurisdictional government, council and industry databases. The purpose of the Waste Management Facilities Database is to support decision makers from industry, governments and other interested parties make better, and more informed decisions based on evidence based information.

For more information please visit the Australian Government Data Portal.

Abstract

This dataset and its metadata statement were supplied to the Bioregional Assessment Programme by a third party and are presented here as originally supplied.

This dataset contains 4 different scale GEODATA TOPO series, Geoscience Australia topographic datasets. 1M, 2.5M, 5M and 10M with age ranges from 2001 to 2004.

1:1 Million - Global Map Australia 1M 2001 is a digital dataset covering the Australian landmass and island territories, at a 1:1 million scale. Product Specifications -Themes: It consists of eight layers of information: Vector layers - administrative boundaries, drainage, transportation and population centres Raster layers - elevation, vegetation, land use and land cover -Coverage: Australia -Currency: Variable, based on GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 1 -Coordinates: Geographical -Datum: GDA94, AHD -Medium: Free online -Format: -Vector: ArcInfo Export, ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo mid/mif and Vector Product Format (VPF) -Raster: Band Interleaved by Line (BIL)

1:2.5 Million - GEODATA TOPO 2.5M 2003 is a national seamless data product aimed at regional or national applications. It is a vector representation of the Australian landscape as represented on the Geoscience Australia 2.5 million general reference map and is suitable for GIS applications. The product consists of the following layers: built-up areas; contours; drainage; framework; localities; offshore; rail transport; road transport; sand ridges; Spot heights; and waterbodies. It is a vector representation of the Australian landscape as represented on the Geoscience Australia 1:2.5 million scale general reference maps. This data supersedes the TOPO 2.5M 1998 product through the following characteristics: developed according to GEODATA specifications derived from GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 2 data where available. Product Specifications Themes: GEODATA TOPO 2.5M 2003 consists of eleven layers: built-up areas; contours; drainage; framework; localities; offshore; rail transport; road transport; sand ridges; spot heights; and waterbodies Coverage: Australia Currency: 2003 Coordinates: Geographical Datum: GDA94, AHD Format: ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif Medium: Free online - Available in ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif

1:5 Million - GEODATA TOPO 5M 2004 is a national seamless data product aimed at regional or national applications. It is a vector representation of the Australian landscape as represented on the Geoscience Australia 5 million general reference map and is suitable for GIS applications. Offshore and sand ridge layers were sourced from scanning of the original 1:5 million map production material. The remaining nine layers were derived from the GEODATA TOPO 2.5M 2003 dataset. Free online. Available in ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif. Product Specifications: Themes: consists of eleven layers: built-up areas; contours; drainage; framework; localities; offshore; rail transport; road transport; sand ridges, spot heights and waterbodies Coverage: Australia Currency: 2004 Coordinates: Geographical Datum: GDA94, AHD Format: ArcInfo Export, ArcView Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif Medium: Free online

1:10 Million - The GEODATA TOPO 10M 2002 version of this product has been completely revised, including the source information. The data is derived primarily from GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 1 data. In October 2003, the data was released in double precision coordinates. It provides a fundamental base layer of geographic information on which you can build a wide range of applications and is particularly suited to State-wide and national applications. The data consists of ten layers: built-up areas, contours, drainage, Spot heights, framework, localities, offshore, rail transport, road transport, and waterbodies. Coverage: Australia Currency: 2002 Coordinates: Geographical Datum: GDA94, AHD Format: ArcInfo Export, Arcview Shapefile and MapInfo mid/mif Medium: Free online

Dataset History

1:1Million - Vector data was produced by generalising Geoscience Australia's GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 1 data and updated using Series 2 data where available in January 2001. Raster data was sourced from USGS and updated using GEODATA 9 Second DEM Series 2, 1:5 million, Vegetation - Present (1988) and National Land and Water Resources data. However, updates have not been subjected to thorough vetting. A more detailed land use classification for Australia is available at www.nlwra.gov.au.

Full Metadata - http://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/gcat_48006

1:2.5Million - Data for the Contours, Offshore, and Sand ridge layers was captured from 1:2.5 million scale mapping by scanning stable base photographic film positives of the original map production material. The key source material for Built-up areas, Drainage, Spot heights, Framework, Localities, Rail transport, Road transport and Waterbodies layers was GEODATA TOPO 2.5M 2003

Full Metadata - http://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/gcat_60804

1:5Million - Offshore and Sand Ridge layers have been derived from 1:5M scale mapping by scanning stable base photographic film positives of the various layers of the original map production material. The remaining layers were sourced from the GEODATA TOPO 2.5M 2003 product.

Full Metadata - http://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/gcat_61114

1:10Million - The key source for production of the Builtup Areas, Drainage, Framework, Localities, Rail Transport, Road Transport and Waterbodies layers was the GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 1 product. Some revision of the Builtup Areas, Road Transport, Rail Transport and Waterbodies layers was carried out using the latest available satelite imagery. The primary source for the Spot Heights, Contours and Offshore layers was the GEODATA TOPO 10M Version 1 product. A further element to the production of GEODATA TOPO 10M 2002 has been the datum shift from the Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 (AGD66) to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94).

Full Metadata - http://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/gcat_60803

Dataset Citation

Geoscience Australia (2001) Geoscience Australia GEODATA TOPO series - 1:1 Million to 1:10 Million scale. Bioregional Assessment Source Dataset. Viewed 09 October 2018, http://data.bioregionalassessments.gov.au/dataset/310c5d07-5a56-4cf7-a5c8-63bdb001cd1a.

The ASTER geoscience map of Australia is a set of digital geoscience products generated from satellite ASTER data. ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) is a Japanese imaging instrument on board USA’s TERRA satellite. The multispectral imaging sensor is the world’s first “geoscience tuned” satellite Earth Observing System. The ASTER geoscience maps of Australia represent the first continent-scale maps of the Earth’s surface mineralogy.

ASTER has 14 spectral bands spanning wavelengths sensitive to important rock forming minerals, including: Iron oxides; clays; carbonates; quartz; muscovite and chlorite.

Each ASTER image covers a 60 by 60 km area with individual pixel elements ranging from 15 to 90 m suitable for geoscience mapping from continent (1:2,500,000) down to mineral prospect (1:50,000) scale. The Australian mosaic is sourced from ~35,000 ASTER scenes with approximately 3500 used in the final mosaic.

The products are: False colour; CSIRO Landsat TM Regolith Ratios; Green vegetation content; Ferric oxide content; Ferric oxide composition; Ferrous iron index; Opaque index; AIOH group content; AIOH group composition; Kaolin group index; FeOH group content; MgOH group content; MgOH group composition; Ferrous iron content in MgOH/carbonate; Silica Index; Quartz Index; Gypsum Index.

Lineage: The ASTER L1B (radiance@sensor) and L2 (reflectance and emissivity) data used in this project are copyright protected by Japan Space Systems(http://www.gds.aster.ersdac.or.jp/gds_www2002/ind ex_e.html) and are not publicly available.

View information on or download scanned images of all 1:250 000 scale geology maps of Australia in the AUSGIN Geoscience Portal. The images are available in 125 DPI and 250 DPI resolution JPG files. These images include the full map surrounds and legends, and are not georeferenced. For full instructions, consult the user guide for the Geoscience Portal.

Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future program provides precompetitive information to inform decision-making by government, community and industry on the sustainable development of Australia's mineral, energy and groundwater resources. By gathering, analysing and interpreting new and existing precompetitive geoscience data and knowledge, we are building a national picture of Australia’s geology and resource potential. This leads to a strong economy, resilient society and sustainable environment for the benefit of all Australians. This includes supporting Australia’s transition to net zero emissions, strong, sustainable resources and agriculture sectors, and economic opportunities and social benefits for Australia’s regional and remote communities. The Exploring for the Future program, which commenced in 2016, is an eight year, $225m investment by the Australian Government.

This package contains data generated in the field as part of stratigraphic drilling operations in the Delamerian region of the western New South Wales during 2023 funded through the Exploring for the Future program. A range of geological, geophysical and geochemical data are included, as well as associated borehole information such as core photographs.

The data can be viewed and downloaded via the Geoscience Australia Portal - https://portal.ga.gov.au/. The data that is available is from several databases which are associated to this record.

These data are published with the permission of the CEO, Geoscience Australia.

This the top-level collection record for all of Geoscience Australia's public vocabularies. The vocabularies are all formulated using the SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System) information model and delivered both as machine-readable Resource Description Framework (RDF) data and also as HTML web pages. Each vocabulary is delivered individually as RDF & HTML data and all vocabularies are linked to from both GA's vocabularies index static web page and also from the Australian National Data Service (ANDS)'s Research Vocabularies Australia (RVA) portal. All vocabularies, collections of concepts within vocabularies and individual concepts are identified with URI persistent identifiers of the form: http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/def/voc/ga/{VOCABULARY-KEY}/{COLLECTION-OR-CONCEPT-NAME} This means that you can access all the information about a vocabulary, a collection or a concept directly by entering that URI into your web browser.

Marketing information flyer outlining National Geographic Information Group's (NGIG) function and capability with Geoscience Australia. Examples of capability include details on the National Elevation Data Framework (NEDF) and MapConnect - maps online.

Abstract:This dataset contains all multibeam bathymetry data held by Geoscience Australia as of June 2018. It was compiled from data holdings lying within the offshore area of Australia, including international waters, and gridded at 50m. Source information can be found in the associated vector product, AusSeabed Bathymetry Holdings (https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/116321). This dataset is accessible via clip, zip & ship enabled web mapping service on Geoscience Australia’s Marine data portal, https://marine.ga.gov.au. In future, this product will be delivered dynamically through the AusSeabed portal (in development).© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2018.Downloads and Links:Web ServicesMultibeam Dataset of Australia 2018 50mDownloads available from the expanded catalogue link, belowMetadata URL:https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/124063

The aviation fire fighting and rescue facilities dataset (AFFR) was digitized in 2012 from aerial photography, orthophotos and satellite imagery held within Geoscience Australia and presents the point location of these facilities. The primary information source used to identify and attribute the dataset was the Airservices Australia website.

For more information please visit the Geoscience Australia Web Service Portal.

Please note:

• This dataset is a snapshot of Geoscience Australia's web service dataset as on 2019-02-15

The Surface Geology web map service provides two seamless national coverages of Australian bedrock and surficial geology, compiled at 1:1 million scale (displays only at scales less than 1:1500000), and 1:2.5 million scale (displays only at scales greater than 1:1500000). It also contains 1:5 million scale geological regions and metamorphic geology. The service represents outcropping or near-outcropping bedrock units, and unconsolidated or poorly consolidated regolith material covering bedrock.Layers: AUS_GA_2500k_MiscLines (0)AUS_GA_2500k_Faults (1)AUS_GA_2500k_Contacts (2)AUS_GA_2500k_GUPoly_Lithostratigraphy (3)AUS_GA_2500k_GUPoly_Lithology (4)AUS_GA_2500k_GUPoly_Age (5)AUS_GA_1M_MiscLines (6)AUS_GA_1M_Faults (7)AUS_GA_1M_Contacts (8)AUS_GA_1M_GULine (9)AUS_GA_1M_GUPoly_Lithostratigraphy (10)AUS_GA_1M_GUPoly_Lithology (11)AUS_GA_1M_GUPoly_Age (12)AUS_Metamorphic_Geology_5M (13)AUS_GeoRegions_5M (14)Find more information about the data used to compose this web service at: GA_Surface_Geology (MapServer)

This dataset presents the location of ferry terminals in Australia. The ferry terminals were digitized in 2012 from the library of imagery held within Geoscience Australia. Imagery used ranged from 0.15m to 2.5m resolution. The database was revised in September 2014; the accuracy and completeness of the dataset reviewed and revised where required. The first version of this database was subsequently released on the GA website in March 2015. For more information please visit the Geoscience Australia Web Service Portal. Please note: This dataset is a snapshot of Geoscience Australia's web service dataset as on 2019-02-15

This dataset presents locations of telephone exchanges in Australia. The telephone exchanges dataset was digitized in 2012 from the library of imagery held within Geoscience Australia. Image used ranged from 0.15m to 2.5m resolution. The first version of this dataset was subsequently released on the GA website in March 2015.

For more information please visit the Geoscience Australia Web Service Portal.

Please note:

• This dataset is a snapshot of Geoscience Australia's web service dataset as on 2019-02-15

This dataset presents locations of petrol stations in Australia. The petrol stations were digitized in 2011/2012 from the library of imagery held within Geoscience Australia. Imagery used ranged from 0.15m to 2.5m resolution. The first version of this database was subsequently released on the GA website in March 2015. For more information please visit the Geoscience Australia Web Service Portal. Please note: This dataset is a snapshot of Geoscience Australia's web service dataset as on 2019-02-15

This dataset contains all multibeam bathymetry data held by Geoscience Australia as of June 2018. It was compiled from data holdings lying within the offshore area of Australia, including …Show full descriptionThis dataset contains all multibeam bathymetry data held by Geoscience Australia as of June 2018. It was compiled from data holdings lying within the offshore area of Australia, including international waters, and gridded at 50m. Source information can be found in the associated vector product, AusSeabed Bathymetry Holdings (https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/116321). This dataset is accessible via clip, zip & ship enabled web mapping service on Geoscience Australia’s Marine data portal, http://marine.ga.gov.au. In future, this product will be delivered dynamically through the AusSeabed portal (in development).This dataset is not to be used for navigational purposes.

This dataset presents locations of offshore oil and gas platforms in Australian waters. The existence and location of the offshore oil and gas platforms was compiled from information acquired from the Office of Transport Security (OTS). For more information please visit the Geoscience Australia Web Service Portal. Please note: