AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
K'Gari Digital Elevation Model

The K’Gari 5m Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is generated from all relevant data available on the Elvis -Elevation and Depth - Foundation Spatial Data (Elvis) platform with a resolution of 5 metres or higher.Source datasets with a resolution higher than 5m have been resampled to 5m. This elevation model is generated from a total of 1904 datasets sourced from multiple providers including State and Territory Governments. The capture dates for input data range from 10/07/2009 - 17/07/2009. The area covers the land mass of the K’Gari drainage basin as defined by the Bureau of Meteorology Geofabric.

Tags: DEM - DIgital Elevation Model, Earth and space science informatics, Elevation, Fraser Island, K'Gari, Published_External, catchment, flood, model
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Geodynamic Synthesis of the Gawler Craton and Curnamona Province

This report presents the results of a geodynamic synthesis of South Australia, focusing predominantly
on the Archean to Mesoproterozoic of the Gawler Craton and Curnamona Province in terms of geodynamic setting, architecture, and age, using results of a geological synthesis, seismic interpretation, sequence stratigraphy, geochronology and geochemistry. This was undertaken with the dual aims: 
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To better understand the tectonic and geodynamic setting of the Gawler Craton and Curnamona Province
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To accompany the interpretation of recently-acquired seismic reflection transects (see related product below), and to highlight new geochemical and geochronological data collected from South Australia.
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Tags: AU-SA, Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Record, geodynamics
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
China Australia Geological Storage of CO2 (CAGS): Summary of CAGS2 and introducing CAGS3

The China-Australia Geological Storage of CO2 (CAGS) project was first established in 2008. The project aims to further develop China and Australia's technical skills in the area of geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) through capacity building activities; training opportunities; sharing of expertise through scientific exchanges; and advancing geological storage science through sponsored research projects in China. Phase 2 was successfully completed in 2015. More than 150 experts, young researchers and college students, from over 30 organisations, participated in CAGS2. The project supported 5 research projects, including in the Sichuan Basin, Ordos Basin and in the Xinjiang Province. An impact survey revealed strong support for continued engagement from both Australia and China. Participants also commented that participation in CAGS activities had promoted CCS within Chinese institutions and initiated new research activities. The survey also sought ideas and suggestions from participants on research area that could be explored for future cooperation between Australia and China. Detailed discussions were held at the final workshop on future collaborative opportunities and areas identified include: environmental monitoring, storage site selection, groundwater studies, CCS policy/regulation, and a research program centred on a demonstration project in Xinjiang Province. These recommendations were adopted and form the basis for CAGS3, which continues from 2016 to 2018. A summary of the major activities for CAGS3 is provided.

<b>Citation:</b> A.J. Feitz, J. Zhang, X. Zhang, J. Gurney, China Australia Geological Storage of CO2 (CAGS): Summary of CAGS2 and introducing CAGS3, <i>Energy Procedia</i>, Volume 114, 2017, Pages 5897-5904, ISSN 1876-6102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1727.

Tags: Australia, CCUS, Carbon Capture Storage - CCS, Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, China, EARTH SCIENCES, Published_External, carbon dioxide, geological storage, geosequestration
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Australian Operating Mines Map 2025

This map shows the location and status of Australian operating mines, mines under development and mines under care and maintenance as at December 2025. Operating mines represent projects that were operational as at December 2025. Developing mines are deposits where the project has a positive feasibility study, development has commenced or all approvals have been received. Mines under care and maintenance represent those projects with known resource estimations where production has ceased but the site is managed to ensure it remains in a safe and stables condition, with potential to recommence operations in the future.

Tags: GEOLOGY, Geology, Geoscience, Mining, Published_External, Thematic Map
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
GOMA (Gawler Craton-Officer Basin-Musgrave Province-Amadeus Basin) seismic and MT workshop 2010 Extended Abstracts

The Record contains extended abstracts to accompany presentations at the GOMA (Gawler Craton-Officer Basin-Musgrave Province-Amadeus Basin) seismic and MT workshop, Adelaide 25 November 2010.

Tags: AU-SA, Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Record, geodynamics, magneto-tellurics, seismic sections
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
National-scale mineral potential assessment of Cenozoic heavy mineral sand rare earth element systems in Australia

Heavy mineral sand rare earth element (HMS REE) deposits are globally important economic and strategic resources. Key minerals include ilmenite, rutile and zircon, along with REE-bearing minerals such as monazite and xenotime. These deposits are crucial sources of critical minerals required for modern technologies supporting economies, national security and the transition to net zero emissions.



Recognizing their economic and strategic significance, a national-scale mineral potential assessment of Cenozoic HMS REE mineral systems in Australia has been undertaken using a hybrid data- and knowledge-driven approach. Analysis of mineral system components identified five key mappable criteria with statistically significant relationships to known HMS REE mineralization. Modelling of these datasets successfully predicts 90 % of known deposits in 22 % of the continental area, reducing the exploration search space by 78 %.



The model highlights known and previously unrecognized regions of high potential for Cenozoic HMS REE mineral systems. Known areas include onshore basins in southern Australia, and regions along the southwestern and southeastern coastlines; settings with current or paleo- wave-dominated oceanic conditions and related coastal zone processes. Newly identified regions of elevated prospectivity in northern Australia require further investigation to validate model predictions.



This study highlights how precompetitive geoscience data can be integrated in a geologically and statistically robust framework to generate national-scale mineral potential models with strong predictive performance. It also demonstrates that traditional mineral system models for assessing primary deposit prospectivity can, with appropriate interpretations, be applied to less conventional mineral systems, such as secondary (transported) surficial mineral systems.

<b>Bibliographic Reference:</b> Andrew McPherson, Jessica Walsh, Emily Oborski, Jonathan Cloutier, Anthony Senior, Arianne Ford, National-scale mineral potential assessment of Cenozoic heavy mineral sand rare earth element systems in Australia, <i>Ore Geology Reviews</i>, Volume 191, 2026, 107195, ISSN 0169-1368,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107195.

Tags: ADARER, Accelerating Development of Australia’s Rare Earth Resources, Australia, Australian Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub, Cenozoic, Published_External, Resource geoscience, critical minerals, heavy mineral sands, mineral potential assessment, mineral potential mapping, rare earth element
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Australian Critical Minerals Map 2025

This map shows the locations and status of Australian operating mines, mines under development, mines on care and maintenance and mineral deposits associated with a critical mineral resource as at December 2025. Operating mines include projects that have reported a critical mineral resource, but do not necessarily produce critical minerals. Developing mines are deposits where the project has a positive feasibility study, development has commenced or all approvals have been received. Mines under care and maintenance and mineral deposits are those projects with a known critical mineral resource estimate that may produce critical minerals in the future. 

For the purposes of this map, critical minerals are defined as minerals and elements that are vital for modern technology and whose supply may be at risk of disruption. As at December 2025, the Australian critical minerals list comprised antimony, arsenic, beryllium, bismuth, chromium, cobalt, fluorine, gallium, germanium, graphite, hafnium, high purity alumina, indium, lithium, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, platinum group elements, rare earth elements, rhenium, selenium, silicon (high purity silica/quartz), scandium, tantalum, tellurium, titanium, tungsten, vanadium and zirconium. These commodities are coloured by mineral groupings on the map.

Tags: Care and Maintenance Mines, Critical Mineral Deposits, Critical Minerals, Developing Mines, EARTH SCIENCES, Geoscience, Infrastructure, Minerals Intelligence, Mining, National resource assessments, Operating Mines, Processing Facilities, Published_External, Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity, Thematic Map
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
NATMAP 250K - 2008 WMTS

This service contains the NATMAP 1:250,000 scale maps, from the NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 DVD. The large scale single mosaic map covers the entire continent, and is based on the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) geographic projection. The maps have been revised using a variety of data sources, including SPOT and Landsat satellite imagery, other government agency information and data supplied by private companies and individuals. The original DVD was produced by Geoscience Australia's National Mapping Division and its predecessor, the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group (AUSLIG).

Tags: 1:250 000 scale, Australia, Earth Sciences, NATMAP, Published_External, WMTS, digital maps, mosaic, topography, web service
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Australian Stratigraphic Units Database

The Australian Stratigraphic Units Database (ASUD) is the national authority on stratigraphic names in Australia. It originated as the National Register of Stratigraphic Names in 1949. The register was originally set up to help geoscientists adhere to the then newly created Australian Code of Stratigraphic Nomenclature (Lenz, et al, 1996). All information was held in a card file system until 1979 when the database was first developed electronically. The database now records information on all Australian stratigraphic units and their usage in published literature.

The database contains about 17500 currently approved stratigraphic names and over 36000 variations, most of which are superseded, obsolete, or misspelt versions of the current names. This information is based on over 16000 published references.

The database is maintained by Geoscience Australia on behalf of the Australian Stratigraphy Commission, a standing committee of the Geological Society of Australia.

Procedures and Citation information can be queried at: http://www.ga.gov.au/data-pubs/datastandards/stratigraphic-units

Data can be queried and downloaded at the ASUD website at: https://asud.ga.gov.au/

Email contact: mailto:stratnames@ga.gov.au

Tags: AU-EEZ, DC2020, Earth Sciences, HVC_144619, National dataset, Published_External, geology, geoscience databases, stratigraphy
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Exploring for the Future: South Nicholson Basin Region project outcomes and sequence stratigraphy

Exploring for the Future (EFTF) is a four year $100.5 million initiative by the Australian Government conducted in partnership with state and territory government agencies, Geoscience Australia, CSIRO, and universities. The EFTF initiative aims to boost northern Australia’s attractiveness as a destination for resource exploration investment. As part of this program, Geoscience Australia’s researchers have gathered, on an unprecedented scale, new pre-competitive data and information about the energy, mineral, and groundwater resource potential concealed beneath the surface in northern Australia.

A major EFTF deliverable, the acquisition of crustal seismic reflection data in the region between the southern McArthur Basin and the Mount Isa western succession, crossing the South Nicholson Basin and Murphy Province, was completed in August 2017 (Figure 1). Prior to this survey, the region contained no seismic data, minimal well data and minor subsurface geological data (Carr et al 2016). Five seismic lines were acquired in an orientation to best image geological features as identified in outcrop, and subsurface geophysical anomalies as identified in gravity and magnetics data (Figure 1). The acquisition was designed to explore both exposed and undercover sedimentary
basins to better understand the location and scale of the region’s potential resources and crustal architecture. The seismic program was undertaken in tandem with regional groundwater (Wallace et al 2018), surface geochemistry (Bastrakov et al 2018), and petroleum and mineral systems geochemistry (Jarrett et al 2018a; 2018a,b) studies. The primary aim of the survey was to investigate prominent areas with a low measured gravity response (‘gravity lows’) in the region to determine if they represent thick basin sequences similar to the nearby Beetaloo Sub‑basin, a highly prospective petroleum province (Cote et al 2018, Close et al 2016) . The gravity low that straddles
the Northern Territory–Queensland border to the north of Camooweal (Figure 1), which is entirely overlain by the Georgina Basin, was a primary target of the survey. This new dataset has greatly improved our understanding of the geology and resources of the region. It was initially released in Alice Springs at the 2018 Annual Geoscience Exploration Seminar (Henson et al 2018). This paper provides an update of project results and presents an initial interpretation of the sequence stratigraphy.

Tags: Deep crustal seismic, EARTH SCIENCES, Geology, McArthur Basin, Mount Isa, Published_External, Seismic, South Nicholson Basin, sequence stratigraphy
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
DFAT Australia IATI Activity File

This dataset provides comprehensive information on Australia’s Official Development Assistance (ODA), published by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in compliance with International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standards. It includes detailed information on individual investments, commitments, expenditures, and projected budgets.

Tags: DFAT, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia, IATI, International Aid Transparency Initiative, ODA, Official Development Assistance
Organization: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
ATO Salary and Wage Occupation Codes

ATO salary and wage occupation codes, which are six-digit codes individuals include on income tax returns that describe their main salary and wage occupation. Includes Code and Description of occupation, for the 2007-08 to 2025-26 income years.

Tags: anzsco, ato, job, occupation code, occupations, position, salary and wage, salary and wage code
Organization: Australian Taxation Office
AGMD: A Ground-Motion Database for Australian Continental Crust

A ground-motion database is developed for earthquakes occurring in Australian continental crust.&nbsp;The Australian Ground-Motion Database (AGMD) collects and processes earthquake recordings using consistent, repeatable methods, and brings together detailed information about the earthquakes, recording stations, and waveforms. The AGMD now includes over 5,000 ground-motion records from 270 earthquakes that occurred between 1990 and 2025, recorded by over 1000 stations across 36 different permanent and temporary networks. Each recording is processed using the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) “<em>gmprocess</em>” software and saved in structured HDF5 workspace files. A cloud-based web portal gives open access to the data, allowing users to search, view, and download both waveforms and calculated ground-motion parameters. The system uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) to manage large-scale data uploads and a PostgreSQL database for fast and reliable data access. &nbsp;These data will have utility for improving seismic hazard assessments in Australia and analog tectonic regions and will provide engineering practitioners with access to a repository of earthquake time histories that can be used to support engineering design.

<b>Citation:</b> H. Ghasemi, T. Allen, A. Sunketa, C. Mckenna, and D. Mani (2026). AGMD: A Ground-Motion Database for the Australian Continental Crust, <i>Seismol. Res. Lett. </i><b>97</b>, 698–714, doi: 10.1785/0220250316

Tags: Australia, Ground-motion data, Published_External, Seismology and Seismic Exploration, Stable continental crust, engineering seismology, ground-motion database
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Curtis Island Digital Elevation Model

The Curtis Island 5m Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is generated from all relevant data available on theElvis - Elevation and Depth - Foundation Spatial Data (Elvis) platform with a resolution of 5 metres or higher. Source datasets with a resolution higher than 5m have been resampled to 5m. This elevation model is generated using a total of 264 datasets sourced from multiple providers including State and Territory Governments. The capture dates for input data range from 12/06/2009 - 18/08/2014. The area covers the land mass of the Curtis Island drainage basin as defined by the Bureau of Meteorology Geofabric.

Tags: Curtis River, DEM - Digital elevation model, Earth and space science informatics, Elevation, Published_External, catchment, flood, model
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Surficial Geology of Bunger Hills MapServer

This web service provides access to surficial geology mapping for the Bunger Hills region of the Australian Antarctic Territory. It includes polygon layers that show surface materials such as glacial, periglacial and coastal deposits, exposed bedrock, lakes and persistent snow, along with framework and field site layers. The data is intended for geological interpretation and environmental analysis in a geographic information system. Mapping was completed at a nominal scale of 1:2,000. Data is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Full dataset metadata is available via Geoscience Australia eCat record 150951: https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/150951

Tags: Earth Sciences, MapServer, Published_External, web service
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Modelling building exposure in Java, Indonesia for use in Seismic Risk Assessment

The island of Java, Indonesia, is known to have high seismic risk due to its dense population, high seismic hazard and the abundance of seismically vulnerable buildings. However, there is a limited understanding of the spatial distribution of building types and its implications for seismic risk in the island. This gap in understanding primarily stems from the absence of a robust exposure model that covers multiple building uses at an appropriate scale to inform disaster management policies. The vast size of the building portfolio in Java, coupled with the lack of data collected specifically for use in exposure modelling, means that sources of information other than direct surveys are required to develop an exposure model. This reliance on secondary sources introduces an unknown degree of uncertainty to the exposure model which may impact the assessment of seismic risk. The purpose of this study is to (a) develop a desa (village) scale exposure model for the island of Java for multiple building uses by integrating open-source and Indonesia Government datasets with current and historical Census data, (b) understand the sources of uncertainty in the model and confidence in input datasets and (c) develop a technique to account for the greatest source of uncertainty in the model, the classification of masonry residential houses. The resulting 2020 Java exposure model indicates that there are approximately 40 million buildings on the island of Java and approximately 27 million of which are vulnerable masonry residential houses. The model is a valuable tool which can be used in future seismic risk assessments, providing credible science to inform disaster management activities.

<b>Citation:</b> Weber, R., Cummins, P., Silva, V. &amp; Edwards, M., 2026. A building exposure model for Java, Indonesia, for use in seismic risk assessment. <i>Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering</i>. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-026-02405-z

Tags: Indonesia, Java, Natural Hazards, Published_External, earthquake, earthquake risk, engineering seismology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Surficial Geology of Bunger Hills WFS

This web service provides access to surficial geology mapping for the Bunger Hills region of the Australian Antarctic Territory. It includes polygon layers that show surface materials such as glacial, periglacial and coastal deposits, exposed bedrock, lakes and persistent snow, along with framework and field site layers. The data is intended for geological interpretation and environmental analysis in a geographic information system. Mapping was completed at a nominal scale of 1:2,000. Data is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Full dataset metadata is available via Geoscience Australia eCat record 150951: https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/150951

Tags: Earth Sciences, Published_External, WFS, web service
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Surficial Geology of Bunger Hills, Australian Antarctic Territory, GIS Dataset

The Surficial Geology of Bunger Hills GIS dataset is a lithostratigraphic classification of the Bunger Hills region in the Australian Antarctic Territory. The mapped area is approximately 600 km2 including Bunger Hills, Fuller Island, Thomas Island, and the Highjump Archipelago. The GIS dataset includes 11 surficial materials comprising glacial deposits, periglacial deposits, coastal deposits, bedrock outcrop, persistent snow accumulations, and lakes. Unit boundaries were mapped remotely from satellite imagery and aerial photos and verified with field observations.

Mapping was completed at 1:2000 scale and is best viewed in a digital format.

Fieldwork was supported by the Australian Antarctic Program under Australian Antarctic Science Program Project 4620.

Tags: AAD (Australian Antarctic Division), Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Bunger Hills, Geology not elsewhere classified, Landscape Vulnerability, Published_External, Surficial Geology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data