AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Esperance:  1: 1 Million General Reference Topographic Map

This map is part of a series which comprises 50 maps which covers the whole of Australia at a scale of 1:1 000 000 (1cm on a map represents 10km on the ground). Each standard map covers an area of 6 degrees longitude by 4 degrees latitude or about 590 kilometres east to west and about 440 kilometres from north to south. These maps depict natural and constructed features including transport infrastructure (roads, railway airports), hydrography, contours, hypsometric and bathymetric layers, localities and some administrative boundaries, making this a useful general reference map.

Tags: 1M scale, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, cartography, mapping, topography, tourism
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Dumbleyung/Nyabing (Semi Detailed), WA, 2004 (P1086), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled

Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 These line dataset from the Dumbleyung/Nyabing (Semi Detailed), WA, 2004 survey were acquired in 2004 by the WA Government, and consisted of 4513 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 50m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS.

Tags: AWAGS, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, Published_External, WA, airborne digital data, geophysical survey, geophysics, line, magnetic, magnetics, magnetism and palaeomagnetism, survey 1086, vector
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Wollongong 1:100 000 topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres. Many maps are supplemented by hill shading. These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours, localities and some administrative boundaries. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia is covered by more than 3000 x 1:100 000 scale maps, of which 1600 have been published as printed maps. Unpublished maps are available as compilations. Currency: Ranges from 1961 to 2009. Average 1997. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA coordinates. Datum: AGD66, GDA94; AHD Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Printed maps: Paper, flat and folded copies. Compilations: Paper or film, flat copies only.

Tags: 100K scale, AU-NSW, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Lake Phillipson Seismic Lines, Gravity (P196983), gravity point data

Gravity data measures small changes in gravity due to changes in the density of rocks beneath the Earth's surface. The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This Lake Phillipson Seismic Lines, Gravity (P196983) contains a total of 335 point data values acquired at a spacing between 2500 and 400 metres. The data is located in SA and were acquired in 1969, under project No. 196983 for Department of Mines and Energy South Australia (SADME).

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, Published_External, SA, geophysical survey, geophysics, gravity, ground digital data, point, point located data, survey 196983
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
In from the Cold: unlocking the secrets of Antarctic field notebooks

From the early 1960s through to the 1990s Geoscience Australia's predecessors conducted numerous remote field programs, mapping the geology of the Australian Antarctic Territory. 
Scientific observations, measurements, sample numbers, locations, and other anecdotal information, such as weather conditions and day-to-day life in the field during those early Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, were faithfully and sometime painstakingly, recorded in that quintessential accessory, 'the field notebook', by field geologists. These handwritten field notebooks now reside in the Geoscience Australia library, and are publicly available for all to enjoy.
Currently, the interested geologist or historian must physically visit Geoscience Australia to gain access to these irreplaceable and invaluable sources of scientific and other information.  The Geoscience Australia library regularly receives requests from researchers to view field notebooks, as the raw data contained is of continued relevance and value to contemporary scientific research. 
In addition to the scientific observations, the notebooks record the realities of what everyday life in Antarctica was like. Among the scientific data are lists of food supplies, field logistics and planning, equipment requirements, comments on the dog sledge teams, and WYSSA (private telegram) messages home to loved ones. Increasingly, we are finding that family historians are keen to access their relative's field notebooks for inclusion in their own publications and family histories.
In order to make these valuable records more accessible to the world and in line with Geoscience Australia's policy of ensuring that our geoscience data, information, and collections are discoverable, accessible and searchable as a public resource a digitisation project has been undertaken. Under the guidance and assistance of the Australian Museum's DigiVol program (https://volunteer.ala.org.au/), and with a loyal cadre of hardworking volunteers, we are digitising and transcribing all the Antarctic field notebooks for web delivery. Thanks to the hard work of our dedicated volunteers, our collection of almost 90 Antarctic field notebooks is well on its way to being released.
Although the Geoscience Australia library has a comprehensive collection of Antarctic field notebooks, we do have some gaps which we are keen to fill. We¿d like to hear from anyone who has any Bureau of Mineral Resources, Australian Geological Survey Organisation, or Geoscience Australia Antarctic field notebooks that we could include in our project, to make the important information contained in them accessible to researchers from around the world.

Tags: Australian Antarctic territory, EARTH SCIENCES, Field Notebooks, Published_External, legacy, scientific observations
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Total prospectivity, Multi-criteria assessment to balance geological, economic and environmental factors in mineral exploration

Mineral exploration and development involves the selection of potential projects which must be evaluated across disparate characteristics. However, the distinct metrics involved are typically difficult to reconcile (e.g. geological potential, environmental impact, jobs created, value generated, etc.). Separate stakeholders—with different goals and attitudes—will reasonably differ in their preferences as to which categories to prioritize and how much weight to give to each. These conflicting preferences can obscure optimal outcomes and confound project selection.

In this presentation, we will discuss how early-stage exploration decisions can be treated as multi-criteria optimization problems. We show how this approach can be used to effectively evaluate and communicate competing criteria, and locate regions that perform best under a range of different metrics. We then outline a mapping framework that identifies regions that perform best in terms of geological potential, economic value and environmental impact and demonstrate this approach in a real-word example that highlights new exploration targets in the Australian context.

Abstract presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023 (AGU23)
https://www.agu.org/fall-meeting

Tags: Australia’s Resources Framework, EFTF – Exploring for the Future, ESG, Economic Fairways, Economics, Engineering, Environmental, Geology, Governance, Human Society, Mineral potential, Published_External, Resource development, Social, Urban And Regional Planning
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Wiso Basin trav01, NT, 2000 (P1015), radiometric line data, AWAGS levelled

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This Wiso Basin trav01, NT, 2000 (P1015), radiometric line data, AWAGS levelled were acquired in 2000 by the NT Government, and consisted of 113520 line-kilometres of data at 400m line spacing and 80m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS.

Tags: AWAGS, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NASVD, NT, Published_External, airborne digital data, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, line, potassium, radiometrics, spectrometry, survey 1015, thorium, uranium, vector
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Yea, Vic, 1997 VIMP Survey (GSV3070) (P662), magnetic line data, AWAGS levelled

Total magnetic intensity (TMI) data measures variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field caused by the contrasting content of rock-forming minerals in the Earth crust. Magnetic anomalies can be either positive (field stronger than normal) or negative (field weaker) depending on the susceptibility of the rock. The data are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 These line dataset from the Yea, Vic, 1997 VIMP Survey (GSV3070) survey were acquired in 1997 by the VIC Government, and consisted of 14605 line-kilometres of data at 200m line spacing and 80m terrain clearance. To constrain long wavelengths in the data, an independent data set, the Australia-wide Airborne Geophysical Survey (AWAGS) airborne magnetic data, was used to control the base levels of the survey data. This survey data is essentially levelled to AWAGS.

Tags: AWAGS, Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, Published_External, VIC, airborne digital data, geophysical survey, geophysics, line, magnetic, magnetics, magnetism and palaeomagnetism, survey 662, vector
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia - %Carbonate and specific surface area of seabed sediments.

Geoscience Australia undertook a marine survey of the Leveque Shelf (survey number SOL5754/GA0340), a sub-basin of the Browse Basin, in May 2013. This survey provides seabed and shallow geological information to support an assessment of the CO2 storage potential of the Browse sedimentary basin. The basin, located on the Northwest Shelf, Western Australia, was previously identified by the Carbon Storage Taskforce (2009) as potentially suitable for CO2 storage. The survey was undertaken under the Australian Government's National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP) to help identify sites suitable for the long term storage of CO2 within reasonable distances of major sources of CO2 emissions. The principal aim of the Leveque Shelf marine survey was to look for evidence of any past or current gas or fluid seepage at the seabed, and to determine whether these features are related to structures (e.g. faults) in the Leveque Shelf area that may extend to the seabed. The survey also mapped seabed habitats and biota to provide information on communities and biophysical features that may be associated with seepage. This research, combined with deeper geological studies undertaken concurrently, addresses key questions on the potential for containment of CO2 in the basin's proposed CO2 storage unit, i.e. the basal sedimentary section (Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous), and the regional integrity of the Jamieson Formation (the seal unit overlying the main reservoir). This dataset comprises total chlorin concentrations and chlorin indices from the upper 2cm of seabed sediments.

Tags: AU-WA, Marine Data, Marine Geoscience, Published_External, continental shelf, geochemistry, marine, marine environmental baselines, seabed
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
AUSGeoid98 v.1.0 data files: Rowley Shoals (se50)

AUSGeoid98 data files contain a 2 minute grid of AUSGeoid98 data covering the Australian region, which you can use to interpolate geoid-ellipsoid separations for the positions required.You can use your own interpolation software, or you can use Geoscience Australia's Windows Interpolation software (Winter). The data files are text files in a standard format that cover the same area as standard topographic map areas. Files covering both 1:250,000 (approximately 100 x 150 km) and 1:1,000,000 (approximately 400 x 600 km) map areas are available. There is a 4 minute overlap on all sides of each area. Data format: AUSGeoid98 data files have a header record at the start of each file, to distinguish them from the superseded AUSGeoid93 data files. AUSGeoid98 data files show the geoid-ellipsoid separation to 3 decimal places, while the superseded AUSGeoid93 data files showed only 2 decimal places. AUSGeoid98 deflections of the vertical were computed from the geoid-ellipsoid separation surface, while the AUSGeoid93 deflections of the vertical were computed from OSU91A.

Tags: AU, AUSGeoid98, Geodesy, Geodetic Data, Published_External, dataset, geodesy
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
GSWA Crossland Noonkanbah East Canning 1 GA Canning Basin Onshore Doserate Grid Geodetic

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose. The terrestrial dose rate grid is derived as a linear combination of the filtered K, U and Th grids. A low pass filter is applied to this grid to generate the filtered terrestrial dose rate grid.
This GSWA Crossland Noonkanbah East Canning 1 GA Canning Basin Onshore Doserate Grid Geodetic has a cell size of 0.00083 degrees (approximately 90m) and shows the terrestrial dose rate of the Crossland-Noonkanbah-East Canning Onshore merge, 2007-2009. The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2007 by the WA Government, and consisted of 197185 line-kilometres of data at a line spacing between 400m and 800m, and 60m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, K, NASVD, NCI, Published_External, Th, U, WA, airborne digital data, dose, dose rate, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, potassium, rad, radiometrics, raster, rate, spectrometry, survey 1335, thorium, uranium
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Mawson Geophysical Observatory annual report, 1991

This report describes the operation of the Mawson geophysical observatory from December 1990 to December 1991. It includes a summary of Mawson geomagnetic data from 1 December 1990 to 12 December 1991. It also describes work carried out in compiling variometer data and absolute observations from Davis and Casey, provided by the Auroral and Space Physics section (ASP) of the Antarctic Division (formerly Upper Atmosphere Physics, UAP) to produce mean monthly averages of the quiet field in the manner of the Mawson reports. Geomagnetic field observations performed in the Prince Charles Mountains (PCMs) and on Heard Island during January and February 1992 are presented in a separate report (de Deuge, 1992).

Tags: AQ, Earth Sciences, GA Publication, Published_External, Record, geomagnetism, geophysics
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Heron Island 1:100 000 topographic map

At this scale 1cm on the map represents 1km on the ground. Each map covers a minimum area of 0.5 degrees longitude by 0.5 degrees latitude or about 54 kilometres by 54 kilometres. The contour interval is 20 metres. Many maps are supplemented by hill shading. These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours, localities and some administrative boundaries. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia is covered by more than 3000 x 1:100 000 scale maps, of which 1600 have been published as printed maps. Unpublished maps are available as compilations. Currency: Ranges from 1961 to 2009. Average 1997. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA coordinates. Datum: AGD66, GDA94; AHD Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM. Medium: Printed maps: Paper, flat and folded copies. Compilations: Paper or film, flat copies only.

Tags: 100K scale, AU-QLD, Published_External, Topographic Map, Topology, topography
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Kulgera Umbeara Gravity Traverses (P198655), gravity point data

Gravity data measures small changes in gravity due to changes in the density of rocks beneath the Earth's surface. The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This Kulgera Umbeara Gravity Traverses (P198655) contains a total of 361 point data values acquired at a spacing between 1000 and 4000 metres. The data is located in NT and were acquired in 1986, under project No. 198655 for Northern Territory of Australia (Northern Territory Geological Survey).

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, NT, Published_External, geophysical survey, geophysics, gravity, ground digital data, point, point located data, survey 198655
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
NTData (digital geology of the Northern Territory), Victoria River Downs

These data are a digital representation of information depicted on printed maps from the Australia 1:250 000 Geological Series produced by AGSO and the Northern Territory Geological Survey (NTGS) between 1963 and 1998.  The data are in a tiled format 
and are not seamless, although basic edgematching has been done where possible.  Tiles are arranged according to the standard Australian 1:250 000 sheet breakup.  The complete dataset is comprised of the 90 tiles covering the Northern Territory.

Tags: AU-NT, Earth Sciences, GIS Dataset, Published_External, Regional, dataset, geology
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
West Musgrave Gravity Bouguer Anomaly 1VD Grid geodetic

Gravity data measures small changes in gravity due to changes in the density of rocks beneath the Earth's surface. The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This West Musgrave Gravity Bouguer Anomaly 1VD Grid geodetic is a first vertical derivative of the Bouguer anomaly grid for the West Musgrave Gravity 2008 WA (P200860) survey. This gravity survey was acquired under the project No. 200860 for the geological survey of WA. The grid has a cell size of 0.0046 degrees (approximately 485m). A total of 4027 gravity stations were acquired to produce the original grid. A Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) process was applied to the original grid to calculate the first vertical derivative grid.

Tags: 1VD, Australia, Bouguer, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, Published_External, WA, first vertical derivative, geophysical survey, geophysics, grav, gravity, grid, ground digital data, infinite slab, raster, survey 200860
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
GSNSW Exploration NSW Area U Southern Peel potassium grid geodetic

The radiometric, or gamma-ray spectrometric method, measures the natural variations in the gamma-rays detected near the Earth's surface as the result of the natural radioactive decay of potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th). The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
This radiometric potassium grid has a cell size of 0.00048 degrees (approximately 50m) and shows potassium element concentration of the NSW DMR, Discovery 2000, AREA U, SOUTHERN PEEL, NSW 2001 in units of percent (or %). The data used to produce this grid was acquired in 2001 by the NSW Government, and consisted of 31584 line-kilometres of data at 250m line spacing and 80m terrain clearance.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, K, NCI, NSW, Published_External, airborne digital data, gamma-ray, geophysical survey, geophysics, grid, potassium, rad, radiometrics, raster, spectrometry, survey 758
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data
Mundjero, Qld, EPM10056, CR27911 (P199548), gravity point data

Gravity data measures small changes in gravity due to changes in the density of rocks beneath the Earth's surface. The data collected are processed via standard methods to ensure the response recorded is that due only to the rocks in the ground. The results produce datasets that can be interpreted to reveal the geological structure of the sub-surface. The processed data is checked for quality by GA geophysicists to ensure that the final data released by GA are fit-for-purpose.
 This Mundjero, Qld, EPM10056, CR27911 (P199548) contains a total of 135 point data values acquired at a spacing between 1000 and 2000 metres. The data is located in QLD and were acquired in 1995, under project No. 199548 for Wiluna Mines Ltd.

Tags: Australia, EARTH SCIENCES, Earth sciences, GADDS2.0, NCI, Published_External, QLD, geophysical survey, geophysics, gravity, ground digital data, point, point located data, survey 199548
Organization: Geoscience Australia Data