Geofabric Groundwater Cartography V3x

[View Map in ArcGIS] Important: Due to the size of this dataset, this item may be slower to display. Vector tile services have been shared to the Digital Atlas of Australia to support faster national scale visualisation of larger sublayers, including [Upper,] [Middle] and [Lower] Aquifer boundaries. A file geodatabase of this product is also available to download at the following link [Download: Geofabric Groundwater Cartography] Abstract This dataset is part of the Australian Hydrological Geospatial Fabric (AHGF) also known as the Geofabric. Geofabric Groundwater Cartography version 3.3 brings together groundwater maps from across Australia. It shows important features like aquifer boundaries, salinity, and water yield. They support groundwater assessments, planning, modelling and research. The data comes from state and territory agencies and is combined into one national dataset using a standard format. Aquifer names and descriptions follow the National Aquifer Framework. This makes the data consistent with other Bureau of Meteorology groundwater tools, like the National Groundwater Information System and the Australian Groundwater Explorer. Product Guide: [ahgf_productguide_V3_0_release.pdf] Product Schema: [Visio-AHGF_GDB_GWCartography_Schema_V2_1_release.vsd] Data Dictionary: [ahgf_data_dictionary_groundwater_cartography_V2_1_release.pdf] Data Product Specifications: [ahgf_dps_groundwater_cartography_V2_1_release.pdf] Currency Date modified: 2022 Modification frequency: As needed Data extent Spatial extent North: -8.9° South: -44.0° East: 154.1° West: 112.8° Source information Downloaded from the geofabric download pageon the 17th of April 2025: [Downloads: Geofabric: Water Information: Bureau of Meteorology] Lineage statement Geofabric Groundwater Cartography is one of several Geofabric products from the Bureau of Meteorology. Version 3.3 brings together groundwater maps from across Australia. It includes aquifer boundaries and features like salinity, water yield, rock layers and structure contours. The data was collected from state and territory agencies and combined into one national dataset using a standard format. Aquifer names and descriptions follow the National Aquifer Framework. This keeps the data consistent with other Bureau groundwater tools, such as the National Groundwater Information System and the Australian Groundwater Explorer. This is the second version of Geofabric Groundwater Cartography. The main updates in this version include: * Aquifer details now follow the National Aquifer Framework, instead of the earlier Interim Aquifer Framework used in Version 2. * A new aquifer type attribute has been added. It groups aquifers as upper, middle or lower, based on their age and position in the ground. This helps when aquifers are layered in complex ways. * The aquifer boundary data from Version 2 has been replaced with matching data from the National Groundwater Information System (NGIS). * Some features from Version 2 have been removed. These include Water Table Aquifer, Surficial Hydrogeology Unit, Water Table Yield, and Water Table Hydraulic Conductivity. They were retired because they didn’t match well with the National Aquifer Framework or the new boundary data. The Digital Atlas of Australia team at Geoscience Australia made small updates to this dataset for online use. They fixed some geometry issues and improved map features like visibility, labels and symbols. These changes help make the dataset easier to access and faster to use. Contact Bureau of Meteorology, Community Services, Group, [ahgf@bom.gov.au]