Australian Fundamental Gravity Network (AFGN)

Authors / CoAuthors

Wynne, P.

Abstract

Database to provide descriptions and images of the Australian Fundamental Gravity Network (AFGN) stations to Gravity Surveyors and the general public. The Australian National Gravity Database (ANGD) is underpinned by the AFGN, which provides the datum for gravity surveys conducted throughout Australia. The AFGN is a network of permanently marked and documented gravity base stations which allow gravity surveys to tie their surveys to a consistent datum. Geoscience Australia maintains the Network with assistance in the form of updates from State and Territory Geological Surveys, Surveyors, and the general public. Geoscience Australia maintains the ANGD, which contains data from gravity surveys conducted throughout Australia and its Remote Offshore Territories. These data have been sourced from within Geoscience Australia, State and Territory governments and agencies, mineral and petroleum exploration companies, universities and overseas organisations.

Product Type

dataset

eCat Id

135222

Contact for the resource

Owner

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

Custodian

Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia

Point of contact

Resource provider

Keywords

HVC_144634

Application

( Theme )

gravity

( Theme )

geophysics

( Theme )

National dataset

Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)

Earth Sciences

Published_External

Publication Date

Creation Date

2020-03-27T00:00:00

Security Constraints

Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem

Classification - unclassified

Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

Access - license

Use - license

Status

Purpose

Maintenance Information

asNeeded

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Series Information

Lineage

Data acquired from from many surveys from 1950 until present day. These surveys are dedicated surveys to establish and maintain AFGN stations. AFGN stations and and associated information is entered into a dedicated Oracle database. Changes made to the information are predominately for clarification, correcting mistakes, and adding more recent diagrams, photos, and contact information.

Parent Information

Extents

[-44.00, -9.00, 110.00, 156.00]

Reference System

GDA94 (EPSG:4283)

Spatial Resolution

Service Information

Associations