This animation shows how Magnetotelluric (MT) Surveys Work. It is part of a series of Field Activity Technique Engagement Animations. The target audience are the communities that are impacted by our data acquisition activities. There is no sound or voice over. The 2D animation includes a simplified view of what magnetotelluric (MT) stations and equipment looks like what the equipment measures and how the survey works.

The Exploring for the Future program Showcase 2023 was held on 15-17 August 2023. Day 2 - 16th August talks included: Highways to Discovery and Understanding Session AusAEM - Unraveling Australia's Landscape with Airborne Electromagnetics – Dr Yusen Ley Cooper Exploring for the Future Data Discovery Portal: A scenic tour – Simon van der Wielen Towards equitable access to regional geoscience information– Dr Kathryn Waltenberg Community engagement and geoscience knowledge sharing: towards inclusive national data and knowledge provision – Dr Meredith Orr Foundational Geoscience Session The power of national scale geological mapping – Dr Eloise Beyer New surface mineralogical and geochemical maps of Australia – Dr Patrice de Caritat Imaging Australia’s Lithospheric Architecture – Dr Babak Hejrani Metallogenic Potential of the Delamerian Margin– Dr Yanbo Cheng You can access the recording of the talks from YouTube here: <a href="https://youtu.be/ZPp2sv2nuXI">2023 Showcase Day 2 - Part 1</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/dvqP8Z5yVtY">2023 Showcase Day 2 - Part 2</a>

<div>A document outlining how geoscientific data can be useful for farmers and engagement tool for geoscientists interacting with farmers and pastoralists.</div>

This animation shows how groundwater sampling is conducted. It is part of a series of Field Activity Technique Engagement Animations. The target audience are the communities that are impacted by GA's data acquisition activities. There is no sound or voice over. The 2D animation includes a simplified view of what groundwater sampling equipment looks like, what the equipment measures and how scientists use the data.

<div>As part of the Exploring for the Future Geoscience Knowledge Sharing project, a mobile laboratory was designed and built to help with field work and enhance opportunistic outreach experiences for communities in the areas where field work is taking place. This seminar explores some of the lessons learned from outreach programs planned and evaluated during 2023. The presenters will describe how the craft of stakeholder engagement can be improved by well researched and designed models and engagement exhibits. Outreach not only promotes the field program but also the work an agency does more broadly and can help scientists to better understand the general community who are consumers of data. This in turn can help with future planning of field and other work programs.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div>

<div><strong>Output Type: </strong>Exploring for the Future Extended Abstract</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Short Abstract: </strong>The last three decades have seen growing investment in land management by First Nations Australians across the continent, arising from increases in formally recognised rights and interests of First Nations Australian peoples in land and waters and the demonstrated environmental, economic and social benefits of their natural resource management. The Exploring for the Future program worked with three types of organisations—a Registered Native Title Body Corporate (RNTBC), a First Nations ranger program and a land council—to learn how geoscience knowledge and data can support First Nations Australians in managing Country. The Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, the Lake Eyre Basin Rangers and the Anindilyakwa Land Council all shared their perspectives and priorities in managing Country. Soil geoscience, groundwater and Earth observation from satellites emerged as three themes under which geoscience data and knowledge could be shared in new ways for environmental, economic and community benefits. New partnerships with First Nations groups were established which developed clear pathways for geoscience data and information to address First Nations peoples’ priorities in caring for Country.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Citation: </strong>Orr, M.L., Burns, C.P., Halliday, L., Lafferty, J., Rees, S. &amp; Chau, D., 2024. Building partnerships and sharing geoscience knowledge with First Nations Australians for managing Country In: Czarnota, K. (ed.) Exploring for the Future: Extended Abstracts, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, https://doi.org/10.26186/149721</div>

<div>A document outlining how geoscience data can be useful for natural resource managers and engagement tool for geoscientists interacting with these people.</div><div><br></div>

<div>The Exploring for the Future program, led by Geoscience Australia, was a $225 million Australian Government investment over 8 years, focused on revealing Australia’s mineral, energy, and groundwater potential by characterising geology.&nbsp;&nbsp;This report provides an overview of activities, results, achievements and impacts from the Exploring for the Future program, with a particular focus on the last four years (2020-2024). &nbsp;</div>

Explore important concepts about groundwater using this comprehensive teaching resource. This mini unit includes case studies of Australian groundwater topics, First Nations Australian perspectives about water use and groundwater are also included. This mini unit included four files - the guide, 2 x student activities and a kml file. The guide includes educator tips as well as answers to the student activities. Suitable for upper primary to lower secondary students.

<div>This user guide accompanies the Groundwater Data Return Template (D2023-55964). The template is designed to make it easier for GA scientists to provide hydrochemistry and geochemistry information back to farmers and other landholders from the bores on their land or area of interest. It is designed to provide non-technical stakeholder information about what the parameters mean and also only the subset of data they are most likely to be interested in. The template can be expanded to include other parameters if required, and parameters can be deleted from the template if the data is not available or relevant.</div>