National Hydrogeology Inventory

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Abstract

A compilation of thematic summaries of 42 Australian Groundwater Provinces. These consistently compiled 42 summaries comprise the National Hydrogeological Inventory. The layer provides the polygons for each groundwater province in the inventory and thematic information for each province, including location and administration information, demographics, physical geography, surface water, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater, groundwater management and use, environment, land use and industry types and scientific stimulus.

Product Type

collection

eCat Id

148897

Contact for the resource

Point of contact

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

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Contact instructions: MEG

Resource provider

Digital Object Identifier

https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/148897

Keywords

theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf

ECOLOGYBasin AnalysisSedimentologyHydrogeologyGEOLOGYEnvironmental ManagementEARTH SCIENCESStratigraphy (incl. Biostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy)Land Use and Environmental PlanningENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESPHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE

( Project )

National Groundwater Systems

( Theme )

Exploring for the Future

( Theme )

National Hydrogeological Inventory

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Publication Date

2023-09-28T07:21:35

Creation Date

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Australian Government Security Classification System

Classification - unclassified

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

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Status

completed

Purpose

A compendium of consistently compiled summaries that comprise the National Hydrogeological Inventory

Maintenance Information

asNeeded

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation inlandWaters environment

Series Information

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This dataset for the National Hydrogeological Inventory was created through the compilation and analysis of various national geospatial datasets and a range of supporting scientific and technical literature. In most cases, the spatial boundary (polygon) for the region was sourced from the Geoscience Australia Geological Provinces 2018 dataset. The geospatial data reported for the region of interest were selected by spatial queries of the region's polygon using Geographic Information System (GIS) applications. A variety of national-scale datasets were assessed for each region, with these data relevant to the study of groundwater, hydrogeology and related social, cultural or environmental characteristics. These data are published by various organisations (mostly Australian Government entities) and include fundamental Australian datasets such as the National Groundwater Information System (NGIS), National Aquifer Framework, Atlas of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems and the Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD). A complete list of all data used to develop the National Hydrogeological Inventory, and the various data processing and analysis methods used, will be released as part of a future Geoscience Australia publication focused on the hydrogeological inventory methodology. The dataset also contains written summary information about the geology, hydrogeology and related features of the region of interest. These narrative summaries were compiled by Geoscience Australia researchers based on literature review and analysis of a range of scientific and technical publications about the region. The reports use similar document templates to ensure the consistency of information provided across the entire Australian continent.

Parent Information

Extents

[-44.00, -9.00, 112.00, 154.00]

Reference System

Spatial Resolution

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Associations