Population centres such as major centres (associated with political Digital Chart of the World (DCW) dataset (polys) for built up areas), populated places and villages (dataset derived from the Digital Chart of the World). Generic information on DCW data sets The primary source for DCW is the US Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) Operational Navigation Chart (ONC) series produced by the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The ONCs have a scale of 1:1,000,000, where 1 inch equals approximately 16 miles.The charts were designed to meet the needs of pilots and air crews in medium and low altitude en route navigation and to support military operational planning, intelligence briefings, and other needs. Therefore, the selection of ground features is based on the requirement for rapid visual recognition of significant details seen from a low perspective angle. The DCW database was originally published in 1992. Data currency varies from place to place depending on the currency of the ONC charts. Chart currency ranges from the mid 1960s to the early 1990s. Compilation dates for every ONC chart are included in the database. For more information on the Digital Chart of the world please browse the DCW website where you can download these data in VPF format. GA has converted these VPF format files to common GIS formats Arcview and Mapinfo. Available datasets include drainage, roads and railway networks, political areas and boundaries and population centres. Available for free download.

The Northern Australian Project online GIS, which has been chiefly designed to highlight the results of geochronological research within the project area, was first published in 2003 and updated in July 2004. GIS data reference layers include 1: 250,000, 1: 1 million, and 1: 2,500,000 geological data, regional geophysical images and a topographic map image. The geochronology and fluid inclusion points have been linked live to Geoscience Australia's OZROCKS, OZCHRON and PETROG Oracle databases. Forms display data to the user from these databases using customised query statements. Queries directed to geological layers display information derived from static ArcInfo shapefiles. The North Australia Project geochronology research has chiefly targeted the Arunta Block, Davenport Geosyncline, and the Granites-Tanami Block provinces within the project area.

The South Australia Geoscientific Geographic Information System is a state wide integration of geological, geophysical, geochemical and cultural data. It provides the Geological Survey, Minerals & Energy Division, PIRSA, with its primary mechanism for distributing regional geoscientific information for exploration and research, via digital media. Datasets in this package are projected in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Map Grid of Australia (MGA) coordinates relative to GDA94. The datasets are split into the three grid zones 52, 53 and 54, which span South Australia.

In this study, a methodology is developed to assess the vulnerability of individuals within households to risk from natural hazards. The methodology introduces a technique for measuring certain attributes of individuals living within a household that contribute to their vulnerability to a natural hazard impact. The methodology has four main steps; 1) indicator selection 2) a risk perception questionnaire 3) decision tree analysis 4) synthetic estimation. Step four involves an application to an area in Perth, Western Australia. The study found that, through the application of this new methodology, eleven unique combinations of specific attributes contribute to the vulnerability of an individual within a household. The attributes, referred to as vulnerability indicators, of most importance relate to various levels of; injury sustained, residence damage, house insurance, income and type of house ownership. This finding suggests that individual and household finances, when combined with other specific indicators, play a significant role in determining an individual's vulnerability to a natural hazard impact. The combinations of indicators can be mapped in order to provide a useful tool for representing aspects of social vulnerability to natural hazard impacts.

The Christmas Island Geographic Information System (CIGIS) is a collection of spatial data, viewing and analysis tools dealing with Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. The data include orthophotography, topographic, mining, cultural and environmental features of the island. This work is part of ongoing service to the Department of Transport and Regional Services.

The integrated spatial database of geological, geophysical, geochemical and cultural data. Provides users with means of integrating and analysing data for mineral exploration and research. The area covered by GIS encompasses Broken Hill and Euriowie Blocks and comprises six 1:100 000 mapsheets; the Corona, Fowlers Gap, Broken Hill, Taltingan, Redan and Thackaringa.

This service has been created specifically for display in the National Map and the symbology displayed may not suit other mapping applications. Information included within the service includes the linear locations for surface hydrology, including natural and man-made features such as water courses (including directional flow paths), lakes, dams and other water bodies and marine themes. The data is sourced from Geoscience Australia 250K Topographic data and Surface Hydrology data. The service contains layer scale dependencies.

<p>This version of the Gazetteer of Australia provides information on the location and spelling of 315 550 geographical names across Australia and its offshore Territories as of November 2004. Supply of the data is coordinated through the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (a sub-committee of the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) and derived from state, territory, and commonwealth authorities responsible for place naming. </p> <p>The data is also available through a Microsoft Access database in addition to the traditional ASCII text files. The fields within the Gazetteer data include:</p> <ul> <li>Record ID</li> <li>Authority ID</li> <li>Name</li> <li>Feature Code</li> <li>Status</li> <li>Variant Name</li> <li>Postcode</li> <li>Concise Gazetteer</li> <li>Longitude</li> <li>Latitude</li> <li>100K Map</li> <li>auDA Allocated</li> </ul> <h3>Product specifications</h3> <p><strong>Coverage:</strong> Australia<br /> <strong>Currency:</strong> 2005<br /> <strong>Coordinates:</strong> Geographical<br /> <strong>Datum:</strong> GDA94<br /> <strong>Format:</strong> Fixed width ASCII and Microsoft Access Database<br /> <strong>Medium:</strong> CD-ROM<br /> <strong>Forward Program:</strong> Annual revision</p> <p> <strong>Please note:</strong> Any organisation or individual wanting to use the Gazetteer data in a similar capacity to the Online Place Name Search or any other online application requires an Internet user licence. The licence fee is on the licence and order form and on the Digital Data Licence Fees page. The custodians of the place name data do not guarantee that the data is free from errors and omissions. If possible errors or omissions in the data are identified, please contact <a href=mailto:gazetteer@ga.gov.au>gazetteer@ga.gov.au</a>, corrections are forwarded to the State and Territories, Name Authorities for clarification. Updates will appear in subsequent revisions of the Gazetteer. </p>

The Gazetteer provides information on the location and spelling of 323,471 geographical names (plus 33,061 variants) covering all of Australia and its offshore regions, as at June 2007. The supply of data is coordinated by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and derived from State, Territory and Australian Government agencies.  Copyright of the Gazetteer data and postcode data resides with the relevant State, Territory and Australian Government agencies who are custodians of the data. The Gazetteer fields include: <ul> <li>Record ID - unique identifier for each feature. </li> <li>Authority ID - custodian state or territory.</li> <li>State ID - state or territory where the feature is located. </li> <li>Place ID - unique record number for all records in the database.</li> <li>Name - name of the feature. </li> <li>Feature Code - code indicating the type of feature </li> <li>Status - indicates whether the name is authorised. </li> <li>Variant name - variant or alternative name used for the feature. </li> <li>Postcode - Australia Post postcode for the feature. </li> <li>Concise Gazetteer - indicates whether the feature is included in the concise gazetteer. </li> <li>Longitude - longitude of the feature in decimal degrees. </li> <li>Latitude - latitude of the feature in decimal degrees. </li> <li>100K map number - 1:100 000 scale map number in which the feature is located. </li> <li>CGDN - indicates whether the place name can be used in the <em>state.au</em> (e.g. nsw.au, act.au) second level domains by community website portals which reflect community interests. </li> </ul> Please note: Any organisation or individual wanting to use the Gazetteer data in a similar capacity to the Online Place Name Search or any other online application, will require an Internet user licence. (See the Licence Fees and Order Form below). The custodians of the place name data do not guarantee that the data is free from errors and omissions. If errors or omissions in the data are identified, please contact <A href=mailto:gazetteer@ga.gov.au>gazetteer@ga.gov.au</A>. Corrections will be forwarded to the State and Territories, Name Authorities for clarification and updates will appear in subsequent revisions of the Gazetteer. Product Specifications Coverage: Australia Currency: 2007 Coordinates: Geographical Datum: GDA94 Format: Fixed width ASCII and Microsoft Access Database Medium: CD-ROM Forward Program: Bi-annual revision

This dataset delineates political areas such as built up areas, land, ocean, pack ice and boundaries such as coastlines, city limits etc. (dataset derived from the Digital Chart of the World (DCW). Generic information on DCW data sets The primary source for DCW is the US Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) Operational Navigation Chart (ONC) series produced by the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The ONCs have a scale of 1:1,000,000, where 1 inch equals approximately 16 miles.The charts were designed to meet the needs of pilots and air crews in medium and low altitude en route navigation and to support military operational planning, intelligence briefings, and other needs. Therefore, the selection of ground features is based on the requirement for rapid visual recognition of significant details seen from a low perspective angle. The DCW database was originally published in 1992. Data currency varies from place to place depending on the currency of the ONC charts. Chart currency ranges from the mid 1960s to the early 1990s. Compilation dates for every ONC chart are included in the database. For more information on the Digital Chart of the World please browse the DCW website where you can download these data in VPF format. GA has converted these VPF format files to common GIS formats Arcview and Mapinfo. Available datasets include drainage, roads and railway networks, political areas and boundaries and population centres. Available for free download.