Product catalogue
Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition
The Surface Geology of Australia 1:1M scale dataset (2012 edition) is a seamless national coverage of outcrop and surficial geology, compiled for use at or around 1:1 million scale. The data maps outcropping bedrock geology and unconsolidated or poorly consolidated regolith material covering bedrock. Geological units are represented as polygon and line geometries, and are attributed with information regarding stratigraphic nomenclature and hierarchy, age, lithology, and primary data source. The dataset also contains geological contacts, structural features such as faults and shears, and miscellaneous supporting lines like the boundaries of water and ice bodies.
The 2012 dataset has been updated from the previous 2010 data by updating geological unit data to 2012 information in the Australian Stratigraphic Units Database ( http://www.ga.gov.au/products-services/data-applications/reference-databases/stratigraphic-units.html), incorporating new published mapping in the Northern Territory and Queensland, and correcting errors or inconsistent data identified in the previous edition, particularly in the Phanerozoic geology of Western Australia. The attribute structure of the dataset has also been revised to be more compatible with the GeoSciML data standard, published by the IUGS Commission for Geoscience Information.
The first edition of this national dataset was first released in 2008, with map data compiled largely from simplifying and edgematching existing 1:250 000 scale geological maps. Where these maps were not current, more recent source maps ranging in scale from 1:50 000 to 1:1 million were used. In some areas where the only available geological maps were old and poorly located, some repositioning of mapping using recent satellite imagery or geophysics was employed.
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Identification info
- Date (Publication)
- 2012-01-01T00:00:00
- Date (Revision)
- 2018-04-29T23:35:09
- Date (Revision)
- 2018-06-28T02:03:35
- Edition
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2012
- Edition date
- 2012-01-01T00:00:00
- Citation identifier
- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/74619
- Citation identifier
- Digital Object Identifier/https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/74619
- Cited responsible party
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author Raymond, O.L.
1 Author Liu, S.
2 Author Gallagher, R.
3 Author Zhang, W.
4 Author Highet, L.M.
5 Publisher Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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- Point of contact
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Custodian MNHD
Owner Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Custodian Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Spatial resolution
Equivalent scale
- Denominator
- 1000000
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
Extent
))
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2012-12-19 2014-12-19
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
Resource format
- Title
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Product data repository: Various Formats
- Website
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Data Store directory containing the digital product files
Data Store directory containing one or more files, possibly in a variety of formats, accessible to Geoscience Australia staff only for internal purposes
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
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Earth Sciences
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HVC_144616
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GIS Dataset National
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- Theme
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geology
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- Theme
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mapping
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- Theme
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regolith
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- Theme
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National dataset
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- Theme
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WMS
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- Theme
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web map service
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AU
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DC2020
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Published_External
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EFTF
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Resource constraints
- Title
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
- Alternate title
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CC-BY
- Edition
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4.0
- Access constraints
- License
- Use constraints
- License
Resource constraints
- Title
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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem
- Edition date
- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
- Classification
- Unclassified
Associated resource
- Association Type
- Cross reference
- Title
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Surface Geology of Australia (1:1M scale dataset) A3 map
- Citation identifier
- 73360
- Citation identifier
- b804b59b-3ceb-3a7e-e044-00144fdd4fa6
Associated resource
- Association Type
- Cross reference
- Title
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Surface geology of Australia 1:1 million scale (data plotted at 1:5 million scale)
- Citation identifier
- 69455
- Citation identifier
- a05f7892-ed7d-7506-e044-00144fdd4fa6
Associated resource
- Association Type
- Cross reference
- Title
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Surface Geology of Australia data package 2012 edition
- Citation identifier
- 74855
- Citation identifier
- cd5137e8-b52f-5266-e044-00144fdd4fa6
Associated resource
- Association Type
- Informed
- Title
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GA Surface Geology of Australia WMTS
- Citation identifier
- 104568
- Citation identifier
- d15947d3-3f54-47e8-8cd4-a121a0c133c3
Associated resource
- Association Type
- Informed
- Title
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GA Surface Geology of Australia WMS
- Citation identifier
- 101041
- Citation identifier
- 0dce409f-4ea2-46a1-a0f6-5994dd13824d
Associated resource
- Association Type
- Informed
- Title
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GA Surface Geology of Australia MapServer
- Citation identifier
- 101060
- Citation identifier
- e5628415-b7ee-45e9-9394-10f3c9b2db85
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Distribution Information
- Distributor contact
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Distributor Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice
- OnLine resource
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Download the data (gdb)
Download the data (gdb)
- OnLine resource
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Download the data (shp)
Download the data (shp)
- OnLine resource
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Download the data (tab)
Download the data (tab)
Resource lineage
- Statement
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The 2012 dataset has been updated from the previous 2010 data by updating geological unit data to 2012 information in the Australian Stratigraphic Units Database ( http://www.ga.gov.au/products-services/data-applications/reference-databases/stratigraphic-units.html), incorporating new published mapping in the Northern Territory and Queensland, and correcting errors or inconsistent data identified in the previous edition, particularly in the Phanerozoic geology of Western Australia. The attribute structure of the dataset has also been revised to be more compatible with the GeoSciML data standard, published by the IUGS Commission for Geoscience Information.
The first edition of this national dataset was first released in 2008, with map data compiled largely from simplifying and edgematching existing 1:250 000 scale geological maps. Where these maps were not current, more recent source maps ranging in scale from 1:50 000 to 1:1 million were used. In some areas where the only available geological maps were old and poorly located, some repositioning of mapping using recent satellite imagery or geophysics was employed.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Description
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Source data not available.
Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG/GDA94 (EPSG:4283)
Metadata constraints
- Title
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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem
- Edition date
- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
- Classification
- Unclassified
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/c8856c41-0d5b-2b1d-e044-00144fdd4fa6
- Title
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GeoNetwork UUID
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Contact
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Name
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dataset
Alternative metadata reference
- Title
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Geoscience Australia - short identifier for metadata record with
uuid
- Citation identifier
- eCatId/74619
- Date info (Revision)
- 2018-04-29T23:34:56
- Date info (Creation)
- 2012-08-31T00:00:00
Metadata standard
- Title
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
- Title
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ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
- Title
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ISO 19115-3
- Title
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
- Edition
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Version 2.0, September 2018
- Citation identifier
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551