Product catalogue
Australian Seismic Site Conditions Map
The Australian Seismic Site Conditions Map (ASSCM) uses information about surficial geology (regolith) as a proxy for the potential behaviour of geological materials under the influence of seismic ground shaking, predominantly in the context of amplification of earthquake energy.
The ASSCM represents a revision and upgrade of the existing National Regolith Site Classification Map of Australia (NRSCM) published in 2007 (McPherson & Hall, 2007). Key improvements to the new product include the integration of new and updated geological data in a more robust spatial reference frame. In addition, a fully documented workflow has been developed, enabling the product to be efficiently updated as required.
Comparison of different scale input geological data sets demonstrates the power of higher resolution data to provide better discrimination of site conditions - an important factor in determining the reliability of hazard and risk modelling outputs. The implementation of a weathering intensity index captures the reduced strength (and possible minor increase in ground shaking potential) of substrate in bedrock-dominated environments. Accuracy and consistency checking of the ASSCM (and the NRSCM) against geotechnical data from the Newcastle (NSW) and Perth (WA) regions shows good agreement between the ASSCM site condition (site class) mapping and field measurements In both areas the ASSCM out-performs the existing NRSCM.
The ASSCM represents a repeatable and publicly available data set representing Australian seismic site conditions. The generally improved resolution and spatial reliability relative to the existing NRSCM establish the ASSCM as a key input for incorporating seismic site conditions into seismic hazard analysis and modelling in Australia.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2017-02-02T00:00:00
- Date (Publication)
- 2017-06-09T11:00:00
- Citation identifier
- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/103640
- Citation identifier
- Digital Object Identifier/http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/25/594711cc71020
- Cited responsible party
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author McPherson, A.A.
andrew.mcpherson@ga.gov.au Collaborator Moore, D.
duncan.moore@ga.gov.au
- Status
- Point of contact
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Custodian McPherson, A.A.
Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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- Spatial representation type
- Vector
Spatial resolution
- Level of detail
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1:25 000 - 1:1 000 000
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
Extent
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2017 2017
Extent
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- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
Resource format
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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
- Keywords
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site classification
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- Keywords
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seismic
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site conditions
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earthquake
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ground shaking
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site response
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- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification: Fields of Research
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Earth Sciences
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Published_External
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Resource constraints
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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CC-BY
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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
- 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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Related product: A revised seismic site conditions map for Australia
Related product: A revised seismic site conditions map for Australia
- OnLine resource
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Download the data package (ESRI Geodatabase)
Download the data package (ESRI Geodatabase)
- OnLine resource
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Download the data package (ESRI Geopackage)
Download the data package (ESRI Geopackage)
- OnLine resource
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Download the data package (ESRI Shape)
Download the data package (ESRI Shape)
Resource lineage
- Statement
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Processes and workflows implemented in the development of the product are documented in McPherson (2017) [refer particularly to Section 3].
McPherson, A. A. (2017). A Revised Seismic Site Conditions Map for Australia. Record 2017/XX. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. DOI
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- Dataset
Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
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EPSG/GDA94 (EPSG:4283)
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European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-11-12T00:00:00
- Cited responsible party
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details European Petroleum Survey Group
http://www.epsg-registry.org/
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/d7c39dcc-6987-46fc-a3ad-f74ac93afab6
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GeoNetwork UUID
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Contact
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author McPherson, A.A.
Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
Alternative metadata reference
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Geoscience Australia - short identifier for metadata record with
uuid
- Citation identifier
- eCatId/103640
- Date info (Creation)
- 2017-01-10T11:25:20
- Date info (Revision)
- 2018-04-20T06:00:19
Metadata standard
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
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ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
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ISO 19115-3
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
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Version 2.0, September 2018
- Citation identifier
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551