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This map has been created to support the Taruman illegal fishing court case, and is part of a map series. It shows the route of the boat obtained from the navigational log. This map is not for public distribution
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There are currently eighteen (18) Australian properties on the World Heritage List (as of Oct 2007). The Great Barrier Reef, the Tasmanian Wilderness, the Wet Tropics of Queensland and Shark Bay meet all four World Heritage criteria for natural heritage, with Kakadu National Park, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Willandra Lakes Region and the Tasmanian Wilderness being listed for both natural and cultural criteria. The Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Naracoorte/Riversleigh), Lord Howe Island Group, Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia, Fraser Island, Macquarie Island, Heard and McDonald Islands, the Greater Blue Mountains Area and Purnululu National Park are listed under the World Heritage criteria for natural heritage. The Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Melbourne were inscribed in the World Heritage List against Cultural criterion (ii): exhibit an important interchange of human values over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town planning or landscape design. The Sydney Opera House was inscribed in the World Heritage List in 2007 against Cultural criterion (i) Masterpiece of human creative genius. A single Australian World Heritage Areas database has been created by combining data which was historically stored as a separate set of data for each property. All data are GDA compliant and use the WGS84 spheroid and datum. The coastal boundary for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is interim. This line is only INDICATIVE of mean low tide, as stated in the World Heritage inscription. An appropriate caveat must accompany this data when used for analysis or map production.
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PLEASE NOTE: These data have been updated. See Related Links for new data. Australian Petroleum Blocks (2006) - Aligned with the historic Australian Maritime Boundary Dataset (AMB2006) V2.0 The digital realisation of Australia's Graticular Framework as set out under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. ESRI Geodatabase. The dataset was created internally by Geoscience Australia using the framework described in Section 33 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGS Act) and previous Acts. The international, scheduled areas and coastal waters used in this dataset are those found in the historic Australian Maritime Boundary Dataset (AMB2006) V2.0 The dataset is comprised of both polygons and points created to very high precision, accurate to within millimetres. The blocks have been cut by Australia's international boundaries, the scheduled areas and the coastal waters. Each block is assigned a polygon, including partial blocks. All blocks are titled with their block ID, and a list of vertices that make up the blocks. Each vertex of the dataset is also replicated as a discrete point in the points dataset. The design of the dataset allows for the exact location of every vertex to be know to millimetre precision. The corner coordinates of blocks are now defined to a high precision, and can be found by querying the appropriate point. Existing production licences AC/P17, AC/RL4, and AC/RL5 are included in the dataset. The blocks are attributed with fields containing information on: Block ID Parent 1 Million Mapsheet Offshore Area Epoch of the boundaries used to cut the data - AMB2014 Datum Origin of the mapsheet in AGD66 The position of all vertices in the block The number of vertices in the block The area of the block in acres The area of the block in hectares The calculation used to find the area of the blocks is estimated to be precise to better than 1%. This is considered to be sufficient as under the permit and licensing arrangements in the OPGGS Act, the area of a block has no relevance. Therefore the area figure is provided solely for reference.
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In May 2013, Geoscience Australia, in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science, undertook a marine survey of the Leveque Shelf (survey number SOL5754/GA0340), a sub-basin of the Browse Basin. This survey provides seabed and shallow geological information to support an assessment of the CO2 storage potential of the Browse sedimentary basin. The basin, located on the Northwest Shelf, Western Australia, was previously identified by the Carbon Storage Taskforce (2009) as potentially suitable for CO2 storage. The survey was undertaken under the Australian Government's National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP) to help identify sites suitable for the long term storage of CO2 within reasonable distances of major sources of CO2 emissions. The principal aim of the Leveque Shelf marine survey was to look for evidence of any past or current gas or fluid seepage at the seabed, and to determine whether these features are related to structures (e.g. faults) in the Leveque Shelf area that may extend to the seabed. The survey also mapped seabed habitats and biota to provide information on communities and biophysical features that may be associated with seepage. This research, combined with deeper geological studies undertaken concurrently, addresses key questions on the potential for containment of CO2 in the basin's proposed CO2 storage unit, i.e. the basal sedimentary section (Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous), and the regional integrity of the Heyward Formation (the seal unit overlying the main reservoir). The survey collected one hundred and eleven seabed sediment samples that were analysed for their grain size, textural composition and carbonate content. This dataset includes the results of grain size analysis measured by laser diffractometer.
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Geoscience Australia may refer to a specimen as a sample of (material), that is, a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to or represent a larger amount of that material. Observations and measurements are recorded that relate to a specimen.
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Geoscience Australia has the primary role in the delineation of Australia's domestic and international maritime limits and boundaries. An output of this activity is the development of the Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) data. AMB is a GIS data product, replacing Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 (AMB2014), providing access to the data for Australia's maritime zones. AMB is a digital representation of Australia's limits and boundaries as established under the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 and associated proclamations. The data also include a representation of the limits by which the scheduled and offshore areas of each of the States and of the Northern Territory are determined under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGSA). In the event of an inconsistency between AMB data and the limits under any legislation, the latter prevails. The data have been published by Geoscience Australia in consultation with other relevant Commonwealth Government agencies including the Attorney-General's Department, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Hydrographic Office. This version contains a number of technical amendments made on the basis of user feedback. These include: · Harmonisation of maritime boundaries, scheduled area and graticular block datasets in block SC51 AMB data comprise the territorial straight baselines and the outer limits of each zone, together with maritime boundaries determined by treaties between Australia and neighbouring countries. All data coordinates are supplied in the GDA94 datum. The data reflects the location of the coastline within the constraints of available source material at the time of production. AMB Data can also be viewed on-line via AMSIS (http://www.ga.gov.au/marine/jurisdiction/amsis.html). Product Specifications Coverage: Australia including all external territories Currency: May 2014. Coordinates: Geographical Datum: GDA94 (functionally equivalent to WGS84). Format: ESRI Geodatabase and REST web service - free online. The area of coverage of the AMB data is for the whole of the Australian marine jurisdiction which includes waters adjacent to the mainland, offshore islands and External Territories. The geographical extent is approximately between the latitude limits of 7 S to 70 S and the longitude limits 40 E to 175 E. This dataset includes the following disclaimer: AMB data is a digital representation of the territorial sea baseline and of the outer limits of Australia's maritime zones. The baseline and zones are established under the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973. The data also includes a representation of the limits by which the waters adjacent to each of the Australian States and of the Northern Territory are determined under the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980, Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980 and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. In the event of an inconsistency between AMB data and the baselines and limits under the legislation, the latter prevails.
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This product is prepared in conjunction with Australia Post. The postcode tables and list product is a grouping of ten ASCII table and list files for those seeking to use Australia Post Postcode Information in textual database systems. Scale is 1:10 000 in urban areas, and 1:25 000 to 1:1m in rural areas.
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PLEASE NOTE: These data have been updated. See Related Links for new data. Australian Petroleum Blocks (2014) - Aligned with the current Australian Maritime Boundary Dataset (AMB2014) The digital realisation of Australia's Graticular Framework as set out under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. ESRI Geodatabase. The dataset was created internally by Geoscience Australia using the framework described in Section 33 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (OPGGS Act) and previous Acts. The international, scheduled areas and coastal waters used in this dataset are those found in the current Australian Maritime Boundary Dataset (AMB2014). The dataset is comprised of both polygons and points created to very high precision, accurate to within millimetres. The blocks have been cut by Australia's international boundaries, the scheduled areas and the coastal waters. Each block is assigned a polygon, including partial blocks. All blocks are titled with their block ID, and a list of vertices that make up the blocks. Each vertex of the dataset is also replicated as a discrete point in the points dataset. The design of the dataset allows for the exact location of every vertex to be know to millimetre precision. The corner coordinates of blocks are now defined to a high precision, and can be found by querying the appropriate point. Existing production licences AC/P17, AC/RL4, and AC/RL5 are included in the dataset. The blocks are attributed with fields containing information on: Block ID Parent 1 Million Mapsheet Offshore Area Epoch of the boundaries used to cut the data - AMB2014 Datum Origin of the mapsheet in AGD66 The position of all vertices in the block The number of vertices in the block The area of the block in acres The area of the block in hectares The calculation used to find the area of the blocks is estimated to be precise to better than 1%. This is considered to be sufficient as under the permit and licensing arrangements in the OPGGS Act, the area of a block has no relevance. Therefore the area figure is provided solely for reference.
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This data is a subset of the lastest release of PINEENA GW data - v9.3 (http://waterinfo.nsw.gov.au/pinneena/gw.shtml) with the most recenlty available data added) This subset includes: - Standing Water Levels (SWL) from unconfined intake areas (non artesian) - plots of the above data - locations of some of the bores (added by Geoscience Australia) Data is continuous (daily) and is measured in metres from a reference point. The reference point is unknown
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<p> The Gazetteer provides information on the location and spelling of more than 322 000 geographical names across Australia as at March 2006. 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 which are custodians of the data. The Gazetteer fields include: </p> <ul> <li><strong>Record ID</strong> - unique feature identifier for each feature.</li> <li><strong>Authority ID</strong> - custodian state or territory.</li> <li><strong>State ID</strong> - state or territory which contains the feature.</li> <li><strong>Name</strong> - name of the feature.</li> <li><strong>Feature Code</strong> - code indicating the type of feature</li> <li><strong>Status</strong> - indicates whether the name is authorised.</li> <li><strong>Variant name</strong> - variant or alternative name used for the feature.</li> <li><strong>Postcode</strong> - Australia Post Postcode for the feature.</li> <li><strong>Concise Gazetteer</strong> - indicates whether the feature is included in the concise gazetteer.</li> <li><strong>Longitude</strong> - longitude of the feature in decimal degrees.</li> <li><strong>Latitude</strong> - latitude of the feature in decimal degrees.</li> <li><strong>100K map number</strong> - 1:100 000 scale map number in which the feature is located.</li> <li><strong>CGDN</strong> - indicates whether the place name can be used in the state.au second level domains by community website portals which reflect community interests.</li> </ul> <h3>Product specifications</h3> <p><strong>Coverage:</strong> Australia<br /> <strong>Currency:</strong> 2006<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 Gazatteer. </p>