Geoscience Australia Geophysics Reference Data Collection

Brief description

This record was harvested by RDA at 2024-02-14T09:51:51.483+11:00 from NCI's Data Catalogue.

Full description

This collection has been compiled by Geoscience Australia from an extensive archive of over 2,200 geophysical surveys dating back to 1947. The datasets have been acquired by Geoscience Australia and its State and Territory Government partners. The collection includes datasets acquired using potential field (magnetics and gravity) and radiometric (gamma-ray spectrometry) geophysical techniques. Ground elevation datasets (digital elevation models), which were acquired incidentally during many of the geophysical surveys, are also included. The datasets have been organised into four sub-collections based on the individual surveys for each of the three survey types: ground gravity surveys; airborne magnetic, radiometric and elevation surveys; and marine potential field surveys. The fourth sub-collection consists of the national scale compilations of data for each geophysical method. The data are processed (non-raw) and are stored in both their fundamental/original form as point-located measurements, as well as in interpolated regular grid (raster) form. The collection has potential applications in a wide range of disciplines including geological mapping, mineral and petroleum resource exploration, groundwater and environmental resource management, soil science, geodesy, and infrastructure planning.

Credit

Suggested citation:
Geoscience Australia (2022): Geoscience Australia Geophysics Reference Data Collection. v1. NCI Australia.dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25914/5f752880198f1