The Australian Ocean Data Network provides an inventory of descriptive attributes for the Eromanga Basin groundwater system. The dataset covers over 1,250,000 square kilometres in central and eastern Australia and includes themes such as location, demographics, geology, hydrogeology, and land use. It was last updated on 2026-05-05.
Use Cases
- Model groundwater flow and aquifer properties based on hydrogeological and geological descriptions.
- Analyze land use and industry impacts on groundwater resources based on land use and industry type themes.
- Study the relationship between surface water and groundwater systems based on surface water theme data.
- Assess groundwater management policies based on groundwater management and use information.
- Investigate environmental factors affecting spring sites based on environment and physical geography themes.
Strengths
- The dataset covers a vast area of over 1,250,000 square kilometres.
- Descriptive topics are grouped into 11 distinct thematic categories.
- It is part of the Great Artesian Basin, which covers about 22% of the Australian land surface.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The data is provided in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 05:21:13.630481; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Eromanga Basin in central and eastern Australia, covering parts of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.