Geoscience Australia's Value to the Nation Case Studies

Over 70 years of contributions by Geoscience Australia to Australia's economic, social, and environmental well-being are documented. The publication highlights case studies across six strategic priorities, including resource wealth, community safety, and water security. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the economic benefits of geoscience based on the 'Building Australia's Resource Wealth' case studies.
• Assessing environmental risk management based on the 'Ensuring Australia's Community Safety' priority.
• Researching water resource security strategies based on the 'Securing Australia's Water Resources' examples.
• Studying marine jurisdiction management based on the 'Managing Australia's Marine Jurisdictions' work.

Strengths

• Case studies span over 70 years of institutional activity.
• Data is organized around six distinct strategic priorities.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from internal reports and project summaries.

Time Range

Covers contributions over more than 70 years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:04:54.278801; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia