Officer Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Structural Zones and Depositional History

The Officer Basin dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network provides descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features. It covers an area of approximately 525,000 square kilometres and contains a sedimentary sequence up to 10,000 m deep from the Neoproterozoic to Late Devonian periods. The data was last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and storage based on described hydrogeology and structural zones.
• Analyze sedimentary depositional environments based on described marine, fluvial, glacial, and aeolian systems.
• Study basin evolution and tectonic history based on described orogenic events and structural zones.
• Assess land use and environmental impacts based on grouped themes of land use, industry, and environment.

Strengths

• Covers a vast spatial area of approximately 525,000 square kilometres.
• Describes a thick sedimentary sequence with a depth range up to 10,000 metres.
• Groups descriptive topics into 11 specific themes including hydrogeology, geology, and land use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled from geological surveys and spatial mapping.

Time Range

Covers geological periods from Neoproterozoic to Late Devonian.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 20:17:31.689041; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Officer Basin in central Australia.