Offshore Acreage Release 2007: 3D VRML Models of Australian Petroleum Areas

Six interactive 3D VRML models visualize the 2007 offshore acreage release areas for petroleum exploration in Australia. Geoscience Australia created this product for distribution at the 2007 APPEA conference and later via the web. The data is part of the Australian Government's strategy to encourage investment in exploration.

Use Cases

• Visualize and analyze potential petroleum exploration areas based on the 3D VRML models.
• Support investment and planning decisions based on the interactive models of acreage release areas.
• Conduct geological and spatial analysis of the 2007 Australian offshore acreage release.

Strengths

• Contains six distinct 3D VRML models for interactive visualization.
• Created by Geoscience Australia, an authoritative government organization.
• Specifically designed for a major industry conference (2007 APPEA).

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 Data

Collection Method

Created for distribution at the 2007 APPEA conference.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:48:17.124138; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian offshore areas