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

Six interactive 3D VRML models visualize offshore acreage released by the Australian Government in 2007 to encourage petroleum exploration investment. The models were created for distribution at the 2007 APPEA conference and later via the web. The data is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Visualizing potential petroleum exploration zones based on the 2007 acreage release areas.
• Creating interactive presentations for energy investment based on the 3D VRML models.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of government-released exploration acreage based on the geospatial models.

Strengths

• Contains six distinct 3D VRML models for interactive visualization.
• Data is associated with a specific government strategy and conference (2007 APPEA).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Created for distribution at the 2007 APPEA conference and later via the web.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 10:14:03.243628; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian offshore areas