Geoscience Australia compiled a history of geological investigations and a bibliography for the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent regions. The record was created to inform public debate, particularly regarding petroleum exploration interest. The dataset is available in PDF and HTML formats.
Use Cases
- Researching the history of petroleum exploration interest based on the compiled bibliography.
- Informing public policy debates on resource development based on the historical record of geological studies.
- Studying the geological evolution of the Great Barrier Reef region based on the compiled investigation history.
Strengths
- Compiled by Geoscience Australia, a national geological authority.
- Includes a bibliography of investigation results from Geoscience Australia and collaborating organizations.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic and institutional bias inherent to the compiled sources.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Compilation of historical investigations and bibliography by Geoscience Australia and its predecessors.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-30 13:08:04.273226; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Great Barrier Reef and adjacent regions