Papua New Guinea Fault and Fold Systems from Geological Surveys

Papua New Guinea's main geological faults and folds are documented based on ground and remote sensing surveys. The data was compiled by the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea, with contributions from oil exploration companies over the last 25 years. It serves as a corrective reference to earlier, erroneous fault line data published in 1971.

Use Cases

• Correcting historical geological maps based on modern survey data mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the distribution of major fault systems like the Owen Stanley Fault and Frieda Fault in Papua New Guinea.
• Comparing ground survey results with interpretations from airphotos and side-looking airborne radar imagery.

Strengths

• Based on multi-source surveys from government and industry over a 25-year period.
• Incorporates data from airphotos at scales from 1:20,000 to 1:80,000 and side-looking airborne radar imagery.
• Compiled by authoritative bodies including the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific surveys conducted.

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Papua New Guinea, oil exploration companies.

Collection Method

Ground surveys, remote sensing, airphoto examination, and field mapping.

Time Range

Surveys conducted over the last 25 years prior to the document's creation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 12:36:25.393615; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Papua New Guinea, specifically the eastern part of the island of New Guinea.