VAF_EXTENT_102UTQA: Upper Tertiary Quaternary Aquifer Extent in Victoria

VAF_EXTENT_102UTQA is a dataset representing the mapped extent of the Upper Tertiary Quaternary Aquifer within the Victorian Aquifer Framework. The dataset is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and was last updated on 2026-04-09. It is available in multiple geospatial file formats including DWG, MIF, DXF, SHP, EXTENDED TAB, GDB, and TAB.

Use Cases

• Map aquifer boundaries for groundwater resource assessment based on the described aquifer extent.
• Integrate aquifer geometry into 3D geological models based on the Victorian Aquifer Framework.
• Perform spatial analysis of aquifer distribution for environmental planning.
• Create visualizations of the Upper Tertiary Quaternary Aquifer for public communication.

Strengths

• Dataset is part of the official Victorian Aquifer Framework (VAF) 3D Surfaces.
• Available in seven common geospatial file formats (DWG, MIF, DXF, SHP, EXTENDED TAB, GDB, TAB).
• License is clearly defined as CC-BY-4.0.

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

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 05:45:29.145099; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Victoria, Australia