geoscience information update 2016
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Geoscience Information Update 2016
new features, new data, new products
Bronwyn Witham Geoscientist Databases
Geoscience Information and Services update
• New Maps & Data Packages • New Publications • Upgraded Systems • New Data • New Services • New Web Functions
2015-2016 Highlights
New maps
Title: Kayrunnera 1:100 000 Geology (1) Title: Bunda 1:100 000 Geology (2) Title: Advanced Mineral Projects & Exploration Highlights in New South Wales 2016 (3) Title: Industrial Minerals of New South Wales 1:1 500 000 (4)
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Title: Gosford-Lake Macquarie 1:100 000 Geology Title: Sydney Area Coastal Quaternary 1:25 000 Geology (1) Title: Tibooburra 1:100 000 Regolith (2) Title: Grasmere 1:100 000 Geology (3) Title: Nuchea 1:100 000 Geology (4)
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New data packages
Title: XplorPak2016 (1) New South Wales Explorers Directory
Title: Coastal Quaternary Geology (2) Title: Oaklands Basin Petroleum (3) Title: Seamless Geology Zone 56 (4)
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$33 $110
New Publications
Subscribe to Quarterly Notes: www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/about-us/subscribe
Quarterly Notes
Title: Moss Vale 1:100 000 Geology Explanatory Notes (1) Title: QNotes 144 New lead isotopic and geochronologic constraints on mineralisation in the Macquarie Arc (2) Title: QNotes 145 Seamless geology of New South Wales (3) Title: QNotes 146 Coastal Quaternary mapping of the southern Hunter to northern Illawarra regions, NSW (4)
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http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/miners-and-explorers/geoscience-information/products-and-data/research-and-technical-reports
Research & Technical Reports
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Technical Reports
8 35 2
Palaeontology Papers
18 11 0
Other Research Papers
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New Commodity Flyers
Fact Sheets covering: • Rare earth elements • Gypsum • Coking coal • Thermal coal
New Posters
Recent examples: Title: Magnetic modelling & interpretation of the Hay-Booligal Zone and its basement Title: Defining major structures and their depth extent under cover in the southern Thomson Orogen, NSW Title: A long overdue systematic revision of Ordovician graptolite faunas from New South Wales, Australia
Common Ground
• Designed for the community, to provide easy access to titles information
http://commonground.nsw.gov.au
Soon to include • water data map layers • property search feature
New DIGS system: 2 collections
• Reports = old DIGS system • Publications = old Geoscientific Product Catalogue
https://search.geoscience.nsw.gov.au/
DIGS: more powerful searching
• Basic vs Advanced • Spatial • Save searches
DIGS: spatial searching
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DIGS: finding relevant records
1. Sorting 2. Filtering 3. Exact matches vs any word
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DIGS: Geophysical images
DIGS: 3D models
• Topographic surfaces
• Lithological volumes
• Fault surfaces • Confidence
attribution volumes
Access via online viewer or these file formats:
DXF, Gocad, Leapfrog
Geoscientific Data Warehouse (GDW) Focus of development for searching and discovering GSNSW data sets, & associated reference layers
http://dwh.minerals.nsw.gov.au/CI/warehouse
GDW: new data sets
1. Core library resampling reports in DIGS
2. Historic titles
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GDW: new data sets
• Whole rock geochemistry
(GSNSW work & academic
research) ~ 27,000 samples ~ 629,000 results
GDW: new functions
• GIS friendly download formats for complex data sets: assays, whole rock geochemistry
GDW: explore hyperspectral data
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GDW: maps for mobile devices
• Web interface upgraded to Drupal database
• New Seamless Geology and Outcrops vector maps
• Search georeferenced detailed maps by locality
• CWEDG, SMEDG • AIG workshop at Core Library • Careers nights • Newcastle Time Walk
Outreach & System Promotion
Feedback & Keeping in Touch
• Stay up to date – subscribe to e-newsletter
– Resource & Energy web site for news
• Share your experiences of using our services
http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/miners-and-explorers/geoscience-information/news