Geoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian federal government. It carries out geoscientific research.
On a user pays basis it produces geospatial products such as topographic maps and satellite imagery.
It has a free place name search and its earthquake monitoring services can be freely accessed.
History
The agency was first established in 1946 as the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (BMR) to provide geological and geophysical maps of Australia to underpin mineral exploration.
In 1992, the name changed to Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO).
In 2001, reflecting a shift to geoscience information for petroleum and minerals, the organisation’s name was changed again, to AGSO-Geoscience Australia. Later that year, with the addition of the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group (AUSLIG), the name shifted again to Geoscience Australia.
External links
- Geoscience Australia home page.
- Place Name search - gives longitude and latitude, together with official status of place names in Australia.
- As the cocky flies distance calculator
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