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Geoscience Australia

Node type

Commonwealth government

Node description

Geoscience Australia is the national agency for geoscience research and geospatial information. Our research and information contributes to enhanced economic, social and environmental benefits to the community - by providing input for decisions that impact upon resource use, management of the environment, and the safety and well-being of Australians.

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• Server hostname: www.ga.gov.au
• Server port: 6668
• Repository name: ga

Bounding coordinates

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• North bounding coordinate: -8
• South bounding coordinate: -44
• East bounding coordinate: 154
• West bounding coordinate: 112

Top search terms

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geology,geophysics,geochemistry,minerals,petroleum,exploration,geohazards,environment,geoscience,earthquake,mining,resources,earth science,marine

References

• Home: http://www.ga.gov.au/
• Local metadata search: http://www.ga.gov.au/oracle/geomet/geomet.html

Description of the organisation/jurisdiction

Geoscience Australia is a research agency of the Australian Government Department of Resources Energy and Tourism.

Contact details

• Contact organisation: Geoscience Australia
• Postal address: GPO Box 378
• City: Canberra
• State: ACT
• Postal code: 2601
• Electronic mail: sales@ga.gov.au
• Telephone: 61 2 6249 9111
• Facsimile: 61 2 6249 9984

Metadata date

2007-12-06