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 Geoscience Australia headquarters located in the Canberra suburb of Symonston | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2001 |
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| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Headquarters | Symonston, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 35°20′36″S 149°09′30″E / 35.34333°S 149.15833°E |
| Employees | 671 (as at 30 June 2023)[1] |
| Annual budget | A$207.30 million (2020)[2] |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Parent department | Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
| Website | portal |
Geoscience Australia is a statutory agency of the Government of Australia that carries out geoscientific research. The agency is the government's technical adviser on aspects of geoscience, and serves as the repository of geographic and geological data collated by the Commonwealth.
On a user pays basis, the agency offers geospatial services, including topographic maps and satellite imagery. It is also a major contributor to the Australian Government's free, open data collections such as data
- ^ "Geoscience Australia Annual Report 2022-23 Earth sciences for Australia's future". Annual Report, Geoscience Australia. Australian Government. 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Annual Report 2020-21". Annual Report, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Australian Government. 2020. p. 186. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ A search on the http://data.gov.au catalogue revealing many thousands of Geoscience Australia datasets: [1]