Geoscience Australia headquarters located in the Canberra suburb of Symonston

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Facilities

It has a free place name search ^[1] and its earthquake monitoring services can be freely accessed. ^[2]

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Geoscience Australia home page.
• As the cocky flies distance calculator

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