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Mapping

Atlas South Australia

Use Atlas South Australia to access maps and geographic information about South Australia in an interactive atlas format.

http://www.atlas.sa.gov.au

Australian Atlas of Mineral Resources, Mines & Processing Centres

The Australian Atlas of Mineral Resources, Mines, and Processing Centres aims to provide an authoritative understanding of Australia's known mineral and energy (solid fuel) assets, mines and production/processing centres (existing and planned).

http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/

Australian Soil Resource Information System

The Australian Soil Resource Information System (ASRIS) provides online access to the best available soil and land resource information in a consistent format across the country. ASRIS has been developed for a broad range of users including natural resource managers, educational institutions, planners, researchers, and community groups.

http://www.asris.csiro.au/

Australian Spatial Data Directory

The Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD) aims to improve access to Australian spatial data for industry, government, education and the general community. The ASDD provides search interfaces to discover geospatial dataset descriptions (metadata) throughout Australia.

http://asdd.ga.gov.au/

Cartographic links

National Library of Australia guide and Index to useful internet sites for Australian maps and mapping.

http://www.nla.gov.au/map/cartolinks.html

Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO)

The Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) provides geospatial intelligence, from imagery and other sources, in support of Australia's defence and national interests.

http://www.defence.gov.au/digo/

Interactive map [Vic]

Find a Victorian property or place by street address, suburb or town, lot on plan, coordinates or street directory and get a report with location details, planning zone summaries and more; search street directories; or build your own map.

http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp

Interactive Social Atlas

The Interactive Social Atlas uses the information compiled for the Country Matters - Social Atlas of Rural and Regional Australia using the latest ABS Population and Housing Census data to focus on the people and communities of non-metropolitan Australia.

http://adl.brs.gov.au/socialatlas/

Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM)

ICSM is comprised of senior representatives of Australia's Commonwealth, State, Territory and Defence agencies responsible for surveying and mapping. New Zealand is also a member of ICSM and their members represent both New Zealand civil and Defence mapping.

http://www.icsm.gov.au/

Land Use and Management Information for Australia

This website is an information hub to assist land managers, planners and others who need to know more about land use, land management practices and land cover data and information for Australia.

http://adl.brs.gov.au/landuse/

Map of Australia [single page]

A4 size map of Australia in colour showing capital cities, state borders, elevation etc.

http://www.ga.gov.au/images/GA1073.jpg

MapConnect

MapConnect enables personal and professional users alike to download and print maps of their chosen area, in a standard web browser environment without the need for additional software. The application utilises Geoscience Australia's GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3 data that covers the entire nation. MapConnect also has the ability to turn on and off specific feature layers.

http://www.ga.gov.au/mapconnect/

Maps of Australia

These Geoscience Australia maps can be downloaded free of charge to use in reports, projects and as a reference source, provided an acknowledgement accompanies the image.

http://www.ga.gov.au/products-services/maps/maps-of-australia.html

Maps of Australia (NLA)

Search over 100,000 maps of Australia held in Australia's libraries, from the earliest mapping to the present. This facility allows you to define an area or enter a search term to search for maps of Australia held in Australia's libraries. The search facility also includes digitised maps.

http://mapsearch.nla.gov.au/

Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S)

The Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support (MCAS-S) is a software tool developed by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) that brings the MCA process into the decision-makers' realm. It is an easy-to-use, flexible tool that promotes insightful desktop combination and study of different types of mapped information; understanding of the relationships between the decision-making process and the available spatial data; and interactive 'live-update' and mapping of alternative project scenarios.

http://adl.brs.gov.au/mcass/

National Indigenous Forestry Strategy (NIFS)

The National Indigenous Forestry Strategy (NIFS) enables users to produce forest-related maps based on Australian Indigenous areas.

http://adl.brs.gov.au/nifs/

Offshore mineral resources

Australia has jurisdiction over a wide variety of offshore mineral deposits. Includes a link to the map of Australian Offshore Mineral Locations, which depicts the location of many known deposits.

http://www.ga.gov.au/minerals/mineral-resources/offshore-mineral-resources.html

Plantation Information Network

The Plantation Information Network provides access to information on studies undertaken to identify land capable and suitable for commercial timber plantations in Australia.

http://adl.brs.gov.au/mapserv/plant/

Theme and Reference Maps

A range of theme and reference maps are available from Geoscience Australia. Some are also available as free resources for download.

http://www.ga.gov.au/topographic-mapping/theme-and-reference-maps.html

Topographic mapping

Geoscience Australia's National Geographic and Information Group is the Australian Government's national mapping agency. They provide authoritative geographic information services and products to enable evidence-based decision making, deliver government policy, assist industry development needs and support community wellbeing.

http://www.ga.gov.au/topographic-mapping.html

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