Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
This digital dataset is a compilation of the best digital geological map data available in September 1996, drawn mostly from Department of Mines and Energy Queensland (DME) and AGSO published 1:100k, 1:250k, 1:1mil and 1:2.5mil scale geological maps, supplemented by Cainozoic geology from AGSO/(Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy) CYPLUS regolith landform and coastal zone maps. The 45 different map units reflect logical age/lithology groupings selected to provide a compromise between readability in hardcopy at 1:1mil scale and a useful amount of information. Internal boundaries of units grouped together were eliminated but the identity of mapped units within each polygon has been added to info tables.The digital dataset was constructed as a basis for hardcopy map products - a 1:1mil scale geological map and a 1:3mil scale geological atlas to accompany AGSO Bulletin 240 - not as a digital product per se. Subsequently, in 2001, the dataset was upgraded to serve as part of a new 1:1mil scale outcrop geology map of Australia. This work comprised QA/QC of linework and attributes, and the addition of polygon constituent information.
Citation
Title North Queensland geology 1:1 000 000 scale map
publication  Date   2001
cited responsible party - author
individual Name Bain, J.H.C.
cited responsible party - author
individual Name Haipola, D.
Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation
Keywords
GIS Dataset
National
Theme keywords (theme):
geology
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GIS
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Earth Sciences
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Title Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
publication  Date   2008-03-31+11:00
ISBN 9780642483584
cited responsible party - owner
organisation Name  Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
URL:http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/1297.0Main%20Features32008?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=1297.0&issue=2008&num=&view=
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Title Realm > Geosphere
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Title Organization > NON-GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
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Title Property > Measure
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Title Science Domain > Earth Science
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Title Equipment > Instrument
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Title Material > Chemical
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Title Organization > Commercial Organization
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Title Feature > Environmental Feature
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Title Resource Type > Data Set
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Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
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Resource language:  eng
Character set encoding of resource:  utf8
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
license
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  license,otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence
Constraints on resource usage:
Security Constraints
Classification  unclassified
Spatial resolution:
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 1000000
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  140.624
eastBoundLongitude  148.3
northBoundLatitude  -9.844
southBoundLatitude  -20.844
point of contact - owner
organisation Name  Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
point of contact - custodian
organisation Name  Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 02 6249 9966
Fax 02 6249 9960
Address
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh DrGPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Country Australia
electronic Mail Addresssales@ga.gov.au
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
The first phase of the construction of this dataset, undertaken during 1996 and 1997, involved its compilation from a number of separate datasets. Most of the data was derived from post-1970 mapping (much of it at 1:100k scale, especially in the geologically complex eastern part of the map) published as second edition 1:250k scale geological series and special 1:250k regional map sheets. First edition (mostly pre-1970) 1:250k geological series maps were used in the geologically less-complex parts of the map. Some boundaries were derived from the digital version of the 1975 1:2.5mil scale Queensland Geology map. Cainozoic map unit boundaries in Cape York Peninsula north of 16 S are derived from AGSO/CYPLUS regolith landform and coastal zone maps. Additional information was derived from the 1:1mil scale Carpentaria-Karumba basins map, in the south-west part of the map, and the 1:500k scale Igneous Rocks of North Queensland maps. The compilation process involved a degree of generalisation of data and the absorption of smaller polygons into adjacent polygons. The compilation of the original dataset saw the removal of faults into their own dataset and the grouping of geological units into broader age-rock "groupings". The second phase, undertaken in 2001, involved the reintegration of faults into the geological dataset and the re-attribution of the original geological unit information. The reintegration of fault data into the coverage worked on the assumption that the location of the faults was more accurate than the corresponding 'geological boundary' linework in the geology coverage as the linework was not coincident. The re-attribution of geological unit information was done systematically from the separate "ungrouped" datasets used in the original process. The attribute accuracy of these datasets was checked against the sources used to create them and an exact list of those sources is provided in the Additional Metadata section.

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  Geoscience Australia
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +61 2 6249 9966
Fax +61 2 6249 9960
Address
GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Country Australia
electronic Mail Addresssales@ga.gov.au
Standard ordering process
fees 90.0
Ordering Instructions  http://www.ga.gov.au/products-services/how-to-order-products/sales-centre.html
Digital Transfer Options
Medium of distribution
medium Note cdRom
Format
Format name unknown
Format version Unknown
Digital Transfer Options
Metadata data stamp:  2014-02-14
Metadata Constraints
Security Constraints
Classification  unclassified
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  Geoscience Australia
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +61 2 6249 9966
Fax +61 2 6249 9960
Address
GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Country Australia
electronic Mail Addresssales@ga.gov.au
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata hierarchy level name:  dataset - GIS Dataset - National
Metadata language  eng
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata
standard version:  1.1
Metadata record identifier:  a05f7892-b646-7506-e044-00144fdd4fa6
URI for dataset described: > http://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/37948/

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)

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