Strategy
Responsible Resource Development
Cleaner and Low Emissions
Energy Technology
Community Safety
Sub Strategies
Maintaining
Australia’s
share of
global
resource
markets
Geothermal
Effective
Emergency
Response
Developin
g our gas
resources
GA’s Strategy — Attract and influence
Priority 1
successful exploration
Coal seam gas
water issues
National Geoscience Infrastructure
Spatial
Infrastructure
Geophysical
Observatory
Network
National Geoscience Capability
Laboratories
Provision and maintenance of
nationally important geoscience
infrastructure
Support the
nation to plan
for an energy
secure future
GA’s Strategy —
Priority 3
Key
Deliverables
Mitigate Impact of Natural Marine bioregional
Hazards
planning and
management
Maximise longterm benefits
from Australia’s
resources
GA’s Strategy —
Priority 2
GA’s Role
Carbon Capture
and Storage
Improving Marine
Planning and
Protection
Support Australia Reduce the threat that
to react to
natural hazards pose to
emergencies
the national interest
effectively
Maximise long term
benefits of Australia’s
resources
Information
Stewardship
Spatial Data
Framework
Increase the
uptake of
geoscience
information
Provision and
maintenance of
nationally important
geoscience
infrastructure
Link information
to location
Support
Governments to
develop and
implement policy
Identify areas likely to
deliver successful
exploration outcomes
Characterise and Integrated
monitor water
assessment of
resources
the energy
sources
available to
Australia
Promote Australia as an
attractive destination for
exploration
Support for
management of
the mineral and
energy resource
industries
Support for the
Notification of
management of the events that may
mineral and energy require response
resource industries
Assessment of potential
natural hazard impacts
Projection of
Assessment of natural
future developme hazard probability and
nt and likely
severity
impact of events
Improve information
available to support
exploration
Maps and images Identification of assets
to support
exposed to natural
response actions hazards
Integrated assessment of the energy sources
available to Australia
Assessment of
Facilitate natural hazard
disaster impact to avoidance and mitigation
support response
Increase understanding of the fundamental
geology of Australia
Support
international
efforts
Support for acreage
release process
Groundwater
data, models
and maps
Geothermal
energy
estimates,
models and
maps
CO2 Infrastructure
Plan
Support for
Australia’s claims to
territories and
resources
Maintain the
Maintain seismic
Geodetic
stations and
Reference Frame related
communications
infrastructure
Characterisation of
seafloor and coastal
habitats and
biodiversity
Maintain fit for
purpose Earth
obser-vation
groundstations
and
communications
infrastructure
Provision of
analysis on precompetitive
collection samples
Maintain our data Provision of
and collections
frameworks for
consistent
determination
of position
Maintain geoProvision of
magnetic
analysis on palaeo
stations and
samples
related
communications
infrastructure
Improve
accessibility of
the data,
information and
assets we hold
Enable legal
traceability of
position in
Australia
Maintain
Provision of
geodetic
analysis on water
stations and
samples
related
communications
infrastructure
Promote
adoption of
standards for
data and
information
interoperability
Enable access to
fundamental
public good
geographic
information
Enable high performance
computing
Provision of
analysis on
sediment samples
Delivery of high performance
geoscience data
Assets,
equipment and
infrastructure are
fit for purpose to
ensure capture
and acquisition of
essential GA
spatial data
Assets, equipment
and
infrastructure are fit
for purpose to
complete analysis
of samples to
support key GA
deliverables
Pre-competitive
resources
collections and
data (Repository)
Build others capability to
manage natural hazard
impact
Support for
Natural hazard models
tsunami
warnings [ATWS]
Coastal and marine
data and maps
Assets,
equipment and
infrastructure
are fit for
purpose to
ensure capture
and acquisition
of essential GA
geophysical
National
Foundation
Spatial Data
Framework
Strategy
Responsible Resource Development
Cleaner and Low Emissions
Energy Technology
Community Safety
Improving Marine
Planning and
Protection
National Geoscience Infrastructure
National Geoscience Capability
data
Promotion of minerals and
petroleum prospectivity
Technical advice on
minerals and petroleum
exploration and
exploitation
New pre-competitive
minerals and petroleum
data and information
Advice on
environmental
(groundwater)
impact of
resource
development
Advice on
potential
geothermal
resources,
technologies
and scientific
analysis
National low
emissions coal
initiative
Nuclear
\Monitoring
Vulnerability models and
information
Advice on environmental marine and
coastal impact from
resource
development
Advice on CCS
Remote fire
warnings
[Sentinel]
Natural hazard impact
and risk analysis and
advice
Advice on Australia’s
Maritime Limits
Maps and
imagery for
agencies
responding to
emergencies
Post-disaster advice,
analysis, models and
reports
Local earthquake Flood mapping
notifications and information
advice
ICT and
Corporate
Services
Assets, tools and infrastructure can
support high performance
computing
Access to, and
use of
geoscience
information
Geodetic
reference system
Exposure and
natural hazard
data
Advice on external territories
Maps and
imagery for
Defence
Strategy
Externally Funded Initiatives
Sub Strategies
Restoring long-term health of the MurrayDarling Basin
Promotion and Presence
Tackling climate change
Overseas development assistance
Awareness and use of geoscience
GA’s Strategy — Priority 1
GA’s Strategy — Priority 2
Build the geoscience capability of the Nation
GA’s Strategy — Priority 3
Maximise long-term benefits from Australia’s
resources
GA’s Role
Acquisition, analysis and modelling of groundwater data
Support for AusAID in regional response and capability
development
Promote geoscience activities
Acquisition of topographical and remote sensed Acquisition, analysis and modelling of remote sensed landcover data
data
Build others capability to manage natural hazard impact
Increase presence of geoscience in education
and training
Characterisation and monitoring of groundwater Acquisition of climate related data
resources
Participation in regional risk and natural hazard programs
Improve community awareness of geoscience
and it’s benefits
Reduce the threat that hazards pose to the national interest
Supports overseas development assistance programs
Analysis of effects of climate change on existing natural hazard and risk Acquisition, analysis and modelling of international natural
maps and models
hazard related data
Key Deliverables
Groundwater data, models and maps
Sea level monitoring and cyclone impact and groundwater
modelling
Geoscience promotion and education
Landcover data, models and maps
Natural hazard risk assessments and hazard monitoring
Engagement with research community
Advice on methods for managing water
resources
Climate related risk and natural hazard data, models and maps
Remote sensed data to support national and international climate change initiatives
Topographic Data
ICT and Corporate
Services
Costs fully recovered if no direct benefits accrue to GA
Mining for development