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Geoscience Australia – Open Subsurface Data

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Key facts

Region Australia (onshore and offshore)
Provider Geoscience Australia
Access Portal
URL https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/home
Registration No registration
Licence Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) / Australian Government Open Licence
Data types Well / Borehole Metadata, Well Log Data, Seismic Data, Geophysical Surveys, Geological Models, Reports & Documents
Coverage National-scale coverage of Australia, including onshore sedimentary basins and offshore continental margins.
Formats Vary by dataset type and delivery service; includes seismic datasets, well information, geological and geophysical models, and supporting documentation.

Notes

Geoscience Australia provides a national open data portal offering geological, geophysical, and energy-related datasets covering both onshore and offshore Australia.

The portal includes a wide range of subsurface data products, with particular strength in regional seismic datasets, basin-scale geological models, and national syntheses. Well and borehole information is available but is typically less central than in European regulatory portals.

Datasets are accessed via web portals and download services, with most data openly available under Australian Government open licences. The data is well suited for regional studies, teaching, and contextual geological analysis, rather than field-scale machine learning benchmarking.

Last reviewed: 01 Jan 2026

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