Geoscience Australia actively participates in many cooperative projects at all levels of government and industry. These projects aim to promote standards and provide a simpler interface with our partners and clients.

Portals and collaborative websites

• Geoscience Portal - an initiative of the Australian Chief Government Geologists Committee, which provides access to geoscience information from Australian governments at state and federal levels.
• OzCoast and OzEstuaries - Australia's online coastal information portal.
• Australian Disaster Information Network (AusDIN) - a portal for the Australian emergency management community.
• Australian Mines Atlas - the Australian Atlas of Mineral Resources, Mines, and Processing Centres.

Cooperative research

As part of our commitment to eGovernment, Geoscience Australia is an active member of several Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) and other Australian government funded collaborative research centres.

• CO2 CRC
• Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC
• CRC for Spatial Information (CRC-SI)
• Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities (CERF)
• CRC for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME) - concluded 30 June 2008
• Predictive Mineral Discovery CRC (pmd*CRC) - concluded 30 June 2008

Government

• Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism - our parent department.
• Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
• Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
• Bureau of Meteorology
• Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS)
• National Land and Water Resources Audit
• Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
• Emergency Management Australia
• Public Sector Mapping Agencies (PSMA)

Australian geological surveys

• Department of Primary Industries New South Wales - Minerals and Petroleum
• Department of Primary Industries Victoria - Minerals and Petroleum
• Department of Mines and Energy - Queensland
• Department of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia - Minerals
• Geoscience Services Western Australia
• Mineral Resources Tasmania
• Northern Territory Geological Survey

Minerals councils

• Minerals Council of Australia
• Minerals Council of Australia - Victorian Division
• New South Wales Minerals Council
• Queensland Resources Council
• South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy
• Northern Territory Minerals Council
• Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Western Australia
• Tasmanian Minerals Council

Standards and policy initiatives

Geoscience Australia is a leader in the development of standards and policies in many aspects of geology, geophysics and spatial information. We currently contribute to the following standards and policy initiatives:

• AusGeoRef is a cooperative venture with the American Geological Institute. AusGeoRef includes more than 170 000 bibliographic references on Australia, drawn from journal literature, meeting proceedings and abstracts, books, reports and maps.
• Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) is a national initiative to provide better access for all Australians to essential spatial data.
• Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD) provides search interfaces to geospatial dataset descriptions.
• Office of Spatial Data Management (OSDM) provides a wide range of information about the Australian Government's spatial data policy, including details about related cross-portfolio coordination bodies.
• Australia and New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC) is the peak council for public sector spatial data management in Australia and New Zealand.
• Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) provides leadership through coordination and cooperation in surveying, mapping and charting.

Industry and professional associations

Geoscience Australia works closely with a range of industry and professional associations involved in the geoscience and spatial information fields.

• Australian Spatial Industry Business Association (ASIBA) represents the spatial industry in Australia.
• Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI) represents the spatial professions in Australia.
• Institution of Surveyors, Australia
• International Map Trade Association (IMTA)
• Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia
• The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)
• Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC)
• Institution of Engineering and Mining Surveyors Australia
• The Australian Institute of Geoscientists
• Geological Society of Australia
• Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP)
• International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH Australia)