Geoscience Australia Strategy 2026–2036 National land, marine and coastal mapping
Page last updated:24 March 2026
Providing trusted national information and insights about the land, marine and coastal geography of Australia including its external territories
Image caption: Geoscience Australia integrates topographic and bathymetric data to join land and sea. This foundational data helps address challenges in Australia’s coastal zone.
Our 10-year goals
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Goal |
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| G4.1 | Deliver sustainable, trusted and comprehensive national mapping and location data, information, products and services that drive national priorities, including through an updated and expanded Digital Atlas of Australia, our whole-of-government integrated geospatial infrastructure implementation.  |
| G4.2 | Provide national and international leadership ensuring Australia’s national mapping and location information is dynamic, authoritative and integrated to unlock insights and innovation. |
| G4.3 | Deliver a marine cadastre to provide authoritative information to support administration of Australia’s maritime jurisdiction and strengthen marine planning, ocean policy and maritime security. |
Key Government initiatives we deliver
4-year initiatives
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Initiative |
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| I4i | Lead development of a government geospatial strategy and infrastructure that demonstrates the significant value of curated location information, including the role of our data and insights in supporting national priorities and outcomes. |
| I4ii | Integrate and deliver national land, water, hazard, coastal, and marine datasets – including through the Digital Atlas of Australia – providing the trusted source for multi-layered analysis and modelling, to generate new insights supporting informed decision-making across Australia’s continent, maritime jurisdiction and external territories including the Australian Antarctic Territory. |
| I4iii | Transform our national land, marine and coastal mapping data to support machine integration and advanced analytics, enabling new insights and innovative applications. |
| I4iv | Uplift national capability through whole-of-government integrated geospatial infrastructure (Digital Atlas of Australia). |
Our measures
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Measure |
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| M4a | Usage and satisfaction with our digital products. |
| M4b | Stakeholder decisions demonstrably informed by our products and advice. |
| M4c | Economic impact to Australia of the decisions and investments made using our products and advice. |
Policy and strategy alignment
Mapping for a thriving future
We map and analyse our unique land, ocean and coasts to inform sustainable development, stewardship of our environment and community wellbeing.
Find out how our trusted data, products and services support decision making and help map a thriving future.
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Index and glossary
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Focus areas explored
Resource potential
Unlocking Australia’s minerals, energy and groundwater resource potential through expert geoscience knowledge and analysis.
Positioning and navigation services
Measuring Australia’s land movement and delivering accurate, reliable and resilient positioning and navigation across Australia’s land and maritime areas.
Earth analysis
Transforming Earth observation data into Earth insights by monitoring, analysing and predicting change across Australia’s dynamic land, water and coastal environment over time.
Hazards and impacts
Monitoring and modelling natural and human-induced disaster risks and assessing impacts on Australia’s communities and infrastructure.
