Service Update - 17/09/2009: We have implemented a new set of infrastructure for GeoVic to improve the service reliability. We are also hoping to be able to return the Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) layers as a result.
Please note that if you have any saved sessions, they will continue to work for a week or so, but you will need to rebuild them using the new system as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience.
The Earth Resources web mapping application allows users to search our geospatial databases and display the results as maps or tables.
Datasets that can be viewed and interrogated include mineral, petroleum and extractive industries tenements, land-use and airborne geophysical survey boundaries, gravity, magnetic and radiometric images, borehole & well data, surface geochemistry results, mines and mineral occurrences, and geological maps and interpretations at various scales.
This application will eventually provide our clients with on-line access to all Earth Resources services and databases to help them carry out their business.
To be kept informed of GeoVic updates (usually twice a year), please email mbc.info@dpi.vic.gov.au with "Subscribe to GeoVic update information" in the subject line.
Greater element value information for Surface Geochemistry
Update of Gravity Station data
Update of Ecological Vegetation Class layers
New batch of EL Summaries and EL Reports
Improved Functionality
High resolution mine plans available for Mines and Mineral Occurrences
Miscellaneous
Reduced the number of folders in Map Layers window
Updated FAQ and Contacts List
April 2008
New Data Layers
Aboriginal Affairs Victoria layers.
Coal Inventory Data layers.
South East Commonwealth Marine Reserves layer.
Improved Data Layers
New Symbology for Ecological Vegetation Class layers.
Replaced AMBIS Adjacent Area Boundary 2001 with 2006 version.
Additional Functionality
VicMine Report link for Mines and Mineral Occurrences.
KML Export Tool to Google Earth.
Online Store GIS State-wide DVD link (Download).
Tenement Reports for Mineral, Petroleum, Pipeline and Geothermal Tenements.
Borehole Reports.
Download Parcel and Property to Excel.
Improved Functionality
Select by Query Builder and Filter on more layers.
Improve Datamart Connectivity.
Disabled Functionality
Removed 60% aerial photos due to copyright issues
July 2007
New Data Layers
Geothermal Tenements.
Gold Undercover Initiative Area.
Deposit Style layers.
Geochronology Sites.
Operating Gold Mines.
Register of National Estate.
EPA Regional Boundary.
Petroleum Access Authorities.
Aerial Photography.
Improved Data Layers
Petroleum Acreage Release.
Towns are faster.
Additional Functionality
Datamart Connection (improved download).
Gold Undercover Initiative Theme.
Revert to Base Startup Layers - Victoria theme.
Tenement and Registration Details.
Improved Functionality
Tenement Search.
Disabled Functionality
Petroleum Work Plan Link.
November 2006
New data layers
Regolith-Landform Interpretation layers.
Planning scheme layers.
Quarry or Mine Areas layer.
Transmission Line layer.
'All GSV Maps' layer.
Leads and Workings layer.
Improved data layers
Geophysics - Walhalla Woods Point data added.
Tree Cover - now contains tree density layer.
Additional functionality
Changes to interface. This includes:
Buttons and tools have been moved to the 'File' tab.
Addition of 'Print Menu'.
Regolith-landform Interpretations theme.
Hyperlink to GSV Map Images tool.
Select using query builder and filter.
Select by line.
Upload GML and CSV formats.
Export Markup as Shapefile.
Open\Save session from file.
April 2006
New data layers
Geothermal Layers.
Environmental, Public Land and Crown Land Managed layers.
AMBIS Adjacent Area Boundaries.
Buildings.
Victorian Upper and Lower Electorates.
DPI/DSE Boundaries.
Improved data layers
Geology - Walhalla Woods Point, Kilmore and Lancefield added.
Geophysics - Bendigo 250k updated.
Bores Petroleum and Wells merged.
Petroleum Industry Land Status.
Tenements have multiple minerals.
DEM Image - 1M Onshore.
Seismic updated.
Town locations improved.
Additional functionality
Geothermal Themes - turn on a number of geothermal layers with a couple of clicks.
Create PDF prints in user specified co-ordinate system and map grids.
Mines and Mineral Occurrences, Mineral Points 1M, Mineral Regions and Geology have links to References in the identify results.
Pipelines and Mineral Points are now downloadable.
Select by Radius Tool.
Quick Views.
Legend Limiter to geology units and EVC's in PDF Prints.
IMF 5.1 upgrade.
Symbolize by attributes.
Download a Georeferenced Image in Vicgrid94.
New help available - Five 'How to' guides which give step by step instructions on common GeoVic uses.
September 2005
New data layers
Geological structure measurements.
Geophysical polygons and lines.
Railway lines.
Additional functionality
EL report links.
Mine plan links.
Structure photo links.
Geochemistry demonstrator link.
PDF maps can be in portrait.
Extra Themes categories.
MGA co-ords in status bar.
March 2005
New data layers
3D Seismic surveys.
Cross section lines and linked pdfs.
Cultural heritage management regions from AAV.
Geology 4M - for quicker display.
Geophysical basins 500K.
Mineral graticules (effective 1/7/2005)
Improved data layers
2D Seismic surveys.
Earthquakes.
Geology 100K updated - Bogong & Dargo added.
'Native title claim heritage areas' now from AAV.
Petroleum wells and some well log summaries.
Petroleum structure images.
Tenements - Applications have italic font.
Watercourses have lakes added.
Additional functionality
Re-order layers button.
DbMap data links.
Removed 'Proposed Extractive Sites' layer, now in 'Current Extractive Industry Tenements' layer.
PDF maps now have VicGrid 94 logo.
October 2004
New data layers
6 new grids
Vicroads Green Map Index
Improved data layers
User defined symbology on some layers.
Additional functionality
Mine Subsidence Hazards Analysis.
Download of Geophysics data.
Added Pan Borders to Map.
Registration for download and hazards.
Themes Menu.
Changed Co-ordinates:
Map Centre now geographic.
Identify has MGA Zonal and geographic.
Metadata inclusion in shapefile download.
May 2004
New data layers
New geoscientific data released at the 16th VIMP Data Release, 25/05/2004
Geological detail (50K and 100K)
Geological provinces
Parishes
Monitored groundwater boreholes
Standard map indexes (25K,100K & 1M)
More GeoScience Victoria map indexes
More geophysical images
New search capabilities
Property with address search
Parcel boundary search
Improved UTM Co-ordinate search
General changes/improvements
Renamed from MapShare to GeoVic
Inclusion of sub-folders
Download for excel (some layers)
Improved symbology
Upload a shapefile into the map
More downloadable Minerals & Petroleum data
Standard Map Index 250K - not displayed at startup
System Recommendations
GeoVic is optimised for use with Internet Explorer 5.5+. Most features should however work with any recent standards compliant browser. Some features may not work in older browsers.
A computer screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or better will give best results, but GeoVic will work at 800 x 600.
It is recommended that you turn off any Pop-Up Blocker. This feature is commonly used by Google and Yahoo! toolbars and very recent web browsers (Windows XP SP2).
