Web Map Services and Web Feature Services

Web Map Services (WMS) and Web Feature Services (WFS) provide a way of delivering geoscience maps and data using established internet protocols developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium. []

instructions for viewing WMS services in a mapping application [PDF 632KB]

WMS information is requested using URLs and is returned as images (JPEG, PNG etc) that can be displayed in web browsers or desktop GIS applications. One example of a viewer for Web Map Services is the OneGeology Portal []. WFS delivers geological data in XML format according to standard community-agreed schemas, including GeoSciML, EarthResourceML and the Observations & Measurements data standard.

The following is a list of links to geoscience Web Map Services and Web Feature Services available from State, Territory and Federal government geoscience agencies. Not all agencies currently provide data via web services.

None of the agencies below guarantee the currency or quality of data provided by these services, nor do they guarantee the availability of these services, which may be removed at any time. Please refer to individual agency websites for the conditions of use of data.

Geoscience Australia

National geoscience data WMS – including geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, mineral occurrences, topography, and many other geoscience related data layers (WMS version 1.1.1)
http://www.ga.gov.au/wms/getmap?dataset=national&

1:1M and 1:2.5M scale Surface Geology WMS (WMS version 1.3.0)
http://www.ga.gov.au/wms/getmap?dataset=geows&

250K scale Topography and Infrastructure WMS (WMS version 1.1.1)
http://mapconnect.ga.gov.au/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?Servicename=GDA94_MapConnect_SDE_250kmap_WMS&

1:1M and 1:2.5M scale Surface Geology WFS (GeoSciML v2.0)
Several WFS URLs are provided at http://www.ga.gov.au/geows/ []

Western Australia - Department of Mines and Petroleum, Geological Survey of WA

Airborne geophysical surveys WMS (WMS version 1.3.0)
http://GISSDI.DMP.WA.GOV.AU/GISexternal/services/External/Airborne_Geophysics_External/MapServer/WMSServer

Geoscience datasets WMS – including geological units, structures, regolith, geochronology (WMS version 1.3.0)
http://GISSDI.DMP.WA.GOV.AU/GISexternal/services/External/Geoscience_External/MapServer/WMSServer

Minerals data WMS – including mineral fields, deposits, tenements (WMS version 1.3.0)
http://GISSDI.DMP.WA.GOV.AU/GISexternal/services/External/Mineral_External/MapServer/WMSServer

Petroleum and geothermal data – including titles, wells, oil and gas fields, pipelines (WMS version 1.3.0)
http://GISSDI.DMP.WA.GOV.AU/GISexternal/services/External/Petroleum_External/MapServer/WMSServer

Administration data WMS – including coastline, map grids and graticule (WMS version 1.3.0)
http://GISSDI.DMP.WA.GOV.AU/GISexternal/services/External/Administration_External/MapServer/WMSServer

Imagery WMS - topographic, relief, geological, geophysical and Aster map images (WMS version 1.1.1)
http://iwssdi.dmp.wa.gov.au/ImageX/ecw_wms.dll?external?

Boreholes, mines, mineral occurrences WFS (EarthResourceML v1.1, GeoSciML v2.0)
http://geossdi.dmp.wa.gov.au/services/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

Queensland - Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Geological Survey of Queensland

State geoscience data WMS – including geology, geophysics, mines, tenements, topography, hydrology, and many other geoscience related data layers (WMS Version 1.1.1)
https://webgis.dme.qld.gov.au/webgiswms/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/IRTMWMS?

Tasmania - Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources, Mineral Resources Tasmania

Image WMS – including geological and geophysical map images (WMS Version 1.1.1)
http://www.mrt.tas.gov.au/iwms/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll

Boreholes, mines, mineral occurrences and geological features WFS (EarthResourceML v1.1, GeoSciML v2.0)
http://www.mrt.tas.gov.au/web-services/wfs?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

Victoria - Department of Primary Industries, Geoscience Victoria

1:50K and 1:250K geological map WMS (WMS Version 1.3.0)
http://geology.data.vic.gov.au/services/mapping/wms

Mines and mineral occurrences WFS (EarthResourceML v1.1)
http://geology.data.vic.gov.au/services/earthresourceml/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

Boreholes WFS (GeoSciML v2.0)
http://geology.data.vic.gov.au/services/geosciml/borehole/wfs?service=WFS&request=GetCapabilities

Northern Territory - Department of Mines and Energy, Northern Territory Geological Survey

Geophysical Images WMS (WMS Version 1.1.1)
http://geoscience.nt.gov.au/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?

Mines and mineral occurrences WFS (EarthResourceML v1.1)
http://geology.data.nt.gov.au/erml/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

Boreholes WFS (GeoSciML v2.0)
http://geology.data.nt.gov.au/nvcl/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

South Australia – DMITRE Minerals, Geological Survey of SA

Mines and mineral occurrences WFS (EarthResourceML v1.1)
http://services.auscope.org/pirsa-earthresource/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

Boreholes WFS (GeoSciML v2.0)
https://egate.pir.sa.gov.au/nvcl/geoserver/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities

New South Wales – NSW Trade and Investment, Geological Survey of NSW

Boreholes WFS (GeoSciML v2.0)
http://auscope.dpi.nsw.gov.au/geoserver/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities