Web Map Services

Web Map Services (WMS) provide a way of getting map data using established internet protocols. Using specified standards, web map information is requested using URLs and is returned as images (JPEG, PNG etc) that can be displayed in web browsers or desktop applications. For more information see the Open Geospatial Consortium website.

The following is a list of links to geoscience Web Map Services available from State, Territory and Government Geoscience agencies. Not all agencies currently provide data via WMS.

The links direct users to the GetCapabilities pages for each service which in turn provide information on how to access individual data layers. For more information on how to use WMS see the Open Geospatial Consortium website.

None of the agencies below guarantee the currency or quality of data provided by these services. None of the agencies below 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

Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geochronology, Mineral Occurrences and other geoscience related information
http://www.ga.gov.au/map/broker/wms_info.php
http://www.ga.gov.au/wms/getmap?dataset=national&request=capabilities

Department of Mines and Petroleum - Geological Survey of Western Australia

Airborne geophysics - http://gissdi.doir.wa.gov.au/SDIPrd/services/AirborneGeophysics/MapServer/WMSServer?request=Capabilities&service=wms

Geoscience Web Map Service - http://gissdi.doir.wa.gov.au/SDIPrd/services/Geoscience/MapServer/WMSServer?request=Capabilities&service=wms

Mineral Web Map Service - http://gissdi.doir.wa.gov.au/SDIPrd/services/Mineral/MapServer/WMSServer?request=Capabilities&service=wms

Petroleum - http://gissdi.doir.wa.gov.au/SDIPrd/services/Petroleum/MapServer/WMSServer?request=Capabilities&service=wms

DoIR Administration - http://gissdi.doir.wa.gov.au/SDIPrd/services/Administration/MapServer/WMSServer?request=Capabilities&service=wms

Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation - Geological Survey of Queensland

QLD DEEDI http://atlas.information.qld.gov.au/ArcGIS/services/IRTM/MapServer/WMSServer?request=getcapabilities&service=wms&version=1.1.1

Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources - Mineral Resources Tasmania

http://www.mrt.tas.gov.au/iwms/ecwp/ecw_wms.dll?request=GetCapabilities&service=wms

Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources

Geophysical Image Web Server
http://www.dme.nt.gov.au/iws