New Groundwater tool provides national outlook

Groundwater is an essential water resource for many urban and rural communities in Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology has released the new Australian Groundwater Explorer – a online mapping portal that allows you to visualise, analyse and download groundwater information for an area of interest without needing specialised software. It provides a national picture of groundwater resources in Australia. It is the first system to make Australian bore data available at a national scale. It provides a wide range of groundwater data, including approx 800,000 bore locations and logs as well as contextual datasets such as – surface geology, sedimentary basins, landscape characteristics, and some groundwater level data. Information is now available that outlines: • The benefits of using the Australian Groundwater Explorer • Who can use Australian Groundwater Explorer, and • much more.