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Surface Water and Groundwater

Surface Water and Goundwater

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Concerns over climate change and recent drought conditions, combined with the call for businesses to take action, have reinforced the need to better understand and manage one of the country’s most precious resources – water. Timely access to reliable information is therefore fundamental to the effective management of water and water systems.

How does Spatial Vision assist water management?

Spatial Vision is renowned for its work in assisting water resource managers, including policy makers and water suppliers. To help meet the needs of the water industry, Spatial Vision holds a regular forum of GIS managers representing water authorities in Victoria and NSW (Geospatial Water User Group – GWUG). Spatial Vision also conducts the National Water Industry GIS Survey.

A good example of how Spatial Vision has applied its skills in spatial data analysis to the water sector relates to the management of groundwater. Groundwater resources have an inherently complex three-dimensional arrangement relating to aquifer formations that are difficult to depict in classical planimetric maps used in their management. Spatial Vision undertook to examine the relationship between assigned groundwater management units across the state of Victoria in three dimensions, identifying where there were overlaps and under allocation of the groundwater resource.

Sector Projects by Spatial Vision

Resources - Water Management

Groundwater Systems - Consultation & Engagement Resources

For more information on Groundwater Systems - Consultation and Engagement, click here.

3D Interactive models of Groundwater Management Units

These 3D interactive models were generated by Spatial Vision Innovations for the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) to help scientists better understand and interpret their data.

View the website here

Resources - Water Management Resources

Victorian Water Resources data Warehouse The Victorian Water Resources Data Warehouse is a site dedicated to disseminating up-to-date information on Victoria’s water resources through the World Wide Web.

DPI - Victorian Resources Online Victorian Resources Online (VRO) is your gateway to a wide range of natural resources information and associated maps.

Our Water Our Future Our Water Our Future website aims to provide comprehensive information on water management and planning in Victoria, and to help all Victorians contribute to the sustainable management of our precious water resources.

DPI - Victorian Resources Online – Groundwater Resources Department of Minerals and Petroleum (NSW)
One in ten Victorians use groundwater - from private bores, springs or public water supplies - for at least part of their daily water supply. Bottled mineral water is also extracted from groundwater.

Australian Goundwater Management Units – Australian Natural Resource data Library A Groundwater Management Unit (GMU) is a hydraulically connected groundwater system that is defined and recognised by State and Territory agencies.

Australian Natural Resource Atlas – Water resources – Allocation and Use – Victoria The information in the Atlas was developed to involve a broad cross section of government and private sector groups interested in natural resource management issues.

Australian Natural Resource Atlas – Water resources – Availability – Victoria The information in the Atlas was developed to involve a broad cross section of government and private sector groups interested in natural resource management issues.

Australian Natural Resource Atlas – Water resources – Management and Development - Victoria

Australian Natural Resource Atlas – Water – Victoria – Water Technical Report

Australian Natural Resource Data Library – Groundwater Information Resources Provide tools for the discovery of data and information about data stored and managed by the Bureau of Rural Sciences on behalf of a number of organisations.

Australian Natural Resource Data Library – Water Information Resources