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STRATEGIC REVIEW OF Geoscience Australia May 2011   Strategic Review of Geoscience Australia May 2011  Copyright Notice With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence (CC BY 3.0) (/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en). This work must be attributed as: “Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Finance and Deregulation, Strategic Review of Geoscience Australia” Use of the Coat of Arms The terms under which the Coat of Arms can be used are detailed on the following website: ?.au/coat-arms/. Contact us Inquiries regarding the licence and any use of this work are welcome at:Strategic Review Branch Department of Finance and DeregulationJohn Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600 Contents Terms of Reference v Executive Summary ix Recommendations xv 1. Introduction 1 Policy context 1 Role of Geoscience Australia 1 Contribution of the resources sector to the economy 2 GDP, exports and employment 2 Royalties and taxation 3 Exploration 3 Capital expenditure and new projects, including infrastructure 4 Supported industries 4 Circumstances leading to the Review 5 Conduct of the Review 5 2. About Geoscience Australia 7 Overview of the organisation 7 Background to the Australian Geological Survey Organisation 7 Background to Australian Surveying and Land Information Group 8 Following the Australian Geological Survey Organisation and Australian Surveying and Land Information Group merger 9 Structure and size 9 Geoscience Australia’s core capabilities 12 Key facilities and networks 13 Information and communications technology 15 Overview 15 Other assets 17 Overall cost profile 17 3. Economic Value of Geoscience Australia Products and Activities 19 Consultancy evaluation of the economic value of geospatial, Earth monitoring, groundwater and hazards information 19 Empirical evidence 20 Conceptual model 21 Quantitative modelling 23 Consultanc