An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt). May be confined between layers (for example clay) or unconfined. Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquifer
Vertical hole drilled into the ground to access the groundwater / water table.
Electronic device which records measurements electronically over time. In groundwater investigations, they can be fully submersible, and when calibrated with barometric loggers (which measure the atmosphere pressure), these devices can indicate the height of the standing water level in the groundwater / aquifer.
Digital Elevation model.
A 3 dimensional computer graphical representation of the earths surface. Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_elevation_model
Department of Primary Industries. Now known as the Austrlian Government Departmenr of Agriculture and Water Resources. For more information:http://www.agriculture.gov.au
The Department of Sustainability and Environment was a state government department that managed water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests and eco systems in the state of Victoria, Australia. The DSE is now under the branch name The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DEWLP) found at delwp.vic.gov.au
Environmental Protection Authority Victoria. For more information : http://www.epa.vic.gov.au
To join together, to form a federation.
The Future Farming Systems Research (FFSR) bore database. For more information:
https://www.vvg.org.au/cb_pages/ffsr_bore_database.php
The Geological Exploration and Development Information System (GEDIS). For more information : https://www.vvg.org.au/cb_pages/gedis.php
Geological (study of rocks) application of Spatial data.
Geovisualization or Geovisualisation, short for Geographic Visualization, refers to a set of tools and techniques supporting the analysis of geospatial data through the use of interactive visualization. Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geovisualization
Groundwater Management System. This has been replaced by The Victorian Water Measurement Information System (WMIS) For more information click here.
Water held underground in the soil, in pores and/or crevices in rock
Rock layers containing or related to groundwater
The Ability of computer systems or software to exchange and make use of information. i.e. 'interoperability between devices made by different maufacturers'
Physical characteristics in relation to rock or rock types
Data (Information) that provides information about other data. 3 types exist : descriptive (identifies a resource i.e. title, abstract, author etc), structural (describes how pages form chapters etc) and administrative (who, when and how a file was created). reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata
Natural Resources Canada. For more information:https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/home
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international not for profit organization committed to making quality open standards for the global geospatial community. These standards are made through a consensus process and are freely available for anyone to use to improve sharing of the world's geospatial data. Reference : http://www.opengeospatial.org
The amount of salt (ionic compounds, not necessarily 'table salt' or sodium chloride) found within water. The 'saltiness' of water.
Spatial information is the digital connection between location, people and activities. This information can graphically (use picture representation) illustrate what is happening (where, how and why) to show the insight and impact of the past, the present and the (likely) future. The knowledge produced by spatial information is fundamental to the lives of every Australian and New Zealander. It ends with a map. Reference : http://www.crcsi.com.au/about/what-is-spatial-information
Structured Query Language. Used in computer programming in conjunction with managing data. For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL
Southern Rural Water. For more information : http://www.srw.com.au
In relation to layers of different rock types
An automated communications process by which measurements etc are collected at remote sites and transmitted to receiving equipment for monitoring. Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemetry
University of Ballarat. Now known as Federation University. For more information: http://federation.edu.au
The Victorian Water Measurement Information System (WMIS). For more information: https://www.vvg.org.au/cb_pages/wmis.php
An unconfined aquifer(body of water) which is below the ground surface. Lakes, rivers etc. are examples of the water table is visible.