b'Geophysics in the surveysNewsGeoscience Australia: NewsOver the last two months the hard- user clients for beta testing. While stillarchive clean-up that was required to rock geophysical teams at Geosciencein the early stages, the new GADDS 2.0build the new system; keeping in mind Australia have been focussed on theprovides: close to 100 years of geophysical data final casting of the new geophysicalacquisition, combined with multiple archive and data delivery systemAn improved graphical/GISbaseddata configurations (line, point, grid, non (GADDS), finalisation of Exploringinterface, facilitating the choice ofAWAGs corrected, AWAGs corrected etc.). for the Future (EFTF) products, anddataset. The clean-up has taken the equivalent of planning for a new suite of airborneSuperior data selection criteria andone full-time staff member for 12 months.and ground geophysical surveys acrossdata extraction speeds via the National Australia. In collaboration with our StateComputational Infrastructure (NCI),Other big changes planned for agency partners: Western Australia,with an archive underpinned byGADDSare:South Australia, Northern Territory,netCDF.Queensland, New South Wales, VictoriaThe capacity to clip and ship gridsThe capacity to ship AEM and airborne and Tasmania, new surveys will kick-offand located data to a user-specifiedgravity/gradiometry located data shortly across WA (AusAEM20), NSWarea. through the same portal.(Mundi AEM, Cobar Mag/rad), TasmaniaEnhanced pre-delivery filteringThe capacity to select and ship time-(Tas Tiers) and Victoria (Eastern Victoria).including data age, grid spacing, re- series and other multi-dimensional Details are presented in Figure 1, andgridding algorithm, survey location,datasets through the same portal.the tables updating survey progressdata type, to name just a few. After reviewing and implementing that follow. Access via the primary GA portal sothe recommendations of beta testers, that most of the other GA-deliveredwe will start to work on the enhanced datasets can be easily viewedfunctionality over the next 6 months. 2020 GADDS release andextracted.Hopefully GADDS 2.0 will be available to After a few minor delays, we have passedWhat wont be readily apparent to usersthe general public by the next issue of GADDS 2.0 to a group of 30 to 50 power- is the amount of data remediation andPreviewFigure 1.2018 -2021 geophysical surveyscompleted, in progress or planned by Geoscience Australia in collaboration with State and Territory agencies.15 PREVIEW AUGUST 2020'