The Data and Software Centre lets you download state-wide spatial datasets, geology series map data, resources such as Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) software (including user guides and videos where available), and documentation on map services provided by DMIRS.
Each dataset compressed file contains the following:
To view the metadata statement, select the 
icon next to the dataset name.
To
facilitate automated downloading of dynamic datasets, the following
documents contain URLs to assist in this process.
URL document - GDA2020
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Click the "What's new" tab to see new and previous releases.
Click the "Datasets [GDA2020]" tab to view datasets available in GDA2020 coordinates.
Click the "Datasets [GDA94]" tab to view datasets available in GDA94 coordinates.
Click the "Map services and resources" tab to access a range of available software, map services, and training material.
Type a keyword in the search tool on the right to search for specific datasets in a specific coordinate system.
Nightly process to update dynamic datasets is scheduled to be completed by approximately 3am following each business day
What’s changing?
On 25th March 2022, the Data and Software Centre is moving to the Cloud which will mean a smoother, faster, productive and more secure service. The URL for DASC will change to https://dasc.dmirs.wa.gov.au
We recommend you read and follow the below bullet points to ensure the transition is as smooth as possible.
Below is a list of updates made to the DMIRS Data and Software Centre including the date these updates were
released.
Release date: 30 January 2023
Updated GSWA Code Builder software (version 1.3.0) includes revised stratigraphic codes.
Release date: 25 November 2022
Updated 1:500 000 tectonic units of Western Australia
Temporarily removed 1:500 000 orogenic events of onshore Western Australia, pending a review of the data structure and recompilation to match 1:500 000 tectonic units of Western Australia
Release date: 16 November 2022
Mineral Systems Atlas: Evaporite brine related potash system
Mineral Systems Atlas: Manganese system
Release date: 5 October 2022
Geochemistry: GSWA laterite geochemistry, 2022
Release date: 29 September 2022
Geology: Compilation of metamorphic history information
Release date: 15 July 2022
Mineral Systems Atlas: Primary data layers
New data layers include:
State regolith geology
Hydrogeochemistry--CSIRO WASANT
Geochemistry--OzChem WASANT
Hydrology--Catchments DWER Extended
Hydrology--Catchments NGSA
Hydrology--Lakes 1:250 000
Hydrology--Paleovalleys WASANT
Release date: 30 June 2022
Updated 1:100 000 State interpreted bedrock geology of Western Australia
Release date: 24 June 2022
Geochronology & Isotope Geology: Samarium–neodymium isotope map of Western Australia
Geochronology & Isotope Geology: Zircon lutetium–hafnium isotope map of Western Australia
Release date: 23 June 2022
Mineral information: HyLogger drillholes
Release date: 21 June 2022
Geochronology & Isotope Geology: Zircon oxygen isotope map of Western Australia
Release date: 25 May 2022
Mineral information: MINEDEX Resource Estimates by Project
Mineral information: MINEDEX Resource Estimates by Project – Gold
Mineral information: MINEDEX Site Operators - Resource Safety
Release date: 6 May 2022
Updated 1:100k regolith regimes of Western Australia
Release date: 3 May 2022
3D geology: Southwest Yilgarn, 2021: 3D Geomodel Series
Release date: September 2021
Geology: 1:10 000 000 tectonic units of Western Australia
Release date: September 2021
Mineral information: MINEDEX Layers for Atlas Map, Geoscience Australia, Industrial Minerals Map and Site Operators
Releasedate: August 2021
Geophysics: Public index of geophysical surveys in MAGIX database (points, lines and polygons)
Release date: August 2021
Geophysics: Multi-scale edges ("worms") for Western Australia, 2020 (Magnetics and Gravity)
Release date: 12 August 2021
Passive Seismic: Western Australian Moho, 2021
Release date: 24 July 2021
Accelerated Geoscience Program layers available from the Far East Yilgarn, 2021: Geological Exploration Package
Interpreted bedrock geology
Greenstone geochemistry
Multi-scale edges ‘worms’
Neotectonic fault scarps
Earthquakes 1940-2020
Critical minerals: Gold, porphyry and VMS
Depth of weathering imagery
Moho imagery
Release date: 9 July 2021
Critical Minerals, 2021: Accelerated Geoscience Program
This data package consists of a series of zipfiles representing the eight data groups from the equivalent USB product (available for order via eBookshop). All Critical Minerals zipfiles cumulatively contain a combination of 261 vector, 17 raster, 10 grid, and 6 databases totalling at least 38 GB of uncompressed data.
Release date: 24 June 2021
1:100 000 regolith geology regimes of Western Australia, 2021
Maximum grade in-hole drilling data
Mean soil sample geochemical data
SW Yilgarn Pre-Mesozoic interpreted bedrock geology
Release date: 28 February 2021
Yilgarn Craton – Officer Basin – Musgrave Province 3D geology
Released in a variety of formats, including GOCAD and Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Samarium-neodymium isotope.
Release date: 12 November 2020
3D geology: Eastern Yilgarn Craton 3D, 2019
Released in a variety of formats, including GOCAD and Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Release date: 30 September 2020
3D geology: Southern Perth Basin 3D, 2020
Released in a variety of formats, including GOCAD and Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Release date: 21 September 2020
Provision of Surveyors Digital Field notes and FORM44 Surveyors Report
Released under Map services and resources/Surveying.
Release date: 15 September 2020
Updated GSWA Code Builder software (version 1.2.0) includes revised stratigraphic codes.
Release date: 10 September 2020
3D geology: West Musgrave Province 3D, 2013
Released in a variety of formats, including GOCAD and Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Geochronology: McNaughton Legacy SHRIMP Mount Collection
Released as part of the Accelerated Geoscience program.
Release date: 7 September 2020
3D geology: Southwest Canning Basin - Broome Platform 3D, 2020
Released in a variety of formats, including GOCAD and Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Release date: 4 September 2020
Drillholes related to coal exploration in the Canning, Eucla, northern Perth and Southern Carnarvon Basins.
This layer is on the Drillholes related to coal exploration in the Canning, Eucla, northern Perth and Southern Carnarvon Basins 2020 USB product.
Release date: 1 July 2020
DMIRS Data and Software Centre upgraded to support GDA2020.
GeoMap.WA spatial data viewing software does not support GDA2020 (as of 1 July 2020), so GeoMap.WA project files are only supplied with various GDA94 data.
Release date: 30 June 2020
Geology: 1:500 000 State interpreted bedrock geology of Western Australia, 2020
This replaces the 1:500 000 State interpreted bedrock geology of Western Australia, 2016.
Release date: 17 April 2020
Updated GSWA Code Builder software (version 1.1.0) includes revised stratigraphic codes.
Release date: 21 February 2020
Geology: 1:500 000 State regolith geology of Western Australia, 2020
This provides complete map coverage of Western Australia, and replaces the 1:500 000 State regolith geology of northern Western Australia.
Release date: 14 February 2020
3D geology: Murchison 3D geology
Released in a variety of formats, including GOCAD and Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Release date: 10 January 2020
Due to very low demand for Microsoft DGN Files from the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) Data and Software Centre, DMIRS will cease providing spatial data on the Data and Software Centre in DGN file format from 13 April 2020.
Release date: 3 October 2019
A number of ZIP file names have changed to conform to DMIRS naming convention. DMIRS will continue to support the original ZIP file names until 7 January 2020.
For shape file format downloads the following changes to the zip file name have occurred.
• 1:100 000 Digital data: 100K.zip updated to 100K_shp.zip
• 2D Seismic Surveys : Seismic_Surveys_2D.zip updated to Seismic_Surveys_2D _shp.zip
• 3D Seismic Survey Polygons : Seismic_Surveys_3D.zip updated to Seismic_Surveys_3D_shp.zip
• Abandoned Mines : wabmines.zip updated to wabmines_shp.zip
• Airborne geophysics Ground : Ground.zip updated to Ground_shp.zip
• Airborne geophysics Government : Government.zip updated to Government_shp.zip
• Airborne geophysics Progress : PROGRESS.zip updated to Progress_shp.zip
• Airborne geophysics Registered : REGISTERED.zip updated to Registered_shp.zip
• File Notation Areas : FILENOTATIONAREA.zip updated to FILENOTATIONAREA_shp.zip
• GSWA Geochemistry : StateGeoChem.zip updated to StateGeoChem_shp.zip
• GSWA Geochronology : GSWA_Geochron.zip updated to GSWA_Geochron_shp.zip
• Core Library Drillholes : Core_Library_Drillholes.zip updated to Core_Library_Drillholes_shp.zip
• Mineral Exploration drillholes (open File) : MineralExplorationDrillholes_Openfile.zip updated to MineralExplorationDrillholes_Openfile_shp.zip
• Mineral Exploration Reports (WAMEX Online) : Exploration_Reports.zip updated to Exploration_Reports_shp.zip
• Mines and Mineral Deposits (MINEDEX) : 100K.zip updated to 100K_shp.zip
• Petroleum Oil and Gas fields : OilGasFields.zip updated to OilGasFields_shp.zip
• Petroleum titles WAP Pipe : wappipe.zip updated to wappipe_shp.zip
• Petroleum titles WAP Release : wapRelease.zip updated to wapRelease_shp.zip
• Petroleum titles WAP SPAAO : wapspaao.zip updated to wapspaao_shp.zip
• Petroleum titles WAP Title : waptitle.zip updated to waptitle_shp.zip
• Petroleum titles WAP Applications : applications.zip updated to wapapplication_shp.zip
• Petroleum Wells : Petroleum_Wells.zip updated to Petroleum_Wells_shp.zip
• Section 57(2AA) : SEC57_2AA_MinZne.zip updated to SEC57_2AA_MinZne_shp.zip
• Section 57(4) : SEC57_4.zip updated to SEC57_4_shp.zip
• Section19 : SECTION19.zip updated to SECTION19_shp.zip
For MapInfo format downloads the following changes to the zip file name have occurred:
• Petroleum titles WAP Applications: applications_tab.zip updated to wapapplication_tab.zip
For KML format downloads the following changes to the zip file name have occurred:
• Petroleum titles WAP Applications: applications_kml.zip updated to wapapplication_kml.zip
For downloads of all formats of the following datasets name changes have occurred as stated below:
• GeneralClearanceArea_<format>.zip updated to GeneralClearanceAreas_<format>.zip
• TENM_PENDING_RELEAS_<format>.zip updated to Tenmements_Release_Pending_<format>.zip
• TENM_PENDING_RELEASE_<format>.zip updated to Tenmements_Release_Pending_<format>.zip
• TENM_AMALGAMATION_PENDING_<format>.zip updated to Tenmenents_Amalgamations_Pending_<format>.zip
• TENM_RESTORATION_PENDING_<format>.zip updated to Tenement_Restorations_Pending_<format>.zip
Release date: 8 July 2019
3D geology: Lawlers Anticline 3D geology
Released in a variety of formats, including Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Release date: 12 April 2019
For shapefile format downloads the following changes to the zipfile name has occurred
• Minedex (shapefile): Minedex.zip updated to Minedex_shp.zip
• Abandoned Mines (shapefile): wabmines.shp updated to wabmines_shp.zip
For downloads of all formats of Major Resource Projects and Operating Mines the following name changes have occurred
• MajResProj.zip and MajResProj_<format>.zip updated to Major_Resource_Projects_<format>.zip
• OperatingMines.zip and OperatingMines_<format>.zip updated to Operating_Mines_<format>.zip
Release date: 25 March 2019
3D geology: East Albany-Fraser Orogen 3D geology
Released in a variety of formats, including Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Release date: 20 February 2019
1:500 000 State regolith geology of northern Western Australia
Released in Esri Geodatabase, Esri Shapefile (with QGIS layer file) and MapInfo file formats.
Mineral Systems Atlas - Primary data layers, Komatiite Hosted Nickel and Iron Formation layers
Released in Esri Geodatabase, Esri Shapefile and MapInfo file formats.
Release date: 9 September 2018
WA Geoscience Web Map Service updated to include the 1:100 000 State interpreted bedrock geology of Western Australia layers. To accommodate for the addition of these layers it will be necessary to re-add the map service URL to reflect the new 1:100 000 layers and layer id changes.
Release date: 18 July 2018
Updated MRT software (version 1.4.3) now includes template and examples files as part of the installation of the software.
Release date: 29 June 2018
1:100 000 State interpreted bedrock geology of Western Australia
Released in ESRI and MapInfo file formats.
Release date: 26 June 2018
3D geology: Merlinleigh Sub-basin 3D geology
Released in a variety of formats, including Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Release date: 15 June 2018
3D geology: Mount Brockman Syncline (Hamersley Basin) 3D geology
Released in a variety of formats, including Geoscience ANALYST viewing software.
Release date: 3 May 2018
New 1:500 000 Orogenic Events of Western Australia, 2018
Released for download in ESRI and MapInfo formats.
Release date: 5 February 2018
Release of GeoMap.WA (1.9.14.0)
This release includes a number of enhancements:
• Ability to create an Esri shapefile
• Updated look and feel
• Updated user manual
Release date: 3 January 2018
Name changes to all ZIP files associated with Tenements - Current (Live and Pending):
• tenement_csv.zip renamed to CurrentTenements_csv.zip
• tenements_dgn.zip renamed to CurrentTenements_dgn.zip
• tenements_gdb.zip renamed to CurrentTenements_gdb.zip
• tenements_kml.zip renamed to CurrentTenements_kml.zip
• tenement.zip renamed to CurrentTenement_shp.zip
• tenements_tab renamed to CurrentTenements_tab.tab
• tenements_xls.zip renamed to CurrentTenements_xls.zip
Release date: 30 June 2017
1:500 000 Tectonic units of Western Australia, 2017
Released for download in ESRI, MapInfo and KML formats.
Release date: 10 March 2017
1:250,000 Geological series maps
Released as geo-referenced images in GDA1994 Latitude/Longitude and MGA1994 coordinates.
Release date: 3 March 2017
1:100,000 Geological series maps
Released as geo-referenced images in GDA1994 Latitude/Longitude and MGA1994 coordinates.
Release date: 10 March 2017
The following 1:50,000 Geological series maps
Released as geo-referenced images in GDA1994 Latitude/Longitude and MGA1994 coordinates.
Ajana (1842-III)
Hutt (1841-IV)
Mongeragarry (1841-I)
Nason (1840-I)
Naraling (1841-II)
Northampton (1841-III)
Pencell (1842-II)
Wokatherra (1840-IV)
Release date: 21 February 2017
New DMIRS Data and Software Centre
Released.
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