Impact pathway

The narrowing from left to right of Science and Data activities represents both the amount of effort/time and the narrowing of focus of the listed activities. It recognises that the majority of the program's efforts were on the acquisition and management of data, as well as the development and application of robust data analytics. The analysis of these datasets presents a growing characterisation of Australia's geology from the surface down to great depths.

A distinguishing aspect of the program is that although it focused on understanding groundwater, energy and mineral systems, the datasets, tools and insights into Australia's geology are also relevant to other applications, such as soil mapping and geohazard assessments.

The Outputs include these key program deliverables:

• the Exploring for the Future website as the central source of information and contact for the program
• the Exploring for the Future Data Discovery Portal as the main data discovery and decision support tool, where datasets and resource assessments can be integrated and interrogated in 2D, 3D and some even in 4D
• publications with a mix of our data/code releases, extended abstracts, records and journal articles necessary to communicate the scientific aspects of the program
• highlights that include an executive report and ongoing program communication.

The broadening from left to right of the Outcomes and Impacts represents the increasing value of realised objectives across the short (1-5 years), medium (1-10 years) and long-term. Please note, that while we have articulated nominal short and medium-term outcomes, these are likely to continue into the future, as the value and utility of our datasets and insights are enduring.

View the Exploring for the Future impact pathway [PDF 659.85kb].