Date (Creation)

1997-01-01

Date (Publication)

2020-12-09

Date (Revision)

2025-03-11

Citation identifier

https://data.inspire.gv.at/b894632e-d8dd-438c-88d3-c68fcf8b6a16

Purpose

Provision of a harmonised, INSPIRE-compliant reference base of Austria's near-surface geological units at a scale of 1:50.000 for geoscientific analysis.

Status

Completed

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
GeoSphere Austria		inspire@geosphere.at	Custodian

Maintenance and update frequency

As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

Keywords

• Geologic Unit

• Lithology

• Chronostratigraphy

• Tektonics

• Vector data

• GeoSphere

• inspireidentifiziert

Spatial scope

• National

European Geoscience Registry - Projects

• EGDI

EU Vocabulary – Country (EU Publications Office)

• Austria

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

No limitations on public access

Other constraints

No limitations on public access

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Other constraints

(c) GeoSphere Austria

Use limitation

GeoSphere Austria excludes all liability for the correctness, completeness or accuracy of the maps and data. No liability is accepted for damages resulting from improper use or misinterpretation.

Use limitation

The maps on which the dataset is based are scientific data and represent a generalized picture of near-surface geology. No legal claims can be derived from this. For detailed investigations and specific questions, separate data collection tailored to the respective task is required.

Spatial representation type

Vector

Denominator

50000

Language

Deutsch

Character set

UTF8

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Unique resource identifier

Österreich

Begin date

1997-01-01

Unique resource identifier

EPSG:4258

Distribution format

Name	Version
gml+xml	3.2.1
GeoPackage	1.2

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
GeoSphere Austria		kontakt@geosphere.at	Distributor

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Statement

Data Source: The dataset is based on the printed and individually published map sheets of the "Geological Map of the Republic of Austria 1:50,000" series produced by the Geological Survey of Austria. The polygons from the individual sheets were merged into a single layer without cross-border harmonization or edge matching. The dataset represents the state of research at the time of publication of the respective printed maps and does not cover the entire national territory.

Metadata

File identifier

b894632e-d8dd-438c-88d3-c68fcf8b6a16 XML

Metadata language

Deutsch

Character set

UTF8

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2026-09-23T13:27:02.407Z

Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata standard version

1.0

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
GeoSphere Austria		inspire@geosphere.at	Point of contact

Other language

Language	Character encoding
English	UTF8
German	UTF8