The Geological Survey of Austria (german: Geologische Bundesanstalt, GBA) in
Vienna is a subordinate agency of the
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and is the central point for information and advice in the field of
earth sciences for the Republic of
Austria. The most important product of the GBA is a range of
geological maps. These appear in various
scale
Scale or scales may refer to:
Mathematics
* Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points
* Scale (ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original
* Scale factor, a number ...
s both as map series and as regional maps. They form the basis for responses to questions in many areas of business (
waste disposal,
water supply,
transportation,
raw materials
A raw material, also known as a feedstock, unprocessed material, or primary commodity, is a basic material that is used to produce goods, finished goods, energy, or intermediate materials that are feedstock for future finished products. As feedst ...
,
geothermal energy
Geothermal energy is the thermal energy in the Earth's crust which originates from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of materials in currently uncertain but possibly roughly equal proportions. The high temperature and pres ...
…) and also for
research. The GBA is located in the district of
Landstraße in
Vienna.
Sources
* Geologische Bundesanstalt (Hrsg.): ''Die Geologische Bundesanstalt in Wien.'' Böhlau-Verlag, Wien 1999.
* Hans Georg Krenmayr (Red.): ''ROCKY AUSTRIA - Eine bunte Erdgeschichte von Österreich.'' Wien 2002.
* Thomas Hofmann, Hans P. Schönlaub (Hrsg.): ''Geo-Atlas Österreich. Die Vielfalt des geologischen Untergrunds.'' 1. Auflage, Böhlau, 2008. (Übersicht über geowissenschaftliche Kartierungen Österreichs, Projekt der Geologischen Bundesanstalt)
External links
www.geologie.ac.at- Official web site
{{Authority control
Geological surveys
National geological agencies
Organisations based in Vienna
Buildings and structures in Landstraße