The Federal Geological Office or GBA in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

 is a subordinate agency of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research (Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, BMWF) and is the central point for information and advice in the field of earth sciences for the Republic of Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. The most important product of the GBA is a range of geological maps. These appear in various scale

Scale (map)

The scale of a map is defined as the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.If the region of the map is small enough for the curvature of the Earth to be neglected, then the scale may be taken as a constant ratio over the whole map....

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

Water supply

Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...

, transport

Transport

Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...

 routes, raw material

Raw material

A raw material or feedstock is the basic material from which a product is manufactured or made, frequently used with an extended meaning. For example, the term is used to denote material that came from nature and is in an unprocessed or minimally processed state. Latex, iron ore, logs, and crude...

s, …) and also for research

Research

Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...

. The GBA is located in the district of Landstraße

Landstraße

Landstraße is the 3rd municipal District of Vienna, Austria] . It is near the center of Vienna and was established in the 19th century. Landstraße is a heavily populated urban area with many workers and residential homes. It has inhabitants in an area of 7.42 km². It has existed since...

 in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

.

Sources

• Geologische Bundesanstalt (Hrsg.): Die Geologische Bundesanstalt in Wien. Böhlau-Verlag, Wien 1999. ISBN 3-205-99036-6
• Hans Georg Krenmayr (Red.): ROCKY AUSTRIA - Eine bunte Erdgeschichte von Österreich. Wien 2002. ISBN 3-85316-016-6
• Thomas Hofmann, Hans P. Schönlaub (Hrsg.): Geo-Atlas Österreich. Die Vielfalt des geologischen Untergrunds. 1. Auflage, Böhlau, 2008. ISBN 978-3205777267 (Übersicht über geowissenschaftliche Kartierungen Österreichs, Projekt der Geologischen Bundesanstalt)

External links

• www.geologie.ac.at - Official web site