2008 National Elevation Data Audit for Australia

The National Elevation Data Audit is a report outlining all elevation data available across Australian jurisdictions. It was identified by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping's Permanent Committee on Topographic Information. The report was last updated on 2026-06-04.

Use Cases

• Audit national elevation data holdings based on the jurisdictional survey described.
• Plan data acquisition or integration projects based on the identified data availability.
• Assess data gaps for topographic mapping based on the audit's findings.

Strengths

• Report covers all Australian jurisdictions.
• Report was last updated on 2026-06-04.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Audit conducted by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping's Permanent Committee on Topographic Information.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:44:39.524799; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australia