2008 National Elevation Data Audit for Australia

Australia's Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping compiled a report cataloging all elevation data available across the nation's jurisdictions in 2008. The audit was conducted by the ICSM's Permanent Committee on Topographic Information. The report is provided by Geoscience Australia Data.

Use Cases

• Inventory available elevation datasets across Australian states and territories based on the national audit.
• Assess data coverage gaps for topographic mapping projects based on the jurisdictional survey.
• Reference historical data sources for longitudinal landform studies based on the 2008 catalog.

Strengths

• Report provides a consolidated national view of elevation data availability as of 2008.
• Compiled by the authoritative Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM).

Limitations

• Data is from 2008 and may not reflect current data holdings; freshness should be verified.
• The primary format is a PDF/HTML report, not a structured, machine-readable dataset.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2008

Freshness

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Geography

Australia