2008 National Elevation Data Audit: Australia's Landform and Seabed Representation

The 2008 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 is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Inventory available elevation datasets based on the jurisdictional survey mentioned in the description
• Assess data coverage gaps for Australia's landform and seabed based on the audit's findings
• Plan new topographic surveys by referencing the catalog of existing data sources
• Support national mapping and modeling initiatives using the compiled data sources

Strengths

• Report is a national-level audit covering all Australian jurisdictions.
• Identified by a formal intergovernmental committee (ICSM's PCTI).
• Last updated metadata indicates ongoing maintenance as of June 2026.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The primary data format is a report (HTML/PDF), not a structured data file.

Provenance

Source

Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping's (ICSM) Permanent Committee on Topographic Information (PCTI)

Collection Method

Audit and report compilation

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 20:25:40.016883

Geography

Australia