2008 National Elevation Data Audit for Australia's Landform and Seabed

A 2008 report from the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) outlining all elevation data available across Australian jurisdictions. The audit was conducted by ICSM's Permanent Committee on Topographic Information (PCTI) and is hosted by Geoscience Australia. The dataset was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Inventory available elevation datasets for a region based on the national audit scope.
• Assess data gaps for topographic modeling based on the jurisdictional survey outlined in the report.
• Plan new data acquisition projects based on the audit's catalog of existing landform and seabed data.

Strengths

• Provides a national-scale audit covering all Australian jurisdictions.
• Focuses on a foundational geospatial data type: elevation data for landform and seabed.
• Report is associated with the authoritative Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM).

Limitations

• The primary data is a 2008 report; the listed elevation datasets may be outdated.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Audit and report compilation.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 16:55:20.858412; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia