2008 Australian National Elevation Data Audit Report

A 2008 report cataloging all elevation data across Australian jurisdictions, compiled by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping's Permanent Committee on Topographic Information. The document is provided by Geoscience Australia and covers terrestrial and marine topography.

Use Cases

• Identify available elevation datasets for specific Australian jurisdictions mentioned in the report
• Analyze the scope and coverage of Digital Elevation Data holdings across government agencies
• Reference the report's findings on Marine and Topographic data availability for regional planning

Strengths

• Report is authored by a national intergovernmental committee (ICSM's PCTI)
• Covers elevation data from all Australian jurisdictions
• Provided by the authoritative national agency Geoscience Australia

Limitations

• Data is a static 2008 report, not a current or updated inventory
• Primary formats are HTML and PDF, limiting direct data extraction
• No tabular data or quantified metadata (rows, columns) is provided

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

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Geography

Australia (all jurisdictions)