2008 Australian National Elevation And Seabed Data Audit

2008 audit report cataloging all available elevation data across Australian jurisdictions. The report was compiled by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping's Permanent Committee on Topographic Information. It provides a shared digital representation of Australia's landform and seabed.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the audit's findings on data coverage and quality for specific jurisdictions or marine regions.
• Identifying gaps in national elevation data holdings for strategic planning of future LiDAR or bathymetric surveys.
• Referencing the catalog of available Digital Elevation Model (DEM) datasets for specific Australian locations.

Strengths

• Nationwide audit covering all Australian jurisdictions.
• Includes both terrestrial landform and marine seabed elevation data.

Limitations

• Data is from a single 2008 audit, likely outdated for current data holdings.
• Primary content is a report (HTML/PDF), not a directly usable geospatial dataset.
• Specific row counts, column details, and data formats for the audited sources are not provided.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Audit and compilation of existing data holdings from all Australian jurisdictions.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Report published in 2008; platform record updated April 2026.

Geography

Australia (national, including marine jurisdictions).