Alice Springs SF53-14: 1:250,000 Scale Digital Topographic Map of Australia

Australia is covered by this series of 516 digital topographic maps at a scale of 1:250,000, the largest scale providing continent-wide coverage. Each standard map covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia in PDF format with coordinates in GDA94/GDA2020 datums and UTM projection.

Use Cases

• Terrain analysis and elevation modeling based on 50-meter contour intervals.
• Infrastructure and land-use planning based on depicted road, rail, and administrative boundaries.
• Environmental and hydrological studies based on mapped vegetation and hydrography features.
• Creating base maps for regional GIS projects based on standardized 1:250,000 scale coverage.

Strengths

• Provides continent-wide coverage of Australia at a consistent 1:250,000 scale.
• Contains approximately 516 map sheets, with each standard sheet covering about 150 km east-west by 110 km north-south.
• Includes multiple coordinate datums (GDA94, GDA2020, AHD) and UTM projection for geospatial accuracy.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may require conversion for direct use in GIS software.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale automated processing.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Published as part of the AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 20:04:39.834663; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia