Barlee SH50-08: AUSTopo 1:250,000 Digital Topographic Map

Geoscience Australia Data provides the Barlee SH50-08 map, part of the AUSTopo series covering the entire continent at a 1:250,000 scale. The series comprises 516 standard maps, each covering approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, and about 50 special maps for non-standard areas. The map features natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours.

Use Cases

• Terrain analysis and elevation modeling based on 50-meter contour intervals.
• Infrastructure planning and routing based on road and rail network data.
• Environmental and land cover studies based on vegetation and hydrography features.
• Map sheet edge matching and spatial data integration based on information from surrounding sheets.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia at the largest published topographic scale (1:250,000).
• Series comprises 516 standard maps, providing systematic national coverage.
• Contains multiple feature types including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and contours.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may require conversion for computational analysis.
• Last updated 2026-03-25 16:19:01.346553; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Published digital topographic map series.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 16:19:01.346553

Geography

Australia, specifically the area covered by map sheet Barlee SH50-08.