Birdsville SG54-05: 1:250,000 Scale Digital Topographic Map of Australia

AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series comprises 516 maps covering the entire continent at a scale of 1:250,000. Each standard map covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features including roads, rail, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Terrain analysis and elevation modeling based on 50-meter contour intervals.
• Infrastructure planning and routing based on road and rail network data.
• Land cover and feature classification based on vegetation and hydrography information.
• Creating regional base maps for scientific or administrative purposes based on combined map sheet coverage.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia with 516 maps, providing complete national coverage.
• Offers the largest scale (1:250,000) at which published topographic maps cover the entire continent.
• Contains multiple geographic datums (GDA94, GDA2020, AHD) and uses the Universal Transverse Mercator projection.

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 geospatial analysis.
• Freshness should be verified despite the listed update date of 2026-03 25.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 23:51:06.575535

Geography

Australia