Boigu Island 1:250,000 Topographic Map from AUSTopo Series

516 maps cover the entire continent of Australia at a 1:250,000 scale, the largest scale for full continental coverage. Each standard map sheet depicts approximately 150 by 110 kilometers, containing natural and constructed features like roads, vegetation, and 50-meter contours. The series is produced by Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Extract road and rail infrastructure features for regional transportation network analysis.
• Analyze hydrography and 50-meter contour intervals for terrain modeling and watershed delineation.
• Identify vegetation coverage and administrative boundaries for land use planning studies.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia with 516 map sheets.
• Provides the largest scale (1:250,000) topographic coverage for the entire continent.
• Contains multiple coordinate datums (GDA94, GDA2020) and uses UTM projection.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in PDF format, requiring feature extraction for geospatial analysis.
• Map sheets may contain information from surrounding sheets, potentially complicating precise area-based queries.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Part of the AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Australia