Australia is covered by 516 digital topographic maps at a scale of 1:250,000, the largest scale providing continent-wide coverage. Each standard map sheet covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features like roads, vegetation, hydrography, and contours. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia in PDF format.
Use Cases
- Terrain analysis based on 50-meter contour intervals mentioned in the description
- Infrastructure planning based on road and rail network data
- Landscape and vegetation mapping based on described natural features
- Regional boundary and administrative area delineation based on described boundaries
Strengths
- Covers the entire continent of Australia with 516 map sheets
- Provides topographic detail at a standardized 1:250,000 scale
- Includes multiple coordinate datums (GDA94, GDA2020) and projections (UTM)
Limitations
- Data is provided only in PDF format, which may limit direct geospatial analysis
- Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Part of the AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03 25 16:53:49.745766
- Geography
- Australia