Australia is covered by this map series at a scale of 1:250,000, comprising 516 standard sheets. Geoscience Australia Data produced the series, which shows natural and constructed features including roads, rail, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours. The map data was last updated on 2026-03-25.
Use Cases
- Perform terrain analysis based on 50-meter contour intervals mentioned in the description.
- Map transportation networks based on road and rail infrastructure features.
- Analyze land cover and hydrology based on vegetation and hydrography information.
- Create regional base maps based on the standardized 1:250,000 scale coverage.
Strengths
- Covers the entire continent of Australia at its largest published topographic scale.
- Comprises 516 standard map sheets, each covering approximately 150 km east-west and 110 km north-south.
- Includes multiple coordinate datums (GDA94, GDA2020) and projections (UTM).
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.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Published digital topographic mapping series.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 18:18:56.999111; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia