Dampier Special SF50-02: Australian Topographic Map at 1:250,000 Scale

AUSTopo digital topographic map covering a non-standard area, likely where a standard sheet is largely ocean. It is part of a 516-map series at a scale of 1:250,000, the largest scale covering the entire Australian continent. The map contains 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.
• Creating composite map backgrounds for regional GIS projects based on combined sheet information.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 516 maps covering the entire Australian continent.
• Provides topographic detail at a scale of 1:250,000, the largest scale for full continental coverage.
• Contains multiple feature classes 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 is not natively machine-readable for analysis.
• The specific area covered by this 'special' map is non-standard and requires checking the sheet image for exact bounds.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Part of the published AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:29:37.897357; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, specific non-standard area (likely coastal region near Dampier).