eAtlas World Baselayer Version 1 (NERP TE 13.1, AIMS)

A 260 MB collection of styled geospatial datasets designed as a worldwide web mapping baselayer, with a focus on Australia and the Great Barrier Reef. The baselayer combines global Natural Earth 2 data with high-resolution Australian (100k) and Queensland (50k) coastlines, and includes country outlines, cities, and reef features. This dataset is filed in the eAtlas enduring data repository and has been superseded by a higher-resolution version.

Use Cases

• Serve a pre-configured web map service (WMS) based on the GeoServer configuration files included in the dataset.
• Visualize the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park with detailed reef outlines based on the included GBR features layer.
• Create maps with nested detail levels for Australia using the combined world, national, and state coastline layers.
• Deploy a basemap for environmental monitoring applications focusing on Queensland's coastal areas.

Strengths

• The dataset is 260 MB in size, providing a substantial basemap resource.
• It offers three nested levels of detail, from global to high-resolution Queensland (50k) coastlines.
• Includes specific features for the Great Barrier Reef, such as dry reef outlines.
• Configuration is pre-packaged for GeoServer versions 2.1-2.3, enabling quick deployment.

Limitations

• The dataset has been superseded by a higher-resolution version, indicating it is not the most current.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description does not specify the exact temporal coverage of the underlying map data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via the eAtlas enduring data repository.

Collection Method

A collection of third-party datasets (including Natural Earth 2) styled and combined using GeoServer.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-16 04:20:57.865723; freshness should be verified as the dataset is noted as superseded.

Geography

Worldwide, with a focus on Australia, Queensland, and the Great Barrier Reef.