Kingoonya SH53-11: AUSTopo 1:250,000 Scale Digital Map of Australia

516 maps cover the entire continent of Australia at a scale of 1:250,000, making it the largest-scale published topographic series for the whole country. Each standard map covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features like infrastructure, vegetation, and contours. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia as part of the AUSTopo series.

Use Cases

• Generate detailed topographic base maps for regional planning based on contour and hydrography data.
• Analyze spatial relationships of infrastructure and natural features for environmental impact assessments.
• Create custom map overlays for field navigation and surveying based on road, rail, and locality information.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia with 516 standardized map sheets.
• Provides topographic detail at a consistent 1:250,000 scale, the largest for full continental coverage.
• Includes a defined set of features such as 50-meter contours, hydrography, vegetation, and infrastructure.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last update date is listed as 2026-03-26.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 12:12:53.012875

Geography

Australia