516 maps comprise the AUSTopo series, the largest-scale topographic map collection covering the entire Australian continent. Each standard map sheet covers approximately 1.5 by 1 degrees, representing about 150 by 110 kilometers on the ground. Geoscience Australia Data provides these digital PDF maps, last updated in March 2026, featuring roads, rail, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours.
Use Cases
- Terrain analysis based on 50-meter contour intervals mentioned in the description
- Infrastructure planning based on road and rail network data
- Land cover assessment based on vegetation and hydrography features
- Map sheet edge matching based on information from surrounding sheets mentioned in the description
Strengths
- Covers the entire Australian continent at a consistent 1:250,000 scale
- Comprises 516 standard map sheets plus approximately 50 special maps for non-standard areas
- Includes multiple coordinate datums (GDA94, GDA2020) and a UTM projection
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Data is provided as PDF files, which may require conversion for direct geospatial analysis
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Part of the published AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 16:31:28.302153; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Australia