Kulgera Topographic Map at 1:250,000 Scale

516 maps comprise the AUSTopo series covering all of Australia at a 1:250,000 scale. Each standard map sheet spans approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, depicting natural and constructed features. The series is produced by Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Extract road and rail infrastructure features for transportation network analysis.
• Analyze hydrography and 50-meter contour intervals for terrain and watershed modeling.
• Identify vegetation coverage and administrative boundaries for land-use planning.
• Georeference map sheets using GDA94/GDA2020 coordinates and UTM projection for GIS integration.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia with 516 map sheets.
• Provides topographic detail at the largest scale (1:250,000) published for the whole country.
• Includes multiple coordinate datums (GDA94, GDA2020) and a defined UTM projection.

Limitations

• Data is delivered in PDF format, requiring extraction for quantitative GIS or ML use.
• Map sheets may contain information from surrounding areas, potentially complicating precise boundary analysis.
• Sample data and specific feature column names are unavailable for direct inspection.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Australia