McLarty Hills SE51-15: 1:250,000 Scale Topographic Map of Australia

516 maps cover the entire continent of Australia at a scale of 1:250,000, where 1 cm represents 2.5 km. Each standard map covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features like infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and contours. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia in digital PDF format with coordinates in GDA94, GDA2020, and AHD datums.

Use Cases

• Regional land-use planning based on depicted infrastructure, vegetation, and hydrography.
• Terrain analysis for environmental modeling based on 50-meter contour intervals.
• Creating base maps for field surveys based on the standardized 1:250,000 scale coverage.
• Historical geography studies based on the series' coverage of administrative boundaries and localities.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia with 516 maps, the largest scale providing full coverage.
• Each standard map covers a consistent area of approximately 150 km east-west by 110 km north-south.
• Contains multiple feature types including roads, rail, vegetation, hydrography, and administrative boundaries.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may require conversion for geospatial analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative uses.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Part of the AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:19:40.726584; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia