Monkey Mia Special SG49-12: 1:250,000 Scale Digital Topographic Map of Australia

516 maps comprise the AUSTopo series, which covers the entire continent of Australia at a scale of 1:250,000. This special map, SG49-12, is one of approximately 50 non-standard area maps in the series, produced by Geoscience Australia. It contains natural and constructed features including roads, rail, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours.

Use Cases

• Terrain analysis and elevation modeling based on 50-meter contour intervals.
• Infrastructure planning and routing based on road and rail network data.
• Environmental and land cover studies based on vegetation and hydrography features.
• Creating regional base maps for GIS projects based on standardized topographic features.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia at its largest published topographic scale (1:250,000).
• Series comprises 516 standard maps, providing systematic coverage.
• Contains multiple feature types including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and contours.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the source platform and mapping conventions.

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 2026-03-25 15:27:54.852869; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, specifically the area covered by the Monkey Mia Special SG49-12 map sheet.