Mornington Island Topographic Map at 1:250,000 Scale

516 maps comprise the AUSTopo series, the largest-scale topographic coverage of the entire Australian continent. This special map sheet covers a non-standard area, containing natural and constructed features like infrastructure, vegetation, and hydrography. The data uses GDA94/GDA2020 datum and UTM projection.

Use Cases

• Extract road and rail infrastructure features for regional transport 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 features using provided Geographical and MGA coordinates for GIS integration.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 516 maps providing continent-wide coverage.
• Contains multiple feature types including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and contours.
• Uses modern geodetic datums (GDA94, GDA2020) and a standard UTM projection.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in PDF format, requiring extraction for analytical use.
• Map may contain information from surrounding sheets, potentially complicating precise area definition.
• Sample data and specific feature attributes (columns) are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Published digital topographic map from the AUSTopo series.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 26.

Geography

Covers Mornington Island and non-standard area within Australia.