516 maps comprise the AUSTopo series, which covers the entire Australian continent at a scale of 1:250,000. This specific map is one of approximately 50 special maps in the series, covering a non-standard area and containing natural and constructed features like roads, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia as a digital PDF download with coordinates in GDA94, GDA2020, and AHD datums.
Use Cases
- Regional planning and infrastructure analysis based on road and rail network data.
- Environmental and hydrological modeling based on hydrography and contour information.
- Creating base maps for field studies based on combined natural and constructed features.
- Assessing land cover and administrative boundaries for a specific non-standard map area.
Strengths
- Covers the entire Australian continent at its largest published topographic scale (1:250,000).
- Series comprises 516 standard maps and approximately 50 special maps for comprehensive coverage.
- Contains multiple feature types including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data is provided only in PDF format, which may limit direct machine-readability and analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Published digital topographic mapping series.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 18:22:48.776574; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia, specifically the Mount Barker area (non-standard sheet).