Mount Phillips SG50-02: Australian Topographic Map at 1:250,000 Scale

A digital topographic map covering a standard area of approximately 150 km east-west by 110 km north-south. It is part of the AUSTopo series of 516 maps providing the largest-scale topographic coverage of the entire Australian continent. The map, produced by Geoscience Australia, contains natural and constructed features including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and 50-meter contours.

Use Cases

• Terrain analysis based on 50-meter contour intervals
• Infrastructure planning based on road and rail network data
• Environmental studies based on vegetation and hydrography features
• Regional mapping and orientation based on administrative boundaries and localities

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 516 maps covering the entire continent
• Shows features including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and contours
• Provides coordinates in GDA94, GDA2020, and AHD datums with UTM projection

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Published as part of the AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 25 17:14:12.388583; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australia, specifically the area covered by the Mount Phillips SG50-02 map sheet.