Australia National Greyscale Topographic Map via WMTS

A seamless greyscale topographic map service covering all of Australia and its external territories. The service is produced for the National Map project, combining Geoscience Australia data at smaller scales with OpenStreetMap data at larger scales. It was last updated on 2026-04-18 and is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Create web map visualizations based on the seamless topographic coverage.
• Perform spatial analysis using the integrated Geoscience Australia and OpenStreetMap data.
• Develop location-based services for Australian territories based on the standardized basemap.

Strengths

• Covers the entire landmass of Australia and its external territories.
• Integrates data from two authoritative sources: Geoscience Australia and OpenStreetMap.
• Service was updated on 2026-04-18, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Produced for the National Map project, combining Geoscience Australia and OpenStreetMap data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 18:25:37.160217; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, including Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, Norfolk Island, and Lord Howe Island.