National Base Map of Australia with Topographic and Land Use Data

A seamless topographic color map service covering all of Australia, its outer islands, and external territories. The data is sourced from Geoscience Australia, the Australian Antarctic Division, OpenStreetMap, and the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program. Topographic information was checked in 2008 and supplemented in 2009, with limited field checking.

Use Cases

• Create detailed topographic maps based on the integrated cultural, hydrography, and relief themes.
• Analyze land use and vegetation patterns based on the aggregated ACLUMP layer for the Australian continent.
• Study coastal and marine features using bathymetry data sourced from Natural Earth.
• Compare road network data derived from OpenStreetMap with other topographic features.

Strengths

• Covers the entire Australian landmass, including external territories and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
• Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources including Geoscience Australia and the Australian Antarctic Division.
• Includes specific high-resolution mapping datasets for Christmas Island (1:30,000 scale) and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1:25,000 scale).
• Portrays detailed graphic representations across cultural, hydrography, marine, transport, vegetation, and relief themes.

Limitations

• Limited field checking has been undertaken; the description notes some information may not be accurate.
• Topographic information was primarily checked in 2008-2009; some features may be outdated.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and specific column definitions require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Antarctic Division, OpenStreetMap, Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP), Natural Earth.

Collection Method

Compiled from multiple topographic mapping datasets, satellite imagery, and contributed sources.

Time Range

Topographic data checked in 2008-2009; SRTM data acquired February 2000; suburb layers sourced from 2018 and 2020 ABS data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:36:24.530259; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, including Norfolk, Lord Howe, Macquarie, Cocos (Keeling), Christmas, Heard and McDonald Islands, and the Australian Antarctic Territory.