Australian Topographic Map With Integrated Land Use And Relief Data

2008-2020 topographic and land use data for Australia and its external territories, sourced from Geoscience Australia, OpenStreetMap, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The service integrates cultural, hydrography, marine, transport, vegetation, and relief themes. It was compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network with contributions from multiple government agencies.

Use Cases

• Analyze vegetation patterns using the aggregated ACLUMP land use layer for environmental monitoring.
• Create detailed transport network maps by combining OpenStreetMap road data with other topographic features.
• Model terrain and relief using the processed SRTM DEM data, which includes stripe removal and void filling.
• Generate coastal and marine charts by integrating bathymetry data sourced from Natural Earth with hydrographic features.
• Map suburban boundaries and demographics by incorporating ABS Suburb 2018 and 2020 data layers.

Strengths

• Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources including Geoscience Australia and OpenStreetMap.
• Covers Australia's entire landmass plus seven external territories and islands.
• Includes detailed processing of SRTM elevation data, specifically void filling and vegetation offset removal.

Limitations

• Topographic information was last checked in 2008-2009, with only limited field validation, potentially introducing inaccuracies.
• The dataset is delivered as a web map service (HTML/MapServer), not as a downloadable file format like GeoTIFF or Shapefile.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Antarctic Division, OpenStreetMap, Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Collection Method

Aggregated from multiple national mapping programs and open-source projects.

Time Range

2008-2020

Freshness

Contains data up to 2020 (suburb layers), with a platform update in 2026.

Geography

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