Australian Topographic Base Map Without Labels, Sourced from Multiple Agencies

A seamless topographic color map service covers all of Australia, its outer islands, and Antarctic territories. Data is aggregated from Geoscience Australia, the Australian Antarctic Division, OpenStreetMap, and other sources, with vegetation from the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program. The topographic information was checked in 2008 using satellite imagery and supplemented in 2009, with limited field checking noted.

Use Cases

• Create custom labeled maps based on underlying topographic, hydrographic, and cultural features.
• Analyze land use and vegetation patterns based on the ACLUMP aggregated vegetation layer.
• Model terrain and relief using the processed SRTM DEM data, which includes stripe and void removal.
• Study coastal and marine features by combining the topographic data with sourced Natural Earth bathymetry.

Strengths

• Covers the entire Australian continent, its outer islands, and external territories, including Antarctic claims.
• Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources like Geoscience Australia, OpenStreetMap, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
• Includes specific, high-scale mapping for Christmas Island (1:30,000) and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1:25,000).

Limitations

• Limited field checking was undertaken; the description states some information may not be accurate.
• Topographic information was primarily checked and supplemented in 2008-2009, which may affect current relevance.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Aggregated from multiple mapping datasets and satellite imagery, with processing described in user guides.

Time Range

Topographic data checked in 2008-2009; SRTM data acquired February 2000.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:47:40.726763; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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