Australia National Base Map with Topographic and Land Use Data
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Description
A seamless topographic colour map covering all of Australia, its outer islands, and external territories, including the Australian Antarctic Territory. The service integrates data 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 suburbs sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics data for 2018 and 2020.
Use Cases
Create detailed topographic visualizations 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.
Develop base maps for regional planning using data from multiple sources including Geoscience Australia and OpenStreetMap.
Study coastal and marine features using the bathymetry data sourced from Natural Earth.
Strengths
Covers the entire Australian landmass, including external territories and the Antarctic claim.
Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources including Geoscience Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Includes specific high-resolution mapping for Christmas Island (1:30,000 scale) and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1:25,000 scale).
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Topographic information was last checked in 2008-2009, and limited field checking was undertaken, which may affect accuracy.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia Data, Australian Antarctic Division, OpenStreetMap, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Natural Earth.
Collection Method
Compiled from multiple topographic mapping datasets, satellite imagery, and contributed sources.
Time Range
Topographic data checked circa 2008-2009; suburb data from 2018 and 2020; SRTM data acquired February 2000.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-30 15:15:13.694843; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Australia, including Norfolk, Lord Howe, Macquarie, Cocos (Keeling), Christmas, Heard and McDonald Islands, and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
Data is served via WMTS (Web Map Tile Service) in XML and HTML formats, which may require specific GIS tools for access and analysis.