National Base Map: Topographic Color Mapping for Australia and Territories
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Description
Australia, including its outer islands and external territories, is covered by this seamless topographic color mapping service. The data is sourced from Geoscience Australia, the Australian Antarctic Division, OpenStreetMap, and other government programs, and portrays cultural, hydrography, marine, transport, vegetation, and relief themes. The topographic information was checked in 2008 and supplemented in 2009, with contributions acknowledged from several Australian government departments.
Use Cases
Create regional or national map visualizations based on the seamless topographic color mapping.
Analyze land cover and vegetation patterns based on the aggregated ACLUMP vegetation layer.
Plan transportation or infrastructure projects based on the integrated road and transport theme data.
Conduct coastal or marine studies based on the included hydrography and bathymetry themes.
Assess topographic relief and terrain using the SRTM-derived elevation data.
Strengths
Covers the entire Australian continent, outer islands, and external territories, providing national scope.
Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources including Geoscience Australia and OpenStreetMap.
Portrays multiple thematic layers including cultural, hydrography, marine, transport, vegetation, and relief.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Limited field checking was undertaken; the description notes some information may not be accurate.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia, Australian Antarctic Division, OpenStreetMap, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Natural Earth.
Collection Method
Compiled from multiple topographic mapping datasets, satellite imagery, and other sources.
Time Range
Topographic data checked in 2008-2009; SRTM data acquired February 2000.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-10 18:28:52.706081; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Australia, including Norfolk, Lord Howe, Macquarie, Cocos (Keeling), Christmas, Heard, McDonald Islands, and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
Data is served via WMTS (Web Map Tile Service); specific tools or libraries for accessing this web service format are required.