National Base Map WMTS: Topographic Mapping for Australia and Territories
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Description
A seamless topographic colour map service covers all of Australia, its outer islands, external territories, and the Australian Antarctic Territory. The service integrates data from Geoscience Australia, the Australian Antarctic Division, and OpenStreetMap, with specific datasets for Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Vegetation data for the Australian continent is sourced from the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program.
Use Cases
Create thematic maps based on integrated cultural, hydrography, and transport data.
Analyze land cover and vegetation patterns using the ACLUMP-derived vegetation layer.
Develop location-based applications using a standardized topographic basemap for Australia.
Conduct spatial analysis incorporating relief themes derived from SRTM data.
Strengths
Covers the entire Australian landmass, including remote islands and Antarctic territory.
Integrates data from multiple authoritative sources including Geoscience Australia and OpenStreetMap.
Includes specific high-resolution mapping datasets for Christmas Island (1:30,000 scale) and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1:25,000 scale).
Limitations
Topographic information was checked in 2008-2009 with limited field checking; some information may not be accurate.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last updated 2026-06-23 04:12:42.901550; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia, Australian Antarctic Division, OpenStreetMap, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Natural Earth.
Collection Method
Aggregated from multiple topographic mapping datasets and satellite imagery.
Time Range
Data currency varies by source; topographic information was checked in 2008-2009.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-23 04:12:42.901550
Geography
Australia, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Macquarie Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, Heard and McDonald Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory.
Data is served via WMTS; specific tools for accessing web map tile services are required. Contains data from OpenStreetMap contributors under its license.