Paterson Range SF51-06: Australian Topographic Map at 1:250,000 Scale

516 maps comprise the AUSTopo series, which is the largest-scale topographic map series covering the entire Australian continent. Each standard map sheet covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features like infrastructure, vegetation, and 50-meter contours. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia in digital PDF format with coordinates in GDA94, GDA2020, and AHD datums.

Use Cases

• Terrain analysis and elevation modeling based on 50-meter contour intervals.
• Infrastructure and land-use planning based on depicted road, rail, and administrative boundaries.
• Environmental and hydrological studies based on hydrography and vegetation features.
• Creating regional base maps for field surveys based on the standardized 1:250,000 scale coverage.

Strengths

• Covers the entire Australian continent at a consistent 1:250,000 scale.
• Contains approximately 516 map sheets, with each standard sheet covering about 150 km east-west and 110 km north-south.
• Includes multiple coordinate datums (GDA94, GDA2020, AHD) and uses the Universal Transverse Mercator projection.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may require conversion for direct use in GIS software.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Part of the published AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:18:06.702559; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia