Pyramid SF50-07: Australian Topographic Map Series at 1:250,000 Scale

AUSTopo is a digital topographic map series covering the entire continent of Australia at a scale of 1:250,000, comprising 516 standard maps. Each standard map sheet covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and contours. The data is provided by Geoscience Australia and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Terrain analysis and elevation modeling based on contour lines with a 50-meter interval.
• Infrastructure planning and routing based on road and rail network data.
• Environmental and land cover studies based on vegetation and hydrography features.
• Creating regional base maps for GIS projects based on standardized sheet coverage.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia with 516 map sheets, providing national coverage.
• Represents the largest scale (1:250,000) at which published topographic maps cover the entire continent.
• Contains multiple feature types including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and administrative boundaries.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided only in PDF format, which may limit direct machine-readability for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Published digital topographic map series.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 16:34:24.951263; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia