Sahara SF51-07: Australian Topographic Map at 1:250,000 Scale

516 maps cover the entire continent of Australia at a scale of 1:250,000, the largest scale for full continental coverage. Each standard map sheet covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features like roads, vegetation, and contours. The series is produced by Geoscience Australia and includes about 50 special maps covering non-standard areas.

Use Cases

• Terrain analysis and modeling based on 50-meter contour intervals
• 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 other datasets based on administrative boundaries and localities

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia with 516 map sheets
• Provides topographic data at a consistent 1:250,000 scale
• Includes both natural features (vegetation, hydrography) and constructed features (roads, rail)

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 geospatial analysis

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 25 16:49:53.866849; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australia