Westmoreland Topographic Map At 1:250000 Scale

Geoscience Australia Data produced the 'Westmoreland SE54-05' map as part of the AUSTopo series covering the entire continent at a 1:250,000 scale. This series comprises 516 standard maps, each covering an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude. The map depicts natural and constructed features such as infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and contours.

Use Cases

• Analyze road and rail infrastructure networks for regional connectivity studies.
• Model terrain elevation and slope using the 50-meter interval contour data.
• Map hydrographic features like rivers and water bodies for watershed management.
• Identify vegetation coverage and land use patterns for ecological assessments.
• Locate administrative boundaries and localities for demographic or service planning.

Strengths

• Covers the entire continent of Australia through a coordinated series of 516 maps.
• Provides detailed feature representation at a consistent scale of 1:250,000.
• Includes multiple coordinate datums (GDA94, GDA2020) and projections (UTM).

Limitations

• Data is provided in PDF format, which is not readily machine-readable for analysis.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and update history for the individual map sheet are unknown.
• Map sheets may contain information from surrounding sheets, potentially complicating precise area extraction.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Published topographic mapping as part of the national AUSTopo digital map series.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Australia, specifically the Westmoreland (SE54-05) map sheet area.