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March 12, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Browne SG51-08 - AUSTopo 1:250 000 digital map

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CACommonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)LCL. Carter

Key Points

  • To provide a comprehensive digital topographic map of Australia at a detailed scale of 1:250,000.
  • Produced as part of the AUSTopo mapping series
  • Covers an area of 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude
  • Includes information from surrounding map sheets
  • Features include natural and constructed elements
  • Available for download in PDF format
  • Comprises 516 standard maps covering Australia
  • Includes approximately 50 special maps for non-standard areas
  • Shows detailed infrastructure like roads and railways
  • Represents terrain features using 50m contour intervals
  • Utilizes GDA94 and GDA2020 geographical datums

Abstract

This map is part of the AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series. It covers the whole of Australia at a scale of 1:250 000 (1cm on a map represents 2.5 km on the ground) and comprises 516 maps. This is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire continent. Each standard map covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude or about 150 kilometres from east to west and at least 110 kilometres from north to south. The topographic map shows approximate coverage of the sheets. The map may contain information from surrounding map sheets to maximise utilisation of available space on the map sheet. There are about 50 special maps in the series and these maps cover a non-standard area. Typically, where a map produced on standard sheet lines is largely ocean it is combined with its landward neighbour. These maps contain natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries. Coordinates: Geographical and MGA Datum: GDA94, GDA2020, AHD. Projection: Universal Traverse Mercator (UTM) Medium: Digital PDF download.

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Australia) et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b25aca96eeacc4fcec8d7fhttps://doi.org/10.26186/148084
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