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March 12, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Southern Cross SH50-16 - AUSTopo 1:250 000 digital map

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CACommonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)LCL. Carter

Key Points

  • To provide detailed topographic information for the whole of Australia using digital mapping technology.
  • Developed a digital map series encompassing Australia at a scale of 1:250,000.
  • Created approximately 516 individual maps, each covering specific geographic areas.
  • Incorporated natural and constructed features such as roads, railways, and vegetation into the map design.
  • Successfully captured the entire continent on the largest scale available for topographic maps.
  • Each map sheet covers roughly 150 km east-west and 110 km north-south, facilitating detailed geographic analysis.
  • Included special maps for non-standard areas, optimizing the representation of ocean and land features.

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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