This series 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
513 maps. This is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire continent. Each standard map covers
an area of 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude or about 150 kilometres from east to west and 110 kilometres from north
to south. 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. Some maps are supplemented by relief shading. The topographic map and data index shows coverage of the sheets.
Product Specifications Coverage: The series covers the whole of Australia with 513 maps. Currency: Ranges from 1995 to 2009.
95% of maps have a reliability date of 1994 or later. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA (post-1993) Datum: AGD66,
GDA94, AHD. Projection: Universal Traverse Mercator (UTM) Medium: Paper, flat and folded copies. Forward Program: Selected
maps under revision.
Metadata standard for this record:
ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata
standard version:
1.1
Metadata record identifier:
a05f7892-e3e3-7506-e044-00144fdd4fa6
URI for dataset described:
> http://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/45297/
Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)