This data category requires a high level national map. To satisfy this category, the following minimum criteria must be met:

• Scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5km).
• Markings of national roads
• National borders
• Marking of streams, rivers, lakes, mountains.
• Updated at least once a year.

Data Location

https://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/gcat_a05f7892-c39f-7506-e044-00144fdd4fa6/Outline+map+of+Australia+%28with+state+borders+and+capital+city+locations%29

Comments

1:250 000 scale Topographic vector data is also downloadable in full https://www.ga.gov.au/products/servlet/controller?event=FILE_SELECTION&catno=63999 One of the first government organisations to adopt open licencing, specifically Creative Commons. https://www.ga.gov.au/copyright.html Also provides WMS API https://www.ga.gov.au/mapconnect/wms.jsp

Reviewer comments

Expert review: name of dataset provided

Data Availability

• Y Openly licensed
• Y Is the data available for free
• Y Is the data machine readable
• Y Available in bulk
• Y Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis
• Y Is data in digital form
• Y Publicly available
• Y Does the data exist
• Y Is the data available online

Details

Date the data became available	Unknown
Format of data	wms
Reviewer	Daniela Mattern
Submitters	Daniela Mattern
Last modified	Fri Nov 28 2014 07:33:22 GMT+0000 (UTC)