For availability of these maps please check with your local state mapping agency:. Please search for your local map retailer or a large-format printing business. If you cannot access a printing service locally, some printers provide facilities for customers to electronically upload or send files to be printed and returned to you by post.
To print a full-size topographic map, download the map from our indexes above and use the following specifications when placing your order with a print provider:. If you are unable to print our maps, or are having trouble finding a printing service, please contact us for assistance on or clientservices ga. With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, these maps are provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.
Geoscience Australia has tried to make the information in this product as accurate as possible. However, it does not guarantee that the information is totally accurate or complete. Find more information by visiting the page: Using and attributing Geoscience Australia products. The Map Reading Guide is an ideal resource for a wide range of map users and is an excellent and simple introduction to topographic maps which are suitable for anyone with an interest in maps.
The map legend lists the features shown on the map with their matching symbols. They also have location reference systems.
These include longitude, latitude and a coordinate grid, so you can accurately work out the position of mapped features. Our landscape is changing all the time, so a topographic map is a graphic representation of a moment in time.
Read more about the Vicmap publishing schedule. Stay on track and plan for fun and safe travels in Victoria with Vicmap Topographic maps.
Find out how Vicmap topographic maps are used for emergency response. Find out how to access Vicmap Topographic Maps in hardcopy and digital formats. Skip to content. What is a topographic map?
On this page: Getting to know topographic maps If you have ever been bushwalking, camping or other outdoor activities, you have most likely used a topographic map. Vicmap topographic maps cover the entire state of Victoria with features including: constructed roads, railways, buildings, airports, walking tracks and reserves administrative local council boundaries, crown land, state and international borders, place names natural vegetation, national park areas, water ways, coastal features terrain contours,mountains, valleys and cliffs.
When to use a topographic map Topographic maps are perfect for recreational activities allowing users to plan their outdoor activities. The display of features on the map allow users to work out: where to go the best route to get there what to see on the way how long the journey will take This allows for a fun, healthy, sustainable and safe journey. Other uses include: urban planning site analysis flora and fauna surveys education military exercises geoscience industry such as mining to establish legal boundaries and ownership Topographic maps are ideal for teaching geography in the classroom and field activities, and for higher education geospatial science studies.
Vicmap topographic maps come in a range of scales and sizes suited to different uses. How to read a topographic map Topographic maps have a map legend or key.
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