An introduction to topographic maps

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

A booklet that explains scale, distances, directions, map projections, latitude and longitude, grid references, legends and contours. Utilises the Rockhampton 1:100,000 topographic map for examples. Student activities included.

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Title An introduction to topographic maps
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/edd612b2-ada3-498a-aa26-613e3a7aa69a
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Geoscience Australia Data
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Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "An introduction to topographic maps". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/an-introduction-to-topographic-maps