forwarded from amcircle: ================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [amcircle] Australian 250k topo raster data now free online Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Geoscience Australia New Release 10 November. http://www.ga.gov.au/news/index.jsp#raster Raster maps now online ================= Geoscience Australia's 1:250,000 scale national topographic data,<http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/htsqr?file=/oracle/geomet/geomet2.htsqr&datasetno=8508>TOPO-250K RASTER, is now available free online. It forms the backbone of our NATMAP Raster products which are popular in the recreational and commercial markets. This much anticipated release will be of significant benefit to GIS users across a wide range of applications, such as regional planning, agriculture, emergency management, environment, tourism and map based presentations. Commercial map makers will also benefit, with the data (an alternative to vector data) allowing for the development of commercial map products for tourism and other markets. TOPO-250K RASTER is made available free online as part of the Australian Government's<http://www.osdm.gov.au/osdm/policy.html> Spatial Data Access and Pricing Policy. The TOPO-250K RASTER data is a <http://www.sli.unimelb.edu.au/gisweb/GISModule/GIST_Raster.htm>raster version of Geoscience Australia's <http://www.ga.gov.au/nmd/products/digidat/250k.htm>GEODATA TOPO-250K Series 2 national fundamental vector data. The TOPO-250K RASTER data can be downloaded free as individual mapsheets by visiting our <http://www.ga.gov.au/products>Free Downloads page and searching on topography. Users are required to complete a simple registration process and use the data in accordance with the licence provisions. Dr Brendan Whyte Assistant Map Curator ERC Library University of Melbourne Vic 3010 AUSTRALIA [log in to unmask] --