Geoscience Australia NATMAP Digital Maps 2010 DVD

Overview

• Includes all published 1:250 000 scale NATMAPs up to July 2006
• Transition viewer allows one map to be placed over another with a variable transparency slider tool included
• Split View allows two maps or a map and satellite image to be viewed and compared side by side

NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.

NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 comprises an improved Map Viewer and latest release 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps which are ideal for a range of professional and recreational uses. The digital maps are provided in ECW image format (Raster).

NATMAP Raster maps have a wide variety of professional and recreational uses, including:

1. Real-time navigation with global positioning systems (GPS) using Oziexplorer or Fugawi
2. Route and adventure planning
3. As backdrops in geographic information systems (GIS), where other information is overlaid and analysed
4. Map-based presentations
5. A convenient and compact method of storing maps

This 2 pack DVD set includes all published 1:250 000 scale NATMAPs up to July 2006. Also included is Landsat 7 satellite image of Australia. It is ideal for use on laptop or desktop computers as it contains all the software needed to use the maps on the Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP as well as Vista operating systems and Internet Explorer 5.5 or later.

With this software you can load maps by selecting from more than 322, 000 place names, coordinates, NATMAP name or by using the index map. The dynamic scale bar changes as you zoom and you can measure distances on-screen. With the image resolution at 200dpi, you can print out maps at high quality. The software also allows you to select, view and manage digital maps, while overview windows provide convenient indication of the location of the map on display in relation to the surrounding region and Australia.

NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is compatible with many GIS and graphics packages, either by direct viewing or by exporting to GeoTIFF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, or PNG formats. It is also compatible with select GPS software such as OziExplorer or TrackRanger.

The transition viewer allows one map to be placed over another with a variable transparency slider tool included. Split view allows two maps or a map and satellite image to be viewed and compared side by side.

Display coordinates as latitude/longitude or grid coordinates on either the GDA or AGD datum.