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Topographic maps（https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/topographic-maps-data/topographic-maps）
Area of Australia（https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/area-of-australia-states-and-territories）
Australia's size compared（https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/australias-size-compared）
Maps of Australia（https://www.ga.gov.au/data-pubs/maps）
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Digital Atlas of Australia
Explore, analyse and visualise trusted data on Australia's geography, people, economy, and the environment in a central platform.
Digital Atlas of Australia Learn more（https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/digital-atlas-of-australia）
Our capabilities
Geoscience Australia, specifically the National Location Information Branch, is the Australian Government's national mapping agency.
Our capabilities Learn more（https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/our-capabilities）
Foundation Spatial Data
The Foundation Spatial Data Framework (FSDF) provides a common reference for the assembly and maintenance of Australian and New Zealand foundation level spatial data in order to serve the widest possible variety of users.
Foundation Spatial Data Learn more（https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/foundation-spatial-data）
Historical Aerial Photography
Geoscience Australia is the custodian for Commonwealth vertical and oblique aerial photography.
Historical Aerial Photography Learn more（https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/historical-aerial-photography）
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