CANBERRA, ACT, March 31 -- Geoscience Australia issued the following news release:

Geoscience Australia has completed the nationwide release of its AUSTopo 1:250,000 digital topographic map series, putting authoritative, up‑to‑date topographic coverage of the entire country just a click away. Free to download, easy to print, and ready to use offline on mobile devices.

Available through Geoscience Australia's online map application, the series provides comprehensive national coverage at a scale where 1 centimetre on the map equals 2.5 kilometres on the ground.

Branch Head of Geoscience Australia's National Location Information Branch, Lisa Bush, said

'This is Australia's national topographic library, modernised and in your po...