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Vicmap Topographic digital mapping.(Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria's Vicmap Topographic)

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| December 01, 2005 | Flynn, Rod; Mifsud, George | COPYRIGHT 2005 Australian Map Circle. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Victoria's most important topographic hardcopy mapping product is the State's 1:25 000 printed topographic maps which cover 85% of the State. In total there are 1600 maps (not all of which are printed). The majority of these maps were produced in the 1970s and 1980s using manual mapping processes. Since completion of this program, only a handful of maps have been updated. Hence 85% of the mapping is now more than 10 years old, with 40% being more than 20 years old.

The hardcopy-mapping program practically ceased in the late 1980s. It is estimated that the cost to manually produce a single 1:25 000 map is $30 000. At a state-wide costing of $48 million, it is ...

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