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Vicmap Basemaps

Features of the service:
  • Built on Vicmap, the foundational spatial data that underpins most spatial information in Victoria.
  • Weekly updates (excluding Aerial basemaps and Topographic).
  • Ongoing services improvements.
  • Open standard web services (WMTS).
  • Built on highly available, cloud-based IT infrastructure.

Vicmap Basemaps are pre-rendered image tiles (PNG).

Explore basemaps

Access the landing page to explore the available basemaps.

Raster basemaps

There are 3 styles of basemaps in three coordinate systems available in the Vicmap Basemaps service.

The styles include:

  • Aerial: statewide mosaic of satellite and aerial imagery captured by the Vicmap Coordinated Imagery Program (CIP).
  • Cartographic: a basic colour map.
  • Overlay: a basic colour map styled specifically for overlaying onto the Aerial basemap.
  • Topographic: a detailed colour or greyscale map.
Vicmap BasemapThemeProjectionUpdated
AerialSatellite

Aerial photography 		Vicgrid2020

Web Mercator 		Annually
CartographicColourVicgrid2020

Web Mercator 		Weekly
OverlayColourVicgrid2020

Web Mercator 		Weekly
TopographicColour

Greyscale 		Vicgrid2020

Web Mercator 		Annually
A square image made up of 4 smaller sample images separated with a narrow white border. The 4 images are samples of 4 different raster basemaps: cartographic colour, aerial imagery, topographic colour and topographic greyscale.
Samples of 4 different raster basemaps from left to right, top to bottom: cartographic colour, aerial imagery, topographic colour and topographic greyscale.

Vector basemaps

Vicmap has collaborated with NSW Spatial Services to produce vector basemaps with similiar styling.

The complete set of vector tile basemaps can be accessed via:

Vicmap Vector Basemap

Projection

Updated

ColourWeb MercatorWeekly
HybridWeb MercatorWeekly
GreyscaleWeb MercatorWeekly
Dark greyWeb MercatorWeekly
Sample map of Victoria featuring the colour theme.

- Vicmap vector tile basemap – colour

Sample map of Victoria featuring the greyscale theme.

- Vicmap vector tile basemap – greyscale

Sample map of Victoria featuring the hybrid theme.

- Vicmap vector tile basemap – hybrid

Sample map of Victoria featuring the dark grey colour theme.

- Vicmap vector tile basemap – dark grey

Sample map of Victoria featuring the overlay theme.

- Vicmap vector tile basemap – overlay

Technical information

Developers can integrate Vicmap Basemaps as a Web Map Service (WMS or WMTS) into any web mapping and GIS desktop application.

Read more about technical information.

Product resources

Download the Vicmap Vector Basemaps user guide:

Licencing

Vicmap Basemaps is a licensed and supported product and annual fees can apply.

There is a licence service fee for incorporating Vicmap Basemaps into your business website or web mapping application.

A variety of licensing levels are available from large corporate licences that may use the imagery component in their products to single-seat licences for sole traders.

Educational and community groups licences are also available.

Read more about licensing and copyright.

Please contact Vicmap if you are interested in accessing the service.

Infrastructure

The Vicmap Basemaps service is hosted on infrastructure in the Amazon Web Services cloud and is available 24/7. However, the service is only supported during business hours.

Currency

The Vicmap Basemaps – Cartographic and Overlay services are updated weekly over the weekend.

The Vicmap Basemaps – Aerial services are updated annually for the Melbourne metropolitan area and every 1-3 years in regional areas. The capture date of imagery varies, but is at least 2 years old.

Vicmap Basemaps – Topographic are updated annually.

How to get help

Vicmap customers and business custodians can contact the Vicmap team for product information and support via vicmap@transport.vic.gov.au

Page last updated: 10/04/25