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Overview
Vicmap Elevation contour and relief data describes Victoria's landforms and seabed to help you analyse and visualise terrain.
Elevation data can be combined with other data for a wide range of uses to enable more efficient and effective:
- analysis of landscape sensitivity
- catchment modelling
- habitat suitability
How to access data
You can access Vicmap Elevation products from the Data.Vic platform or from our Data Service Providers (DSPs).
See individual products listed below for access links.
For information on new elevation data acquisition, see the Coordinated Imagery Program (CIP).
Find a DSP in how to access spatial data.
Our elevation products
Vicmap Elevation includes 5 products:
- Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 10m
- 1-5m Contours & Relief Melbourne Metro
- State-wide 10-20m Contours & Relief
- Multi-resolution DEM and Contours
- Coastal Topographic 1m DEM and 0.5m Contours
Before ordering a product, you can use the following information to compare specifications.
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 10m
- Represents Victoria’s terrain at 10m grid resolution.
- Hydrologically enforced to correctly define the natural surface drainage and hydrological flow.
| Vicmap Elevation | DEM 10m |
|---|---|
| Source information | Vicmap 10–20 Contours & Relief, updated with various LiDAR projects to improve accuracy in localised areas. |
| Scale of Capture | 1:25,000 |
| Special features | 10m grid resolution |
| Datum | GDA94 |
| Format | Native format stored as an ESRI Grid (.adf) and available as a GeoTIFF. |
| Coordinates | VicGrid |
Access data:
Available on Data.Vic and Geoscience Australia's ELVIS platform under a Creative Commons license:
Downloads and resources:
1-5m Contours & Relief Melbourne Metro
- Enables a more detailed contour overlay of the Melbourne metropolitan area.
- Used for feature and contour surveys, planning applications and broad scale volume estimations.
- Sourced from the former Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works surveys from 1970 to1980.
| Vicmap Elevation | 1–5m Contours & Relief |
|---|---|
| Source information | Melbourne Water |
| Coverage | Metropolitan Melbourne |
| Scale of Capture | 1:500 to 1:10,000 |
| Special features | Mostly 1m intervals; some locations have only 2m or 5 m contours. |
| Datum | GDA94 |
| Format | Various |
Access data:
Available under a DELWP Data Access License Agreement.
Visit licensing for more information.
Downloads and resources:
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State-wide 10-20m Contours & Relief
- Represents Victoria’s elevations in the form of contours, spot heights and surface features including cliffs, embankments and rock outcrops.
- Used in a variety of applications including emergency services, natural resource management, planning and development, and digital map publication.
| Vicmap Elevation | 10–20 Contours & Relief |
|---|---|
| Source information | Vicmap Topographic Maps |
| Scale of Capture | 1:25,000 |
| Special features | 10m contour intervals (20m in steep terrain), spot heights, surface features (e.g. cliffs and levee banks). |
| Datum | GDA94 |
| Format | Various |
| Coordinates | VicGrid |
Access data:
Available on Data.Vic under a Creative Commons license:
Downloads and resources:
Multi-resolution DEM and Contours
- Compilation of project data covering project areas across Victoria, including the coast and major flood plains.
- Primary data source: LiDAR point clouds at various point densities
- Derived: Digital Elevation Models (DEM’s) and Contours
| Vicmap Elevation | Multi – Resolution |
|---|---|
| Source information | LiDAR & Photogrammetry Surveys |
| Coverage | Project-based; not always seamless between projects. |
| Scale of Capture | Various |
| Special features | Products may include DEM, contours or LiDAR Point Clouds. |
| Datum | GDA94 for pre 2020, GDA2020 for after 2020. |
| Format | Supplied in tiles. Various formats. |
| Coordinates | VicGrid |
| Current | Various |
Access data:
- Contact our Data Service Providers (DSPs).
- See how to access spatial data to find a DSP.
Downloads and resources:
Coastal Topographic 1m DEM and 0.5m Contours
- High resolution representation of Victoria’s natural relief features along the coast.
| Vicmap Elevation | Topographic Coastal 1m DEM & 0.5m Contours |
|---|---|
| Source information | LiDAR Surveys |
| Coverage | Victorian Coastline up to 10m elevation line. |
| Scale of Capture | N/A |
| Special features | 1m DEM & 0.5m contours |
| Datum | GDA94 |
| Format | Supplied as 2km square tiles. DEM supplied in XYZ ASCII only. Contours supplied as ESRI Shape or MapInfo formats only. |
| Coordinates | VicGrid |
| Current | Various |
Access data:
- Contact our Data Service Providers (DSPs).
- See how to access spatial data to find a DSP.
Downloads and resources:
How to get help
Vicmap customers and business custodians can contact the Vicmap helpdesk for product information and support.
For more information please visit:
Page last updated: 02/05/23