NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps.

NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.

NATMAP Raster maps have a wide variety of professional and recreational uses, including
real-time navigation with global positioning systems (GPS) route and adventure planning as backdrops in geographic information systems (GIS), where other information is overlaid and analysed map-based presentations a convenient and compact method of storing maps.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 comprises an improved Map Viewer and latest release 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps which are ideal for a range of professional and recreational uses. The digital maps are provided in ECW image format, a type of 'Raster' format - the term Raster is used frequently throughout this guide and refers to tools and map data used in NATMAP Digital Maps 2008.

NATMAP Raster contains all the software needed to use the maps on the Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP operating system and Internet Explorer 5.5 or better (minimum system requirements).

MapTrax also have available an SD Memory card version of the NATMAP Raster 250K series of maps. This is based on the individual map sheets, which are more suitable for use on the Navway and Hema Navigator units ( OziExplorer format only). These maps have been reduced in scale by 25% to load faster and take up less space on a memory card. Price is $10 for the extra card and maps.... select when adding this item to your cart.

Major Features

• Includes all published 1:250 000 scale NATMAPs up to July 2006.
• Landsat 7 satellite image of Australia.
• Load maps by selecting from more than 322,000 place names, coordinates, NATMAP name or by using the index map.
• Transition viewer allows one map to be placed over another with a variable transparency slider tool included (new in 2008).
• Split view allows two maps or a map and satellite image to be viewed and compared side by side (new in 2008).
• Measure distances on-screen.
• Display coordinates as latitude/longitude or grid coordinates, on either the GDA or AGD datum.
• Image resolution to 200dpi.
• Overview windows provide convenient indication of the location of the map on display in relation to the surrounding region and Australia.
• Includes software to select, view and manage the digital maps.
• Compatible with GPS software such as OziExplorer or TrackRanger.
• Compatible with most GIS and graphics packages, either by direct viewing or by exporting to GeoTIFF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, or PNG formats.
• Print maps for area of interest.
• Dynamic scale bar changes as you zoom.
• Ideal for laptop or desktop computers.

Contents of NATMAP Raster Premium (DVD-ROM)

• Eight MGA94 maps provided as single mosaic for each UTM zone (UTM zones 49-56) - suitable for measuring distances and areas.
• All 514 mapsheets joined into a seamless map mosaic at 1:250 000 scale (Geographic/Equirectangular projection) - suitable for location based activities.
• Small scale reference maps at 1:1 million, 1:5 million and 1:20 million scales.
• 2005 Landsat Satellite image of Australia (25 metre pixel size).
• Natmap Raster Viewer software (version 1.5).