Tasmap is the main government authority for the state of
Tasmania
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
for the mapping and management of land information systems for the state.
In earlier decades most Australian mapping departments were known by the common name of the ''Lands and Surveys departments'', however marketing and other factors have simplified the names of such departments. The current Tasmanian government department umbrella for the Tasmap operations is the
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
The Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) is the government department of the Government of Tasmania, Tasmanian Government responsible for supporting primary industry development, the protection of Tasmania's natural en ...
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The range of products from the authority include:
* Cadastral/Topographic maps in the 1:25000 scale
* Topographic maps in 1:250,000 and 1:100,000
* Digital mapping products
As well as a range of atlases and maps serving various purposes, it provides a series of national park maps.
TASMAP eShop – buy Tasmanian maps online – National Park and Day Walk Maps – Category Details
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See also
* Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian Government. It carries out geoscientific research. The agency is the government's technical adviser on all aspects of geoscience, and custodian of the geographic and geological data and knowl ...
External links
Tasmap: about us
- Includes useful section "Brief history of map making in Tasmania"
References
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Map series of Australia
Maps of Tasmania