Introducing Victoria's new state-wide topographic map books

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Introducing Victoria's new state-wide
topographic map books

• Released by Victoriasleading map publishers
  Spatial Vision

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Spatial Vision

• is a leading publisher of maps in Victoria with a
  wealth of map-making experience
• has been the CFAs map book producer for over
  three years
• has been appointed the official partner of the
  Department of Sustainability and Environment for
  state-wide topographic map production in Victoria

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Spatial Visions Vicmap Books

• This state-wide series comprises a total of five
  (5) hardcopy map books
• Each map book will be updated every two years
• The area covered by each book is aligned to
  Victorian Government Regions and LGA boundaries
• Maps include standard topographic information
  themes using the latest Victorian government data
• Consistent with maps used by other State
  government agencies
• For the first time, a single, common mapping
  resource is available to all emergency managers,
  state government agencies and local government

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Each Vicmap Book

• Is slightly less than A3 in size
• Comprises 1100,000 and 150,000 regional maps
  and 120,000 town and locality maps
• Covers approx 1/5th of the state
• Contains around 300 pages
• Offers a reinforced hard wearing cover and
  flexible plastic spiral binding

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Release Schedule

• The five Vicmap Books are to be released
  progressively over the next 18 months

North West June 2006
North East March 2007
South West November 2006
South East June 2007
Central March 2006
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First Book Central Region
Available Now
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Key Features

• State-wide coverage of 1100,000 maps augmented
  with 150,000 regional maps in selected areas
• 120,000 town and locality maps

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Town Maps

• High quality of township and locality maps
  included
• Show town extents and dominant land uses
  (residential, commercial/industrial, special uses
  and reserves/recreation facilities)
• Also show
• Emergency Services depots and infrastructure
• Traffic lights
• Municipal offices
• Post offices
• Churches, schools and other key community
  infrastructure

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Rural Addressing

• Sourced from LGAs
• Only included on maps where address points are
  available
• Shown every 1-2 km (approx.)

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Other Vicmap Book Products

• Standard Data products
• Map book region, or state-wide
• VicGrid/Zonal projections, ESRI/MapInfo formats
• ECW map image mosaic
• Individual georeferenced map images (JPEG)
• Individual Vicmap Book page images (PDF)
• Map extents and reference grids (vector data)
• Range of licensing options
• Custom products available to order
• Large format wall maps (eg operations rooms)
• Overprinted Map books
• Other digital data and raster products

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Summary

• A single common mapping resource shared across
  government and the community
• Endorsed by the Victorian State Government and
  emergency services
• Based on latest Government spatial data resources
• A better product
• Practical scale
• Up-to-date currency
• Reliability
• Completeness

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How to Order

• Obtain your copy of the Spatial Vision Vicmap
  Bookby
• 1. contacting our Melbourne office on
• 03 9691 3000
• and asking for map book sales
• OR
• 2. Go to our website
• www.spatialvision.com.au