High-resolution elevation contours across Australia, built on Geoscience Australia's Elevation Information System (ELVIS), 5 m-resolution LiDAR-derived DTM — covering approximately 80% of populated areas and addresses nationwide, with a 30 m SRTM-derived baseline elsewhere. Delivered as contours, modelled surface water flow directions and shaded relief terrain maps — and accessible directly by AI agents through our AI-native MCP tools, or by any application through a straightforward REST API.
Three complementary terrain layers, all derived from the same underlying ELVIS elevation data, available individually or combined via the API, the interactive map, or an AI agent connected over MCP.
Contour lines generated directly from ELVIS elevation data at a consistent 5 m LiDAR-derived baseline across covered areas — the standard resolution across the platform. Finer LiDAR-derived contours (down to 1 m in select LGAs, such as Brisbane) are not broadly available by default, but can be provisioned on request for specific sites or portfolios.
Overland flow direction and relative magnitude modelled from the underlying LiDAR DTM, showing how rainfall runoff moves across a site or catchment — independent of, and complementary to, mapped floodplains and river-based flood studies.
Composite shaded relief (hillshade) layers and interactive 3-D terrain surfaces rendered from high-resolution elevation data, visualising slope, ridgelines and landform shape alongside contours, flow directions and satellite imagery.
Every layer on this page — contours, slope, flow direction, shaded relief and 3-D terrain — is available two ways: a conventional REST API for applications, and AI-native MCP tools so an AI agent can pull the same data straight into a conversation or workflow.
Direct, application-ready endpoints — no SDK required. Sub-30 ms responses regardless of underlying dataset size, via Cloud-Optimised GeoTIFF windowed reads.
Full reference: api.geospatialsystem.com/docs
Connect Claude or any MCP-compatible AI assistant directly to Geospatial System. Ask in plain English — the right tool is called automatically, no scripting required.
Tools include: LP_Get_Elevation, LP_Get_Elevation_Stats, LP_Get_Slope_Stats, LP_Get_Terrain_Map, LP_Get_Terrain_3D, list_datasets
The 5 m LiDAR-derived DTM layer underlying the detailed contour, flow-direction and hillshade maps above currently entirely or partially covers 240 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Australia — concentrated in populated and coastal regions and expanding over time. A broader 30 m SRTM-derived baseline covers the rest of the country. Select a state or territory below to view covered LGAs.
| State / Territory | LGAs covered |
|---|---|
New South Wales (63)Ballina, Bayside (NSW), Bega Valley, Bellingen, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Burwood, Byron, Camden, Campbelltown (NSW), Canada Bay, Canterbury-Bankstown, Central Coast (NSW), Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Cumberland, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Fairfield, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Inner West, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-ring-gai, Kyogle, Lake Macquarie, Lane Cove, Lismore, Liverpool, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Mosman, Nambucca Valley, Newcastle, North Sydney, Northern Beaches, Parramatta, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Randwick, Richmond Valley, Ryde, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Strathfield, Sutherland, Sydney, The Hills, Tweed, Unincorporated NSW, Waverley, Willoughby, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly, Wollongong, Woollahra, Yass Valley | |
Victoria (38)Banyule, Bass Coast, Bayside (Vic.), Boroondara, Brimbank, Cardinia, Casey, Darebin, East Gippsland, Frankston, Glen Eira, Golden Plains, Greater Dandenong, Greater Geelong, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Kingston (Vic.), Knox, Manningham, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melton, Merri-bek, Monash, Moonee Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Nillumbik, Port Phillip, Queenscliffe, South Gippsland, Stonnington, Surf Coast, Unincorporated Vic, Wellington, Whitehorse, Whittlesea, Wyndham, Yarra | |
Queensland (35)Brisbane, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Charters Towers, Cook, Douglas, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich, Isaac, Livingstone, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Mackay, Mareeba, Moreton Bay, Noosa, Palm Island, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Townsville, Whitsunday, Wujal Wujal, Yarrabah | |
South Australia (26)Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Burnside, Campbelltown (SA), Charles Sturt, Coorong, Grant, Holdfast Bay, Kingston (SA), Marion, Mitcham, Mount Gambier, Norwood Payneham and St Peters, Onkaparinga, Playford, Port Adelaide Enfield, Prospect, Robe, Salisbury, Tea Tree Gully, Unincorporated SA, Unley, Walkerville, Wattle Range, West Torrens | |
Western Australia (45)Armadale, Bassendean, Bayswater, Belmont, Bunbury, Busselton, Cambridge, Canning, Capel, Chittering, Claremont, Cockburn, Cottesloe, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup, East Fremantle, Fremantle, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Kwinana, Mandurah, Melville, Moora, Mosman Park, Mundaring, Murray, Nedlands, Peppermint Grove, Perth, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Subiaco, Swan, Toodyay, Victoria Park, Victoria Plains, Vincent, Wanneroo, Waroona | |
Tasmania (24)Brighton, Burnie, Central Coast (Tas.), Central Highlands (Tas.), Circular Head, Clarence, Derwent Valley, Devonport, George Town, Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Glenorchy, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kentish, Kingborough, Latrobe (Tas.), Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, Sorell, Southern Midlands, Tasman, Waratah-Wynyard, West Tamar | |
Northern Territory (7)Belyuen, Darwin, Darwin Waterfront Precinct, Litchfield, Palmerston, Unincorporated NT, Wagait | |
Australian Capital Territory (1)Unincorporated ACT | |
Other Territories (1)Unincorp. Other Territories |
The 5 m LiDAR-derived DTM layer is also organised by river basin and catchment, reflecting how flood, drainage and water-flow studies are typically scoped. The area currently entirely or partially covers the following catchments.