Description

Use nswtopo to create vector topographic maps of NSW and other states. Various commands allow you to initialise your map, add layers and render outputs in a number of formats. Pre-designed map layers download topographic data from internet maps servers and local sources.

Commands

Help screens are available describing usage for each commands. Use the --help option with the command:

$ nswtopo init --help

Map Files

Most commands need a map file to work on. Name this file anything you want. A .tgz extension is suggested, as the file is in gzipped tar archive format. All map contents are contained within the file.

Example

A typical map creation sequence might look as follows. We initialise the map from a bounds file, add several layers and finally produce an output SVG:

$ nswtopo init -b bounds.kml map.tgz
scale:      1:25000
dimensions: 433mm × 509mm
extent:     10.8km × 12.7km
area:       138.0km²
rotation:   0.0°

$ nswtopo add map.tgz nsw/vegetation-spot5
nswtopo: added layer: nsw.vegetation-spot5

$ nswtopo add map.tgz nsw/topographic
nswtopo: added layer: nsw.topographic.plantation-horticulture
nswtopo: added layer: nsw.topographic.urban-areas
...
nswtopo: added layer: nsw.topographic.spot-heights

$ nswtopo declination map.tgz
nswtopo: added layer: declination

$ nswtopo add map.tgz controls.gpx
nswtopo: added layer: controls

$ nswtopo relief map.tgz DATA_25994.zip
nswtopo: added layer: relief

$ nswtopo contours -i 5 -x 50 --replace nsw.topographic.contours map.tgz DATA_25994.zip
nswtopo: added layer: contours

$ nswtopo render map.tgz svg
nswtopo: created map.svg