Topographic Data

LINZ provides topographic data from the NZTopo dataset, which is used in creating the Topographic Map 260 series.

NZTopo technical information

LINZ maintains a database of its topographic information called NZTopo. Find out more about the data in NZTopo. more...

Purchasing NZTopo

You can purchase NZTopo vector data as a bulk data extract in LSLIFF format on DVD. However, if you require individual objects or groupings of like objects in formats other than LSLIFF, we recommend you contact a data distributor. Otherwise, find out more about purchasing NZTopo and licence agreements. more...

Antarctic topographic data

LINZ is currently producing vector topographic data for the Darwin/Hatherton Glacier region of Antarctica. This data is available in shapefile format. more...

Other topographic data formats

LINZ does not provide raster topographic data of 1:50,000 scale mapping. A number of geospatial companies offer this service. Shape files of small areas can be downloaded from NZTopoOnline.

NZTopoOnline

LINZ offers a web-based mapping service called NZTopoOnline, which displays seamless coverage of the 1:50,000 scale topographic data at no charge. However, there are limitations to using this data. more...