How GIS Export works

Choose the site or area

Enter a Queensland, New South Wales or Victorian street address, draw an extent on the map, or upload a GeoJSON, KML, KMZ or zipped Shapefile boundary. Address mode locates the cadastral parcel; custom-area modes use the extent you provide.

Choose datasets, outputs and CRS

Select from the 17 datasets currently offered. Choose any combination of Shapefile, DXF, GeoPackage and KMZ for compatible vector layers; dataset-specific outputs such as GeoTIFF elevation, DXF TIN and georeferenced imagery are supplied where selected and available. You can also choose the target coordinate system.

The coordinate system is auto-suggested based on the location (MGA Zone 54, 55, or 56 depending on longitude). GDA2020 is the default; GDA94 and WGS84 geographic are also available.

We fetch the data

Each dataset is fetched from the relevant state government source and clipped to a buffer around your property. This keeps the GIS Export focused on the site and immediate surrounds. Here is what each dataset contains:

Dataset	Description	Formats
Property Boundary	Cadastral lot boundaries with lot/plan attributes.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Geology	Surface geology polygons with unit name, lithology and age.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Soils	Australian Soil Classification orders and soil landscape units.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Acid Sulphate Soils	Acid sulphate soil risk and occurrence mapping.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Contours	Elevation contour lines, Z embedded on each vertex.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Elevation Points	3D spot heights sampled from the state DEM.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Elevation Raster	Float32 DEM in metres AHD, clipped to the extent.	GeoTIFF
TIN Surface	Delaunay triangulated surface over the DEM, as DXF 3DFACE entities.	DXF
Watercourses	Mapped streams, creeks and drainage lines.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Roads	Road centrelines with names, for site context and setout.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Aerial Imagery	Current aerial photography as a georeferenced JPG, plus a KMZ overlay. NSW and QLD only. SA: South Australian aerial imagery is licensed and cannot be redistributed in exports. Victoria: Victorian aerial imagery is licensed and cannot be redistributed in exports.	JPG + world file, plus KMZ overlay
Flood Overlays	Flood planning areas, AEP extents, overland flow paths, storm tide and mapped historic flood events.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Bushfire Overlays	Bushfire prone areas, bushfire management overlays and hazard buffers.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Geohazard Overlays	Landslide risk, mine subsidence, underground coal mining, erosion management and salinity.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Planning Zones	Planning scheme zones and region scheme zones.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Heritage Overlays	State and local heritage places, heritage overlays and registers.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ
Easements	Registered easements over the cadastre, from the state digital cadastral database.	SHP, DXF, GPKG, KMZ

For a fuller summary of sources, formats, coverage, and limitations, see our methodology and data sources page. If you want a role-specific workflow, explore our GIS Export use cases.

Download your ZIP

All selected layers and outputs are packaged into a single ZIP downloaded directly in your browser. It is organised by format, including shp/, dxf/, kmz/, and the GeoPackage at the root. Dataset-specific raster and imagery files sit at the root.

Every ZIP also includes DATASETS.txt and datasets.json, which record what was included, where no features were found, where the source has no published coverage, and whether an upstream service was unavailable. COPYRIGHT.txt records source attribution and licensing.

DXF exports include the property boundary and contours draped onto the DEM surface, giving true 3D coordinates ready for Civil 3D and similar CAD workflows.