Tasmap

{{Short description|Tasmanian government mapping service}}

Tasmap is the main government authority for the state of Tasmania in Australia for the mapping and management of land information systems for the state.

It was previously known as the Lands and Surveys Department.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35810753 |title=LANDS AND SURVEYS |newspaper=The Examiner (Tasmania) |volume=LXIV |issue=159 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=5 July 1904 |accessdate=10 May 2024 |page=4 (DAILY.) |via=National Library of Australia}} The branding of Tasmap commenced in 1972.{{Citation | author1=Tasmania. Lands Department | title=Tasmap | publication-date=1972 | publisher=Lands Dept | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/24296317 | access-date=10 May 2024}}

The current Tasmanian government department umbrella for the Tasmap operations is the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.

Map publishers have provided coverage of Tasmania over considerable time.{{Citation | author1=Tooley, R. V. (Ronald Vere) | title=Printed maps of Tasmania, 1642-1900 | publication-date=1975 | publisher=Francis Edwards Ltd | isbn=978-0-902476-07-3}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27229356 |title=New Maps Of Tasmania |newspaper=The Mercury |volume=CLXXIV |issue=26,049 |location=Tasmania, Australia |date=21 June 1954 |accessdate=10 May 2024 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{Citation | author1=Bank of New South Wales | title=Pocket maps of Tasmania | publication-date=1964 | publisher=The Bank | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/31705065 | access-date=10 May 2024}}

The range of products from the authority include:

• Cadastral/topographic maps in the 1:25000 scale
• Topographic maps in 1:250,000 and 1:100,000
• Digital mapping products

As well as a range of atlases and maps serving various purposes, it provides a series of national park maps.[https://www.tasmap.tas.gov.au/do/category/NATPARKDAYWALK TASMAP eShop – buy Tasmanian maps online – National Park and Day Walk Maps – Category Details]