--- title: Hema Explorer - What scales are the map layers? description: The map layer sources you have access to vary in scale. Map layers cover a range of zoom levels. Zoom levels equate to scale. 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[General](https://kb.hemamaps.com/hema-explorer-legacy-app?hsLang=en#general) # Hema Explorer - What scales are the map layers? The map layer sources you have access to vary in scale. Map layers cover a range of zoom levels. Zoom levels equate to scale. The table below shows the scales of the various map layers included in Explore. Note that the scale you see varies depending on the screen resolution & pixel density of the screen in the device you are viewing the map on. | Map Layer | **Zoom Range** | Approx. Scale Range | | --- | --- | --- | | **Hema Explorer Map Layer** | | | | AU - Hema Explorer Grey | 5 - 16 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:9,000 | | AU - Hema Explorer | 5 - 16 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:9,000 |   | Map Layer | **Zoom Range** | Approx. Scale Range | | --- | --- | --- | | **Hema Map Layers**  | | | |   |   |   | | AU - 1:250k Topo | 11 - 12 | 1:250,000 - 1:145,000 | | AU - Cape York | 5 - 12 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:145,000 | | AU - Fraser Island | 8 - 15 | 1:2,000,000 - 1:18,000 | | AU - Great Desert Tracks | 3 - 10 | 1:70,000,000 - 1:500,000 | | AU - The Kimberley | 5 - 10 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:500,000 | | AU -VIC High Country | 7 - 12 | 1:4,000,000 - 1:145,000 | | Map Layer | **Zoom Range** | **Approx. Scale Range** | | --- | --- | --- | | **Topo Map Layers** | | | | AU - Geoscience 250k | 5 - 12 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:145,000 | | AU - NSW Topo | 5 - 16 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:9,000 | | AU - QLD Topo | 5 - 15 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:18,000 | | AU - SA Topo | 4 - 15 | 1:35,000,000 - 1:18,000 | | AU - TAS Topo | 5 - 18 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:2,200 | | AU - VIC Topo | 5 - 15 | 1:15,000,000 - 1:18,000 | |  AU - WA Topo | 4 - 15 | 1:35,000,000 - 1:18,000 |   | Map Layer | **Zoom Range** | **Approx. Scale Range** | | --- | --- | --- | | **HERE Map Layers** | | | | HERE Satellite | 0 - 17 | 1:500,000,000 - 1:4,500 | | HERE Street | 0 - 20 | 1:500,000,000 - 1:1,000 | | HERE Terrain | 0 - 17 | 1:500,000,000 - 1:4,500 |   NOTE 1. 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