An Australian mapping company has added another unique page to its history – after its cutting-edge Geographic Information System (GIS) technology was used to develop the world’s largest atlas.

Esri Australia’s world-leading ArcGIS technology was used to piece together the Earth: Platinum Edition atlas, which has broken a 350 year-old Guinness World Record to become the world’s biggest.

The atlas stands at a staggering six feet tall, weighs in at 150 kilograms, requires two people to turn every one of its 128 pages and is available to eager explorers for a mere US$100,000.

Around 90 cartographers from around the globe spent more than four years creating the giant book.

ArcGIS technology was used to bring each cartographer’s completed map sheets – including line work, point data, and labels – together into publishable material.

The atlas, which was produced by Sydney-based publisher Millennium House, includes orthographic maps of each continent – which show political and physical features – the earth's oceans and poles, as well as regional maps and a double spread of the world's flags.

The book’s largest feature is a collection of more than 30 photographs spanning the world’s most unique vistas.