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The Australian Geospatial Reference System: The Foundation for Positioning Australia

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

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The Positioning Australia program is a $225 million commitment from the Australian Government to provide 10 cm accurate positioning to all Australians. This is a significant improvement from the 5-10 m accuracy you can currently achieve using GPS enabled devices. In anticipation for the growing use and reliance on positioning technology, Geoscience Australia has led the upgrade of Australia's Geospatial Reference System (collection of datums, reference frames, models, infrastructure and standards) to ensure Australian's can maximise the benefits of precise positioning. This talk will explain why the Australian Geospatial Reference System is the foundation for the Positioning Australia program.

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Title The Australian Geospatial Reference System: The Foundation for Positioning Australia
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/af36ae38-c998-494d-b116-5a1bd39d759e
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 08/04/2019
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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        -9.0
      ],
      [
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      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "The Australian Geospatial Reference System: The Foundation for Positioning Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/the-australian-geospatial-reference-system-the-foundation-for-positioning-australia