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  • Since its launch in 2001, Geoscience Australia's online positioning service (AUSPOS) has continued to be a widely used tool for the online processing of geodetic GPS data for surveying, mapping, geodetic, geophysical, hydrographical, military and other applications. On 20 March 2011, Geoscience Australia released an updated version of the service, AUSPOS2. This update implements recent advances in analysis software and strategies, the reference frame ITRF2008, AusGeoid09 and the latest transformation parameters between ITRF2008 and GDA94. AUSPOS2 now delivers ITRF2008 coordinates with an uncertainty less than 10 millimetres to users within 3-5 minutes while continuing to provide Australian users access to GDA94 coordinates and derived AHD heights to the highest achievable accuracy. This talk will overview the AUSPOS2 system and how users can best exploit this free service.

  • The annual Asia Pacific Regional Geodetic Project (APRGP) GPS campaign is an activity of the Geodetic Reference Frame Working Group (WG) of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP). This document describes the data analysis of the APRGP GPS campaign undertaken between the 15th and 22nd of September 2019. Campaign GPS data collected at 101 sites in ten countries across the Asia Pacific region were processed using version 5.2 of the Bernese GNSS Software in a regional network together with selected IGS (International GNSS Service) sites. The GPS solution was constrained to the ITRF2014 reference frame by adopting IGS14 coordinates on selected IGS reference sites and using the final IGS earth orientation parameters and satellite ephemerides products. The average of the root mean square repeatability of the station coordinates for the campaign was 1.8 mm, 1.6 mm and 5.4 mm in north, east and up components of station position respectively.

  • The national measurement system in Australia ensures a basis for legally traceable, consistent and internationally recognised measurements. With the growing societal dependency on GPS, the need for the legal traceability of GPS positions with respect to the Australian Datum - the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) -- has become increasingly apparent. In the interest of ensuring consistency of positions derived from private and government Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS),Geoscience Australia maintains an appointment as a legal metrology authority in accordance with the National Measurement Act 1960 and provides legally traceable positions. This presentation will overview Geoscience Australia's approach to the legal traceability of GPS positions, the process of legal certification including: (1) the basic requirements for requesting certification; (2) quality standards and the quality management system of the position verification processes. The structured maintenance and continual improvement program for the verifying laboratory will also be introduced.

  • Data collected from Geodetic GPS observation campaigns over the last 15 years. This data set is from non-continuous GPS sites. It is a combination of surveys undertaken by Geoscience Australia, State collaborators and international collaborators.

  • Data collected from the Australian Regional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) network, AuScope network and other GNSS observatories located around the world over the last 15 years.

  • The AMSIS Distance To tool calculates the distance to a selected marine feature. The output is the distance to the nearest feature from the given location.

  • This report details the results of the 2017 Australian GNSS CORS Position Verification Analysis that has led to the creation of certificates of verification of the reference standard of measurement for position in accordance with Regulation 13 of the National Measurement Regulations 1999, National Measurement Act 1960. Our analysis of the Asia Pacific Reference Frame (APREF) CORS stations located on the Australian Plate has been aligned to a set of extended 109 Australian Fiducial Network stations with recognized value standard for position in Australia with Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA2020) coordinates (refer to National Measurement Act 1960 - Recognized-value standard of measurement of position determination 2017 F2017L01352 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2017L01352 ). GDA2020 coordinates and uncertainties are reported.

  • The annual Asia Pacific Regional Geodetic Project (APRGP) GPS campaign is an activity of the Geodetic Reference Frame Working Group (WG) of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP). This document describes the data analysis of the APRGP GPS campaign undertaken between the 16th and 22nd of September 2018. Campaign GPS data collected at 101 sites in ten countries across the Asia Pacific region were processed using version 5.2 of the Bernese GNSS Software in a regional network together with selected IGS (International GNSS Service) sites. The GPS solution was constrained to the ITRF2014 reference frame by adopting IGS14 coordinates on selected IGS reference sites and using the final IGS earth orientation parameters and satellite ephemerides products. The average of the root mean square repeatability of the station coordinates for the campaign was 1.8 mm, 1.6 mm and 5.4 mm in north, east and up components of station position respectively.

  • A series of short video clips describing how data positions us for the future, consisting of the following titles: How data positions us for the future: Bush fire response A short video showing how the national positioning infrastructure managed by Geoscience Australia underpins the work of hazard management professionals. How data positions us for the future: Precision agriculture A short video showing how the national positioning infrastructure managed by Geoscience Australia underpins the work of the agricultural industry. How data positions us for the future: Urban navigation A short video showing how the national positioning infrastructure managed by Geoscience Australia underpins the everyday life of Australians. Detailed production information: Concept development: Catherine Edwardson, Bobby Cerini, Julie Silec, Michael O'Rourke, Neil Caldwell, Simon. Costello, John Dawson Production management: Bobby Cerini, Julie Silec Video production: Julie Silec, Michael O'Rourke, Neil Caldwell Videography: Bobby Cerini; Rural Fires Service NSW; stock imagery also used

  • The Clip and Zip tool takes an input polygon extent as WKT input and clips required featureclasses listed. The data is referenced from its own database with all layers projected to 4326 spatial reference. The output is a zipped file geodatabase with a copyright text file included.