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Agreement on the decimal places. But honestly, why would you commit to using GPS as the end means of locating in Australia when you'll be noticeable off in 20 y
by not_a_cop75 7y ago
Agreement on the decimal places. But honestly, why would you commit to using GPS as the end means of locating in Australia when you'll be noticeable off in 20 years and outright inaccurate in 100?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/09/australia-moves-gps-coordinates-adjusted-continental-drift/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/09/australia-mo...
- phs2501 7y agoUsing GPS/WGS84 to locate is fine, you just need to convert to a plate-local datum before long-term storage of those coordinates.
- rockinghigh 7y agoI wonder why they don’t mention that Australia’s new datum (GDA2020) will be rolled out next year. Here are more details: https://www.google.com/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/australia-on-the-move-how-gps-keeps-up-with-a-continent-in-constant-motion-71883 https://www.google.com/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/austral... And on their official web site: http://www.icsm.gov.au/datum/gda2020-fact-sheets http://www.icsm.gov.au/datum/gda2020-fact-sheets
- jhayward 7y agoWhat do you have in mind that is better than GPS?