Positioning
Theme Sponsor
The positioning theme is Australia's spatial referencing system. The positioning service defined under this theme includes the coordinates and their uncertainty of all location-based data promulgated from or related to, the Australian Fiducial Network (AFN) and the defining Australian Height Datum tide gauge stations.
Sub-themes within this theme
Theme Purpose
Positioning is Australia's authoritative, reliable, high accuracy location network and it gives a common reference for all location information. The Network is used by both specialists and non-specialists, for a growing number of applications.
For example:
surveying
construction
mining
precision agriculture
asset capture tracking
navigation
emergency response
law enforcement
insurance
security
climate/weather forecast, and
recreation
Theme Coverage
Complete, current and continuous NGRS coverage for all Australia and its maritime jurisdictions supporting instantaneous, reliable and fit-for-purpose positioning and time services anywhere and anytime.