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Official Organisations

My favourite short video expaining geodesy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cj1vgmXr5M

 

MGA94 explained

www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0006/218085
/The_Map_Grid_of_Australia_1994_Computational_Manual.doc

 

A good resource of FAQ

http://kartoweb.itc.nl/geometrics/FAQ%27s/faqs.html

 

Conversions from DD to DMS

https://www1.data.antarctica.gov.au/aadc/calc/decimal_dms.cfm

 

Basics of mapping, datums,

http://www.icsm.gov.au/mapping/index.html

 

Australia Technical Manual, SP1 

http://www.icsm.gov.au/index.html

 

Explanations with parameters and diagrams of projections 

http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1453/report.pdf

 

Useful educational page on projections & mapping,

http://geokov.com/Education/education.aspx

 

Good article on AHD levelling

http://www.xnatmap.org/adnm/ops/prog/ahd/AHD.htm

 

Summary of survey calcs

http://www.sage.unsw.edu.au/ls/BRH_Survey_Comps.pdf

 

Future of GNSS in Australia

http://www.positionpartners.com.au/uploaded/File/Survey%20e-

news/Australian-Strategic-Plan-for-GNSS-Final.pdf

 

Geo hack 

https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Latitude_and_longitude_of_cities%2C_A-H&params=27_28_S_153_02_E_

 

 

Geodesy and Satellite Navigation: A Lighthearted Look at a Strange Relationship by Vidal Ashkenazi

http://www.ife.uni-hannover.de/fileadmin/institut/pdf/pdf_seeberAbschied/ashk2.pdf

 

 

Mapping Matters by Qassim A. Abdullah.  "Your questions answered, A laymans persective..."

http://www.asprs.org/a/mapping_matters/august09.pdf

 

 

International Association of Geodesy

Global Geodetic Observing System - "GGOS is the Observing System of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). GGOS works with the IAG components to provide the geodetic infrastructure necessary for monitoring the Earth system and for global change research." - Intro from the site (IAG, 2015).

Geoscience Australia

The people to go to for all things Australian geodesy

ICSM - Guidelines for Australia

"The Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping’s(ICSM) role is to provide leadership, coordination and standards for surveying, mapping/charting and national datasets".   Includes basic information 'Fundamentals of Mapping' , SP1 for surveyors, Geocentric Datum of Australia Technical Manual, and more.

TMR - what you need to know for construction & roads

The Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads publish manuals which explain to construction managers, surveyors and to everyone involved, the basics of positioning, standards and what to expect.

Land Information New Zealand

LINZ - the people to go to for all things about positioning in New Zealand plus some helpful explainations on geodesy

NOAA - USA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - United States Department of Commerse

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Find links to official agencies on the wide myrid of topics that make up geodesy.  It's not just all about latitude and longitude.  Thre's centuries of development from the worlds of maths and science.

Useful Links

 

Some useful links for people trying to get their head around positioning, and how it all works.  

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This site has been compiled as part of a final year project towards the completion of a Bachelor of Spatial Science at QUT.  While I as the author am well read, I am by no means an expert and as such, information on this site should be checked for accuracy if cited.  

The information has not been checked by academics and is not regarded as  a fully polished final product yet.

 

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