It appears to be a lot of confusion regards the terms used here. As of 1
January, all coordinates (latitude and longitudes) will be determined on
the ITRF. Currently the ITRF2005. Transformations will be undertaken to
convert to local GDA (geodetic datum of Australia - latitude and longitude)
and
There are now hundreds of websites devoted to the implementation of
GDA2020. Read here for a good summary of what is happening.
http://gda2020.com.au/
Each state authority has their own portals now showing their individuals
progress towards its implementation. Some people has asked about
I am a professional surveyor with knowledge of the changing coordinates.
What you are referring to is the adoption of MGA2020. To be implemented 1
January 2017. As mentioned below the new system we consider plate drift, at
approximately 7cm per year. The most important element is that the new
Re: place=? An oldie but no past conclusion.
My other concern is the rendering of urban centres at certain zoom
extents. If for example, we demote all of the "towns" between Rockhampton
and Mackay to Hamlets or Villages, we are going to have 300 km of highway
with nothing shown at higher levels.
RE: Talk-au Digest, Vol 107, Issue 2
As someone who as spent most of their adult life in regional and rural
Queensland, I thought I would add a couple of thoughts. In my travels, the
concept of city -> town -> village -> hamlet is not easily adapted to
regional and rural Queensland. Basically,
The area is subject to a major highway upgrade which includes new highway
construction, realignments, upgrade to 4 lane motorway standard. . Its a
very volatile area that is in flux with sections opening as they come on
line.
Mapping would be constantly changing and I would suggest deletions
Damage to data in some Mackay suburbs. A user has been editing large
amounts of landuse information in the Mackay northern beaches area. At
least two suburbs were completely damaged. The editing does not seem to be
for any reason. I don't have the ability to check the user at the moment.
Could
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