Vicmap Position

Vicmap Position - GPSnet

Introduction
Victoria's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network.

There are two components to Vicmap Position:
Vicmap Position – GPSnet™ - the infrastructure
Vicmap Position – VICpos - the GNSS real-time and post processing position correction services.

GPSnet™ satellite correction data provides:

improved accuracy and reliability compared to autonomous (uncorrected) positioning
immediate Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) compliance
a homogeneous solution state-wide
easy real time access via the Internet
low cost, particularly for casual users
low weight- on the pole solution
integrity monitoring
optimises a dense infrastructure of GPSnet™.

GPSnet is a satellite positioning service used to continuously record, store, validate and disseminate GNSS correction information through a network of public access, high accuracy, CORS located throughout Victoria.

GPSnet sites are established co-operatively with a range of hosts including agencies and departments of local, state and national government, utility companies, academic organisations, survey and mapping companies, and also include financial contributions from supporting participants.

For more information about Vicmap Position please visit www.land.vic.gov.au/GPSnet

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This document was last reviewed on 25/09/2008.