Scientific topics Geodesy

Last updated:7 June 2023

Geoscience Australia operates satellite laser ranging stations at Mt Stromlo in the Australian Capital Territory and Yarragadee in Western Australia. Satellite Laser Ranging

Geodesy and global navigation systems

Learn about geodesy and global navigation systems and how they are applied.

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Geodetic Datum
Geodetic transformations and conversions

Geoscience Australia provides a range of web applications, documents and spreadsheets to help with coordinate transformations, conversions and ellipsoid computations.

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Mt Stromlo observatory
Geodetic techniques

A variety of geodetic techniques are applied by Geoscience Australia and others in this field.

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Global Navigation Satellite System Networks

View GNSS station galleries, station logs and information on the different operators around Australia.

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Geodetic Datum
Geodetic datums and projections

Find out about datums as well as their different purposes and Geoscience Australia's role.

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Geodetic Datum
Australian Height Datum and Geoid Models

Find out about datums as well as their different purposes and Geoscience Australia's role

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Related Organisations
Related organisations

A listing of Australian and international organisations that have some input into the area of geodesy.

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Regulation
Regulation 13 Certificates

Find out how Geoscience Australia provides a free service to obtain Regulation 13 Certificates.

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Bounty Island, Fiji
Pacific sea level and geodetic monitoring

The Pacific Sea Level and Geodetic Monitoring (PSLGM) project is an Australian Government initiative, funded by Australian Government aid, which will enable South Pacific Island Countries to better manage their own environments and contribute to achieving sustainable development.

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Asia Pacific Reference Frame
Asia-Pacific Reference Frame

To create and maintain an accurate geodetic framework to meet the growing needs of industries, science programs and the general public using positioning applications in the Asia-Pacific region.

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AUSPOS

View a free online GPS data processing service provided by Geoscience Australia.

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GNSS antenna calibration facility

Find out how Geoscience Australia provides GNSS antenna calibration services.

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