Updated: 28 June 2005

Townsville GPS Station, Queensland

Australian Regional GPS Network

Station Identification

Station Name	TOWNSVILLE	Station Number	AU028
4 Character ID	TOW2	DOMES Number	50140M001

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Station Coordinates

Datum	GDA 94 (ITRF92 - Epoch of 1994.0)
Latitude	S19° 16' 09".42789	Longitude	E147° 03' 20".46545
Observed Ellipsoid Height	88.235 metres
X	-5054582.681	Y	3275504.571
Z	-2091539.886
Grid System	UTM - MGA	Grid Zone	55
Easting	0505851.334	Northing	7869375.326
Geoid Separation (AUSGeoid98)	58.091 metres	AHD Height	29.474 metres

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Station Equipment

Receiver	TurboRogue® ICS-4000Z ACT
Antenna	AOA Dorne Margolin T

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Site Information

TOW2 Station mark [jpg_31k] is a stainless steel plate with a 5/8 inch threaded spigot located in the centre set into a rock outcrop. The station is approximately 35km south of Townsville located within the Australian Institute of Marines Science (AIMS) facility at Cape Ferguson.

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Station Information

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For more information contact: geodesy@ga.gov.au