News GPS upgrade putting robots on the road to fast track major infrastructure projects
Published:24 January 2022
GPS upgrade putting robots on the road to fast track major infrastructure projects
Led by Geoscience Australia, the Commonwealth Government will deliver an extra 57 satellite reference stations nationally as part of our 700-plus strong reference station network, partnering with industry and state governments.
“This technology will improve positioning accuracy from 5 to 10 metres, right down to 3 to 5 centimetres in areas with mobile phone and internet coverage,” Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt said.
Geoscience Australia is anticipating completion of the national project by June 2023.
“Farmers, transport companies, miners, local government, land managers, marine, aviation, and space industries are already using this GPS-based technology to do more and create jobs,” Minister Pitt said.
Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt and Chief Scientist of Geoscience Australia, Dr Steve Hill at the Port Wakefield Overpass and Highway Duplication project in South Australia. This ‘Tiny Surveyor’ from Position Partners is connected to the reference station network and utilises precise positioning technology, the robot automatically completes even the most complex line-marking projects in a fraction of the time.