GINAN: Geoscience Australia’s Positioning Toolkit

Speakers: Vincent Rooke, Simon McClusky, Lavanya Kumarappan & Rupert Brown

Precise positioning based on constellations of navigation satellites brings significant economic and social benefits to Australia. Precise positioning reduces fertiliser and chemical spray waste in agriculture. It improves the efficiency of operations in large mine sites. Precise positioning improves safety in aircraft operations and can even give added freedom of movement to sight-impaired people. The rationale behind the Ginan project is to develop the software and data products to allow everybody in Australia to enjoy the benefits of precise positioning through the creation of new services and products and, in doing so, drive economic growth enhancing Australia’s prosperity.