GPS upgrade putting robots on the road to fast track major SA infrastructure projects

The time it takes to complete major road infrastructure projects will be considerably reduced as a result of significant satellite GPS upgrades under a joint Commonwealth Government, South Australian Government and private sector partnership. Federal Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, said the Commonwealth is making a $64 million investment nationally in upgrading GPS positioning capability, improving accuracy from metres to centimetres. In South Australia, this will significantly fast track certain works on the Port Wakefield Overpass and Highway Duplication process, with a robot called the ‘Tiny Surveyor’ able to complete line marking work in days, instead of weeks. “This collaborative public-private approach to establishing high-quality satellite positioning infrastructure through partnerships with the South Australian Government and