Queensland innovation inspired by better satellite positioning technology

From left to right: Martin Nix, CEO Aptella; Martine Woolf, Branch Head, National Positioning Infrastructure, Geoscience Australia; Garth Hamilton MP, Member for Groom; Glenn Campbell, Head of School, USQ Queenslanders will benefit from advanced satellite positioning as the Australian Government partners with the Queensland Government, and the private sector, to improve GPS accuracy, taking the data available to Australians from metres down to centimetres. The Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt said the Australian Government has made a significant investment towards national positioning infrastructure, as part of a $76 million annual investment into the Positioning Australia program led by Geoscience Australia. “For Queensland this means 156 continuously operating reference stations,” Minister Pitt said. “Nationally there will be