Updated:  28 June 2005

Townsville GPS Station, Queensland

Australian Regional GPS Network


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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