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Australia Moving (updating their location)
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"Zellmer, Linda" <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
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Tue, 2 Aug 2016 12:48:41 -0500
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An article in CNET last Friday stated that Australia is updating its
geocentric datum to account for continental drift. The updated location is
needed so that GPS devices will work.

See:
http://www.cnet.com/news/australia-has-moved-1-5m-so-its-updating-its-location-for-self-driving-cars/

Another article on it is from Science Alert:

http://www.sciencealert.com/australia-s-about-to-move-1-5-metres-to-the-north

Linda Zellmer

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Linda Zellmer
Government Information & Data Services Librarian
Liaison to Natural Sciences & Agriculture
415 Malpass Library
Macomb, IL 61455
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Phone: 309-298-2723 <callto:309-298-2723>
Fax: 309-298-2791 <callto:309-298-2791>

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