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The spatial sciences profession ( surveyors, map makers and those who work with location information) placed over 60 GPS Marks at significant locations around Queensland during 2009 to commemorate Queensland's 150th anniversary and 150 years of surveying.
The marks accurately depict latitude and longitude and provide the public with a means to check the accuracy of their in-car, in-boat and hand-held navigation devices.
The project was launched at the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying in Brisbane on 24 June 2009.
Queensland's early explorers were often surveyors. Local members of SSSI (Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute) Queensland will tell the stories of early surveyors and map makers by placing signs adjacent to many of the GPS Marks and celebrating 150 years of Queensland's history through public events celebrating the past and showcasing the future of the profession.
Location
| Address: | Peacock Street, Logan River Parkland, Beenleigh, 4207 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.698528 Long: 153.192722 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1859 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2009 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2009 |
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Q150 (1859 - 2009) GPS Mark
Celebrating 150 years of surveying and providing a spatial future for in Queensland
In 1839 the first surveyors, Robert Dixon, James Warner and Granville Stapylton were sent to Moreton Bay. Stapylton died near Mount Lindesay in 1840 while trying to establish a route between the Logan and Richmond Rivers. His work was completed by James Charles Burnett in 1843.
Your Global Positioning system (GPS)
The GPS satellite system uses a constellation of 24+ satellites, orbiting the earth twice a day and sending down data to your GPS unit. The data from three or more satellites is used to calculate where it is on the surface of the earth.
The satellites send a signal that is picked up by the GPS receiver. The GPS uses that information to show where you are.
Commemorative Permanent Survery Mark
Q 150
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