Second Generation SBAS in Australia and New Zealand

• Location of testbed: Australia and New Zealand
• Time and duration of testbed: 2017-18
• Status (planned, completed or on-going): Planned
• Contact person(s): media@ga.gov.au
• Testbed website:  http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/positioning-navigation/positioning-for-the-future/satellite-based-augmentation-system
• Funding programme and budget: National

Description

As part of the Australian Government’s National Positioning Infrastructure (NPI) Capability, Geoscience Australia is leading a nation-wide test project of a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS).

An SBAS will overcome the current gaps in our mobile and radio communications and, when combined with on-ground operational infrastructure and services, will ensure that accurate positioning information can be received anytime and anywhere within Australia.

The two-year project will test two new satellite positioning technologies including next generation SBAS and Precise Point Positioning, which will provide positioning accuracies of several decimetres and five centimetres respectively.