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About the report

This report aims to:

1. Identify the correct spatial coordinate reference system which should be used by staff at a local scale (in either Kakadu or Darwin), at a regional scale (northern Australia) and on an international and global scale;
2. Describe the correct method for recording and referring to coordinates collected using the different coordinate reference systems and datums;
3. Describe/define the terminology associated with the use of spatial data and coordinate systems; and
4. Provide a background on the development and application of coordinate references systems, to assist with the implementation of the current systems in use.