The QSIC GNSS working group (QGWG) was established to progress issues at the state level, representing Queensland's interests in global navigation satellite systems and to coordinate Queensland input to national and international activities in GNSS. QGWG advises state government, enabling better response to emerging issues requiring coordination across government.

Membership consists of Queensland Government agencies and academia that are currently active in the GNSS.

It is estimated that 80% of government decisions rely on some form of spatial data.  Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) is a key technology for the capture and use of spatial information and is used across a broad range of Queensland State government departments.

The next generation of GNSS will bring benefits to a wide range of activities in Queensland, including:

• Improved efficiency and safety for mining, agriculture, construction, aviation, maritime, rail and road transport, including fleet management for emergency and security services,
• Reduced environmental risks through lower risk of groundings or collisions in coastal and Great Barrier Reef waters,
• Better quality spatial data for surveying and mapping, natural resource management, minerals and energy exploration and land administration,
• Improved services for recreational uses such as fishing and bushwalking,
• Better availability, reliability and accuracy where satellite signals can be obscured, such as in urban canyons, under tree canopies or in open cut mines.

For more general information about GNSS, please visit the GNSS web pages at the Department of Natural Resources and Water web site:  http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/gnss/.

for information about the use of GNSS within Queensland through out industry, government and research organisations please visit:

http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/gnss/industry.html.

For specific information about the QSIC GNSS Working Group please contact Matt Higgins by email matt.higgins@qld.gov.au or by phone
(07) 3896 3754.