SMES New features The Survey Marks Enquiry Service (SMES) provides free, online access to the survey control mark SMES has been modernised as part of a consolidation information managed by the Office of of all Land Victoria’s web mapping applications into an Victoria. As part of an upgrade of Land Open Source VicGIS framework (based on GeoServer). New features include: Victoria’s web mapping applications, SMES has been modernised with a range of improvements a new graphic interface with updated VicMap data and new features. Google street view incorporated into the user interface more flexible search options What is SMES? multiple format options for downloading SMES is the online service that provides open access to information a database of all survey control mark information in the ability for surveyors and spatial information Victoria. SMES supports two-way interaction with the professionals to submit measurements for survey control mark database, affording highly flexible inclusion in the Victorian network adjustment searching and download options, as well as the ability revised survey control mark categories and to lodge new information or amendments. SMES is also symbols used by the Office of Surveyor-General Victoria to maintain Australia’s geodetic and height datums the a new geodetic measurements database – Geocentric Datum of Australia, 1994 (GDA94) and the improvements to the database for the Australian Height Datum (AHD). management of information about the survey control mark network an efficient and rigorous datum maintenance Information in SMES system for the automated processing of Victoria’s SMES contains the most up-to-date survey control GDA94 coordinates and AHD heights mark information held at the Office of Open Web Services to support query of SMES Victoria. It includes: information using location based services latest GDA94 coordinate and AHD height values applications. for survey control network (SCN) marks resulting from ongoing network adjustments estimates of positional uncertainty horizontal – and vertical Survey control mark categories additional survey mark information and metadata, SMES survey control mark categories and symbols such as mark status, observation techniques, provide for simple and convenient access to marks of source and adjustment details recognised lineage and quality. The table below summarises the revised symbols. underlying VicMap data to support interactive map searching permanent mark (PM) sketch plans.
SMES The Survey Marks Enquiry Service (SMES) provides free, online access to the survey control mark information managed by the Office of Victoria. As part of an upgrade of Land Victoria’s web mapping applications, SMES has been modernised with a range of improvements and new features. What is SMES? SMES is the online service that provides open access to a database of all survey control mark information in Victoria. SMES supports two-way interaction with the survey control mark database, affording highly flexible searching and download options, as well as the ability to lodge new information or amendments. SMES is also used by the Office of Surveyor-General Victoria to maintain Australia’s geodetic and height datums – the Geocentric Datum of Australia, 1994 (GDA94) and the Australian Height Datum (AHD). Information in SMES SMES contains the most up-to-date survey control mark information held at the Office of Victoria. It includes: latest GDA94 coordinate and AHD height values for survey control network (SCN) marks resulting from ongoing network adjustments estimates of positional uncertainty – horizontal and vertical additional survey mark information and metadata, such as mark status, observation techniques, source and adjustment details underlying VicMap data to support interactive map searching permanent mark (PM) sketch plans. New features SMES has been modernised as part of a consolidation of all Land Victoria’s web mapping applications into an Open Source VicGIS framework (based on GeoServer). New features include: a new graphic interface with updated VicMap data Google street view incorporated into the user interface more flexible search options multiple format options for downloading information the ability for surveyors and spatial information professionals to submit measurements for inclusion in the Victorian network adjustment revised survey control mark categories and symbols a new geodetic measurements database improvements to the database for the management of information about the survey control mark network an efficient and rigorous datum maintenance system for the automated processing of Victoria’s GDA94 coordinates and AHD heights Open Web Services to support query of SMES information using location based services applications. Survey control mark categories SMES survey control mark categories and symbols provide for simple and convenient access to marks of recognised lineage and quality. The table below summarises the revised symbols.
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