QIF format for the Digital Cadastral Database). GDAy 2.1 uses distortion modelling and handles a range of ASCII formats as well as file formats of particular relevance to Queensland standards (e.g.
The software can also be used for converting between geographical coordinates (GDA94 latitude and longitude) and projection coordinates (MGA94, easting, northing and zone). The department continues to make the GDAy 2.1 software available below to help users transform coordinates between previous datums and GDA94.
National software and services enabling users to transform coordinates between GDA94 and GDA2020 are available from the ANZLIC Committee on Surveying and Mapping website. The Department of Resources is responsible for implementing the change in Queensland. This change brings Australia's national latitude and longitude coordinates into line with satellite positioning systems, making it possible for smartphones and other positioning technologies to accurately align with features marked on our maps. The Geocentric Datum of Australia has been updated from GDA94 to GDA2020.
