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Maps updated to locate Australia more accurately

Accepted submission by Chocolate at 2020-02-05 02:52:18 from the Continent Lost and Found dept.
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GPS is being updated to more clearly identify where Australia is. As a whole, Australia is on the move inching north each year slowly throwing off GPS data. To combat this, the Victorian and NSW governments updated the coordinates of every road, property and geographical feature in their states [boingboing.net] so maps and devices accurately reflect the real world.

Help, my country is trying to escape.


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