ICSM - Publications

ICSM News

• June 2011   (.pdf file, 2.9 MB)
• December 2010   (.pdf file, 2.4 MB)
• June 2010   (.pdf file, 3.1 MB)
• December 2009   (.pdf file, 5.1 MB)
• June 2009   (.pdf file, 5.1 MB)
• December 2008   (.pdf file, 2.1 MB)
• June 2008   (.pdf file, 1.0 MB)
• December 2007   (.pdf file, 0.7 MB)
• June 2007   (.pdf file, 0.8 MB)
• December 2006   (1.7 MB)
• June 2006   (.pdf file, 1.2 MB)
• December 2005   (2.5 MB)
• June 2005   (.pdf file, 1.5 MB)
• 2004   (0.7 MB)
• December 2003   (.pdf file, 1.1 MB)
• June 2003   (.pdf file, 91.0 MB)
• November 2002   (.pdf file, 0.7 MB)
• June 2002   (.pdf file, 0.7 MB)
• November 2001   (.pdf file, 0.5 MB)
• May 2001   (.pdf file, 0.4 MB)
• June 2000   (.pdf file, 2.1 MB)

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ICSM Biennial Reports

• July 2008 - June 2010 (PDF format 5.3 MB)
  To obtain a printed version of this document email your postal address to the ICSM Executive Officer
• July 2006 - June 2008 (PDF format - 8 MB) or July 2006 - June 2008 (PDF format 5 MB).
• July 2004 - June 2006 (PDF format 11 MB)
• July 2002 - June 2004 (PDF format 2.6 MB)
• July 2000 - June 2002 (PDF format 0.4 MB)
• July 1998 - June 2000 (PDF format 0.2 MB)

ICSM Acronyms, Initialism and Jargon 'Buster'

• ICSM Acronym, Initialism and Jargon 'Buster', January 2010   (.pdf file, 0.2 MB)

Street Addressing

• Download the promotional presentation of the Australian/New Zealand Rural and Urban Addressing Standard.  This presentation takes you through the characteristics of the Standard, providing examples and simple explanations (.zip format - 23 MB)

Australian Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI)

• Spatially Enabling Australia Report - January 2008   (.pdf file, 0.8 MB)
• Spatially Enabling Australia Report - Review Report - June 2008   (.pdf file, 0.3 MB)

ICSM Permanent Committee on Tides and Mean Sea Level (PCTMSL) - Newsletters

• June 2006   (.pdf file, 0.8 MB)
• June 2005   (.pdf file, 2.5 MB)
• August 2004   (.pdf file, 1.9 MB)
• November 2003   (.pdf file, 1.6 MB)
• May 2003   (.pdf file, 1.4 MB)
• October 2002   (.pdf file, 3.7 MB)

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ICSM Permanent Committee on Tides and Mean Sea Level (PCTMSL) - Brochures

• PCTMSL Achievements Brochure, July 2006   (.pdf file, 4.9 MB)
• PCTMSL Achievements Brochure, October 2003   (.pdf file, 1 MB)
• PCTMSL Achievements Document with Executive Summary, October 2003   (.zip file, 0.8 MB)

Australian Tide Manual
ICSM Special Publication #9 (SP9)

• Australian Tides Manual   (.pdf file 941KB)

Tidal Interface Compendium

• Tidal Interface Compendium (summary), May 2003   (.pdf file, 0.3 MB)
• Tidal Interface Compendium (full document), May 2003   (.pdf file, 2.8 MB)

Tide Gauging Stations

• Site Selection Specifications for Tidal Stations   (.pdf file, 0.3 MB)
• Instrument Specifications for High Precision Sea Level Monitoring Stations   (.pdf file, 0.6 MB)
• Tide Gauge Survey Instructions   (.pdf file, 0.6 MB)
• Interpretation of Tide Constituent Sa   (.pdf file, 0.3 MB)

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Tide Prediction

• The Factors Contributing to the level of Confidence in the Tidal Predictions Accuracy of Tidal Predictions   (.pdf file, 7.9 MB)

Geodetic Technical Sub-Committee Papers

• Paper: Active GPS and Survey Marks   (.pdf file, 1.2 MB)

Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA)

• Geocentric Datum of Australia Technical Manual   (.pdf file, 0.9 MB)
• 'Where in the World are We?' - South Australian Department for Environment & Heritage   (.pdf file, 0.9 MB)
• Brochure: 'Know Where You Stand with GDA', ICSM, October 1997   (.pdf file, 2.9 MB)
• Brochure: 'Get In Step With the Geocentric Datum - Discussing the Business Issues', June 1999   (.pdf file, 1.9 MB)
• Final report on the Development of the National Transformation grids   (.pdf file, 2.5 MB)

Surveying Standards and Practices
ICSM Special Publication #1 (SP1)

• Standards and Practices for Control Surveys - Special Publication 1 (SP1)
  Version 1.7, September 2007 - now including the Best Practice Guidelines for the use of GPS for survey applications.   (.pdf file, 4.2 MB)
• Standards and Practices for Control Surveys - Special Publication 1 (SP1)
  Version 1.6, November 2004 - superseded by Version 1.7   (.pdf file, 3.3 MB)
• Standards and Practices for Control Surveys - Special Publication 1 (SP1)
  Version 1.5, May 2002 - superseded by Version 1.6   (.pdf file, 1.1 MB)

Transport Authorities Survey And Mapping Managers (TASAMM)

• G71 Quality Assurance Specifications for Road Construction Surveys (G71) .pdf format, 0.3 MB
• NG71 Guide to G71, Quality Assurance Specifications for Road Construction Surveys (NG71) .pdf format, 1.8 MB

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Cadastral Databases

• Business Case Framework for Improved Spatial Accuracy in Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB), July 2003   (.zip file containing .pdf files, 2.5 MB)

Cadastral Reform

• Strengths and Weaknesses of Cadastral Systems - Discussion Paper from ICSM Cadastral Reform Workshop, Sydney, March 2008   (.pdf files, 0.5 MB)
• Discussion Paper on Cadastral Reform, April 1999   (.pdf file, 4.5 MB)

Geographic Names

• CGNA Brochure   (.pdf file, 7.8 MB)
• Guidelines for the Consistent Use of Place Names - June 2009
  now includes Guidelines for the Use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Place Names and Dual Naming Depiction Guidelines   (.pdf file, 3.7 MB)
• Glossary of Generic Place Names Terms   (.pdf file, 1.5 MB)
• Consistent Use of Place Names, UNGEGN, September 1999   (.pdf file, 1.7 MB)

All-Hazards Symbology

• All-Hazards Symbology, Gap Analysis Report, May 2007   (.pdf file, 2.7 MB)

Elevation

• ICSM Guidelines for Digital Elevation Data, Version 1.0   (4.pdf file, 4.0 MB)

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LiDAR Acquisition

• ICSM LiDAR Acquisition Specifications and Tender Template, Version 1.0, November 2010
        .PDF format   (4.0 MB)
        .DOC format   (8.8 MB)

National Road Classification Systems

• National Road Classification Systems, May 2007   (.pdf file, 4.7 MB)
• List of Proposed Features for Roads Data Model (Roads Data Dictionary)   (.pdf file, 0.6 MB)

Harmonised Data Model

• Harmonised Data Model Version 1, 2000
• Harmonised Data Model Version 2, 2008
• ICSM Harmonised Data Model Version 1 - Feature Catalogue  (ZIP file, 0.2 MB)
• ICSM Harmonised Data Model Version 1 - Policy and Guidelines for Incremental Update  (.pdf file, 0.6 MB)
• The ICSM Topographic Mapping Feature Catalogue  (.pdf file, 0.8 MB)
• Topographic Mapping Map Symbols  (.pdf file, 1.1 MB)

Spatial Data Horizonatal Accuracy Standard

• Spatial Data Horizonatal Accuracy Standard, 2009  (.pdf file, 1.7 MB)

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