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1 PhilMurray 1 An acronym for World Grid System 84. This is the geodetic datum most commonly used by commercial GPS units and is used for describing locations in terms of latitude and longitude.
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3 The 84 represents the date which it was standardised, in this case 1984.
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5 See also [NZGD]