Re: Surveying in the UK

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
        [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul) writes:
> I was hoping some one may be able to assist me. I am moving to the UK
> in approximately one month and hope to obtain work as a land surveyor.
> But in the mean time can anyone tell me if there is a national or
> regional coordinate system in place in the UK. I am guessing it would
> be possibly managed by ordnance survey. How does one get access to the
> values of this network and how the positions are ground marked?

http://www.gps.gov.uk

Lots of info there, station database (ETRF89 coordinates), plus
RINEX files from their GPS reciver network. You'll need to
register (free) for the data, though the background info is
all available without registering.

J