The Australian government plans to update the country’s longitude and latitude coordinates as the land mass has drifted nearly five feet since a survey 22 years ago.br br The Australian government plans to updatea the country’s longitude and latitude coordinates as the land mass has drifted nearly five feet since a survey 22 years ago.brThis northerly movement, estimated to be about 2.75 inches a year, is caused by underlying tectonic activity, notes the BBCa. brAs such, a team with Geoscience Australia plans to re-calculate the current coordinates and replace the ones recorded in 1994. brScience Alerta points out that the discrepancy likely doesn’t affect everyday map users but could make a difference with technologies that rely on precise locations like autonomous vehicles. brDan Jaksa of Geoscience Australia confirms this, telling the BBCa, “If you want to start using driverless cars, accurate map information is fundamental.” brAccording to ABC Newsa, the new coordinates will be published in 2017 and, “…based on projections to 2020.