- Geodesy at Curtin Geodesy comprises the study of the Earth's shape and gravity field, and provides the scientific basis of precise surveying, navigation, mapping, and studies of the physics and dynamics of the Earth. The Western Australian Centre for Geodesy is part of the Department of Spatial Sciences at Curtin University of Technology. Staff and students in the Centre are active in a diverse ...www.cage.curtin.edu.au/~geogrp