ABSTRACT
Bordered by Thailand, Brunei, and Indonesia, Malaysia is slightly larger than New Mexico and has a coastline totaling 4,675 km, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. Singapore seceded from the Federation in 1965. The two earliest datums extant in Malaysia were the Perak System and the Bukit Asa System, both referenced to the Everest 1830 ellipsoid. However, the quality of the early works were so inconsistent that it was decided to re-observe the principal triangles of the general triangulation with the object of bringing the work up to modern standards. This triangulation scheme in Peninsular Malaysia was known as the Primary or Repsold Triangulation which was completed in 1916. The Malayan Revised Triangulation has been used for geodetic, mapping, cadastral, and several other activities since 1948 in Peninsular Malaysia.
