Wyaralong CORS Queensland, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 07-Jul-22. Waypoint TP13391

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S27° 55.648' E152° 47.407' (WGS 84)
	56J 479349E 6910814N (UTM)
Elevation:	87 m
Local Government Area:	Scenic Rim

Map

Whodunit Difficulty

Queensland Government Department of National Parks Park Alerts

Description

This is a TrigPoint Cache. It is a virtual cache. There are no physical geocache containers with logbooks or swap items here. To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the CORS, along with your GPS receiver and (preferably) yourself. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point.

Wyaralong CORS

Survey control permanent mark, Registered # 753684

Mark type: Concrete pillar

Installed date: 01 December 2018

More details here..

https://qspatial.information.qld.gov.au/SurveyReport/SCR753684.pdf

A CORS is a Continuously Operating Reference Station. CORS can take the place of a traditional base station used in differential GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning. In a geodetic context, CORS form an integral component of the nation’s geospatial infrastructure. The primary purpose of geodetic CORS is to collect data to measure and monitor the movement of the continent so that the reference frame and datum can be defined, improved, and maintained for geoscience and spatial datasets. CORS also support additional downstream applications such as major infrastructure projects, asset management, resource and emergency management, machine guidance, intelligent transport systems, precision agriculture and environmental research.

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You can park on the safe side of the road barriers at S 027° 55.665' E 152° 47.450'

From there it’s about an 80m walk up to the top of the road cutting through knee high grass.

Logs

31-Aug-22

Gullivers Travels54

We had noticed this trig published and on a day out to Boonah for a drive ,we made the detour from the road to find somthing different to your normal cors TFTC

Rated: for Overall Experience

07-Jul-22

wayn0

So I’m supposed to be preparing for a multi-day hike but instead my nerdness took over me and I had to check this location out. Last night I was reading about this newly (in Trigpoint years) installed CORS and it being a concrete pillar. Curiosity dictated I must explore this as I’ve found most CORS finds to be a little boring like a bolt or marker on a roof top that you never get to see. This one is not boring.. unless of course you are not interested in datum stuff, then it will be very boring haha. This was a worthy pre work mini adventure and the best CORS find I’ve seen so far. Thanks to Geocaching Australia for the platform to share this find.
Cheers

Rated: for Overall Experience