Toowoomba West CORS Wilsonton Heights, Queensland, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 20-Sep-22. Waypoint TP13417
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S27° 32.063' E151° 55.702' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 394181E 6953917N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 643 m |
| Local Government Area: | Toowoomba |
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Description
This is a TrigPoint Cache. There are no physical geocache containers with logbooks or swap items relating to this cache 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 or something with your geocaching name on it and (preferably) yourself.
Toowoomba West (TOO1) CORS
Mark number: 753328
Installed date: 23 September 2009
More details..
https://qspatial.information.qld.gov.au/SurveyReport/SCR753328.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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Access: Tor Street. Business hours when the security gates are open. Pass two gates to the left of the buildings and go through some car parking areas. Read the sign on the second gate. Two CORS installations rear of last building.
The other CORS installation is listed as Toowoomba East (TOOW)
Logs
I parked outside the complex (my geo-van is the opposite of stealthy haha) and walked though a pair of gates and a bunch of car parking areas to the left of the buildings then spotted the CORS sitting quietly on a neat lawn. Images taken. I’ve seen this style of CORS out near Wyaralong Dam. Now it’s time to catch up with a geo-buddy from Ireland for some GC caching. Thanks for the cache
