Villawood CORS Villawood, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 26-Mar-12. Waypoint TP6299

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	TrigPoint
Container:	Other
Coordinates:	S33° 52.839' E150° 58.630' (WGS 84)
	56H 312920E 6249235N (UTM)
Elevation:	17 m
Local Government Area:	Fairfield City

Map

Whodunit Geocache

Description

Villawood CORS TS12047R

Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Villawood CORS.

Serial number is: TS12047R.

Last Inspected on: No Data.

Elevation is: 42.678 metres.

Receiver Type: TRIMBLE NETR5

CORS station, collecting geodetic data from GNSS (Continually Operating Reference Stations).

CORSnet-NSW is a precise positioning service that gives users access to fast and accurate positioning and guidance solutions across NSW. In recent years, precise positioning and guidance systems have emerged as useful tools across a variety of applications such as:

• Surveying

• Agriculture

• Construction

• Emergency services

• Mining

• Scientific research

• Asset management

CORSnet-NSW uses the latest Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology to provide an accurate spatial reference network for NSW and support the growing number of precise positioning and guidance applications throughout the State.

How does it work?

The service is delivered by a network of permanent GNSS receivers – known as Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) – that are strategically located across NSW. The CORSnet-NSW network continuously observes and corrects satellite navigation signals in order to achieve international standard, high accuracy positioning data for NSW. The data is streamed to users via a wireless internet connection.

Logs

30-Jul-22

Crux224

A quick find early this morning.

Rated: for Overall Experience

01-Feb-18

alnic39

Pretty sure I was illegally parked in the extra lane in front of the CORS, but it was just a matter of 10 seconds or so for the photo.

Rated: for Overall Experience

30-Dec-17

HansJJ

Wow this 1 isn’t the easiest to find parking & do the walk – got they’re in the end, GPS photo shot in car & trig shot at GZ – a interesting 1 completed on a Saturday arvo after work - thanks Clan Griffin

Rated: for Overall Experience

01-Jul-17

Lazarus_68

Easy find!

26-Mar-17

richary

Drove down here for the photo after a few other local caches a touch further north. Parking a bit tricky here so had to stop a bit west and walk down 100 meters or so. Then it was easily spotted. Cheers.

23-Apr-16

Greenbeetle Nut

No problem spotting this one as it is very close to the foot path on River Ave.

Rated: for Overall Experience

20-Apr-16

Fourwarks

S33° 52.839' E150° 58.630'

20-Apr-16

Fourwarks

S33° 52.839' E150° 58.630'

19-Apr-15

geobridgit

Found today with my bestest friend.

Rated: for Overall Experience

07-Mar-15

LuckyL10n

#GA418 - 14:45; I suggested to Sol de lune some time back that we should do a day run to Sydney to pick up some of the GCA trigs and caches on offer. A couple of weeks ago we identified an opportunity timing wise and so it was that we made our way north today, collecting a total of 32 trigs for the day. We were able to park across the street for a clear view of this one. TFTC Geocaching Australia Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

07-Mar-15

Sol de lune

A day trip planned with LuckyL10n to start grabbing a few trigs in different areas of Sydney. Hit Campbelltown, Liverpool, Fairfield and Bankstown today...and grabbed a total of 32. Back in a couple of months for another go.

Almost parked next it, so no problems here and the photos were soon grabbed.

Cerberus rules here. Clapping

Rated: for Overall Experience

26-Jul-14

Team Canary

A quick find after dropping the youngest off.

25-Nov-12

alfyboy

Was coming home from dropping off Geogirl and drove straight past this Trig. Whoa...What The...I turned around and needed to check the other logs to make sure I was logging the right thing. Cool. Took the pics. Thanx.

Rated: for Overall Experience

12-Oct-12

Zalgariath

2TF and my first of these new CORS Trigs. Was teaching in the area and picked up a Trig, Munzee and Gnome on route home. I think these are OK for trigs. Cant wait til I find one up a hill though Wink

Seems altitude and line of sight are not really priorities Razz

Rated: for Overall Experience

01-Sep-12

rogerw3

Another trip toward Sydney and another trig Station found, this one a CORS station, these are the new high tech Trig station.
An easy find, just off the Villawood train station, you can't miss it if you know what you are looking for.