Wollongong CORS Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 08-Aug-12. Waypoint TP6504
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | TrigPoint |
Container: | Other |
Coordinates: | S34° 25.634' E150° 53.931' (WGS 84) |
56H 306924E 6188469N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 4 m |
Local Government Area: | Wollongong City |
Description
Wollongong CORS TS10968R
Official name of this Trig Station as per NSW Department of Lands is: Wollongong CORS.
Serial number is: TS10968R.
Last Inspected on: November 8, 1996.
Elevation: 75.795 metres.
Receiver Type: Trimble NETR5
CORS station, collecting geodetic data from GNSS (Continually Operating Reference Stations). This trig used to be the usual steel post with mast and vanes but now only the steel post remains as the mount for the CORS station.
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
Caching in the area with whitewebbs and snapped this trig.
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Now based at Cataract Park we headed out today with Tassie Trekkers and stopped to photograph this trig. The required photo has been added to the gallery. TFTT
Found this one while travelling to my sons wedding in Newcastle.
Found on Thursday, 4 October 2018 at 0720
TFTT
Not only a CORS transmitter, also a hang glider in the picture!
Saw the dragons training as we rode past the stadium.
Thanks.
As a Hydrographic Surveyor, I am always interested in where our CORS Network stations are located, especially over the last few years where I instructed this topic both theoretically and practically.
Tftc ⚓️
A hard one to spot from our angle and I think LuckyL10n managed a better shot then mine, but we know it's there.....
Stopped nearby and grabbed a photo for this cache.
TFTC !!
Got the photo.
TFTC Wilbert67
I guess if you could get to the top of the WIN Stadium you might get a better view!