Cleveland CORS Cleveland, Queensland, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 13-May-17. Waypoint TP7634

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

A CORS is a Continuously Operating Reference Station. CORS can take the place of a traditional base station used in differential GNSS positing. They can give an instant position to an accuracy of ±20 mm and are used in many industries including Precision Agriculture, Construction, Mining, Surveying and in Scientific Research.

Typically, the maximum distance between a base station and rover GNSS set up is around 10 - 15 km. This is due to the effect of the atmosphere on the GNSS signals as they travel from the satellite to a GNSS receiver.

With the establishment of a network of CORS, the distance between the base and the rover can be extended. The CORS can be spaced around 70 km apart and using at least 3 of these CORS, the atmospheric effects can be modelled and corrected for, yielding the ±20 mm position solution required by so many industries.

More info on CORS can be found here: CORS

Cleveland CORS

Official name of this Trig Station as per SmartNet Australia is CLEV.

Type:  TRM57971.00 NONE antenna attached to the top of a mast affixed to the front of the Redland City Council building, cnr Bloomfield & Middle Streets, Cleveland, Queensland.

Services:   Realtime & Rinex
Latitude:   27° 31' 34.17662" S          (S27 31.570)
Longitude:   153° 15' 59.52268" E          (E153 15.987)
Elevation:   67.021 (Ellipsoidal)

Source:   SmartNet Aus

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 CORS.