Liawenee CORS Liawenee, Tasmania, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 24-Oct-17. Waypoint TP7697
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S41° 54.136' E146° 40.385' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 472884E 5361023N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1056 m |
| Local Government Area: | Central Highlands |
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Description
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
Liawenee CORS
The Liawenee CORS is attached to a stainless steel plate on a concrete pillar and is located near the Police Station at Liawenee.
The official name of this Trig Station as per SmartNet Australia is LIAW
Type: LEIAT504GG SCIS.
Services: Realtime & Rinex
Latitude: 41° 54' 08.17811" S (S41 54.136)
Longitude: 146° 40' 23.08317" E (E146 40.385)
Elevation: 1054.345 (Ellipsoidal)
Source: SmartNet Aus
To log a find on the Geocaching Ausralia 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.
Logs
Today VK7HCH continued our plundering of caches between home and the northwest of the state.
On Day 1 of the plunderage, your cache was one of those that we found.
We worked our way from Mangalore to Deloraine via the Central Highlands finding caches as we went.
Thanks for placing this virtual for us to find. Pic on his log.
On Day 1 of the plunderage, your cache was one of those that we found.
We worked our way from Mangalore to Deloraine via the Central Highlands finding caches as we went.
Thanks for placing this virtual for us to find. Pic on his log.
On the way to the deep south, so this is a good quickie. Made my way through the prickly hakeas from the closest spot on the road, got pic and retreated. Onwards and downwards James ! 
Stopped on the way to visit Steppes. Sent husband sneaking through the bushes for this one
On my way to Queenstown so I stopped to get this one. 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Passing through the area we stopped and snapped the required pic which has been added to the gallery.
Another trig that I took a photo of that is not yet logged. Again I wasn't going to venture beyond the gate.
Hello and TFT trig.
Didn't feel it was appropriate to go thru the closed gate, the CORS is now becoming obscured from the road by vegetation. Pic attached.
Found with AlbyDangles on Day One of the 'Bust leg of our "Kempsey or Bust" tour.
Cheers, EPs
Didn't feel it was appropriate to go thru the closed gate, the CORS is now becoming obscured from the road by vegetation. Pic attached.
Found with AlbyDangles on Day One of the 'Bust leg of our "Kempsey or Bust" tour.
Cheers, EPs
Rated: for Overall Experience
Today whilst working at Ouse i had extra time up m sleeve to travel back North so it was decided id come back via Wayatinah and Tarraleah then back from Bronte park to the Great Lake Hotel. I grabbed a hand full of caches along the way to make the drive more enjoyable.
Out and about with the Rafas caching, A day that had it all Rain Hail Snow and Shine all four seasons in one day. It was cold enough to lower the temp. of the motor while going up to Bothwell and warm enough driving from Perth to home to put us all to sleep. a great day caching on an old road thats worth traveling on. lots of GCA caches to find, TFTT TNBPLN.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A couple of weeks ago, RLD4963 and I were returning back to Hobart from Burnie along the Highland Lakes road and I mentioned that there were heaps of GCA caches along the road. At the time we didn't stop to look for any as we needed to get back home to pick up the GeoGSP from his doggy pet resort.
When the Blitz game was published, we decided that a drive along this road would certainly be helpful for us, so we picked a day and off we went - this time we had the GeoGSP with us. The weather wasn't terrible, we certainly had lots of blue sky, but also a few periods of overcast weather, and even a few short periods of light snow, and the occasional shower - but it was never cold, so all in all, we had a great day as we made our way, looking from caches between the Melton Mowbray turnoff and Deloraine. It was a big day, leaving at 7am in the morning and turning back in to the driveway 12 hours later, but we had heaps of stops and breaks to have a bite to eat, we even found a dog park in Deloraine for the GeoGSP to really get out and stretch his legs after sitting in the car.
We eventually spotted the CORS here behind a locked gate. WE noted that other finders had managed to get much closer, but we could not find a way to get any closer.
When the Blitz game was published, we decided that a drive along this road would certainly be helpful for us, so we picked a day and off we went - this time we had the GeoGSP with us. The weather wasn't terrible, we certainly had lots of blue sky, but also a few periods of overcast weather, and even a few short periods of light snow, and the occasional shower - but it was never cold, so all in all, we had a great day as we made our way, looking from caches between the Melton Mowbray turnoff and Deloraine. It was a big day, leaving at 7am in the morning and turning back in to the driveway 12 hours later, but we had heaps of stops and breaks to have a bite to eat, we even found a dog park in Deloraine for the GeoGSP to really get out and stretch his legs after sitting in the car.
We eventually spotted the CORS here behind a locked gate. WE noted that other finders had managed to get much closer, but we could not find a way to get any closer.
Unfortunately there was a muggle in the yard of the house right next to the CORS so we couldn't get too close for our photo.
Have come across a few of this type of CORS before when caching on the mainland, especially near airports.
Thanks.
Have come across a few of this type of CORS before when caching on the mainland, especially near airports.
Thanks.
We would never have found this one without a tip off from a friend to leave the main road.
But the coordinates were accurate, and looking at the pictures in the Gallery was very helpful.
I had not seen one like that before.
Muggle Hubby took the photo with my iPad which is also my GPS.
Thanks for another trig point and hopefully a footprint on my destination map.
But the coordinates were accurate, and looking at the pictures in the Gallery was very helpful.
I had not seen one like that before.
Muggle Hubby took the photo with my iPad which is also my GPS.
Thanks for another trig point and hopefully a footprint on my destination map.
Had a day off work, and decided to do a geocaching trip with Geo Kid E through the central highlands. Mainly to find caches for the latest event, Journey or Destination
Games
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
We found some of these caches a little disappointing as they seemed placed only for the SOTN event and did not take advantage of some nearby great places. Some caches though were great and placed with a real reason and certainly were worth the visit
TFTC
Games
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
We found some of these caches a little disappointing as they seemed placed only for the SOTN event and did not take advantage of some nearby great places. Some caches though were great and placed with a real reason and certainly were worth the visit
TFTC
"Hello thanks for the cache.
Sorry for the bad photo the sun was in my eyes and couldn't see what I was taking a photo of I hope there is enough to say I was there.
Found on Saturday 01 December 2018 at 0756"
Sorry for the bad photo the sun was in my eyes and couldn't see what I was taking a photo of I hope there is enough to say I was there.
Found on Saturday 01 December 2018 at 0756"
Visited it in the rain. Road works outside making stopping difficult. TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
While in the area recently we took the required photo of the Cors. As the gate was locked we didn't get any closer than there. TFTT
Rated: for Overall Experience
A quick photo stop on the way back from the north-west coast.
For us, today was all about the two (originally 5/5) events on the coast, that was the reason for our trip up. While we were up there we planned to find a few other caches to top up our meagre contribution to the States of the Nation Game. We managed a handful on the coast and one or two more on the Highlands Lakes Road, finding all but one (I need to check my cords on that one).
My apologies for the copy and paste log but if I have any hope of finishing and claiming some scavenges, it’s my only hope.
We found all containers in good condition and really enjoyed our time at the events this morning and our various finds during the rest of the day.
Thanks to the various cache owners of our finds today (mainly Tassie Trekkers and 2y’stassies).
For us, today was all about the two (originally 5/5) events on the coast, that was the reason for our trip up. While we were up there we planned to find a few other caches to top up our meagre contribution to the States of the Nation Game. We managed a handful on the coast and one or two more on the Highlands Lakes Road, finding all but one (I need to check my cords on that one).
My apologies for the copy and paste log but if I have any hope of finishing and claiming some scavenges, it’s my only hope.
We found all containers in good condition and really enjoyed our time at the events this morning and our various finds during the rest of the day.
Thanks to the various cache owners of our finds today (mainly Tassie Trekkers and 2y’stassies).
Rated: for Overall Experience
A day of caching was required for the States of the Nation Scavenger Hunt.
Weather:
It was fine when I left Huonville where it was seven degrees Celsius and a little over cast.
At Liawenee it was only six degrees and it stayed at that temperature whilst on the Plateau. Mind you, the wind chill factor was a lot lower.
The temperature increased the lower down the hill I went and the closer I got to Deloraine.
Travel:
From Huonville, I travelled straight to Liawenee and found my first cache. Left Huonville at 0630 hours getting back at 1920 hours.
From there I travelled toward Deloraine stopping as required to find caches and then on to Huonville again.
Total mileage for the day was 530.3 kilometres per the car.
On foot, I took 7398 steps burning 1598 calories to cover a distance of 5.97 kilometres finding twenty caches for the day.
TP7697 “Liawenee CORS”
First cache for the day. Drove almost to it and had an easy find.
Sainted at 0900 hours
Should this be on the list of caches as it is located on property with “Authorised Entry Only”?
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Weather:
It was fine when I left Huonville where it was seven degrees Celsius and a little over cast.
At Liawenee it was only six degrees and it stayed at that temperature whilst on the Plateau. Mind you, the wind chill factor was a lot lower.
The temperature increased the lower down the hill I went and the closer I got to Deloraine.
Travel:
From Huonville, I travelled straight to Liawenee and found my first cache. Left Huonville at 0630 hours getting back at 1920 hours.
From there I travelled toward Deloraine stopping as required to find caches and then on to Huonville again.
Total mileage for the day was 530.3 kilometres per the car.
On foot, I took 7398 steps burning 1598 calories to cover a distance of 5.97 kilometres finding twenty caches for the day.
TP7697 “Liawenee CORS”
First cache for the day. Drove almost to it and had an easy find.
Sainted at 0900 hours
Should this be on the list of caches as it is located on property with “Authorised Entry Only”?
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Rated: for Overall Experience
On the way home from a recent family trip trip Hobart we decided to travel the Lakes district to find a couple of caches along the way. When we reached this spot the gates into the area of GZ were locked so we got the best photo we could from the fenceline. The weather was a bit ordinary as it so often is up here so grabbed the photo and then on our way. TFTC
We had noticed the Liawenee CORS on a map and decided to look for it on the way home from an excursion to the south. It was quickly found and is easily accessible. Although we have come across this type of antenna before in a number of places, this is the first one that we have seen that has a plastic dome over the antenna, presumably to protect the antenna from the very harsh weather experienced at times at Liawenee. A photo of Mrs y'stassie standing next to the CORS has been added to the Gallery. Thanks for the cache.
