Ellinbank2 CORS Ellinbank, Victoria, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 01-Nov-17. Waypoint TP7716

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Type: TrigPoint
Container: Other
Coordinates: S38° 14.611' E145° 56.162' (WGS 84)
  55H 406895E 5766630N (UTM)
Elevation: 168 m
Local Government Area: Baw Baw

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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

Official name of this Trig Station as per SmartNet Australia is EBNK.  It is located on the roof of the DSE/DPI offices, 1301 Hazeldean Road, Ellinbank, Victoria.

CORS: Ellinbank2
CORS ID: EBNK
Latitude: S 38° 14' 36.66394"
Longitude: E 145° 56' 09.72899"
Ellipsoidal Height: 181.95
Receiver: TRIMBLE NETR9

Services:   Realtime & Rinex

Source:   Vicmap Position - GPSnet

 

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/or yourself.  You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the CORS. 

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Hc ba gur ebbs.....!
ROT 13: ABCDEFGHIJKLM
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23-Oct-24
Looking at other pictures I thought this was going to be a long shot, but I could walk from the car park up close to the building. There was a warning on a notice about a swooping magpie though, so I reached into my back car seat and grabbed my hat. TFTC.
 
13-Apr-23
This was a case of the CORS hint feeling like I had come into a secret government installation as a spy. I moseyed around the car park trying to look nonchalant, until I spotted the secret enemy radar installation. I quickly took the shot and hurried back to my car for the getaway. There may have been sirens, shouting and gunfire at this point, but I can’t confirm anything for sure…
 
14-Jan-23
Easy find once you get to the car park.
 
06-Jul-20
Very quiet here and had to be quick before it rained again didn't know about cors but I do now... Clan PhoenixMr. Green TFTC
 
10-Nov-19
With the fog coming in you can only just see the trig point in my photo... but it is there between the Bush and the tree
 
11-May-18
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One of the many CORS we have found in our travels.

Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience.

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01-Nov-17
Day 2 of a 3 day road trip with LuckyL10n around the eastern parts of Victoria and part of the trip plan was to visit, photograph and publish a few CORs that aren't on GCA yet. This was our next stop and after a bit of checking from various angles, this one was spotted. Photo's were duly snapped and we off to the next port of call.

A great few days on the road.....road works not counted. Rolling EyesRolling Eyes
 
01-Nov-17
#GA2158 - 10:45; Day two of a caching run through eastern Victoria with Sol de lune to build on our July trip further to the west. After a night in Traralgon, today sees us head through the Latrobe Valley, Baw Baw, South Gippsland and on to the Bass Coast before heading north through Cardinia, Yarra Ranges into Murrundindi and an overnight in Alexandra. After visits to Morwell, Moe and Darnum, we had reached Ellinbank. A bit of research before heading off from home revealed the existence of some hitherto unpublished CORS along our route, so we decided that we should seek to establish their existence since we were passing anyway. This was the first for day two and we located it fairly easily. Happy to grab another *FTF* for the effort. TFTC Geocaching Australia Very HappyClan Cerberus
 
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