Beechworth CORS Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 02-Nov-17. Waypoint TP7724
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | TrigPoint |
Container: | Other |
Coordinates: | S36° 20.787' E146° 39.464' (WGS 84) |
55H 469287E 5977569N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 427 m |
Local Government Area: | Indigo |
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
Official name of this Trig Station as per SmartNet Australia is BEEC. It is located on farmland along Flat Rock Road, Beechworth, Victoria, opposite the Beechworth Correctional Centre.
CORS: | Beechworth |
CORS ID: | BEEC |
Latitude: | S 36° 20' 47.20960" |
Longitude: | E 146° 39' 27.85395" |
Ellipsoidal Height: | 443.043 |
Receiver: | LEICA GR25 |
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.
Hints
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Logs
As you can probably tell from the photo, it was a grey miserable Spring day and I even wondered as I drove in if I would be able to see through the low cloud. Because of the weather I opted out of the walk and photographed the CORS from my car.
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We are currently touring Victoria with our geovan in tow, using geocaching as a guide. We have visited many amazing locations through geocaching and today our journey bought us to Beechworth and the Beechworth CORS. Spotted in the paddock - required pic has been added to the gallery.
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience today.
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A great few days on the road.....road works not counted.