Rutherglen CORS Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 09-Dec-17. Waypoint TP7734

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

Rutherglen CORS

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

Type:  TRM57871.00 NONE antenna attached to a steel plate and mounted on a steel pole attached to a side of the DPI Office, 1145 Chiltern Valley Road, Rutherglen, Victoria.

Services:   Realtime & Rinex
Latitude:   36° 05' 54.50817" S          (S36 05.908)
Longitude:   146° 30' 32.00836" E          (E146 30.533)
Elevation:   211.217 (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. 

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