Wangaratta CORS Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 30-Dec-17. Waypoint TP7740
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S36° 21.273' E146° 19.384' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 439263E 5976512N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 148 m |
| Local Government Area: | Wangaratta |
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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
Official name of this Trig Station as per SmartNet Australia is WNGA. Baker Street, Wangaratta, Victoria.
| CORS: | Wangaratta |
| CORS ID: | WNGA |
| Latitude: | S 36° 21' 16.39632" |
| Longitude: | E 146° 19' 23.01060" |
| Ellipsoidal Height: | 162.807 |
| Receiver: | TRIMBLE NETR9 |
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
Lrc, vg'f ba gur ebbs.....! |
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Logs
We've been at the Rutherglen mega, and headed this afternoon to Bendigo, we didn't have alot of time, so prioritised trigs and virtuals, and maybe any *really* cool DTs for the trip. This was tricky to spot. We got it from the shopping centre carpark....
Found while staying in Wangaratta for the mega. TFFT
Rated: for Overall Experience
Not an easy CORS to see. Found we'd been near it a few times without knowing it. TFTC GCA
Rated: for Overall Experience
Took me a while to find this one but got it in the end whilst at the Mega event TFTC
Out and about with n0w0rries for a few hours.
One of a few GCA stops we completed in our travels.
Nice to see a cors and take a quick photo.
TFTT
One of a few GCA stops we completed in our travels.
Nice to see a cors and take a quick photo.
TFTT
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found during the Wangaratta Event Mega geocaching Weekend.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Wangaratta Mega trip Day 2. It has taken quite some time to get this trip going so it is a great feeling to be on the road for a great weekend away with great caching with friends and new friends. Today was a day in two parts. I spent the morning with Nibbletricecakes, Gliss! & Smitten Granny doing as many of the city LAB caches as possible. So much variety there. We did a few of the caches we came across along the way. The after noon we were joined by Fitzy_1965 & MinnieK and headed down to Glenrowan to do the Ned Kelly caches. We also did the labs in Glenrowan before heading back to Wangaratta for a few high D/T caches. This was a great way to spend the day before the Mega !
Thanks
Albida
Thanks
Albida
Down in Wangaratta for the GC Mega. Th morning I am caching withAlbida33, Nibletricecakes and Gliss! We found this one on our tour of the town. TFTT Geocaching Australia
Another GCA one checked off my list whilst in Wangaratta. I find it difficulty to gather goo self images of myself and the required object at times but I do have a go. Must remember to pack my selfie stick in future. TFTC 
Rated: for Overall Experience
We're caching in the Wangaratta area today trying to find as many GCA caches as possible in our limited time here. Found our way to GZ, not where you'd expect a CORS maybe. TFTC
Too easy. Even got a park really close.
After taking the required photo we stocked up on a few essentials while here too.
Thanks.
After taking the required photo we stocked up on a few essentials while here too.
Thanks.
Snapped required pic which has been added to the gallery
Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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This morning we located the Wangaratta CORS. A photo of the CORS antenna with Mrs y'stassie in the foreground has been added to the Gallery. Thanks for the cache.
Found the cache while passing through the town. Travelling from Perth to Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra with the final destination being Jindabyne. We stopped off at a nearby motel for the night. As we have a quiet day travel wise I decided to pick up a few local caches before heading out on the road again. Today's itinerary included Glenrowan, Gundagai and Canberra.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found on an excellent footy trip to Melbourne with Sol de lune and LuckyL10n. While passing through the town we decided to snap some photos for some GCA caches. Nice and easy - TFTC GCA!
We circled this block a few times before stepping back and finding it. Never mind the rain and cold, the hunt was on ! TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
While currently staying in Wangaratta we located the CORS. The required photo has been added to the gallery. TFTT
Rated: for Overall Experience
Another short detour on the way home....no problems grabbing the required photo.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Travelling on our way to a GC event at Wodonga I asked my chauffeur dalerious to make a slight detour to enable me to capture this along the way. I'm very glad I did, because he spotted this before I did, and was able to position the car for me to take the photo. Unfortunately the sun was in the wrong direction at that time in the morning but it is possible to make out the CORS in the background.
Looking at photos from a previous log made it easier to see what we were looking for. I've found a couple of these now and they've been different shapes
Thanks Geocaching Australia for including these, it adds a new dimension to our journeys - so often we look all around us as we travel, but rarely look up!
Looking at photos from a previous log made it easier to see what we were looking for. I've found a couple of these now and they've been different shapes
Thanks Geocaching Australia for including these, it adds a new dimension to our journeys - so often we look all around us as we travel, but rarely look up!
Rated: for Overall Experience
A nice warm one in Wangaratta, especially on the sun soaked bitumen if Woolies' carpark where I grabbed the photo.
The best hidden CORS I've come across.
TFTC GCA.
The best hidden CORS I've come across.
TFTC GCA.
#GA2228 - 14:45; I was headed to Melbourne with the geoteen when we stopped off in Wangaratta to see if we could locate this CORS. We parked in the carpark near Woolies and I spotted some antennae on a local government building, so headed over to have a look. I couldn't see a CORS among the other paraphernalia on the roof so headed back to the car. I should have just looked up whjen I hopped out of the car, as there in front of me about 20 metres away on the roof of a small brick building backing onto the carpark was the CORS I had been looking for. Nice to add another *FTF* as well! Grabbed a couple of snaps before heading across the road to the local cathedral. TFTT Geocaching Australia
Rated: for Overall Experience
