Boort CORS Boort, Victoria, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 27-Feb-18. Waypoint TP7773

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

Boort CORS

The Boort CORS is located on the roof of Pilots' Lounge, Loddon Shire Council Aerodrome, Silo-Woolshed Road, Boort.

The official name of this Trig Station as per SmartNet Australia is BORT

Type: TRM57971.00 NONE antenna attached to a galvanised mast

Services:   Realtime & Rinex
Latitude:   36° 08' 09.34480" S          (S36 08.156)
Longitude:   143° 43' 21.25792" E          (E143 43.354)
Elevation:   113.900 (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.