Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS): History, Applications, and Future Enhancements
by Richard A. Snay, (Chf., Spatial Reference System Div., Natl. Geodetic Survey, NOS, Natl. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910. E-mail: Richard.Snay@noaa.gov) and Tomás Soler, M.ASCE, (Chf. Tech. Ofcr., Spatial Reference System Div., Natl. Geodetic Survey, NOS, Natl. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910. E-mail: Tom.Soler@noaa.gov)
pp. 1-10, (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9453(2008)134:4(95))
Note: Originally published in Journal of Surveying Engineering, Vol. 134, No. 4, November 2008, pp. 95-104
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CORS and OPUS for Engineers: Tools for Surveying and Mapping Applications |
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) manages the National Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) system that comprises a network of over 1,350 sites, each containing a geodetic quality Global Navigation Satellite System receiver. This network is currently growing at a rate of about 15 sites per month. NGS collects, processes, and distributes data from these sites in support of high-accuracy three-dimensional positioning activities throughout the United States, its territories, and a few foreign countries. CORS data are also used by geophysicists, meteorologists, atmospheric and ionospheric scientists, and others in support of a wide variety of applications. This paper addresses the history of the CORS network, some of its applications, and plans for enhancing it within the next few years. |
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