The National CORS Network Overview

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The National CORS NetworkOverview Status

• Miranda Chin
• The CORS Team
• NGS Convocation
• October 24-28, 2005

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Major changes

• National CORS goes International
• Quality replaces quantity
• .gz data files will be eliminated
• Easy to use Web interface for submitting new CORS
  applications

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National CORS goes International

• Countries CORS currently works with Barbados,
  Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Grand Cayman,
  Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Nicaragua
• We now receive data from Suriname, Cayman
  Brac/Grand Cayman, Mexico
• Will soon be adding Costa Rica and British
  Virgin Islands
• On the horizon Ethiopia, Panama Canal, Turks
  Caicos

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Suriname
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Costa Rica
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British Virgin Islands
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Grand Cayman Cayman Brac
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Mexico
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Quality replaces quantity

• Currently 688 stations published
• Over 70 stations in the pipeline
• Approximately 800 stations by the end of the year
  2005
• NYDOT will start its CORS network installation
  this month
• West Virginia DOT and Colorado DOT are currently
  working on CORS networks
• Site Selection Team It is time to go QUALITY!!!

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New York DOT CORS Network
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.gz data file type will be eliminated

• Target date is Jan. 2006
• Detailed description in this article
• Obtaining CORS Information Using Anonymous
  FTP
• by Richard Snay

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Easy to use Web Interface for Submitting new CORS
Applications

• The CORS System Development Team is working on
  the final phase for providing public with this
  Web interface page
• Station log-make easy and accurate
• Checklist for submission