Continuously Operating Reference Stations network
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The Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) network is a nationwide system of permanent GPS/GNSS stations that provides precise positioning data for surveying, mapping, and geospatial applications.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CORS network
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GNSS reference network → geodetic infrastructure → |
| application |
asset mapping
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construction surveying → land surveying → transportation planning → |
| covers |
nationwide area
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| dataType |
RINEX observation files
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real-time correction streams → |
| enables |
centimeter-level positioning
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differential GNSS → high-accuracy GNSS positioning → network RTK → |
| hasComponent |
GNSS antenna
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continuously operating GNSS receiver → data communication system → data processing center → permanent GNSS reference station → |
| improves |
positional accuracy
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| isPartOf |
national spatial reference infrastructure
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| isUsedBy |
GIS professionals
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engineers → scientists → surveyors → |
| operates |
continuously
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| provides |
GNSS observation data
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post-processed GNSS corrections → precise positioning data → real-time kinematic corrections → |
| reduces |
need for local base stations
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| requires |
precise station coordinates
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reliable data communications → reliable power supply → stable monumentation → |
| supports |
deformation monitoring
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engineering projects → geodetic control → geospatial applications → infrastructure monitoring → maintenance of reference frames → mapping → precision agriculture → realization of geodetic datums → scientific research → surveying → |
| uses |
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
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Global Positioning System → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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National Geodetic Survey
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operates |