23. How is the UFCORS different from the way I was retrieving data?

UFCORS OVERVIEW BUTTON

Welcome to UFCORS, the user-friendly CORS information server. The National Geodetic Survey has designed UFCORS to facilitate the retrieval of GPS data from the National CORS (continuously operating reference stations) network. In particular, UFCORS enables users to:

* obtain CORS data for an exact time interval specified in international or local time,
* choose a sampling rate for the requested data,
* specify how the data should be compressed to speed data transfer to the user,
* receive the requested data within a few minutes,
* obtain pertinent descriptive text (log files and datasheets) for CORS sites automatically,
* retrieve adopted NAD83 and ITRF positions and velocities for CORS sites automatically,
* obtain meteorological data for those CORS sites that have "met" sensors automatically, and
* retrieve both the highly accurate GPS satellite orbits calculated by the International GPS Service for Geodynamics (IGS) and the "broadcast" GPS orbits automatically.

A utility connected with UFCORS automatically provides the CORS data exactly as requested, saving users from tedious data manipulation and file management tasks.

The National Geodetic Survey welcomes suggestions for improving UFCORS. Please forward suggestions to us, here.