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                         NOAA-NOS-NGS-CORS Newsletter 
                  Created On UTC Date: Tue Apr 23 05:19 2024

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   The "CORS Newsletter" is a summary of information about NOAA's National Geodetic 
     Survey's (NGS) Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) Program. 
  
   The newsletter is made up of 4 sections 
     A. Changes to CORS products and services 
     B. General news on activities that impact the CORS program
     C. Publications related to the CORS program
     D. List of partners in the CORS network

   Questions about the newsletter should be sent to ngs.cors @ noaa.gov

   CORS Web Sites:  https://geodesy.noaa.gov/CORS
                    https://alt.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS

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                  A. CHANGES TO CORS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
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Sep 2022
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New CORS added...
US  GU  WAPA NPSGIS GUAM  WAPA

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June 2022
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New CORS added...
US  TX  TSAQ TX AQUARIUM  TSAQ
US  NV  LAKE_MEAD_NV2007  P006
US  NV  INDIANPEAKNV2006  P069
US  NV  DDRCREEKRNNV2005  P072
US  NV  SOUTHGATE_NV2006  P075
US  NV  NEEDLEPEAKNV2007  P083
US  NV  SLAVENCYN_NV2006  P085
US  NV  DEADCOWPT_NV2007  P129
US  NV  PARADISERDNV2006  P132
US  MA  MATB TEWKSBURY    MATB
ANTIGUA and BARBUDA   ANGUILLA_AIA2012  CN02

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April 2022
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New CORS added...
US  NV  ELKO_BRGN_NV1997  ELKO
US  GA  N003 FORT PULASKI N003
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March 2022
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New CORS added...
US  OH  OHZP AKRON UNIV   OHZP
US  CT  CTBK BROOKFIELD   CTBK
US  CA  BRIONES RESERVOIR BRI2   <-- Replaces BRIB
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January 2022
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New CORS added...
US  WA  PNNL SEQUIM       PNNL
US  TX  SABO SABINE PASS  SABO

December 2021
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New CORS added...
US  MO  MOB3 BOWLINGGREEN MOB3
US  IN  INCO COLUMBUS     INCO

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December 8, 2021
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Ground Deformation at MIFW FORT WAYNE
https://geodesy.noaa.gov/cgi-cors/corsage_2.prl?site=mifw

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November 2021
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New CORS added...
US  MO  MOOA OSCEOLA      MOOA
US  MO  MOM2 MARSHALL     MOM2

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October 2021
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New CORS added...
US  OH  OHRS ROSS COUNTY2 OHRS
US  OH  OHWS WASHINGTON 2 OHWS
US  MO  MOPT PATTON       MOPT
US  MD  GGAO NORTH DEEP D GODN
US  MD  GGAO SOUTH DEEP D GODS
US  OR  SUNRISEFRMOR2007  P375

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September 2021
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New CORS added...
US  OH  FAYETTE COUNTY 2  OHFY
US  OK  SOUTHERN GREAT PL SGPO
US  VA  NRL MIDWAY RES CT MRC1
DR  DR  PUNTACANADOM2014  CN05
BF  BF  SANSALVADORBAHAM  CN13
BF  BF  GREATINAGUABAHAM  CN14
DR  DR  FRANCESVDDOM2012  CN27
VE  VE  EL_BAUL__VEN2015  CN41
DR  DR  BARAHOTG_DOM2015  TGDR
CO  CB  BOGOTA COLOMBIA   BOGT
TO  TG  TONGA             TONG
UK  UK  SAINT HELENA      STHL

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August 2021
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New CORS added...
KR  KR  KIRIBATI          KIRI
US  WI  WASHINGTON ISLAND WIWI
FJ  FJ  FIJI CGPS         LAUT
ML  RC  MAJURO            MAJU
US  AK  AKRD RED DOG MINE AKRD

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July 2021
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New CORS added...
US  OH  OHWY WOOSTER      OHWY
US  OH  OHDF DEFIANCE 2   OHDF
US  OH  OHJF STEUBENVILLE OHJF
US  OH  OHME MONROE CNTY2 OHME
US  OH  OHCS COSHOCTON 2  OHCS
US  OH  OHCB LISBON 2     OHCB
US  JQ  JSTN JOHNSTON TG  JSTN

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May 2021
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New CORS added...
US  IN  INEV EVANSVILLE       INEV
US  MI  MIME MENOMINEE        MIME
US  MI  MISR ST MARYS RVR     MISR
US  ME  MEST STACYVILLE       MEST
US  ME  MEBA BATH             MEBA
US  RI  N001 NEWPORT_RI       N001
US  TX  N301 GALVESTON 21     N301

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April 2021
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New CORS added...
MX  CC  CUAUHTEMOC_TNET_M     TNCU
AA  AA  ARUBANETHARU2013      CN19
NU  NI  PUERTOCABNIC2012      CN29
VC  VC  SVGBSTV_2007_SVD      SVGB
PM  PN  CN56_MET_PAN2018      CN56
TD  TD  SANFERNANTTO2015      TTSF
TD  TD  UWI_CN45_TTO2014      TTUW
PM  PN  ACP1                  ACP1
CS  CR  VERAGUA__CRI2012      VRAI
TD  TD  CN57TOCO_TTO2021      CN57

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March 3, 2021
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All our RINEX data holding files that are Hatanaka compressed (*.20d) are no longer Unix compressed (*.20d.Z).
All files are now GNU zipped (*.20d.gz).  Please adjust your downloads accordingly.

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February 3, 2021
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New CORS added...
CCJ2 - Ogasawara, Japan   
CKSV - Tainan, Taiwan
HIKB - Hicks Bay, New Zealand
CHTI - Wharekauri, New Zealand

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December 21, 2020
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Our Rinex files that are Hatanaka compressed (*.20d) will no longer be Unix compressed (*.20d.Z) as well. 
They are now being GNU zipped (*.20d.gz) .  Please adjust your downloads accordingly.

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December 17, 2020
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New CORS added...
YESX - Yecora, SB, Mexico
MAWR - Wrentham, MA

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November 02, 2020
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New CORS added...
N240 - San Juan, PR, USA

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October 9, 2020
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Two (2) new CORS added...

WYGI - Gillette, WY
USMX - Moctezuma, SB - Mexico
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September 9, 2020
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Two (2) new CORS added...

GUAX - Isla Guadalupe, MJ - Mexico
TLK2 - Toolik Lake, AK

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July 10, 2020
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Three (3) new CORS added...

AT01 - St Michael, AK
NCRT - Rodanthe, NC
NMTU - Tucumcari, NM

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May 15, 2020
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IGS Reference Frame Update: 49 CORSs will have updated coordinates after May 17th, 2020 
as part of a reference frame update to IGb14. 

For more details, see our IGb14 transition info page https://geodesy.noaa.gov/CORS/IGb14/ _____________ April 21, 2020 _____________ Four (4) new CORS added... GCGO - Fairbanks, AK HAL1 - Maui, HI LBLL - LaBelle, FL NCLL - Lillington, NC _____________ March 19, 2020 _____________ Two (2) new CORS added... MOIP - Independence, MO IDTF - Twin Falls, ID ======================================================================================================= ======================================================================================================= B. GENERAL NEWS AND ACTIVITIES THAT IMPACT THE CORS PROGRAM --------------------------------------------------------------------- November 17, 2021 NOAA CORS Network (NCN) Stakeholder Meeting https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNOAANOS/bulletins/2fa6287 July 1, 2020 USCG - DIFFERENTIAL GPS DISCONTINUANCE !! https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=DGPSDiscontinuance May 17, 2020 IGS Reference Frame Update: 49 CORSs will have updated coordinates that will change by up to 2 cm after May 17th, 2020 as part of a reference frame update to IGb14. For more details, see our https://geodesy.noaa.gov/CORS/IGb14/ `IGb14 transition info page February 5, 2020 New Coords for PRMI in Puerto Rico https://geodesy.noaa.gov/cgi-cors/corsage_2.prl?site=prmi January 27, 2020 December and January Earthquakes in Puerto Rico Some of the Puerto Rican stations have new coords. https://geodesy.noaa.gov/cgi-cors/corsage_2.prl?site=prjc https://geodesy.noaa.gov/cgi-cors/corsage_2.prl?site=prgy https://geodesy.noaa.gov/cgi-cors/corsage_2.prl?site=p780 Other sites in PR may have new published coordinates as we get more data. ======================================================================================================= ======================================================================================================= C. PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO THE CORS PROGRAM -------------------------------------------------- Published articles related to the CORS-OPUS programs are available at the link: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/CORS/Articles NGS presentations are available at: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/web/science_edu/presentations_archive/ ====================================================================== ====================================================================== E. LIST OF PARTNERS IN THE CORS PROGRAM ------------------------------------------------- https://geodesy.noaa.gov/CORS/about/contributors.shtml =========================================================================== =========================================================================== INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEWSLETTER ATTENTION The newsletter is no longer available via email beginning June 1, 2017. CONTACTING A HUMAN If you have comments or questions, please contact the moderator at: ngs.cors @ noaa.gov

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