1. The National CORS Network Overview & Status Miranda Chin The CORS Team NGS Convocation October 24-28, 2005

2. 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

3. 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

4. Suriname

5. Costa Rica

6. British Virgin Islands

7. Grand Cayman & Cayman Brac

8. Mexico

9. 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!!!

10. New York DOT CORS Network

11. ‘.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

12. 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