1. National Height Modernization Partner Meeting Neil D. Weston National Geodetic Survey, NOS, NOAA Frankfort, Kentucky April 30 – May 1, 2013

2. CORS, OPUS and Geometric Datums Frankfort, Kentucky April 30 – May 1, 2013

3. CORS Network Today Multi-nation network – 1867+ stations 226 contributing organizations Multi-purpose, cooperative endeavor Growth - 10 new stations per month $1.1 billion in CORS benefits for 2012

4. CORS Management Components CORS Staff – Silver Spring Campus – 15 FTEs – Boulder Campus – 2 FTEs Computing Environment – RAIDS – Data Storage & Distribution – UNIX BLADE Servers – IT Support Staff Data Holdings – 1994 to present – RINEX, L2C Observables, GLONASS – Station Coordinates, Velocities, Log Files

5. CORS Partnership Responsibilities CORS Guidelines – Updated Jan 2013 CORS Spacing – 70 Km – NOAA Mission – Applications – Redundancy GNSS Equipment – Receiver, Antenna, Mounts Site Operations – Power, Communications Metadata Uptime – 24/7 Operation

6. CORS Partners 25 45 34 35 27 9 50 FEDERAL FAA USCG NASA NOAA USACE NSF

7. CORS Applications 3-D Positioning – NGS, DoD, NGA, IGS, NASA Transportation – DOT, FAA, USCG, FRA, USACE, USGS Meteorology - NWS Space Weather – OAR, NCAR Geophysics – NSF, Academia Construction – Surveyors, Engineers, GIS/LIS Agriculture – Precision Farming Mining Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry

8. CORS Network

9. Operational – OPUS-S – OPUS-RS – OPUS-DB Under Development – OPUS Projects – OPUS-Net – RTN Analysis Online Positioning User Service

10. Online Positioning User Service (OPUS-DB) Publish / share data and information Ideal tool for monitoring, repeat measurements Dynamic OPUS-DB datasheet 5000+ points

11. OPUS-DB Solutions

12. Geometric Datum Provide a modern spatial reference system which will align with the global reference frame Global reference frame initiative – United Nations Transformations / links to past reference frames Host a number of summits – every three to four years FGDC involvement, new datum definition – 2016 – External focus – International standards - ISO Transition plan - 2016 Education

13. Geometric Datum Modernization of primary US datasets – 2019 Modernization of state and local datasets – 2020 State Plane Coordinates Federal and state legislation Readjustments of passive control