New CORS Stations Added in CO, OH, MT, NM, and WY

SIXTEEN NEW STATIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE NATIONAL CORS NETWORK.


Coordinate information, logfiles, and RINEX2 data is now available for the
following National CORS sites.


OHFN (Wauseon, OH)
OHHU (Norwalk, OH)
OHLO (Oberlin, OH)
OHLU (Toledo, OH)
OHMR (Celina, OH)
OHRI (Mansfield, OH)
OHVW (Van Wert, OH)
OHWI (West Jefferson, OH)
P031 (Rifle, CO)
P032 (Rawlins, WY)
P043 (Newcastle, WY)
P046 (Ovando, MT)
P049 (Belt, MT)
P054 (Ekalaka, MT)
P055 (Glendive, MT)
P107 (Grants NM)

TIPS RTK in Action - Decker, MT

Figure 1 Catherine Dreesbach, Montana DEQ Reclamation Specialist, secures the RTK radio antenna to the mast.

TIPS Deploys Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS Equipment to State of Montana for GIS- Building

(Decker, MT) TIPS responded to customer requests for survey-caliber GPS by field-deploying a Topcon RTK system that allows Western Regional users to achieve centimeter positioning on minesites. TIPS stakeholders from Montana, New Mexico, and the Casper Field Office were trained on-the-job during the week of November 6th at the Decker and Spring Valley mines. During a typical Northern Plains weather week, the temperature plunged from the mid 70’s to the 30’s by the end of the training. The mine control points were mapped to georeference the minesite coordinate system to the Montana State Plane coordinate system used for the Montana DEQ GIS.

TIPS first tested this technology in the Region in the late 1990’s with Trimble equipment that was used mainly to perform topographic surveys and to provide ground control for aerial imagery. That equipment found a permanent home at the State of Virginia Division of Mined Land Reclamation

The new RTK units use the Russian GLONASS system of satellites to augment the US NAVSTAR satellites that we know as GPS. This extra satellite component is valuable for Northern US TIPS customers due to the orbital inclination of the GLONASS constellation.

TIPS is offering use of the RTK system to its Western Region customers after they attend a mandatory training session. To find out more about RTK in general, or the TIPS RTK system and how to get in on the training, contact Robert Welsh at rwelsh@osmre.gov or 303.844.1400 x 1478.

Powerful Solar Storm Could Impact GPS Dec. 14-15

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Environment Center
Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY BULLETIN #06- 5
2006 December 14 at 10:04 a.m. MST (2006 December 14 1704 UTC)


**** GEOMAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS ****


A geomagnetic storm began on December 14 at 1416 UTC (9:16 A.M. EST). A
solar flare on 13 December at 0240 UTC (12 December, 9:40 P.M. EST)
from NOAA Region 930 produced strong radio blackouts (R3) and an
associated moderate (S2) solar radiation storm. A large Earth-directed
coronal mass ejection was also observed with this event, producing
todayâ??s geomagnetic storming. Strong to severe (G3 â?? G4) geomagnetic
storming is expected to last through 15 December.


Region 930 is a large sunspot group which is still rotating across the
visible disk. Because of the current position of Region 930,
additional activity has greater potential to quickly impact Earth.
Agencies impacted by space weather storms should continue to closely
monitor space weather conditions during the next four days.


Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA,
USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services
and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More
information is available at SEC's Web site http://sec.noaa.gov

Solar Flares May Disrupt GPS Signals

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Environment Center
Boulder, Colorado, USA

SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY BULLETIN #06- 3
2006 December 06 at 8:28 a.m. MST (2006 December 06 1528 UTC)


**** RADIATION STORM EXPECTED ****


A minor (S1) radiation storm is expected sometime after 06/1530 UTC
(10:30 a.m. EST) due to yesterday's major solar flare (R3) from NOAA
sunspot Region 930. The energetic solar particles that drive these
radiation storms have been gradually climbing during the past 24 hours
and are now expected to reach minor levels. Region 930 also produced a
moderate (R2) flare at 06/0823UTC (3:23 a.m. EST) which may also be
contributing to the energetic particle counts. Minor radiation storms
may result in minor impacts on HF radio communication in the polar
regions.


Region 930 rotated into view as a large, magnetically complex sunspot
group and is expected to produce additional moderate flares with a good
chance for more major flares. Agencies impacted by solar flare radio
blackouts, radiation storms, and geomagnetic storms should closely
monitor conditions as Region 930 rotates across the Sun between now and
18 December.


Data used to provide space weather services are contribued by NOAA,
USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and
other observatories, universities, and institutions. MOre information
is available at SEC's Web site http://sec.noaa.gov


Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA,
USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services
and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More
information is available at SEC's Web site http://sec.noaa.gov


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