Portland GPSNet Station - Lee Breakwater, Portland Vic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bucketeer
S 38° 20.664 E 141° 36.808
54H E 553608 N 5755793
Part of the Victorian GPSNet GPS Correction Service providing GPS accuacy down to 20mm
Waymark Code: WMAA1N
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 12/10/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member fathrtime
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GPSnet™ is a positioning and navigation correction service for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) users, throughout Victoria, Australia, and has two components:
1. Infrastructure:
A network of over 100 Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS).
2. Services:
Vicmap Position
Networked Differential GNSS (NDGNSS) providing sub-metre accuracy state-wide,
Networked Real-Time Kinematic (NRTK) providing a nominal horizontal accuracy of ±2cm across Victoria,
Single base solution providing a nominal horizontal accuracy of ±2cm within 25km of the CORS, and
Post-Processing of RINEX data, providing a nominal horizontal accuracy of ±2cm across Victoria.
The above information was taken rom the VicMap website (visit link)

Details of the Portland Station can accessed here (visit link)

Portland PM 336 (visit link) is a good viewing point for the station as it is surrounding by water with a 20 metre exclusion zone

The Portland tide tide gauge is located on the opposite side of the breakwater
State/Territory: VIC

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