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OPUS: What is it?
OPUS (Online Positioning User Service) is a free service provided by the NGS (National Geodetic
Survey.)
From the NGS Website:
“This Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) provides simplified access to high-accuracy National Spatial
Reference System (NSRS) coordinates. Upload a GPS data file collected with a survey-grade receiver and
obtain an NSRS position via email.
OPUS requires minimal user input and uses software which computes coordinates for NGS'
Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network. The resulting positions are accurate and
consistent with other National Spatial Reference System users.”
Here are links to more detailed information:
http://geodesy.noaa.gov/INFO/OnePagers/OPUSOnePager.pdf
http://geodesy.noaa.gov/OPUS/about.jsp
One of the most important contributions to vertical accuracy computed by OPUS is the length of
occupation. Longer times are better. If you are concerned about elevation, please remember that a
2 hour OPUS static observation has an expected height accuracy of 2.5 cm. A 6-hour occupation has
an expected accuracy of 1.5 cm.
OPUS-RS (Rapid Static)
Standard OPUS-Static sessions require 2-hour observations. OPUS-RS sessions can be as short as 15-
minutes.
OPUS-RS solutions are not available universally. In general, OPUS-RS requires:
3 (or more) CORS within 250 km of your site
your site must be within 50 km of the polygon formed by the CORS sites
If you are working in Southwest Nevada, along the high line of Montana or in North or South Dakota,
OPUS-RS probably will not work and you will have to collect at least 2-hours of data for submission
to OPUS-STATIC.
Prior to collecting data for OPUS-RS you can check the latest status map to insure that OPUS-RS will
work. The online OPUS-RS resource:
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