I received the following in an email from Curt Sumner:
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Greetings to everyone,
Questions have been raised about the impact of the government shutdown on the CORS network and support from NGS. Several things have been posted about this in email messages and on various websites, etc.
Today, I spoke with the Director of NGS Juliana Blackwell about the impact of the shutdown on the activities of NGS related to CORS. Her response is shown below.
Please share this information with your constituents for their use.
Curt
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Curt,
Thank you for contacting me this morning regarding services provided by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) during the shutdown of the Federal government.
The CORS network is comprised of approximately 2,000 stations which are owned and operated by more than 200 partners comprised of Federal, state and local agencies; academic institutions; and private organizations. NOAA operates approximately 60 CORS sites. Data from the non-NOAA CORS sites may be available directly from individual CORS owners/operators.
During the shutdown of the Federal government:
CORS data is being collected by NGS and will be made available to the public along with associated services and tools such as UFCORS, OPUS, etc., once the shutdown is over and the data undergo quality control/quality assurance measures.
Only federal government websites necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained. Access to the NGS Integrated Database (NGS IDB) is currently not available to the public. CORS data and information from the NGS IDB can be made available in emergency situations concerning safety of life or property.
NGS will continue to provide geopositioning services necessary to maintain public safety, transportation, and protection of Nation's critical infrastructure. Services include management of a network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), maintain the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and support overall global positioning activities essential to support public transportation and safety. The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data supports three dimensional positioning, meteorology, space weather, and geophysical applications throughout the United States, its territories, and a few foreign countries.
Juliana P. Blackwell
Director, National Geodetic Survey
> The CORS network is .....
Thanks for letting the director of the ACSM know what CORS is, Juliana. Good information there.
Canned non response.
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I don't think she was trying to explain what the CORS was but just trying to point out the data on some may be available from the Cooperative CORS Partners. I'm guessing that the data from each CORS may be stored locally and will be transmitted once the NGS servers are fully up and running.
As for wondering why the NGS web-site runs on the weekends and not during the shut down. I'm not foolish enough to think that NOAA does not have someone on site 24/7 to administer their servers. As was pointed out on an earlier post, no money to pay for it so the power has to be turned off and the administrator sent home.
I can guarantee that not a single server has been shut down. They run 24/7/365. Just the mere fact that when you go to a NGS web address you get the message should tell you that the server is up and running. If the server was off line you would get a message that your browser could not connect.
NGS and the Shutdown - OPUS alternatives
here are 7 alternatives to OPUS:
http://gpsworld.com/7-free-alternatives-opus-post-processing-in-government-shutdown/
NGS and the Shutdown - OPUS alternatives
Joe
Thanks for the link, it nice to have alternatives.
Ron