LSU Center 4 GeoInformatics - Government Report Values GULFNet CORS at over $12 Million Yearly
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Government Report Values GULFNet CORS at over $12 Million Yearly PDF Print E-mail
GULFNet CORS have been valued at over 12 Million dollars a year according to a new government report released June 15th, 2009. The report titled "Socio-Economic Benefits Study: Scoping the Value of CORS and GRAV-D" was prepared for the National Geodetic Survey by Irving Leveson. It shows billions in estimated benefits from NOAA Positioning Products and Services:
• National Spatial Reference System (NSRS): $2.4 billion per year
• CORS: $758 million per year. (GULFNet has 21 of the 1324 National CORS) 
• GRAV-D (Once completed): $4.8 billion over 15 years, including $2.2 billion in avoidance costs from improved floodplain management.

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