C4G CORS used in C4Gnet and GULFNet Real Time Networks have been valued at over 33 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. (C4G has 27 of the 1324 National CORS)
• C4Gnet and GULFNet have 66 CORS with a yearly valuation of $500K each.
• GRAV-D (Once completed): $4.8 billion over 15 years, including $2.2 billion in avoidance costs from improved floodplain management.