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TUBITAK R&D PROJECTS OF PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS (Code 1007)

TUBITAK, Turkish Scientific and Technical Researh Agency, within the frame of its

self-defined mission “To play a pioneer role in developing the policies of science and
technology, in contributing to the formation of infrastructure and tools that will realizethese policies, in supporting and carrying out the activities of research and development and in constituting the culture of science and technology, in order to increase the competitiveness and comfort of our country and keep them lasting; in cooperation with all fractions of the society and relevant establishments; and in parallel with our national priorities”, has initiated a new program on March 10, 2005, per the decision of the High Counsel of Science and Technology, in order to support projects that contribute to the resolution of problems with the help of research activities conducted by public establishments.

In abstract, the basic target of code-1007 program has been defined as supporting projects that can contribute to meeting necessities that may be removed, and to resolving problems with the R&D works of public establishments.

CORS-TR (Continuously Operating Reference Stations) PROJECT

Public establishments have speeded up their R&D activities in accordance with the

aforementioned program. Within the scope of this program, Istanbul Culture University (ICU), jointly with the General Command of Mapping (GCM) and the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (GDLRC), has proposed to TUBITAK an extremely crucial project for Turkey. TUBITAK, and upon scientific assessment, has decided to support this nation-wide “Project of Research and Implementation Related to the Establishment of Networkbased Stationary Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS Terminals and Determination of Cellular Transformation Parameters”. The project’s agreement was signed on April 18, 2006 by TUBITAK, GCM and GDLRC, and shall be concluded on April 18, 2008. This project shall be abbreviated hereafter as CORS-TR Project.

CORS-TR Project will be a pioneer application in our country, keeping in mind its research and development nature towards the formation of nation-wide engineering infrastructure, being carried out with the cooperation of TUBITAK, a University and two distinguished mapping establishments serving in the same sector.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 May 2008 )