Regional Geodetic Advisors

The Regional Geodetic Advisor is a federal employee of NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) stationed strategically around the country to support their assigned region. Geodetic advisors serve as subject matter experts in geodesy and regional geodetic issues, collaborating internally across NGS and NOAA to further the organizations’ missions. They are to maintain awareness of current geodetic science and technology developments, updates and improvements to geodetic reference systems, and application to geospatial activities. Recognizing that a Regional Advisor supports an entire region where individual states may have local and unique geodetic needs or priorities, NGS recommends that each state identify someone to serve as a State Geodetic Coordinator.