FIG Keynote

Juliana Blackwell, Director of National Geodetic Survey 

- Coffee and Tea Break -

Practical implications of National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) Modernization

• Practical impacts of the modernized NSRS - Dru Smith 
• Canada's implementation of the modernized frames - Brian Donahue 
• Changes Afoot: State Plane 2022 and Retirement of the U.S. Survey Foot - Michael Dennis 
• Preparing for the Modernization of the NSRS - Lynda Bell 
• Q&A

- Lunch -

Update on the NOAA CORS Network and OPUS

• The NOAA CORS Network (NCN) Services - John Galetzka 
• Updating OPUS-S to Support Multi-GNSS - Nick Forfinski-Sarkozi 
• OPUS-Projects 5: Supporting RTK for Establishment of Geodetic Control - Daniel Gillins 
• OPUS-Projects for Manager's Training - Transitioning from Instructor-led to Online, Self-paced instruction - Erika Little 
• Augmenting Data exchange formats for OPUS of the future - Ryan Hardy 
• Q&A

- Coffee and Tea Break -

Case studies of Surveys NGS Does Now and How They Will Change

• Implementing NGS OPUS Projects' GVX feature to align RTK vectors to the NSRS to establish Geodetic Control for FirstNet Indoor Mapping - Kevin Jordan 
• IGLD: A case study for leveraging digital tools to enhance QA/QC on large scale static GNSS observation campaigns - John May 
• Geodetic Leveling in the Modernized NSRS - Ben Erickson 
• NGS Field Operations: Modernizing in Many Ways - Ryan Hippenstiel 
• Q&A

Closing Remarks

Juliana Blackwell, Director of National Geodetic Survey

Session: TS01D: SIDS - Introductions of Global and Regional Supporting Partners - Session 1 [10533]

Geodetic Reference Frame for the Americas, Dana Caccamise II, SIRGAS US Rep.

Session: TS01G: Dynamic Datums and Working With Resultant Data - For Both Surveyors And Geospatial Experts [10563]

The 2022 GNSS Survey for a New International Great Lakes Datum: Overcoming Challenges with International Planning and Digital Tools (12007) Ryan Hippenstiel, John May, Jacob Heck (USA), Michael Craymer and Rachel van Herpt (Canada)

Session: FIG Cinema

The Future Is Here: Introducing the State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 (12044) Michael Dennis

Session: TS04G: GNSS Reference Stations and Networks [10566]

The NOAA CORS Network (NCN): A Brief History and Current Status (12101) John Galetzka, Ira Sellars, Francine Coloma, Lijuan Sun and Don Haw

Session: TS05E: Conquering New Frontiers Of Hydrography [10543]

Dynamic Heights for the International Great Lakes Datum of 2020 (11980) Daniel Roman (USA) and John Crowley (Canada)

Session: TS05G: Building Capacity In Geodetic Competency [10567]

An Entire Spectrum Modernization of the Geoid Model - From Data Collection to Modeling and Customer Services (12006) Xiaopeng Li, Kevin Ahlgren, Yan Ming Wang, Jordan Krcmaric and Ryan Hardy

Session: TS05I: Applications Of Lidar In Engineering Geodesy [10587]

Review of International Standard ISO 17123-4:2012 for Electro-Optical Distance Meters (12001) Benjamin Erickson

Session: TS08E: Blended Learning: Good Practices and Lessons Learned [10561]

OPUS-Projects for Managers Training: Transitioning from Mandatory Instructor-Led to Online, Self-Paced (12005) Daniel Martin, Erika Little and Jeff Jalbrzikowski