2021 Geospatial Summit Presentations




Day 1

Tuesday, May 4, 2021   |  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Time



Geospatial Summit Overview

Juliana Blackwell, Director, NGS

play video 5:01

Opening Remarks

Rear Admiral Richard Brennan, Director, Office of Coast Survey

play video5:38

National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) Modernization Overview

Dru Smith, Ph.D., NSRS Modernization Manager, NGS

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92:19

4 MB

Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum (GRAV-D)

Jeffery Johnson, GRAV-D Project Manager, NGS

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15:14

21 MB

Experimental Geoid Models (xGEOID)

Yan Wang, Ph.D., Geodesist, NGS

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15:15

31 MB
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18:18

9 MB
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17:56

4 MB

Least Squares Adjustment (LSA) software

Dru Smith, Ph.D. NSRS Modernization Manager, NGS

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12:06

2 MB







Day 2

Wednesday, May 5, 2021  |  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern Time



State Plane Coordinate System

Michael Dennis, Ph.D., Geodesist, NGS

play video 19:35

10 MB

Retirement of the U.S. Survey Foot

Michael Dennis, Ph.D., Geodesist, NGS

play video 13:57

7 MB

GPS on Bench Marks Campaign

Galen Scott, Constituent Resource Manager, NGS

play video 26:07

24 MB

Two Types of Coordinates

Boris Kanazir Geodesist, NGS

play video 13:50

1 MB
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2 MB

Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) Improvements Part 1

Jeff Jalbrzikowski, Appalachian Regional Advisor, NGS

play video 14:06

1 MB
play video 28:58

6 MB

Modernized NSRS Use Cases

Nicole Kinsman, Ph.D., Alaska Regional Geodetic Advisor, NGS

play video 17:07

5 MB