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Geometric Reference Frames, Part 2
The modernized NSRS: The first part of an in depth look at Geometric Reference Frames.
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The Modernized National Spatial Reference System
Part 1: History and Context
NGS and the NSRS, Geodetic Control
Datums and Reference Frames
Decision to Modernize
Part 2: The Modernized NSRS
Guiding Principles of Modernization
Geometric Reference Frames
Geometric Reference Frames, Part 2
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Accessing the NSRS and the NOAA CORS Network
'Bluebooking' with OPUS and New Surveying Specifications
Transformations, Conversions, and State Plane Coordinates
Known Concerns, Modernization Delay, and Summary
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