NGS presented at key sessions at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in
New Orleans. Sessions included the International Global Navigation
Satellite System Service Governing Board Meeting...
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A new ultra-stable Foundation CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Station) was installed at NOAA's Table Mountain Test Facility near Boulder, Colorado...
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NGS’s chief geodesist served as one of five delegates for the Americas at
the United Nations Subcommittee of Experts on the Global Geodetic Reference
Frame in Mexico City...
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NGS and CO-OPS participated in the 103rd annual meeting of the
Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basic Hydraulic and Hydrologic Data in Buffalo, NY. In addition to NOAA, representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Government of Canada contributed to discussions...
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NGS and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center personnel met in Silver Spring, MD, to discuss respective organizational mission requirements...
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As the next step in a project launched in October 2016, NGS helped the Maryland Geological Survey (MGS) monitor
subsidence at groundwater pumping stations on the western shore of the Maryland coastal plain...
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NGS’s Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum (
GRAV-D) project was featured at the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) XVI Plenary...
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Hurricane Nate imagery is now available on the
NGS storm imagery website...
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NGS just released a new online lesson in partnership with The COMET® Program, a worldwide leader in education and training materials for the environmental sciences. Titled "Gravity for Geodesy II: Applications," this second lesson in a two-part series discusses gravity’s relevance to geodesy...
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NGS representatives visited the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Rolla, MO...
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From September 22-25, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) used NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Beechcraft King Air 350 CER aircraft to collect more than 12,000 aerial oblique images covering more than 1,500 square kilometers affected by Hurricane Maria...
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NGS is conducting a project to replace several
Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) along the Great Lakes...
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As of September 13, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) had collected more than 10,000 aerial oblique images covering more than 2,695 square kilometers along the Florida coast...
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The directors of OCS, CO-OPS, and NGS served as panel members and made presentations at the NOAA
Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) Federal Advisory Committee public meeting in Portsmouth, NH...
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From August 27 to September 3, NGS conducted surveys in coordination with FEMA to collect more than 25,500 aerial oblique images, covering over 16,400 square kilometers...
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NGS completed field survey preparations for a project in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), where GPS observations will be made and compared to similar observations made in the past...
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NGS participated in the Joint Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy and the International Association of Seismology...
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NGS's Remote Sensing Division Chief attended the National Geospatial Preparedness Summit at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa....
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A new NOS Mentoring Program Coordinator joined NGS through the NOAA Rotational Assignment Program...
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NGS Director Juliana Blackwell advised the United Nations (UN) on geodesy, geodetic reference systems, and geospatial management activities at the Seventh Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management at UN Headquarters in New York City...
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NGS participated in the 2017 International Global Navigation Satellite System (IGS) Service Workshop at the University of Paris-Diderot...
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NGS was recognized at the dedication of Boulder, Colorado's, newest public art installation, titled "Triangulation." ...
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NGS and The COMET Program collaborated on this new 90-minute online lesson, which covers theory, procedures, and accuracy issues. Aimed at geospatial science practioners (e.g., engineers, surveyors, meteorologists, geographers, GIS professionals), it will also be useful for emergency managers and the public...
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NGS released NADCON 5.0, a new geometric transformation tool for points in the
National Spatial Reference System. NADCON 5.0 supports horizontal transformations in all common datums and complementary realizations for the Pacific and Marianas plates. The beta release incorporates...
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NGS staff participated in the International Federation of Surveyors Working Week 2017 conference in Helsinki, Finland. NGS presented current developments on modernizing the
National Spatial Reference System, understanding the effects of crustal motion on international reference frames, and using unmanned aerial systems for remote sensing applications...
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Staff from NGS, CO-OPS, and OCM piloted a new water levels training course for the
Chesapeake Bay Sentinel Site Cooperative at the Smithsonian Environmental Reearch Center in Edgewater, MD...
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Part of NGS education and outreach for the upcoming hurricane season is the Hurricane Awareness Tour. For the first time, four "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft, including
NOAA's King Air aircraft-the primary platform NGS uses to provide damage assesment imagery-visited Ronald Reagan National Airport during the public event last week...
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An NGS survey team conducted a site survey at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The observatory's Very Long Baseline Array antenna station is co-located with a Global Navigation Satellite System tracking station. The NGS survey team measured a high-precision tie vector between the reference points associated with two instruments...
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NGS's
National Spatial Reference System Modernization Manager, together with the NGS Acting Constituent and Outreach Branch Chief, were featured speakers this week on the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Radio Hour hosted by the NSPS Executive Director. NSPS is the recognized voice for surveying professionals and seeks to repond to challengespresented by new technologies, government...
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NGS hosted a Geospatial Summit to provide updates on modernization plans for the
National Spatial Reference System scheduled for 2022. On hand were NGS geodetic advisors, field personnel, representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Society of Professional Surveyors, FEMA...
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NGS released part one of a two-part interactive lesson in partnership with COMET, a worldwide leader in education and training for the environmental sciences.
Gravity for Geodesy I: Foundations will help earth and physical scientists, as well as surveying engineers. ...
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NGS Director Juliana Blackwell represented NGS and NOAA at the U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Mapping Executive Committee meeting at the U.S. Department of the Interior on April 4...
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NGS represented the United States at the Fourth Committee Meeting of the United Nations on Global
Geospatial Information Management for the Americas in Santiago, Chile. The framework for the meeting was...
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In concurrence with Surveyors Week last week, Nic Kinsman NGS's Alaska Region Geodetic Advisor teamed up with the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks to provide a virtual
GPS on Bench Marks experience for anyone in the Alaska community...
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National Geodetic Survey (NGS) and Office for Coastal Management (OCM) On March 14 to 16, the NOAA Sentinel Site Summit brought together the five
Sentinel Site Cooperative coordinators and federal partners from NOAA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Participants explored opportunities to...
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NGS began the first operational survey in optionally piloted mode for the Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum (
GRAV-D) project. The survey, part of a Small Business Innovation Research effort, will operate for approximately one month...
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NGS participated in the 19th Meeting of the National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Engineering Forum in Arlington, VA. NGS's chief geodesist appised forum participants...
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On February 10, the
San Francisco Bay and Outer Coast Sentinel Site Cooperative and NGS hosted a workshop on geospatial infrastructure and surveying techniques to monitor marsh elevations and local sea levels across San Francisco Bay. The workshop provided a science framework for ongoing discussions concerning a regional marsh monitoring system and a way to prioritize investments in habitat restoration planning, design,...
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NGS represented NOAA at the International Lidar Mapping Forum in Denver, CO. NGS staff presented papers including
New Advances in NOAA's Topo-bathy Lidar Program. Staff also moderated a panel at the forum.
Lidar is a remote sensing technology...
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NGS provided oversight to assist NESDIS in installing
Coastal Eyes multi-sensor equipment as part of NESDIS's Small Business Innovation Research. The equipment was installed and tested on NOAA's Twin Otter aircraft...
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NGS provided training to staff at the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) and local partners to help them establish vertical control (a series of points on which precise heights, or elevations, have been established) at the site. This will make it possible to monitor changes in water levels, wetland elevations, and other vertically sensitive data...
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NGS's Dru Smith, interviewed for
Atlas Obscura, described geodetic control points located around the nation's capital. The first online article highlights the
Mini Monument, positioned near the base of the Washington Monument in the 1880's...
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NGS released the latest issue of its popular constituent newsletter,
NSRS Modernization News, which focuses on key decisions made both internally, as well as in conjunction with the Canadian Geodetic Survey. Specifically, these decisions involve...
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NGS Director Juliana Blackwell discussed current and future programs to modernize the
National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) at the MAPPS 2017 Winter Conference in Palm Harbor, FL. Modernizing the NSRS includes the replacement of the current national datums...
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NGS hosted a standing-room-only turnout for the presentation "Coastal elevations explained: How accurate are your marsh elevations and tidal datums, and what does that mean for your project?" at Restore America's Estuaries 8th National Summit in New Orleans...
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NGS recently upgraded
OPUS, which provides simplified access to high-accuracy National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) coordinates, to improve results in areas where Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) are distributed unequally...
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