Monday, November 16, 2009

NGS Partners with Illinois State Agencies to Provide Positioning Training

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) provided the core content of a recent four-day workshop in Rockford, Illinois the week of November 9, Held in partnership with the Illinois State Geological Survey and the Illinois Dept of Transportation, the first day of the workshop consisted of a briefing on NOAA’s National Height Modernization Program, as well as presentations on the NOAA-managed network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations, NOAA’s Online Positioning User Service, and Real-time Networks. The following three days of the workshop consisted of a leveling workshop and hands-on field training. This workshop is one of a series arranged by the Great Lakes Region Height Modernization Consortium, a partnership of Great Lakes states engaged in bringing accurate heights to the region through Height Modernization activities and outreach. Height Modernization is a program within NGS that provides accurate height information by integrating Global Positioning System technology with existing survey techniques.For more information, contact Renee Shields.