Thursday, June 9, 2011

National Geodetic Survey Collaborates with American Society of Civil Engineers in Book on New Global Positioning Technologies

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently announced the publication of a new book, CORS and OPUS for Engineers: Tools for Surveying and Mapping Applications, sponsored by the Geomatics Division of ASCE and the National Geodetic Survey (NGS). The book describes new Global Positioning System technologies and procedures immediately relevant to civil engineering professionals engaged in high-accuracy positioning. This collection of 22 articles assembles the latest thinking on two NGS-led advanced services for obtaining accurate positional coordinates: Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) and Online Positioning User Service (OPUS). Representing more than 140,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, ASCE is America's oldest national engineering society, and this book represents a significant business outreach effort by NGS. For more information, contact Tom Soler.