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NGS Leadership Presents at Alaska Coastal Mapping Summit

Friday December 18, 2020

The third Alaska Coastal Mapping Summit was hosted as a virtual meeting by federal partners and the state of Alaska. NOS Acting Assistant Administrator Nicole LeBoeuf gave pre-recorded remarks to kick off the Summit. NGS Director Juliana Blackwell provided a keynote speech. NGS representatives also gave updates on the Coastal Mapping Program and hosted a feedback session on activities in Alaska for modernization of the National Spatial Reference System. The Alaska Coastal Mapping Summit focused on implementing the goals of Mapping the Coast of Alaska: A 10-Year Strategy in Support of the United States Economy, Security, and Environment and the National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone. Federal and state agencies provided program updates on the various mapping activities planned for Alaska and solicited public comments on the implementation of the Alaska coastal mapping strategy.

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