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Update to the National Spatial Reference Timeline

Friday June 26, 2020

NGS is announcing a delay in the release of the modernized National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), the nation’s geographic coordinate system. NGS is dedicated to rolling out the modernized NSRS in the most effective and efficient process possible, thereby encouraging early and widespread adoption of the new system. Since 2017, operational, workforce, and other issues have arisen, causing NGS to re-evaluate whether a successful rollout of the modernized NSRS by the original time frame of 2022 is still possible. In order to determine the length of delay, NGS is currently conducting a comprehensive analysis of all ongoing projects, programs, and resources required to complete NSRS modernization.

For more information, contact: Dru Smith