Friday, December 14, 2018

CORS Network Provides Vital Post-Earthquake Support in Alaska

Precise positioning data from NGS' Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network provided vital assistance following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake centered near Anchorage, AK, on November 30. Regional surveyors and engineers are evaluating damages and planning recovery efforts; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assessing damages to the Port of Alaska; and the State of Alaska is collecting high-resolution, three-dimensional digital maps of affected transportation corridors. CORS data will be used to georeference these and many other post-event measurements.

For more information, contact: Nicole Kinsman