Home > Previous Stories > NGS Participates in United Nations Asia-Pacific Geodetic Working Group

NGS Participates in United Nations Asia-Pacific Geodetic Working Group

Friday November 13, 2020

The ninth plenary session of the regional committee of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) was held both virtually and in Bangkok, Thailand. NGS Chief Geodesist Dan Roman participated virtually as the U.S. Observer in the plenary session and working group on the Geodetic Reference Frame. The forthcoming modernized U.S. National Spatial Reference System will realize two frames in the Pacific region, and the chief geodesist is leading efforts to coordinate these projects with other Asia-Pacific countries. Ensuring that the U.S. Pacific Terrestrial Reference Frame and the Mariana Terrestrial Reference Frame work seamlessly with the Asia-Pacific Reference Frame will ensure better commercial, scientific, and engineering applications. This collaboration also supports broader NOAA efforts for outreach to the Micronesia region and to other Pacific Rim nations.

For more information, contact: Dan Roman