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Hi, I'm Julie Prusky.

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This video is going to introduce you to the survey

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proposal web page.

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Please note the current version of OPUS Projects may look

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slightly different than the screens in this presentation.

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The functionality generally remains the same.

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The survey proposal begins the communication between you and NGS.

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All projects that are submitted for publication must use this

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form.

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Others need not apply.

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We will review the proposal and offer recommendations to better

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ensure your objectives will be met and that the project

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can likely be published.

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We ask that you submit your proposal as soon as

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possible, preferably before you begin the survey.

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Once approved, you will receive a tracking number.

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Your project is now in the NGS system and you

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can begin using OPUS Projects whenever you are ready.

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The proposal web page provides a lot of helpful information

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to support publishing your data.

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There are links to the new OPUS Projects user manual

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information on the Blue Booking process, which is the process

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of organizing your data for inclusion in the NGS database.

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The ADJUST guidelines provide insight into the adjustment process that

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OPUS now uses.

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These were written before OPUS was even a thing, so

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following them if you plan to use OPUS may be

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a bit confusing, so stick with the user guide.

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The NGS 58 and 59 are the standards and specs

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for Height Mod projects.

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These two publications will soon be replaced by the NGS

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92 for airport projects that are sponsored by the FAA.

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The AC16 will provide information of how to get started.

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We have a simple Get Started one pager that provides

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the very, very basic steps and requirements to process with

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OPUS.

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And finally, there are sample reports and sketches.

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So let's get started.

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Fill in the form thoroughly, providing a title for your

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project that will live in our system forever.

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Use the drop down boxes to further describe your project,

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choosing Height Mod or other as a project type.

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Again, projects funded by the FAA should not use this

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form.

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By clicking FAA, you'll receive a link to their portal.

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That's where that process begins.

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Height mod should be chosen if you're following height mod

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specs and expecting to achieve 2 to 5 centimeter height

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accuracies.

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For non height mod surveys, you will choose other.

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If your project will include RTK vectors in GDX format,

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check the box.

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Let us know about when the field work will begin

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and end.

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Before you can submit your survey through the OPUS portal,

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your agency must be registered in NGS's Contributors

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table, known as Annex C.

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Take a look at the Annex using the link to

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see if you already have an NGS assigned code.

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If not, you'll want to send an e-mail requesting one.

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Please provide your agency name and location along with your

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preferred code, which can be up to six characters.

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If it's available, we'll use it.

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Give us a way of reaching you in the event

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we have questions.

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We want to know the purpose and objectives of the

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survey.

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A sketch is required and it should have a scale bar.

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You should provide the proposed survey observing schedule.

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If you're setting any new marks.

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We'd like to know the typical setting type.

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Only the file types listed can be forwarded through the portal.

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Please adhere to this, otherwise we may not get the

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proposal and you'll be waiting around for a response.

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If you prefer, you can submit a Recon style report

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that includes all the necessary information rather than individual uploads.

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You can use any of the choose tabs to upload

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it into the proposal.

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Let us know you are a real boy or girl

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by hitting I'm Not a Robot and then hit submit.

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A pop up window appears with the information you provided.

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We will get an e-mail informing us that a proposal

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has been submitted and in a fairly fairly short time,

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surely within 10 business days, you will hear from us.

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Once approved, you'll receive an e-mail with a tracking number.

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You can now create your project in OPUS.

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Only projects with tracking numbers can be submitted for inclusion

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in the NGS database, whether submitted through OPUS or other

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avenues.

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By providing the tracking number in the Create form, OPUS

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will populate the project title and the agency information you

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provided in the survey proposal.

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Each tracking number is unique to a specific project and

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can only be used with that project.

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That's it.

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Fairly straightforward and simple.

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Thank you for viewing.