GPSonBM: NSRS Modernization Campaign Continues through 2022

January 13, 2022  |  2:00-3:30 pm, ET

Presenters: Galen Scott, NGS Constituent Resources Manager; Jacob Heck, NGS Great Lakes Regional Geodetic Advisor; and Mick Heberlein, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

GPS on Bench Marks is a crowd sourced data collection effort to help communities across the Nation prepare to transition to, and reap the benefits of, the Modernized National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) that NGS will release in the next few years. One crucial component of NSRS Modernization is for NGS to provide national scale tools that will allow users to transform their existing data between the current system and the Modernized NSRS. GPSonBM participants across the country collect GPS data on historic NGS survey control monuments and submit that data to NGS to improve the local accuracy of NGS’ national-scale Transformation Tools. 

NGS has extended the cut-off date to submit GPS on Bench Mark data for use in the 2022 Transformation Tool until December, 31st 2022. This extension reflects NGS’ commitment to include as much local data as possible in creating the transformation tool. It also gives participants an opportunity to submit much shorter RTK or RTN observations on marks through the new beta version of OPUS Projects 5.0. 

This webinar will kick off 2022 by featuring two inspiring guest stars, Mick Heberlein from Wisconsin DOT, and Jacob Heck, the NGS Great Lakes Regional Geodetic Advisor. In addition to a general overview and look ahead from GPSonBM Program manager Galen Scott, Jacob and Mick will talk about how they teamed up to encourage participants across the State to complete observations on nearly all of the priority bench marks in Wisconsin in 2021. Their story will provide a roadmap for others across the country to take advantage of this extra year of data collection and prepare their communities to derive the full suite of benefits from the Modernized NSRS to come.