Working in the Modernized National Spatial Reference System

March 11, 2021  |  2-4 pm, Eastern Time

Dru Smith, National Geodetic Survey

This webinar covers the content of the document “Blueprint for the Modernized NSRS, Part 3: Working in the Modernized NSRS,” including:

• Reference Epoch Coordinates 
• Survey Epoch Coordinates
• Active Coordinates 
• Reported Coordinates 
• OPUS Coordinates 
• Updates to the OPUS Suite, including: support for leveling, total stations and gravimeters
• OPUS recommendations 
• How to “tie” your surveys to the NSRS 
• Using GNSS to connect leveling surveys to the NSRS 
• Using GNSS to connect total station surveys to the NSRS 
• The RTN alignment service 
• The CORS quality assessment system 

Additionally, four “use cases” are documented, showing examples of how users can transition into and/or work within the modernized NSRS.

NOTE: This is a two-hour webinar to allow additional time for audience questions.