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NCN API distributes limited attributes for NCN
Station Service
Returns coordinate and metadata for an NCN station
Query Parameter |
Description |
id |
A 4-character alphanumeric ID associated with an NCN station |
Example:
https://geodesy.noaa.gov/api/nde/cors?id=1lsu
Sample Response:
[
{
"pid": "DF5754",
"corsId": "1LSU",
"name": "LOUISIANA STATE U CORS ARP",
"stCounty": "LA,EAST BATON ROUGE",
"quad": "BATON ROUGE WEST (2018)",
"lat": "30.4074193000",
"latDms": "N302426.70948",
"lon": "-91.1802541056",
"lonDms": "W0911048.91478",
"ellipHeight": "-5.208",
"posDatum": "NAD 83(2011)",
"epoch": "2010.00",
"posSource": "ADJUSTED",
"posOrder": " ",
"orthoHt": "21.87",
"vertDatum": "NAVD 88",
"vertSource": "GPS OBS",
"vertOrder": " ",
"vertClass": " ",
"vertEpoch": "2009.55",
"geoidHt": "-27.070",
"geoidModel": "GEOID18",
"dynamicHt": " ",
"modeledGravity": " ",
"monumentType": "STATION IS THE ANTENNA REFERENCE POINT OF THE GPS ANTENNA",
"stamping": " ",
"setting": " ",
"stability": " ",
"pacsSacs": " ",
"condition": " ",
"lastRecovered": " ",
"lastRecoveredBy": " ",
"netAccHz": "0.28",
"netAccEh": "0.44",
"netAccN": "0.10",
"netAccE": "0.13",
"netAccU": "0.22",
"netCorrNE": "0.04930200",
"htMod": "Y",
"satUse": " ",
"x": "-113402.172",
"y": "-5504362.813",
"z": "3209404.367",
"spcZone": "LA S",
"spcNorthing": "211438.087",
"spcEasting": "1014708.612",
"spcConvergence": "+0 04 35.5",
"spcCombinedFactor": "0.99995165",
"utmZone": "15",
"utmNorthing": "3365337.433",
"utmEasting": "674803.366",
"utmConvergence": "+0 55 16.6",
"utmCombinedFactor": "0.99997779"
}
]
Nearest NCN stations Service
Returns 9 nearest NCN stations ordered by distance
Query Parameter |
Description |
x |
X-coordinate in meters |
y |
Y-coordinate in meters |
z |
Z-coordinate in meters |
Example:
https://geodesy.noaa.gov/api/nde/ncors?x=-2353662.0060&y=-4807538.9880&z=3456827.2770
Sample Response:
[
{
"corsId": "USGC",
"name": "USGC_SCGN_CS1998 CORS ARP",
"distance": "0.0"
},
{
"corsId": "P480",
"name": "VALLECITO_CS2004 CORS ARP",
"distance": "25316.49"
},
{
"corsId": "SLMS",
"name": "SLMS_SCGN_CS1999 CORS ARP",
"distance": "30756.35"
},
{
"corsId": "P486",
"name": "BORREGOAIRCS2004 CORS ARP",
"distance": "33766.14"
},
{
"corsId": "MONP",
"name": "MONUMENT PEAK CORS ARP",
"distance": "35035.26"
},
{
"corsId": "P494",
"name": "WESTSIDEESCS2005 CORS ARP",
"distance": "44630.26"
},
{
"corsId": "P483",
"name": "JULIANBIN_CS2004 CORS ARP",
"distance": "45322.7"
},
{
"corsId": "P066",
"name": "JACUMBAAP_CS2004 CORS ARP",
"distance": "46538.82"
},
{
"corsId": "DHLG",
"name": "DURMID HILL CORS ARP",
"distance": "48581.6"
}
]
Metadata
The following URL provides metadata for various parameters used in the JSON response:
https://geodesy.noaa.gov/api/nde/meta
