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Tag Archives: NGS
Surveying Control – Its Misuse and Effects on Accuracy
One of the most important concepts in surveying is the principle that surveying control should be significantly more accurate than the actual survey. Some say it should be twice as accurate, some say an order of magnitude. In many cases … Continue reading →
Posted in 3D Modeling, airborne LiDAR, Geomatics, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Metrology, Mobile LiDAR, Standards, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, The Industry, UAS, UAVs
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Tagged ASPRS, control surveys, FGDC, NGS
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World Magnetic Model Recently Updated Ahead of Time
Magnetic North is not a static position. The World Magnetic Model was recently updated to reflect the fact that the movement of magnetic north has been rapidly progressing northward towards Siberia. From an article by Maya Wei-Haas in National Geographic … Continue reading →
Posted in geodetic, Geomatics, GIS, GNSS, Government, Mapping, military, Orgs, Research, satellites, Surveying Engineering
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Tagged geomagnetic north, magnetic north, NGS, true north, World Magnetic Model
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NCAT – What is it and How Can it Be of Value?
The NGS Coordinate Conversion and Transformation tool, or NCAT not only provides technical assistance with the proper mathematics for making conversions and transformations, but it also provides information about a wealth of additional services that the NGS offers via the … Continue reading →
Posted in 3D Modeling, geodetic, Geomatics, GNSS, Government, Software, Surveying, Surveying Engineering
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Tagged NCAT, NGS, NOAA
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TRB AFB80 Summer Meeting 2019 – Some Highlights
This past weekend’s heat wave in New Hampshire prepped me for the weather in Daytona, Fl at the TRB AFB80 summer meeting, but it was still HOT. Although I was not able to attend the morning presentations on Tuesday, the … Continue reading →
Posted in 3D Modeling, Autonomous vehicles, Business Development, Construction, Data, Digital Transformation, driverless vehicles, Education, geodetic, Geomatics, GIS, GNSS, Government, GPS, Ground penetrating radar, Infrastructure, Inspection, Laser Scanning, Lidar, Mapping, Mobile LiDAR, Photogrammetry, point clouds, Research, Sensors, Software, Standards, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, Technology, topography, UAS, UAVs, Young Geospatial Professional
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Tagged CALTRANS Surveys Manual, Daytona Speedway, FAA, NGS, state plane coordinates, transportation, Transportation Research Board
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3D Positional Uncertainty and Accuracy Webinar Recap
The webinar on 3D positional uncertainty and accuracy seemed to be well received. There was an excellent level of registrations. Attendance was good and the request for additional information were amazing. For those who were unable to register click here … Continue reading →
Posted in 3D Modeling, Data, Education, geodetic, Geomatics, GPS, Quality, Standards, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, The Industry
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Tagged error propagation, FGDC, NGS, specifications
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NGS Webinar – GPS on Bench Marks 2022 Campaign
As part of modernizing the National Spatial Reference System, a NGS webinar will explain a transformation tool that provides a mapping-grade transformation between the current and new datums. Users are encouraged to submit GPS data on existing bench marks to … Continue reading →
Posted in 3D Modeling, Data, geodetic, Geomatics, Government, GPS, Mapping, satellites, Software, Surveying, Surveying Engineering
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Tagged Benchmarks, GPSonBM, NGS
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CORS and OPUS BETA Coordinates Now Available
Attention CORS and OPUS users. The NGS has announced the availability of BETA coordinates for CORS and OPUS websites. BETA Release Overview Updated Coordinates and Velocities BETA Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) coordinates and velocities are now available on the … Continue reading →
Posted in Data, geodetic, Geomatics, GIS, GNSS, Government, Software, Surveying, Surveying Engineering
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Tagged coordinates, CORS, GPS, NAD83, NAVD88, NGS, NOAA, OPUS
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NGS 2019 Geospatial Summit – Registration is Required
The NGS 2019 Geospatial Summit will be held in Silver Spring, MD May 6 – 7, 2019. The ongoing modernization of the National Spatial Reference System will be the main focus of the event. The NGS plans to replace the … Continue reading →
Posted in 3D Modeling, Admin, Education, geodetic, Geomatics, GNSS, Government, Mapping, Research, Standards, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, training
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Tagged geodesy, geomatics, NAVD 83, NAVD 88, NGS, NSRS
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2019 Geospatial Summit Update From NGS
The NGS has announced that the Draft Agenda for this summer’s 2019 Geospatial Summit, to be held in Silver Spring, Maryland May 6 – 7, 2019, is now available In addition, they issued a Call for Case Studies focusing on … Continue reading →
Posted in 3D Modeling, Autonomous vehicles, Conferences, geodetic, Geomatics, Government, Mapping, Software, UAS, UAVs
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Tagged 2019 Geospatial Summit, geodetic datums, NAD 83, NAVD 88, NGS
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OPUS-Projects Manager’s In-Person Training
An in-person, two-day training session on OPUS-Projects is being offered by NGS trainers Charles Geoghegan and Benjamin Erickson on December 11 and 12, 2018 at the NGS Testing and Training Center in Woodford, VA. This is an excellent opportunity to … Continue reading →
Posted in Data, Education, geodetic, Geomatics, GNSS, Orgs, Research, Software, Surveying, Surveying Engineering, training
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Tagged geodetic leveling, geomatics, GPS, NGS, NSRS, OPUS-Projects, PAGES
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