A possible redefinition of the Low Water Datum for the Great Lakes will have impacts that go beyond just updating maps and charts.
Heard about NATRF2022 and NAPGD2022? What about IGLD (2020) and the LWD?
May 4, 2023
Tagged: NGS
A Final Farewell to the US Survey Foot?
December 21, 2022
Ring out the old, ring in the new! As midnight approaches this New Year’s Eve, don’t forget to say farewell to the US survey foot. Or maybe hold off for a year or two.
An Update on the GPS on Bench Marks Initiative
October 10, 2022
Details on the status of the GPS on BM Initiative in Wisconsin.
2020 US Mean Center of Population Designated at 37.415725 North Latitude, 92.346525 West Longitude
September 29, 2022
The US mean center of population continues its westward trek.
National Spatial Reference System Modernization Now Set for Mid-2025
June 24, 2022
NGS anticipates the release of all data and limited tools by the middle of 2025.
Update on Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force Activities
June 1, 2022
A brief update on Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 (WSRS2022) Task Force activities in relation to the National Geodetic Survey’s National Spatial Reference System modernization program.
Converting and Transforming Coordinates in the Modernized National Spatial Reference System
January 14, 2022
Converting coordinates in the new NSRS will require the use of several models, one to change the epoch and one to change the reference frame. In a recent publication, the National Geodetic Survey suggests this process could be achieved in one step.
National Geodetic Survey Provides Update for Completing State Plane Coordinate System 2022 Redesign
December 9, 2021
The National Geodetic Survey has provided another update for completing the design of the State Plane Coordinate System 2022.
National Geodetic Survey extends GPS on Bench Marks Deadline to December 31, 2022
November 19, 2021
NGS is officially extending the GPS on Bench Marks Campaign for an additional year to collect even more data to improve the quality of the Modernized National Spatial Reference System.
Progress being made with GPS on Bench Marks Initiative
September 3, 2021
New statistics from the Wisconsin DOT show that the GPS on Bench Marks campaign has made significant progress over the summer months.