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National Geodetic Survey’s National Height Modernization Program Southeast and Caribbean Region Semi-Annual Meeting January 27, 2011 Renee Shields Height Modernization Manager
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National Geodetic Survey’s National Height Modernization Program Southeast and Caribbean Region Semi-Annual Meeting January 27, 2011. Renee Shields Height Modernization Manager. The National Geodetic Survey 10 year Plan -- Mission, Vision and Strategy 2008- 2022. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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National Geodetic Survey’s National Height Modernization
Program
Southeast and Caribbean RegionSemi-Annual Meeting
January 27, 2011
Renee ShieldsHeight Modernization Manager
• To define, maintain and provide access to the National Spatial Reference System to meet our nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs
• 2022 Targets:– NAD 83 and NAVD 88
replaced– Modernize the Geopotential
(Vertical) Datum
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/INFO/NGS10yearplan.pdf
The National Geodetic Survey 10 year Plan -- Mission, Vision and Strategy
2008-2022
• Funding– 21 Grants currently funded– FY06-FY09; some multi-year
• Program Activities – current– Monthly NHMP Coordination
Teleconferences– Regional: Great Lakes, SE/Carib. – FGCS Vert Ref System Work Group
Program Status
• Program Activities – current– USGS stream gage conversion– USGS/COE/NOAA coastal water
level gage conversion/update
Program Status
• Projects – current– GRAV-D– IGLD– Southern Louisiana re-survey
• Projects - planned– NC Floodplain Mapping Pilot– Geoid slope validation survey– NSPS Surveying USA (not NGS)
Program Status
• Models and Tools– VDatum– HTDP, VTDP– Locus– OPUS DB, Projects
• Data products – data sheets
Program Status
• Past events– Federal Summit– Workshops, forums: MO, OH– FIG Conference, Australia
• Upcoming, planned– Workshops: NJ, AK, IA, MD– ACSM/Survey Summit/ESRI UC– 2nd Federal Summit, 2012
Program Status
• Advisor Program
• Corbin Workshops, Webinars planned
• Feb 15-17, Digital Leveling
• May, River, Valley Crossings
Program Status
Updated Height Modernization web site
Coordinate with New Datum Managers
Program Status
Joe EvjenGeometric Datum Project Manager301-713-3194, [email protected]
Mark EcklGeopotential Datum Project Manager301-713-3215, [email protected]
The NGS 10 year plan (2008-2018)
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/INFO/NGS10yearplan.pdf
The GRAV-D Project
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/GRAV-D
Socio-Economic Benefits of CORS and GRAV-D
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/Socio-EconomicBenefitsofCORSandGRAV-D.pdf
Additional Information
Full Report:http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12954
Questions
Renee ShieldsHeight Modernization Manager301-713-3231, [email protected]
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/heightmod/EventsArchive.shtml
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