Tagged As: Geodesy

Not Exactly Half Way to the North Pole

Roadside geographical markers purporting to show their latitude may be misleading.

Preparing Your Esri Data for the New National Spatial Reference System

Get ready for the new NSRS in 2026 by properly transforming your Esri data.

Federal Register Notice Announces New Timeline for NSRS Modernization

The modernized National Spatial Reference System is expected to be approved in 2025 or 2026.

Which Way Is East? A Solution

A solution to the reader challenge is presented.

Which Way Is East? A Reader Challenge

Which way is east? The answer may be more complicated than it seems.

Timeline for Rollout of Modernized National Spatial Reference System

A quick explanation of the timeline for the rollout of the modernized National Spatial Reference System by the National Geodetic Survey.

GPS on Bench Marks Initiative Winding Down

The GPS on Bench Marks campaign is coming to and end soon, with a deadline of Sept. 30, 2023.

Heard about NATRF2022 and NAPGD2022? What about IGLD (2020) and the LWD?

A possible redefinition of the Low Water Datum for the Great Lakes will have impacts that go beyond just updating maps and charts.

A Final Farewell to the US Survey Foot?

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

Details on the status of the GPS on BM Initiative in Wisconsin.