Participate in GPS on Benchmarks Program
November 24, 2020
The National Geodetic Survey is asking surveyors to collect GPS observations to improve the accuracy of the new National Spatial Reference System.
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The Foot is Dead! Long Live the Foot!
October 6, 2020
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Geodetic Survey have announced their final decision to deprecate use of the U.S. survey foot.
NIST and NGS delay final determination on deprecation of US Survey Foot
July 14, 2020
A 90-day extension has been announced on the final determination of the decision to deprecate the US Survey Foot.
WSRS2022 Task Force looking for additional volunteers
March 25, 2020
The Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force (or WSRS2022) is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on two of its focus groups. Read on if you would like to volunteer or have a recommendation …
Workshop “New Reference Frames, Datums, Measurement Units and Map Projection & Design”
February 10, 2020
Are you ready to meet the challenges of the new horizontal and vertical datums in 2022?
WSRS2022 and NGS reach compromise on plans for Wisconsin Coordinate Systems
January 31, 2020
A compromise has been reached with the National Geodetic Survey regarding plans for the Wisconsin’s multi-layer State Plane Coordinate System.
National Geodetic Survey responds to WSRS2022 request for exceptions
October 23, 2019
The National Geodetic Survey has responded to WSRS2022’s August letter requesting exceptions to accommodate WISCRS.
WSRS2022 submits letter to NGS requesting policy exceptions
August 16, 2019
The Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force has submitted a letter to the National Geodetic Survey requesting exceptions to NGS’s policy regarding the modernization of the State Plane Coordinate System.
Professor Alan Vonderohe’s book on the new 2022 datums is now available
May 13, 2019
In 2022 the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will replace NAD 83 and NAVD 88 with new horizontal and vertical reference systems known as the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022 (NATRF2022) and the North …
National Geodetic Survey revises its plans for 2022 State Plane Coordinate System update
March 11, 2019
On March 7, 2019, NGS held a webinar to provide updates to their SPCS plans based on comments received from across the country.