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NGS Beta OPUS released, accepting RTK and post-processed data

October 6, 2021

On Sept. 16, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) released the latest beta version of OPUS, called Beta OPUS […]

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This article is tagged with Beta OPUS Project, Eric Gakstatter, GVX format, National Geodetic Survey, post-processing, public RTK networks, real-time network, RTK base stations, RTK data, RTN, Survey Scene and posted in Opinions, Survey

61st CGSIC meeting scheduled for Sept. 21

August 26, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) will hold the 61st […]

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This article is tagged with Juliana Blackwell, National Geodetic Survey, NAVCEN, Navigation Center, NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Transportation and posted in GNSS, Latest News

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FIG workshop delves into Great Lakes, highlights GNSS techniques

August 4, 2021

In one of my previous columns, I described the National Geodetic Survey’s (NGS) plans for replacing the North […]

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This article is tagged with Canada, Global Geodetic Reference Frame, modernized NSRS, NAPGD2022, National Geodetic Survey, United States and posted in Opinions, Survey

Experimental Geoid Models 2020 (xGEOID20). (Image: NGS)

NGS releases annual experimental geoid models and gravity interpolation tools

February 3, 2021

My last column highlighted an ArcGIS web application that incorporates various datasets and data layers to assist surveyors […]

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This article is tagged with David B. Zilkoski, experimental geoid models, gravity interpolation tool, National Geodetic Survey, NGS, Survey Scene, xGeoid20 and posted in Opinions, Survey

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The year 2020 and the surveyor: What we learned

January 6, 2021

If there were ever a time to sit back and reflect on things that have happened in the […]

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This article is tagged with COVID-19, GNSS receiver, GNSS technology, Leica, Ligado, National Geodetic Survey, NGS, survey, Tim Burch, Topcon, Trimble and posted in Opinions, Survey

Source: Esri ArcGIS GNSS Leveling Web Application

ArcGIS web app incorporates datasets, NGS data layers for surveyors

December 2, 2020

My last column described a new National Geodetic Survey (NGS) webtool for obtaining geodetic information about a passive […]

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This article is tagged with ArcGIS, David B. Zilkoski, Esri ArcGIS, GEOID18, GNSS Leveling Web Application, National Geodetic Survey, NGS, NGS GPS on Bench Marks, orthometric heights, survey and posted in Opinions, Survey

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NGS releases beta tool for obtaining geodetic information

October 7, 2020

NGS has developed a new beta tool for obtaining geodetic information about a passive mark in their database. […]

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This article is tagged with David B. Zilkoski, GEOID18, GNSS, GPS on Bench Mark, NAD 83, National Geodetic Survey, NGS, NGS datasheet, orthometric height and posted in Opinions, Survey

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The expanded role of positioning through advancements in GNSS

September 14, 2020

Individuals who use GNSS today may not know the significant advancements that have been accomplished over the past […]

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This article is tagged with Continuously Operating Reference Stations, CORS, David B. Zilkoski, GNSS, GNSS-derived coordinates, National Geodetic Survey, NGS, orthometric heights, real-time network, Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and posted in Opinions, Survey