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National Geodetic Survey Update

National Geodetic Survey Update. Juliana P. Blackwell Director, National Geodetic Survey September 16, 2015. NGS’ Top Five Accomplishments. 2015 Geospatial Summit Damage Assessment Imagery 2015 GPS on Bench Marks Campaign Topo-bathy Project in St. Croix Educational Video Series.

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National Geodetic Survey Update

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  1. National Geodetic SurveyUpdate Juliana P. Blackwell Director, National Geodetic Survey September 16, 2015

  2. NGS’ Top Five Accomplishments • 2015 Geospatial Summit • Damage Assessment Imagery • 2015 GPS on Bench Marks Campaign • Topo-bathy Project in St. Croix • Educational Video Series

  3. 2015 Geospatial Summit Geographic Distribution Summary of Attendees by Sector (n=93) (n=392) • Update constituents on release of new geodetic datums by 2022 • $522 million in annual economic benefits to the nation • $240 million saved from improved floodplain management

  4. Damage Assessment Imagery First year NGS collected aerial oblique imagery

  5. BEFORE AFTER Images taken in Illinois pre/post tornado disaster Collected aerial imagery on two major natural disasters in FY15

  6. 2015 GPS on Bench Marks Campaign • Increased awareness about professional surveying • Data used to improve the next vertical positioning model • Facilitated conversions to the new vertical datum in 2022

  7. Topo-bathy Project in St. Croix Updates charted depths for most of the island

  8. Educational Video Series

  9. FY16 Activities • Increased Customer Engagement • Regional Advisor Transition • Datum Modernization • International Collaboration • Coastal Intelligence

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