NMGIC Technical Presentation
(NMGIC Workshop Program)
presented by Bill Stone, National Geodetic Survey
Thursday, April 28, 2005: 9:30-11:30 and 1:00-3:30 pm
UNM Science and Technology Park
(lunch on your own)
“Geodesy, GPS and Coordinates for the Geospatialist”
This half-day technical presentation will cover a number of geodetic-related issues of interest to practitioners of GIS, surveying, and other geospatial disciplines. Presentation topics will include:
basic geodesy
National Spatial Reference System (NSRS)
horizontal datums - NAD27, NAD83, WGS84, ITRF00
vertical datums - NGVD29, NAVD88
forthcoming nationwide readjustment of NAD83
planar coordinates - UTM and State Plane
US National Grid
GPS overview
GPS Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network
GPS Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) utility
future enhancements of NSRS, GPS and related utilities
National Geodetic Survey Height Modernization Program
National Geodetic Survey website and other resources
For more information, contact:
Bill Stone - National Geodetic Survey
505-277-3622 x252 or william.stone@noaa.gov