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Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee Meeting
Neil D. WestonNational Geodetic Survey, NOS, NOAA
Silver Spring, MD July 30, 2013
CORS Status
• Current network – 1880 stations• 226 contributing organizations• Growth – two to three stations per month• $1.1 billion in economic benefits for 2012
CORS Partnership Responsibilities
• CORS Guidelines – Updated January 2013• CORS Spacing – 70 Km– NOAA Mission– Applications– Redundancy– Modernized equipment
• Site Operations• Metadata• Uptime – 24/7 Operation
CORS Partners
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45
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27
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CORS Applications
• 3-D Positioning – NGS, DoD, NGA, IGS, NASA• Transportation – DOT, FAA, USCG, FRA, USACE, USGS• Meteorology - NWS• Space Weather – OAR, NCAR• Geophysics – NSF, Academia• Construction – Surveyors, Engineers, GIS/LIS• Agriculture – Precision Farming• Mining• Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry
• Operational– OPUS-S 16,000 soln. / month– OPUS-RS 11,000 soln. / month– OPUS-DB 130 submissions / month
• Under Development– OPUS Projects– OPUS-Net
Online Positioning User Service - OPUS
NDGPS News
• The US Coast Guard and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Analyzing current and future needs of the NDGPS
• FRN closed July 15, 2013• Analysis and assessment from responses
Global Geospatial Information Management – UN-GGIM
• Global Geodetic Questionnaire– Provide a snap-shot of the use of geodetic data
and datums– Measure reliance on global geodetic
infrastructure– Measure current and future participation– Identify legal, administrative, commercial and
resourcing impediments that limit data sharing and global participation
• Importance of the Global Geodetic Ref. Frame– Mapping – 99% [68% critical + 31% high]– Remote Sensing – 88% [43% critical + 45% high]– Construction – 81% [ 30% critical + 51% high]– Transportation – 71% [ 16% critical + 55% high]– Agriculture – 52% [ 10% critical + 42% high]– Administrative Boundaries – 94% [ 55% critical +
39% high]
Global Geospatial Information Management – Survey
Thank You
Neil D. WestonChief – Spatial Reference System Division301-713-3191 x [email protected]