NSRS
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NSRS is the official coordinate system framework used in the United States to define precise locations, elevations, and boundaries for mapping, surveying, and navigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NSRS canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geodetic reference system
ⓘ
national spatial reference system ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
NGS
ⓘ
National Geodetic Survey ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType |
coordinate reference data
ⓘ
geodetic control data ⓘ |
| defines |
elevations
ⓘ
geometric coordinates ⓘ national reference frame ⓘ physical coordinates ⓘ precise horizontal positions ⓘ precise vertical positions ⓘ |
| fullName | National Spatial Reference System ⓘ |
| historicalDatum |
North American Datum of 1983
ⓘ
surface form:
NAD 83
NAVD 88 ⓘ |
| includes |
CORS network
ⓘ
geodetic datums ⓘ geoid models ⓘ geometric reference frame ⓘ survey control marks ⓘ vertical reference frame ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| parentAgency |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| plannedReplacementDatum |
NAPGD2022
ⓘ
NATRF2022 ⓘ North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 ⓘ North American-Pacific Geopotential Datum of 2022 ⓘ |
| purpose | provide a consistent spatial reference for the United States ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Alaska
ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ United States territories ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. territories
contiguous United States ⓘ
surface form:
conterminous United States
|
| scope | national ⓘ |
| supports |
GIS applications
ⓘ
GNSS positioning ⓘ coastal management ⓘ federal mapping programs ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ land surveying ⓘ local mapping programs ⓘ state mapping programs ⓘ transportation planning ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boundary determination
ⓘ
engineering projects ⓘ geospatial data integration ⓘ mapping ⓘ navigation ⓘ surveying ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.