NGS

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NGS is the National Geodetic Survey, the U.S. federal agency responsible for defining and managing the national coordinate system used for mapping, navigation, and surveying.

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NGS canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal agency
government organization
abbreviation NGS self-linksurface differs
alsoKnownAs NGS
National Geodetic Survey
surface form: U.S. National Geodetic Survey
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defines North American Datum of 1983
North American Vertical Datum of 1988
field cartography
geodesy
geospatial science
navigation
surveying
foundedAs United States Coast Survey
headquartersLocation Silver Spring, Maryland
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
locatedIn Maryland
United States of America
surface form: United States
maintains CORS network
National Spatial Reference System
geodetic control marks
geoid models for the United States
mission define, maintain, and provide access to the National Spatial Reference System
parentAgency National Ocean Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
surface form: United States Department of Commerce
partOf National Ocean Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
predecessor United States Coast Survey
surface form: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
provides geodetic data
geodetic guidelines
geodetic tools
geodetic training
geospatial products
responsibleFor CORS network
National Spatial Reference System
geodetic control network
geodetic datums
geodetic surveying standards
geoid models
height modernization
national coordinate system of the United States
tidal benchmarks
supports coastal management
emergency response and disaster recovery
engineering projects
precision agriculture
transportation infrastructure
use mapping
navigation
surveying
website https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/

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NGS abbreviation NGS self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: National Geodetic Survey
NGS alsoKnownAs NGS
subject surface form: National Geodetic Survey
NSRS administeredBy NGS