NGS

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federal agency government organization

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.

Aliases (1)

National Geodetic Survey ×52

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency → government organization →
abbreviation	NGS →
alsoKnownAs	NGS → U.S. National Geodetic Survey →
country	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	federal government of the United States →
locatedIn	Maryland → 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 → United States Department of Commerce →
partOf	National Ocean Service → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration →
predecessor	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/ →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Geodetic Survey → National Geodetic Survey →	abbreviation
National Geodetic Survey →	alsoKnownAs
Nagasaki Airport →	IATAcode
National Spatial Reference System →	maintainedBy