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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGS canonical | 6 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal agency
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government organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NGS self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NGS
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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
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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
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emergency response and disaster recovery ⓘ engineering projects ⓘ precision agriculture ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| use |
mapping
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navigation ⓘ surveying ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Geodetic Survey
subject surface form:
National Geodetic Survey