Lowell will also serve as Chief Hydrographer for the United States
November 2, 2009
NOAA Corps Capt. John E. Lowell, Jr., has been named the new director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey. He will simultaneously serve as the U.S. national hydrographer. In his dual roles, Lowell will be responsible for overseeing NOAA’s hydrographic services, [...]
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National Ocean Service-Diving Deeper Podcast-What is Land Cover Data?
Learn about land cover data in this interview with Nate Herold from the NOAA Coastal Services Center. The discussion highlights the difference between land cover and land use, how land cover data is collected, and some of the many applications of land cover data.
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Proposed Modernization Program to Net Additional $522 Million
The NOAA-managed National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), the official U.S. government source for precise latitude, longitude and elevation measurements, provides more than $2.4 billion in potential annual benefits to the U.S. economy, according to a new independent study. Refining and modernizing the system for measuring elevation has [...]
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National Ocean Service-Diving Deeper Podcast-What is Hydrography
Learn about hydrography in this interview with Jerry Mills from the Office of Coast Survey. The discussion highlights why hydrography is important, the tools used to collect hydrographic data, and how it is used.
Diving Deeper is a bi-weekly audio podcast featuring discussions with NOS scientists on a wide [...]
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Applied Signal Technology, Inc. Performs Successful Pipeline Inspection Survey in the Gulf of Mexico
Use of Synthetic Aperture Sonar Results in Significant Project Cost Reduction
SUNNYVALE, California, July 10, 2009 – Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: APSG) (AST), a market leader in advanced underwater imaging systems as well as other intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance systems, today announced that it had recently assisted C & C Technologies, Inc., using [...]
National Ocean Service-Diving Deeper Podcast-What are Tides?
Learn about tides in this interview with Steve Gill from the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services. The discussion highlights what causes tides, the factors that affect them, and why we study tides.
Diving Deeper is a bi-weekly audio podcast featuring discussions with NOS scientists on a wide [...]
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National Ocean Service-Diving Deeper Podcast-What is Geodesy?
Learn about geodesy in this interview with Dru Smith from the National Geodetic Survey. The discussion highlights why geodesy is important and how we rely on it every day.
Diving Deeper is a bi-weekly audio podcast featuring discussions with NOS scientists on a wide variety of ocean topics.
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NOAA Names First Woman to Direct National Geodetic Survey
Juliana P. Blackwell has been named the new director of NOAA’s Office of National Geodetic Survey where she will oversee NOAA’s responsibilities for the nation’s spatial reference system. She is the first woman to head the nation’s oldest federal science agency which was established by President Thomas [...]
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RESTON, VA, February 23, 2009 – The economic stimulus bill passed by Congress and signed into law last week by President Obama includes more than $73 billion in programs that will require geospatial data, technology, services and applications in at least 24 Federal agencies, according to an analysis by MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the association of geospatial [...]
The NGS Geodetic Tool Kit is a great online resource with over 25 interactive geodetic computation tools. Many professional land surveyors who use GPS may be familiar with OPUS, however, the other programs deserve your attention as they may be the answer to your geodetic surveying computation questions.
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