Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Latitude

  • NOAA Releases NGS Data Explorer Map Application

    NOAA Releases NGS Data Explorer Map Application

    NOAA Releases NGS Data Explorer Map Application This week, NOAA released a new web application to allow users to view National Geodetic Survey (NGS) geodetic control across the United States and its territories using Google Maps.

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: GeoTagging is Illegal in China

    Professional Land Surveyor News: GeoTagging is Illegal in China Today I found this interesting article by Expert Reviews, which reveals that the Communist China Government has made GeoTagging illegal. This is a fascinating story and union of two unlikely pairings – a camera review and surveying in China. It seems that Expert Reviews was, well, doing an…

  • Study: Economic Value of NOAA’s Geodetic Services at $2.4 Billion

    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…