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The Committee's 2019 recommended duty by the President is to "Advance the involvement of the Professional and the Society in the planned release of the NGS 2022 Datum". The Committee expects to interact with the NGS State Geodetic Coordinator, the PA State Geospatial Coordinating Board, Commonwealth Agencies, Geospatial Professionals, etc. in order to plan for a PA State Plane Coordinate System while educating the Profession and other Geospatial Professionals.
Schedule of Meetings: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 3:30 – 5:00 PM by GoToMeeting (yes, from your desk). Please coordinate with the Committee Chair for additional information.
March 6, 2019 - Agenda
Geospatial Committee Members:
David Archibald, PLS
David Butterbaugh, PLS
Greg Clark, PLSDan Groesser, PLS
James Hartman, PLS
Brian Naberezny, PLS
- Identify, review, and report on any geospatial activities relative to the profession of surveying
- Build mutually beneficial relationships with the geospatial community
- Perform outreach to the geospatial community and surveyors
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Measuring Unit Change Coming in 2022
NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY (NGS)
Since 1959, two definitions of the foot have been used in the United
States: the international foot and the U.S. survey foot. The U.S. survey
foot is longer by 0.01 foot per mile than the international foot, and
having both measurements in use creates confusion. Modernizing the
National Spatial Reference System in 2022 represents an opportunity to
eliminate this confusion. Representatives from NGS, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Department of
Commerce unanimously decided to phase out the survey foot. NIST and NGS
will issue a Federal Register Notice (FRN) to solicit public comment on
the proposed change. A second FRN will formally announce the change,
with the details and process of this change based on the comments
received.
Contact: Michael.Dennis@noaa.gov
Link to recorded webinar presentation that was delivered prior to this
decision:
https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/web/science_edu/webinar_series/fate-of-us-survey-foot.shtml
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PA GeoBoard 2017 Annual Report
The Pennsylvania State Geospatial Coordinating Board (PA GeoBoard) was established to provide advice and recommendations to the Governor and citizens of the Commonwealth on geospatial issues and provide uniform data standards, coordination of efficiency in geospatial policy and technology issues among Federal, State and local government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector.
Read the 2017 Annual Report here.