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|Mission=To define, maintain, and provide access to the National Spatial Reference System to ensure consistent coordinates for positioning, height, and gravity across the United States.
|Mission=To define, maintain, and provide access to the National Spatial Reference System to ensure consistent coordinates for positioning, height, and gravity across the United States.
|ParentOrganization=National Ocean Service
|ParentOrganization=National Ocean Service
|TopOrganization=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|TopOrganization=Department of Commerce
|CreationLegislation=Originally part of the Survey of the Coast established by an act of Congress in 1807, became NGS under NOAA in 1970 with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organic Act
|CreationLegislation=Originally part of the Survey of the Coast established by an act of Congress in 1807, became NGS under NOAA in 1970 with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organic Act
|Employees=200
|Employees=200