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{{Organization | {{Organization | ||
|OrganizationName=U.S. National Geodetic Survey | |OrganizationName=U.S. National Geodetic Survey | ||
|OrganizationType=Government Agency | |OrganizationType=Government Agency | ||
|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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the National Ocean Service | ||
|Employees= | |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 | |||
|Budget=Integrated into NOAA's budget; specifics not publicly itemized (as of last known data) | |Budget=Integrated into NOAA's budget; specifics not publicly itemized (as of last known data) | ||
| | |OrganizationExecutive=Director (National Geodetic Survey) | ||
|Services= | |Services=* Maintenance of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) | ||
* Maintenance of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) | |||
* Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) for GPS data processing | * Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) for GPS data processing | ||
* Geodetic control and survey mark data management | * Geodetic control and survey mark data management | ||
* Development and distribution of geodetic models like the geoid and gravity models | * Development and distribution of geodetic models like the geoid and gravity models | ||
* Support for mapping, charting, and navigation | * Support for mapping, charting, and navigation | ||
|Regulations=* No direct regulatory authority, but supports compliance with various laws by providing geodetic infrastructure, e.g., for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) navigational requirements | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.99254, -77.03066 | |||
|Regulations= | |||
* No direct regulatory authority, but supports compliance with various laws by providing geodetic infrastructure, e.g., for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) navigational requirements | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38. | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | |HeadquartersAddress=1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | ||
|Website=https://geodesy.noaa.gov/ | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Short description|U.S. federal surveying and mapping agency}} | |||
{{Distinguish|United States Coast and Geodetic Survey|United States Geological Survey}} | |||
The '''National Geodetic Survey''' ('''NGS''') is a [[List of federal agencies in the United States|United States federal agency]] based in [[Washington, D.C.]] that defines and manages a national [[geographic coordinate system|coordinate system]], providing the foundation for transportation and communication, mapping and charting, and a large number of science and engineering applications. Since its founding in 1970, it has been part of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), a division within the [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]]. | The '''National Geodetic Survey''' ('''NGS''') is a [[List of federal agencies in the United States|United States federal agency]] based in [[Washington, D.C.]] that defines and manages a national [[geographic coordinate system|coordinate system]], providing the foundation for transportation and communication, mapping and charting, and a large number of science and engineering applications. Since its founding in 1970, it has been part of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), a division within the [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]]. | ||