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Topic: National Geodetic Survey

August 23, 2023: A GPS antenna and receiver determine an accurate position and elevation for a geodetic control mark on the top of Mt. Blue Sky, Colorado, elevation 14,266 feet.

No, Colorado won't lose one of its beloved 'Fourteeners'

April 18, 2024

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August 23, 2023: A GPS antenna and receiver determine an accurate position and elevation for a geodetic control mark on the top of Mt. Blue Sky, Colorado, elevation 14,266 feet.

Photo of The Treasures of NOAA’s Ark exhibit on display at the Maritime Museum’s West Wing Gallery.

NOAA’s Treasures at the Erie Maritime Museum

April 25, 2024

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Photo of The Treasures of NOAA’s Ark exhibit on display at the Maritime Museum’s West Wing Gallery.

Photo of a plaque that reads, "About 600 meters East of this location lies the oldest triangulation station in America, Buttermilk 1833, Buttermilk Hill, This plaque is established as a bicentennial commemoration through the cooperation of: The Rockafeller Family, The Nation Geodetic Survey of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, The Westchester-Putnam Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Incorporated, 1976"

Celebrating National Surveyors Week with Buttermilk

March 18, 2024

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Photo of a plaque that reads, "About 600 meters East of this location lies the oldest triangulation station in America, Buttermilk 1833, Buttermilk Hill, This plaque is established as a bicentennial commemoration through the cooperation of: The Rockafeller Family, The Nation Geodetic Survey of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, The Westchester-Putnam Association of Professional Land Surveyors, Incorporated, 1976"

Photo showing Sunset from the bow of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer on Day 8 of the EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022 expedition illuminates calming seas and a smoother ride. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022.

U.S. government announces size, limits of extended continental shelf

December 19, 2023

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Photo showing Sunset from the bow of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer on Day 8 of the EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022 expedition illuminates calming seas and a smoother ride. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022.

LIDAR imagery of an area south of San Francisco acquired by the NOAA aircraft.

Lasers, airplanes and drones! Get to know lidar

November 16, 2023

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LIDAR imagery of an area south of San Francisco acquired by the NOAA aircraft.

Welcome to noaa.gov

Treasures of NOAA's Ark

September 25, 2023

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Eric Lopez, Kathlyn Nguyen, and Omar Madrigal make calculations for one of the practical tests in the National Society of Professional Surveyor Student Competition. They sit on the ground with the Washington Monument behind them. Nguyen wears a blue velvet period coat and powdered wigs lie on the ground next to them.

Surveying competition introduces students to the past, and a possible future career

May 30, 2023

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Eric Lopez, Kathlyn Nguyen, and Omar Madrigal make calculations for one of the practical tests in the National Society of Professional Surveyor Student Competition. They sit on the ground with the Washington Monument behind them. Nguyen wears a blue velvet period coat and powdered wigs lie on the ground next to them.

A U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) cap sits on a dark wooden background. The black cap is shaped like a beret with a wide band at the bottom. On the band, "U.S. C. & G. SURVEY" is written in gold.

Our curator’s favorite object: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey cap

May 17, 2023

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A U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) cap sits on a dark wooden background. The black cap is shaped like a beret with a wide band at the bottom. On the band, "U.S. C. & G. SURVEY" is written in gold.

The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

Discover NOAA's treasures at the Tellus Science Museum

December 14, 2022

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The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

Aerial view of Hartville, Missouri.

Podcast: Marking our nation's center of population

September 22, 2022

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Aerial view of Hartville, Missouri.

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