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Height Modernization: Future Directions. Vicki Childers Acting Chief, Observation and Analysis Division Height Modernization Partner Meeting April 14, 2015. Height Modernization Today. Height Mod Current Support. Special projects and guidelines development: NGS 58-59 effort
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Height Modernization: Future Directions Vicki Childers Acting Chief, Observation and Analysis Division Height Modernization Partner Meeting April 14, 2015
Height Mod Current Support • Special projects and guidelines development: • NGS 58-59 effort • Geoid Slope Validation Survey 2016 • IGLD 2015 survey • S. LA survey (FY16) • NGS capacity building to support our users • Vertical adjustments, VTDP, GIS tool development • Research • Cooperative Institutes as opportunity
Height Modernization: Near Term • Outreach component has moved to the Constituent Resource Manager in the Geodetic Services Division • Height Modernization meetings: how affected?
Transition to the Future • Height Modernization will continue to support the transition to the new datums • Will support the outreach and education efforts to the user community • Special projects and surveys • Research efforts to support the development of and transition to new datums • Support our existing infrastructure of geodetic control
Contact information Email: ngs.htmod@noaa.gov Website: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/heightmod/ Monthly Webinar Series • Second Thursday of every month • 2 pm to 3 pm eastern time • Email ngs.htmod@noaa.gov to receive meeting notices