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Kevin M. Kelly, Esri, presents feedback on the advantages and challenges of the new datums being described at the summit, along with the transition tools and outreach needs for the organization's products and services.
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2017 Geospatial Summit Guest Presenter Instructions As a guest speaker, we look forward to your providing a “reality check” for the plans NGS will be describing in the early part of the summit; both by helping us to reinforce the benefits we expect, as well as highlighting the challenges as you see them. More information on the new datums: New Datums Webpage: geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatums/ New Datums FAQs: geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatums/FAQNewDatums.shtml Please use the following template slides. As you will only be allotted approximately 10 minutes to present, please limit your presentation to no more than these four slides. Your presentation is scheduled in a 10-15 min slot to occur on: Tuesday, April 25 between 1:30pm and 4:55pm Thank you for providing your feedback! Please return your slides by Friday, April 17, 2017, to Brett Howe and Christine Gallagher: brett.howe@noaa.gov and christine.gallagher@noaa.gov You may also direct any questions on this to Brett and/or Christine.
Feedback on the New Datums Esri Kevin M. Kelly 2017 Geospatial Summit April 24 to 25, 2017
Preparation • Our major products/services which will be affected by the new datums: • Esri ArcGIS software stack • Geodetic code base • Our preparations to date include: • Building dynamic datum functionality • Time-based datum – or reference frame – transformations (15-parameter Helment) • Point trajectory models
Advantages / Challenges • We are excited because...Expected advantages of the new datums for your organization, its products, or services • Modernize our geodetic models and tools • Awareness and importance of geodesy to GIS • Work collaboratively with NGS • Improved responsiveness by NGS • We are concerned because...Expected challenges of the new datums for your organization, its products, or services • Demand for user education • Dearth of effective educational materials • Misuse of dynamic datum tools • NGS response to industry solutions
Transition Tools / Outreach Needs • The tools, products, or services we need most (from NGS or others) are: • Source-code on a modern code base • Detailed formulations and algorithms • Authoritative test datasets and compliance criteria • Consistent grid formats • The outreach we need most (from NGS or others): • Education, education and more education • Technical and user documentation • Continued summits, webinars and scientific literature