geodesy noaa gov FGDC Geodetic Control Theme Juliana

geodesy. noaa. gov FGDC Geodetic Control Theme Juliana Blackwell and Neil Weston National Geodetic Survey, NOAA July 30, 2013

FGDC / OMB Portfolio Management One Federal Portfolio with 16 Themes Biota, Cadastre, Climate+Weather, Cultural Resources, Elevation, Geodetic Control, Geology, Gov. Units+Boundaries, Imagery, Land Use-Land Cover, Real Property, Soils, Transportation, Utilities, Water- Inland, Water- Oceans and Coasts

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How did we get here? The FGDC’s path… NGDA = National Geospatial Data Asset 4 of 34

Geodetic Control Theme Description Survey control points or other related data sets which are accurately tied to the National Spatial Reference System (the official, common federal system for establishing coordinates for geospatial data that are consistent nationwide). Geodetic control examples include: passive geodetic control marks, active geodetic observing systems, data from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (e. g. , GPS), gravity measurements, and models of the earth's gravity field (geoid). 5 of 34

Management Roles and Responsibilities Theme Champion Juliana Blackwell Provide high-level sponsorship and support for the Theme Lead Neil Weston Coordinate and oversee the strategic planning and implementation of the Theme and its datasets.

The FGCS role Advise the Theme Lead and Dataset Managers. Make recommendations to the FGDC Steering Committee about things like collaboration or funding. 7 of 34

Geodetic Control Theme datasets Dataset manager primary data steward Data set Dataset manager Airborne Gravity Monica. Youngman@noaa. gov Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) Giovanni. Sella@noaa. gov Geoid Models Dan. Roman@noaa. gov National Geodetic Survey Datasheets Jim. Tomlin@noaa. gov