What is the Geodetic Advisor Program? Where are the Geodetic Advisors located?
The Geodetic Advisor Program provides liaison between NOS and a host state, with a jointly-funded NOS employee residing in the state to guide and assist the state’s charting, geodetic, and surveying programs. The program is designed to fill a need for more accurate geodetic surveys, and is in response to states’ desire to improve their surveying techniques to meet Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee (FGCS) standards and specifications. For additional information on the program, contact: Mr. Gilbert J. Mitchell, Chief, Geodetic Services Division, N/NGS1, telephone (301)713-3228. A list of state geodetic advisors is available on the NGS home page. • What is the significance of the images in the NGS home page banner graphic? The image in the left portion of the banner graphic shows conventional line-of-sight triangulation observations used in geodetic surveying before the advent of satellite-based positioning systems. The observer shown here is measuring angles between control point loc
