Survey Marks Paper

[NGS Surveyor]

UPDATED NGS HISTORY PAGE & SURVEY MARKS PAPER

 

The updated version of my paper on U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Survey (and Service), and National Geodetic Survey marks is now on-line, go to: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/web/about_ngs/hist...dexhUSCGS.shtml and click on “Bottles, Pots, and Pans: Marking the Surveys of the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey and NOAA.” Thank you very much to all who contributed photographs and/or information (see the last page of the paper for credits). If you see any errors or omissions, please let me know – there will be future updates.

 

The paper is part of the NGS History web page which has been entirely redone, see: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/web/about_ngs/history/ . The History page contains four papers written for the 200th Anniversary of the USC&GS in 2007 that did not make it on to the 200th Web site (http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/welcome.html), an index to the surveying and mapping related papers on that site, go to: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/web/about_ngs/hist...ndexhNOAA.shtml and click on “Navigating the NOAA 200th Website”; leveling adjustment reports; leveling history papers; many of the references used in the work on the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); links to information on the NOAA Library web site; and other historical links.

 

Of special interest may be an Excel file which contains a cross-reference to the USC&GS Special Publications (SP). The list contains the SP Number, the year, the edition, the title, the state or area covered, and key words, all searchable. To view this file, click on the last link on the “USC&GS History” page, entitled “Navigating the USC&GS Special Publications”.

 

This new NGS History web site was built by one of our summer students, special thanks to A.R.

 

Enjoy,

 

GeorgeL

NGS

[Papa-Bear-NYC]

George

 

I've only had time to skim through the paper but it's a great piece of work and will be a good reference for many of us.

 

Well done -

Rg

[Papa-Bear-NYC]

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Edited August 24, 2009 by Papa-Bear-NYC

[andylphoto]

Thank you, George! Like Papa Bear, I've only skimmed it so far, but it looks like fascinating reading. So much reference material there!

[+m&h]

George--

 

A fabulous job-- just superb. It's easy to see that we'll reread it every now and again; it's not only interesting, but tremendously useful. Many thanks!

 

Cheers.

[+TheBeanTeam]

George--

 

A fabulous job-- just superb. It's easy to see that we'll reread it every now and again; it's not only interesting, but tremendously useful. Many thanks!

 

Cheers.

 

Yes, very useful. I can't wait to dig through the special publications that are specific to my area.

 

Great stuff.

[NGS Surveyor]

Thanks for the + comments.

 

A couple more items on the new NGS History page that might be of special interest to the GC community are:

 

1. “Specifications for Horizontal Control Marks” at: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/web/about_ngs/hist...ntrol_Marks.pdf . This document, written by the then chief of the Geodesy Division, USC&GS, Captain S. Baker in 1968, gives the specifications for stamping new and replacement disks. For example, it explains the difference in stamping for a replacement TRIANGULATION STATION set in exactly the same location as the original, as opposed to a replacement TRIANGULATION STATION that is set nearby but not in the exact same location. Many more situations are covered. This is the first time this document has been on-line.

 

2. MS Power Point presentation entitled “NGS History” at: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/web/about_ngs/hist...orizontal.shtml and click on “NGS History PowerPoint”. I created this slide show to explain the reason for the formation of USC&GS/NGS, the spread of the work across the country, and the many technologies used over the years to accomplish the mission.

 

GeorgeL

NGS