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The World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) is a three-dimensional coordinate reference frame for establishing latitude, longitude and heights for navigation and positioning.

David Doyle joined the National Geodetic Survey in 1972, and held the position of chief geodetic surveyor for 12 years before his retirement in January 2013. He was responsible for the development, ...

The overall mission goal, as defined by the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) initiative of the International Association of Geodesy, is to help achieve an ITRF accuracy of 1 millimeter with ...

Geodetic leveling, as the process was called, ... Once the new height system is in place, people will find unexpected uses for it, Ms. Blackwell of the National Geodetic Survey said.

A geodetic network is a system of survey points, or stations, whose locations are determined in accordance with national accuracy standards, such as those established by NGS.