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The science of accurately measuring and understanding the Earth's geometric shape, orientation in space, and gravity field.
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey is modernizing the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), to provide more accurate, consistent, and reliable latitude, longitude, height, and gravity information.
Since the early 1900s, the National Geodetic Survey has been taking photographs from airplanes to capture the Earth below.
Geodesy is the science of accurately measuring and understanding the Earth's geometric shape, orientation in space, and gravity field. Geodesy: It's the invisible utility that supports and connects everything around you.
Lidar — Light Detection and Ranging — uses lasers to remotely examine the surface of the Earth.
GIS describes a wide variety of computer-aided tools and services that capture, store, check, and display information related to positions on Earth’s surface.
Global positioning is fundamental to navigation, communication systems, mapping and charting, and much more.
Remote sensing is the science of obtaining information about objects or areas from a distance, typically from aircraft or spacecraft.
