NGS County Scorecard

NGS County Scorecard

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What State are you representing?
What County are you representing?
What best describes your profession?

How familiar are you with NGS Products and
Services?

Products and
Services

What is the most rigorous geometric (“horizontal”)
accuracy requirement for your county?

What is the most rigorous orthometric height
(“vertical”) accuracy requirement for your county?

If your work or your customers’ work involves
GPS/GNSS positioning and heights, how important
is each of the following applications?
• Real-Time Network
• Real-Time Kinematic (single-base)
• Post-Processed Rapid Static
• Post-Processed Static
How important are the following NGS products and
services in your work or the work of your
customers?
• CORS GPS Data

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• County Surveyor
• County Engineer
• Local Government Representative
• Geodesist/Cartographer
• Other Land Surveyor/Engineer
• GIS/Mapping Professional
• Other (Please Specify)
• Very Familiar
• Familiar
• Somewhat Familiar
• Not Familiar
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<2 cm (1 inch)
2 to 5 cm (1 to 2 inches)
5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches)
10 to 20 cm (4 to 8 inches)
Other – please specify
Don’t Know
<2 cm (1 inch)
2 to 5 cm (1 to 2 inches)
5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches)
10 to 20 cm (4 to 8 inches)
Other – please specify
Don’t Know
Very Important
Important
Somewhat Important
Not Important
Don’t Know
Not Applicable

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Very Important
Important
Somewhat Important
Not Important

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Geometric (“Horizontal”) control
Orthometric Height (“Vertical”) control
Datasheets
Shapefiles
Geodetic Software (models, conversions,
computations)
• Online Tool Kit (models, conversions,
computations)
• OPUS (including S – Static, RS – Rapid Static,
and DB – Database)
• Aeronautical Surveys
• Accurate Shoreline Data
• Tidal Datums (e.g. VDatum, Mean Lower Low
Water)
• Aerial Imagery (airport, coastal, emergency
response)
• State Geodetic Advisor Program
How satisfied are you or your customers with the
following NGS products and services?
• CORS GPS Data
• Geometric (“Horizontal”) control
• Orthometric Height (“Vertical”) control
• Datasheets
• Shapefiles
• Geodetic Software (models, conversions,
computations)
• Online Tool Kit (models, conversions,
computations)
• OPUS (including S – Static, RS – Rapid Static,
and DB – Database)
• Aeronautical Surveys
• Accurate Shoreline Data
• Tidal Datums (e.g. VDatum, Mean Lower Low
Water)
• Aerial Imagery (airport, coastal, emergency
response)
State Geodetic Advisor Program
On which issues relating to geodetic control
(positioning and heights) should NGS increase
support? (select the top three)

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Not Aware of Any Use
Don’t Know

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Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Not Satisfied
Not Aware of Any Use
Don’t Know

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Increasing Horizontal Accuracy
Increasing Vertical Accuracy
Integrating GIS and Control Data

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Time Dependent Coordinate Systems
Datum Transformations (e.g., NGVD 29
to/from NAVD88 to/from Mean Lower
Low Water
• RTK Positioning
• Real-Time Networks
• VDatum for Coastal Counties
• Other (please explain)
• Semi-Dynamic: Plate-Fixed Coordinate
system (similar to NAD 83)
• Dynamic: Earth-Fixed Time Dependent
Coordinate System (such as adopting
ITRF)
• Dual System
• Don’t Know
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When NGS introduces a new datum to replace
NAD 83, which would you support?

Please provide any comments on NGS data
products and infrastructure

Communications
and Outreach

How could NGS better serve the GIS community?
Select all that apply.

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If you have contacted NGS, how well has NGS
responded to your needs?

Which NGS delivery services need improvement?
Select that all apply

Have you or your customers experienced any of the
following problems with NGS data acquired for
work?
• Inappropriate Datum & Projections
• Geodetic Data Difficult to Use Within GIS

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Increase Datum Transformation Support
Improvements to OPUS/OPUS-RS
Specific Training for GIS Professionals
Other (please specify)
Don’t Know, but I/my customers do use
GIS
Don’t Know, I have no knowledge/use of
GIS
Very Well
Well
Somewhat Well
N/A
NGS Web Site
Web Data Services
NGS Data Sheets
Training
Other (please explain)
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Don’t Know

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• Geodetic Metadata Not Available/Accurate
• Time Delays Getting Current Geodetic Data
• Other (please specify)
What kind of training formats or media do you or
your customers prefer?
Select all that apply

Over the past year, how important has each of the
following been in helping you accomplish your job
or the jobs of your customers?
• State Geodetic Advisor Program
• Classroom-based Instruction
• Web-based Instruction
• Continuing Education
• Conference/Workshop
• Mentoring Support
Is there a topic relating to NGS products and
services that you or your customers would like
covered by an NGS-sponsored training class or
workshop (e.g., geodetic familiarization, survey
metadata, geodesy in GIS, etc.)?
How do you or your customers learn of the latest
developments in geospatial products and services?
Select all that apply.

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Webex
Webcast (non-interactive)
Web Conference (interactive)
Weblog
Message Board
Work-Site
Training Instructions/Articles in my
Organization’s Newsletter
Off-Site (e.g. during a conference)
Other (please specify)
Very Important
Important
Somewhat Important
Not Important
Don’t Know

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NGS State Advisor Program
NGS Website
Manufacturer Website
Industry Newsletter
Technical Publication
Employer
Colleagues
Symposia/Workshops
Professional Web Site
Online Forum
Other (please specify)

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How familiar are you with the NGS State Advisor
Program?

How familiar are you with the services or training
offered by NGS’ State Geodetic Advisor Program?

Which of the following do you or your customers
obtain from NGS’ State Geodetic Advisor Program
in your state or a nearby State? Select all that apply.

How important is your interaction with NGS’ State
Geodetic Advisor Program to you or your
customers?

Customer
Satisfaction

Please provide any additional comments you have
regarding NGS Communications and Outreach.
Overall, What is your level of satisfaction with the
products and services NGS provides

• Very Familiar
• Familiar
• Somewhat Familiar
• Not Familiar
• Very Familiar
• Familiar
• Somewhat Familiar
• Not Familiar
• Locating Geodetic control Marks
• Precise Leveling
• Geodetic Surveys/Height Modernization
• Geoid Models
• Resetting Geodetic Control
• Velocity (e.g. HTDP Models)
• Tidal Datums
• OPUS
• PAGES
• VDatum
• Blue-booking Projects
• Datums/Projections
• Historical Elevation Data
• CORS Data
• Antenna Calibration Modeling
• Other (please specify)
• Very Important
• Important
• Somewhat Important
• Not Important
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Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Not Satisfied
No Opinion or N/A

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