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Florida Geomatics
Outlines programs and national, state, and local resource links for land surveyors.
http://www.floridageomatics.com/
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
USGS mission is to provide reliable, impartial information to describe and understand the Earth: to minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; enhance and protect the quality of life; and contribute to wise economic and physical development.
http://www.usgs.gov/
www.resurvey.org
Privately supported site established as a reference for land surveyors working in the public land survey system.
http://www.resurvey.org/
Federal Geographic Data Committee
Coordinates the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), which encompasses policies, standards, and procedures for organizations to cooperatively produce and share geographic data.
http://fgdc.er.usgs.gov/
Australia's National Mapping Agency
Provides access to near realtime data and educational information. Maps include major geographical features and digital spatial data.
http://www.ga.gov.au/
FGCS Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee
Exercises government leadership in coordinating the planning and execution of geodetic surveys, in developing standards and specifications, and the exchange of survey data and technical information.
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/
The United States Naval Observatory
The USNO mission is to determine the positions and motions of celestial objects, to provide astronomical data, to measure the Earth's rotation and to maintain the Master Clock for the United States.
http://www.usno.navy.mil/
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management administers 264 million acres of public lands, located primarily in the 12 Western States, containing natural, historical, cultural, recreational, and economic resources.
http://www.blm.gov/
National Geodetic Survey
Provides information and products related to the definition and management of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) - the framework for latitude, longitude, height, scale, gravity, orientation and shoreline throughout the United States.
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/
Géomatique Canada
Portail de la géomatique du gouvernement canadien. [bilingue français/anglais].
http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/geocan/
Land Surveying and Geomatics: U.S. Federal
Discussion of U.S. Government resources for professional land surveyors.
http://surveying.mentabolism.org/usfed.htm
CORS Data
Surveyors, GIS/LIS professionals, engineers, scientists, and others can apply CORS data to position points at which GPS data have been collected. The CORS system enables positioning accuracies that approach a few centimeters relative to the National Spatial Reference System, both horizontally and vertically.
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/cors-data.htm...
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