KEYNOTE: Positioning the Pacific

Juliana Blackwell
Director, NOAA National Geodetic Survey

Tuesday March 6, 2012 - 8:45 to 10:15 am

This presentation will highlight NOAA's National Geodetic Survey and other NOAA geospatial activities in the Pacific Region. Topics to be covered include an overview of selected NOAA geospatial data and services supporting mapping and charting, comprehensive ocean and coastal planning, new approaches for visualizing and using NOAA data, including the latest mobile applications, and the development of a new NOAA Geospatial Platform for access to the breadth of NOAA's geospatial data, services, and applications.

Now and Future of Geodesy in Hawaii for the GIS User

Edward Carlson
National Geodetic Survey, Honolulu, HI

Survey and Positioning
Tuesday March 6, 2012 - 10:45 am to noon

The presentation will discuss the now and upcoming changes in Hawaii that the GIS user will need to know to continue to make accurate products. The following will be discussed:

· Vertical networks
· Real time reference network
· National Geodetic Survey's National Adjustment of 2011
· National Geodetic Survey's Geodetic Tool kit

Survey/GPS/GNSS Special Interest Group (SIG)

All Invited

Lunchtime Special Interest Group Meeting
Tuesday March 6, 2012 - noon to 1:30 pm

Join the Survey SIG lunch group for a free-flowing discussion of GIS, surveying, GPS, GNSS and more.