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Updated Implementation Timeline for
the Modernized National Spatial
Reference System (NSRS)
National Geodetic Survey
(NGS), National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of upcoming changes.
AGENCY:
The National Geodetic Survey
(NGS) is in the process of modernizing
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the National Spatial Reference System
(NSRS). NGS plans to replace all three
North American Datum of 1983 (NAD
83) frames and all vertical datums of the
NSRS, including the North American
Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), with
four new terrestrial reference frames and
one new geopotential datum to which
all geodetic coordinates and derived
coordinates within the NSRS will be
referenced. NGS is releasing key details
of the transition to the new datums in
the modernized NSRS to help users and
interested parties prepare for the coming
change.
DATES: The modernization of the NSRS
is scheduled to occur in 2025 or 2026.
NGS intends to release associated tools
and services within five years of the
modernization.
National Geodetic Survey,
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910. geodesy.noaa.gov;
beta.ngs.noaa.gov; https://
geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatums/
index.shtml.
ADDRESSES:
Dr.
Dru Smith, NSRS Modernization
Manager, NOAA Office of National
Geodetic Survey, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or
dru.smith@noaa.gov, (240) 533–9654.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
modernization of the NSRS is designed
to improve the accuracy of Federal
geodetic control. For over 200 years,
NGS and its predecessor agencies
(including the Survey of the Coast,
which was founded in 1807), have been
the stewards of the NSRS—the geodetic
infrastructure of the United States. NGS
strives to modernize the NSRS as
technology and scientific knowledge
advance. In 2020, NGS issued a Federal
Register Notice (FRN) announcing that
the completion and rollout of the NSRS
modernization was expected to occur
between 2022 and 2025 (85 FR 44864).
This notice announces the updated
projected timeline for the latest
modernization effort.
The last significant modernization of
the NSRS resulted in the creation of the
original North American Datum of 1983
(54 FR 25318) and the North American
Vertical Datum of 1988 (58 FR 34245).
These datums were defined before the
widespread use of the Global
Positioning System (GPS) and Global
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and
were determined using classical (i.e.,
terrestrial, line-of-sight) geodetic
measurement techniques. Over the
years, minor corrections to and
expansion of the NSRS occurred;
however, no significant update was
possible until now. Through modern
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geodetic surveying technology,
extensive data collection initiatives, and
advances in scientific knowledge, a
more accurate, modern NSRS is
possible. The new frames and datum
shall be known as the ‘‘North American
Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022,’’
the ‘‘Pacific Terrestrial Reference Frame
of 2022,’’ the ‘‘Caribbean Terrestrial
Reference Frame of 2022,’’ the ‘‘Mariana
Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022,’’
and the ‘‘North American-Pacific
Geopotential Datum of 2022,’’ and may
be referred to as ‘‘NATRF2022,’’
‘‘PATRF2022,’’ ‘‘CATRF2022,’’
‘‘MATRF2022,’’ and ‘‘NAPGD2022,’’
respectively. The new reference frames
will rely primarily on GNSSs, such as
the GPS, as well as on a gravimetric
geoid model resulting from the Gravity
for the Redefinition of the American
Vertical Datum (GRAV–D) Project. The
modernized NSRS will be easier to
access and maintain than the existing
NSRS, which relies on physical survey
marks that deteriorate over time. The
modernized NSRS will define new,
more accurate, and more regularly
updated geodetic coordinates (i.e.,
latitude, longitude, ellipsoid height,
orthometric height, acceleration of
gravity, deflections of the vertical, and
others). Coordinates will be estimated
within these frames and datum at
regular reference epochs from all
historic survey data available to NGS,
beginning with 2020.00.
The following details outline the
process for the rollout of the
modernized NSRS:
• NGS plans to roll out components
of the modernized NSRS in 2025 or
2026. As each component is released at
beta.ngs.noaa.gov, it can be publicly
tested with feedback provided to NGS.
The testing will continue for at least six
months after the final component is
released on beta.ngs.noaa.gov.
• While the modernized NSRS is
being rolled out and tested, the current
NSRS will remain the official NSRS of
the United States. The official NSRS
(i.e., currently NAD 83, NAVD 88, etc.)
may be found at geodesy.noaa.gov. Only
one major improvement to the current
NSRS is expected during this time:
ITRF2020 will be integrated in all
products and services.
• Once testing is complete, and all
modernized NSRS components appear
to be stable and correct, the Federal
Geodetic Control Subcommittee (FGCS)
will be asked to vote to approve the
modernized NSRS (likely in 2026). If
FGCS approves the modernized NSRS,
NGS will publish an FRN announcing
the approval of the modernized NSRS
and begin a several-month process of
transitioning all modernized NSRS
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components to the official website at
geodesy.noaa.gov. During this
transition, the beta website may be
wiped of submitted data and no further
submissions to the NGS IDB (the
repository for the current NSRS) will be
allowed.
Additional information regarding the
modernization of the NSRS may be
found at https://geodesy.noaa.gov/
datums/newdatums/index.shtml.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.
Shachak Pe’eri,
Acting Director, Office of National Geodetic
Survey, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Updated Implementation Timeline for the Modernized National
Spatial Reference System (NSRS)
AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of upcoming changes.
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SUMMARY: The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is in the process of
modernizing the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). NGS plans to
replace all three North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) frames and all
vertical datums of the NSRS, including the North American Vertical
Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), with four new terrestrial reference frames and
one new geopotential datum to which all geodetic coordinates and
derived coordinates within the NSRS will be referenced. NGS is
releasing key details of the transition to the new datums in the
modernized NSRS to help users and interested parties prepare for the
coming change.
DATES: The modernization of the NSRS is scheduled to occur in 2025 or
2026. NGS intends to release associated tools and services within five
years of the modernization.
ADDRESSES: National Geodetic Survey, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. geodesy.noaa.gov; beta.ngs.noaa.gov; https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatums/index.shtml.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dru Smith, NSRS Modernization
Manager, NOAA Office of National Geodetic Survey, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or [email protected], (240) 533-
9654.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The modernization of the NSRS is designed to
improve the accuracy of Federal geodetic control. For over 200 years,
NGS and its predecessor agencies (including the Survey of the Coast,
which was founded in 1807), have been the stewards of the NSRS--the
geodetic infrastructure of the United States. NGS strives to modernize
the NSRS as technology and scientific knowledge advance. In 2020, NGS
issued a Federal Register Notice (FRN) announcing that the completion
and rollout of the NSRS modernization was expected to occur between
2022 and 2025 (85 FR 44864). This notice announces the updated
projected timeline for the latest modernization effort.
The last significant modernization of the NSRS resulted in the
creation of the original North American Datum of 1983 (54 FR 25318) and
the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (58 FR 34245). These datums
were defined before the widespread use of the Global Positioning System
(GPS) and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and were
determined using classical (i.e., terrestrial, line-of-sight) geodetic
measurement techniques. Over the years, minor corrections to and
expansion of the NSRS occurred; however, no significant update was
possible until now. Through modern
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geodetic surveying technology, extensive data collection initiatives,
and advances in scientific knowledge, a more accurate, modern NSRS is
possible. The new frames and datum shall be known as the ``North
American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022,'' the ``Pacific
Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022,'' the ``Caribbean Terrestrial
Reference Frame of 2022,'' the ``Mariana Terrestrial Reference Frame of
2022,'' and the ``North American-Pacific Geopotential Datum of 2022,''
and may be referred to as ``NATRF2022,'' ``PATRF2022,'' ``CATRF2022,''
``MATRF2022,'' and ``NAPGD2022,'' respectively. The new reference
frames will rely primarily on GNSSs, such as the GPS, as well as on a
gravimetric geoid model resulting from the Gravity for the Redefinition
of the American Vertical Datum (GRAV-D) Project. The modernized NSRS
will be easier to access and maintain than the existing NSRS, which
relies on physical survey marks that deteriorate over time. The
modernized NSRS will define new, more accurate, and more regularly
updated geodetic coordinates (i.e., latitude, longitude, ellipsoid
height, orthometric height, acceleration of gravity, deflections of the
vertical, and others). Coordinates will be estimated within these
frames and datum at regular reference epochs from all historic survey
data available to NGS, beginning with 2020.00.
The following details outline the process for the rollout of the
modernized NSRS:
NGS plans to roll out components of the modernized NSRS in
2025 or 2026. As each component is released at beta.ngs.noaa.gov, it
can be publicly tested with feedback provided to NGS. The testing will
continue for at least six months after the final component is released
on beta.ngs.noaa.gov.
While the modernized NSRS is being rolled out and tested,
the current NSRS will remain the official NSRS of the United States.
The official NSRS (i.e., currently NAD 83, NAVD 88, etc.) may be found
at geodesy.noaa.gov. Only one major improvement to the current NSRS is
expected during this time: ITRF2020 will be integrated in all products
and services.
Once testing is complete, and all modernized NSRS
components appear to be stable and correct, the Federal Geodetic
Control Subcommittee (FGCS) will be asked to vote to approve the
modernized NSRS (likely in 2026). If FGCS approves the modernized NSRS,
NGS will publish an FRN announcing the approval of the modernized NSRS
and begin a several-month process of transitioning all modernized NSRS
components to the official website at geodesy.noaa.gov. During this
transition, the beta website may be wiped of submitted data and no
further submissions to the NGS IDB (the repository for the current
NSRS) will be allowed.
Additional information regarding the modernization of the NSRS may
be found at https://geodesy.noaa.gov/datums/newdatums/index.shtml.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.
Shachak Pe'eri,
Acting Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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