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Topic: Geodesy

A man on the National Mall looking through an orange surveying device with the White House in the background.

VIDEO: What is geodesy?

July 9, 2026

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National Geodetic Survey

A man on the National Mall looking through an orange surveying device with the White House in the background.

Aerial view of Cedar Key, Florida collected by NOAA aircraft on August 7, 2024.

Aerial images from #Debby damage assessment now available online

August 8, 2024

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Aerial view of Cedar Key, Florida collected by NOAA aircraft on August 7, 2024.

August 23, 2023: A GPS antenna and receiver determine an accurate position and elevation for a geodetic control mark on the top of Mt. Blue Sky, Colorado, elevation 14,266 feet.

No, Colorado won't lose one of its beloved 'Fourteeners'

April 18, 2024

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charts and maps

August 23, 2023: A GPS antenna and receiver determine an accurate position and elevation for a geodetic control mark on the top of Mt. Blue Sky, Colorado, elevation 14,266 feet.

LIDAR imagery of an area south of San Francisco acquired by the NOAA aircraft.

Lasers, airplanes and drones! Get to know lidar

November 16, 2023

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National Geodetic Survey

LIDAR imagery of an area south of San Francisco acquired by the NOAA aircraft.

This Sept. 16, 2023, aerial image shows flooding in the area around Machiasport, Maine, after Hurricane Lee passed through.

Aerial images from #Lee damage assessment now available online

September 18, 2023

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This Sept. 16, 2023, aerial image shows flooding in the area around Machiasport, Maine, after Hurricane Lee passed through.

A U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) cap sits on a dark wooden background. The black cap is shaped like a beret with a wide band at the bottom. On the band, "U.S. C. & G. SURVEY" is written in gold.

Our curator’s favorite object: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey cap

May 17, 2023

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Heritage stories

National Geodetic Survey

A U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) cap sits on a dark wooden background. The black cap is shaped like a beret with a wide band at the bottom. On the band, "U.S. C. & G. SURVEY" is written in gold.

A graphic with a blue backgrounds and black and white photos of six women who worked in NOAA’s Coast and Geodetic Survey, Geodesy Division in 1967. The headline reads, "The Women of NOAA's Geodesy Division, 1967". Their names are in script above or below each photo. Pictured are: Jeanne L. Hess, Catherine C. Mortenson, Jean S. Campbell, Roma W. Miller, Helen Stettner, and Maralyn Louise Vorhauer.

Friday Find: Geodesy, definitely a place for women

March 31, 2023

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A graphic with a blue backgrounds and black and white photos of six women who worked in NOAA’s Coast and Geodetic Survey, Geodesy Division in 1967. The headline reads, "The Women of NOAA's Geodesy Division, 1967". Their names are in script above or below each photo. Pictured are: Jeanne L. Hess, Catherine C. Mortenson, Jean S. Campbell, Roma W. Miller, Helen Stettner, and Maralyn Louise Vorhauer.

Aerial view of Hartville, Missouri.

Podcast: Marking our nation's center of population

September 22, 2022

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National Geodetic Survey

Aerial view of Hartville, Missouri.

Photo showing The tip of a tripod resting on the center of the 2020 Center of Population Commemorative Survey mark, as part of a GPS survey to determine the precise latitude, longitude, and height of the mark in Hartville, Missouri.

NOAA, Census mark the new U.S. center of population

September 21, 2022

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Photo showing The tip of a tripod resting on the center of the 2020 Center of Population Commemorative Survey mark, as part of a GPS survey to determine the precise latitude, longitude, and height of the mark in Hartville, Missouri.

Photo showing The tip of a tripod resting on the center of the 2020 Center of Population Commemorative Survey mark, as part of a GPS survey to determine the precise latitude, longitude, and height of the mark in Hartville, Missouri.

NOAA and U.S. Census Bureau to celebrate the new U.S. Center of Population

September 14, 2022

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media teleconference

Photo showing The tip of a tripod resting on the center of the 2020 Center of Population Commemorative Survey mark, as part of a GPS survey to determine the precise latitude, longitude, and height of the mark in Hartville, Missouri.

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