State Geodetic Advisors

Arkansas

Brian Ward, NOAA
AHTD
Surveys Division
10324 Interstate 30
Little Rock, AR 72209
Telephone: (501) 569-2341
Fax: (501) 569-2344
Mobile: (240) 997-1283
E-mail

California

Marti Ikehara, NOAA
c/o CALTRANS
Office of Land Surveys
1727 30th Street, MS 35
Sacramento, CA 95816
Telephone: (916) 227-7325
Fax: (916) 227-7670
Mobile: (240) 753-3838
E-mail
California Spatial Reference Center (CSRC)

Colorado

Pamela Fromhertz, NOAA
c/o ROW 4th Floor
4201 East Arkansas Avenue
Denver, CO 80225
Telephone: (303) 202-4082
Mobile: (240) 988-6363
E-mail
Colorado Department of Transportation

Delaware

Steve Breidenbach, NOAA
15351 Office Drive
Woodford, VA 22580
Telephone: (540) 373-1243
Fax: (540) 373-4327
E-mail

Florida

David Newcomer, NOAA
Randy Wegner, NOAA
c/oFLDEP, Bureau of Survey
    and Mapping, MS 105
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000
Telephone: (850) 245-2606
Fax: (850) 245-2645
E-mail David Newcomer
Mobile: (202) 306-5736      
E-mail Randy Wegner
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Hawaii

Edward Carlson, NOAA
NOS Pacific Services Center
737 Bishop Street
Mauka Tower, Suite 2250
Honolulu, HI 96813
Telephone: (808) 532-3205
Fax: (808) 532-2002
Mobile: (808) 551-8656     
E-mail

Idaho

Curt Smith, NOAA
Montana Dept of Transportation
Photogrammetry and Survey
P.O. Box 201001
Helena, MT 59620-1001
Telephone: (406) 444-0989
Mobile: (240) 988-6378
E-mail
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Curt Smith is also the NGS State Advisor for Montana.

Illinois

Christopher Pearson, NOAA
Currently on Sabbatical
from September 4, 2011
through September 1, 2012

Kansas

Monroe Rivers, NOAA
KDOT, Design Surveys
Eisenhower State Office Building
700 SW Harrison Street, 12th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603-3754
Telephone: (785) 296-6835
Fax: (785) 296-6812
Mobile: (240) 988-6442
E-mail

Michigan

Dave Rigney, NOAA
MDOT/Design Survey Section
425 West Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI 48933
Telephone: (517) 335-1916
Fax: (517) 241-4631
Mobile: (202) 306-4358
E-mail
Michigan Department of Transportation

Minnesota

Dave Zenk, NOAA
Office of Land Management, Geodetic Unit
Transportation Bldg. MS 641
395 John Ireland Blvd. Room G18
St. Paul, MN 55155
Telephone: (651) 366-3523
Fax: (651) 366-3444
Mobile: 612-414-9522
E-mail

Mississippi

Denis Riordan, NOAA
c/o MDOT
412 East Woodrow Wilson Ave., 66-01
Jackson, MS 39216
Telephone: (601) 359-5357 
Mobile: (240) 678-2107 
E-mail

Montana

Curt Smith, NOAA
Montana Dept of Transportation
Photogrammetry and Survey
P.O. Box 201001
Helena, MT 59620-1001
Telephone: (406) 444-0989
Mobile: (240) 988-6378
E-mail
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Curt Smith is also the NGS State Advisor for Idaho.

Nebraska

Jim Richardson, NOAA
Nebraska Dept. of Roads
5001 South 14th Bldg 113
Lincoln, NE 68512
Telephone: (402) 479-3532
Fax: (402) 479-3729
Mobile: (240) 988-6392
E-mail
Nebraska Department of Roads

North Carolina

(North Carolina also has a State Geodetic Coordinator)

Scott Lokken, NOAA
Archdale Building
20323 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0323
Telephone: (919) 733-3836
Fax: (919) 733-4407
Mobile: (240) 678-2167
E-mail
North Carolina Geodetic Survey
North Carolina State A&T University

Ohio

David Conner, NOAA
Center for Mapping
2070 Neil Ave
470 Hitchcock Hall
Columbus OH 43210-1275
Telephone: (614) 292-1619
Fax: (614) 292-8062
Mobile: (240) 988-5486
E-mail

Oregon

Mark L. Armstrong, NOAA
ODOT Geometronics Unit, MS #4
4040 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE
Salem, OR 97302-1142
Telephone: (503) 986-3775
Fax: (503) 988-3548
Mobile: (202) 306-6716
E-mail

Texas

(has 2 Advisors)
Clifton S. Middleton, NOAA
Harris Galveston Coastal Subsidence District
1660 West Bay Area Blvd
Friendswood, TX  77546-2640
Telephone: (281) 486-1105 x321
Fax: (281) 488-4928
Mobile: (281) 795-9006
E-mail

Daniel Prouty, Ph.D, NOAA
Texas A&M University
6300 Ocean Drive
Harte Research Institute 213C
Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5869
Telephone: (361) 825-2076
Fax: (361) 825-5848
Mobile: (202) 306-4822
E-mail

Vermont

Dan Martin, NOAA
National Life Building, Drawer 33
Montpelier, VT 05633
Telephone: (802) 828-2952
Fax:  (802) 828-2334
Mobile: (240) 676-4762     
E-mail

Wisconsin

John T. Ellingson, NOAA
Wisconsin Dept of Transportation
3502 Kinsman Blvd
Madison WI 53704
Telephone: (608) 516-1382
Fax: (608) 245-8959
E-mail
Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors (WSLS)
Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office (SCO)
Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA)

Regional Geodetic Advisors

Southwest

(includes NV, UT, AZ and NM)
William Stone, NOAA
MSC01 1110
202 Bandelier West
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Telephone: (505) 277-3622 ext.252
Fax: (505) 277-3614
Mobile: (240) 988-5919
E-mail

State Geodetic Coordinators

Alaska

Matthew Forney, NOAA
Office of Coast Survey
Navigation Manager-Alaska Region
222 W. 7th Ave, #23
Anchorage, Alaska 99513
Telephone: (907) 271-3327
E-mail

Washington, DC

Dave Doyle, NOAA
1315 East-West Highway, Station 8815
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone: (301) 713-3178 ext. 117
Fax: (301) 713-4324
E-mail

Indiana

Prof. Boudewijn H.W. van Gelder
Geomatics Engineering
School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
Telephone: (765) 494-2165
Fax: (765) 496-1105
E-mail

Missouri

Darrell D. Pratte PLS
State Land Surveyor
Land Survey Program
Post Office Box 250
111 Fairground Road
Rolla, Missouri  65401
Telephone: (573) 368-2302
Fax: (573) 368-2379
Mobile: (573) 578-3442
E-mail
Missouri Department of Natural Resources - Land Survey Program

North Carolina

Gary W. Thompson, NCDENR
Chief, NC Geodetic Survey
Archdale Building
20323 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0323
Telephone: (919) 733-3836
Fax: (919) 733-4407
E-mail

North Dakota

Mark Aughtman
c/o USDA Forest Service
99 23rd Avenue, West Suite B
Dickinson, ND 58601
Telephone: (701) 227-7835
Fax: (701) 227-7801
E-mail

Puerto Rico

Linda Vélez-Rodriguez, MS, PE, PLS
Associate Professor and Director
Surveying and Land Information Systems Laboratory
University of Puerto Rico
College of Engineering
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-5000
Telephone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 5405
Fax: (787) 833-8260
E-mail

South Carolina

Matt Wellslager
South Carolina Geodetic Survey
5 Geology Road
Columbia, SC 29212-3549
Telephone: (803) 896-7701
                  (803 )896-7715
Fax: (803) 896-7695
E-mail
SC Geodetic Survey
South Carolina Height Modernization

Tennessee

Jim Waters, PE, RLS
Assistant Director - Design Support Unit
Design Division
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Suite 1300, James K. Polk Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0348
Telephone: (615) 741-0450
Fax: (615) 532-2799
E-mail

Virginia

John C. Aaron, LS
State Geodetic Surveys Engineer
Virginia Department of Transportation
1401 East Broad Street, Rm 914
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 225-4886
Fax: (804) 786-9123
E-mail

Wyoming

Michael D. Londe, Ph.D
Geodesist, Information Management and Technology Group
BLM / WY 957
5353 Yellowstone RD
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Telephone: (307) 775-6209
Cell:  (307) 630-5094
Fax:  (307) 775-6173
E-mail

 

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