Return to the FGCS home page Input Formats and Specifications of the 
National Geodetic Survey Data Base
The NGS "Bluebook"
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  How to Bluebook a GPS Project
  NGS Policy on Submitting Data for Inclusion into the NSRS
Volume I - Horizontal Control
 --  Preface and Content
Chapter 1 -  Horizontal Control Data
Chapter 2 -  Horizontal Observation Data
Chapter 3 superseded, chapter 4 never published.
  
Volume II - Vertical Control
 --  Preface and Content
Chapter 5 -  Vertical Control Data
Chapter 6 -  Vertical Observation Data
Chapters 7 superseded, chapter 8 never published.
  
Volume III - Gravity Control
 --  Preface and Content
Chapter 9 -  Gravity Control Data
Chapter 10 -  Gravity Observation Data
Chapter 11 -  Adjusted Gravity Control Data
Annexes
Annex A   NGS Country, State and County Codes
Annex B   State Plane Coordinates Zone Codes
Annex C   Contributors of Geodetic Control Data
Annex D   Guidelines for Geodetic Control Point Designations
Annex E   Station Order and Type Codes
Annex F   NGS Survey Equipment Codes
Annex G   Ellipsoid Height Order and Class Codes
Annex H   Standard Time Zones
Annexes I & J superseded. See Annexes P & M.
Annex K   Project Report Instructions
Annex L   Guidelines for Submitting GPS Relative Positioning Data
Annex M   NGS GPS Antenna Codes
Annex N   Global Positioning System Data Transfer Format
Annex O   Gravity Control Formulas
Annex P   Geodetic Control Descriptive Data (D-File) 
Superseded documents:
Various - Changes to the Blue Book since April, 2000
Volume 1 - Changes between 1994 and 1998 versions
Volume 1 - Changes between 1998 and 2000 versions
Volume 1 - Preface and Content (superseded by the 3/2003 version)
Volume 1 - Original 1980 version, complete
Chapter 1 - Horizontal Control Data (superseded by 3/2003 version)
Chapter 2 - Horizontal Observation Data (superseded by 3/2003 version)
Chapter 3 - Geodetic Control Descriptive Data (superseded by Annex P)
Volume 2 - Original 1980 version, complete
Chapter 5 - typed and superseded (11/24/2004)
Chapter 6 - typed and superseded (11/24/2004)
Volume 3 - superseded (12/01/1997), complete
Annex A - (superseded by HTML version)
Annex C - (superseded by HTML version)
Annex I - (superseded by Annex P)
Annex J - (superseded by Annex M)
Annex K - superseded (07/19/2005)
Annex L - superseded (07/19/2005)
Annex N - superseded (07/19/2005)
Annex N - (superseded by version without diagrams 3/2003)

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