NGS Divisions
The Remote Sensing Division (RSD) involves all aspects of airport charting and shoreline mapping using traditional methods while exploring more efficient technologies to complement current practices.
The Geodetic Services Division (GSD) provides a direct relationship between NGS and its customers through the state advisor program, geodetic equipment testing and evaluation, product evaluation, marketing, distribution, and various trainingprograms.
The Spatial Reference System Division (SRSD) maintains the Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network and plans, coordinates and provides technical guidance for geodetic field projects and products required to preserve and develop the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS).
The Observation and Analysis Division (OAD) conducts geodetic surveys to support the National Spatial Reference System, the production of airport obstruction charts, the location of aeronautical aids to navigation, and the production of coastal maps, charts, and special products in the coastal zone. The Division also conducts field surveys required to support photogrammetric and hydrographic surveys.
The Systems Development Division (SDD) administers the central processing units, disk and storage systems, telecommunications and network systems, and peripheral input and output systems for NGS. The Division also researches, designs, develops, implements, and conveys the operational use of computer-assisted systems for the acquisition, reduction, analyses, display, and transmission of geodetic, photogrammetric, and remote sensing source data.
The Geosciences Research Division (GRD) coordinates the research,development and management of new geodetic data products. The Division also designs and programs scientific and geodetic software applications and procedures.
