Click here to look for upcoming Height Modernization events on the NGS calendar.
A monthly meeting is held on the second Thursday of every month from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm EST providing a forum to discuss height modernization activities. Click here to view notes from past meetings, a schedule of invited speakers, and speaker presentations. Interested parties can request to attend the teleconference.
Past events are organized by the date(s) they took place. If presentations or agendas from the events are available online, a hyperlink is included with the event listing.
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | Archive
Apr. 30-May 1, Frankfort, KY
2013 Height Modernization Partner Meeting
meeting webpage/presentations
final report
Mar. 15, webinar only
2013 South Louisiana GNSS Network Results
presentation
Feb. 26, Washington, DC
Geodesy and National GIS
Esri Federal User Conference
New Geodesy GIS Tools at NOAA's National Geodetic Survey
Michael Dennis, NGS
presentation
Achieving Great Heights: A New Vertical Datum for the U.S.
Mark Eckl, NGS
presentation
Positioning America for the future: A New Geometric Datum for the U.S.
Joe Evjen, NGS
presentation
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Lansing, MI
Great Lakes Region Height Modernization Consortium Meeting
agenda/presentations
August 22, Hattiesburg, MS
Adjustments to the National Spatial Reference System
agenda/presentations; photos; speaker biographies
August 20, Batesville, MS
Adjustments to the National Spatial Reference System
agenda/presentations; speaker biographies
August 17, Mobile, AL
Adjustments to the National Spatial Reference System
agenda/presentations; speaker biographies
June 21, Silver Spring, MD
Height Modernization National Partner Meeting
final report
May 6-10, Rome, Italy
Height Modernization Program in the United States
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Congress
paper; presentation
March 20-22, Breezy Point, MN
2012 Survey Technical Workshop
Minnesota Deparment of Transportation
National Height Modernization Overview
Renee Shields, NGS
presentation
October 13-14, Columbus, OH
Great Lakes Region Height Modernization Consortium Meeting
agenda/presentations
August 19, 2011, Silver Spring, MD
Height Modernization National Partner Meeting
final report; agenda/presentations
August 18, 2011, Silver Spring, MD
LiDAR and Height Modernization Workshop
final report; agenda/speaker biographies/presentations
June 20-21, New Orleans, LA
Static GPS/RTN Best Practices Seminar, by LSU and NGS
Day 1; Day 2; Photos
April 13, New Cumberland, PA
Great Lakes Region Height Modernization Workshop
agenda/presentations
April 7, Linthicum Heights, MD
Maryland Society of Surveyors Spring Conference
presentation
March 11, Ames, IA
Elements of the National Spatial Reference System and Height Modernization
Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa Conference
presentation
February 21-25, Anchorage, AK
National Height Modernization and GRAV-D: Putting it All Together
45th Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference
presentation
Other NGS presentations from this conference will be posted here shortly. Please check back in a few days.
Feb. 3-5, Atlantic City, NJ
NOAA's National Height Modernization Program Overview
New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors Annual Conference
presentation
Nov. 5, Chillicothe, OH
NOAA's National Height Modernization Program Overview
Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio Continuous Professional Development Workshop
presentation
Oct. 20-21, Columbus, OH
Great Lakes Regional Consortium Meeting
Ohio Department of Transportation
National Height Modernization Program Update
Renee Shields, NGS
presentation
National Geodetic Survey Grants Process
Renee Shields, NGS
presentation
Redefinition of the U.S. Vertical Datum: Replacing NAVD 88
Dru Smith, NGS
presentation
Oct. 7, Osage Beach, MO
NOAA's National Height Modernization Program Overview
Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors Annual Conference
presentation
May 11-12, Silver Spring, MD
2010 Federal Geospatial Summit
NOAA's National Geodetic Survey
web page
April 11-16, Sydney, Australia
The Height Modernization Program in the United States and the Future of the National Vertical Reference Frame
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Congress
presentation
March 23-24, West Lafayette, IN
Great Lakes Region Height Modernization Consortium Meeting and Workshop
Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors and Indiana Geographic Information Council
National Height Modernization Program Update
Renee Shields, NGS
presentation
National Height Modernization Program Overview
Renee Shields, NGS
presentation
National Geodetic Survey Grants Process
Renee Shields, NGS
presentation
Feb. 22, Anchorage, AK
NOAA's National Height Modernization and GRAV-D: Putting it all Together
Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference 2010
agenda/presentations and photos
Click here to view older past events in our archive, organized by date.