Height Modernization

The Southeast and Caribbean Region includes five primary states (GA, NC, SC, VA and WV) as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  Florida, while included in this group, best aligns with the Gulf Coast Region, and two more additional states primarily align with the Central Region (KY and TN).  Topography ranges from interior mountains to coastal plains to expansive or abrupt continental shelves and intervening ocean basins.

Accurate height information can increase efficiency and accuracy of water delivery and drainage systems, improve disaster preparedness, and aid ecosystem science or restoration.  Height Modernization will support emergency management planning, coastal land use planning and management, and monitoring of elevation changes in these areas.

Read more about specific events below, or visit the webpage for a specific state. Also, learn about the State Geodetic Advisor Program to contact regional or state NOAA liaisons.

Events

Jan. 26, 2011 (teleconference)
Southeast Region Height Modernization Meeting


Multi-years CORS Update
Jake Griffiths, National Geodetic Survey
presentation

GRAV-D Status Update
Vicki Childers, National Geodetic Survey
presentation

National Height Modernization Program Update
Renee Shields, National Geodetic Survey
presentation

North Carolina Pilot Project
Monica Stich, National Geodetic Survey
presentation

OPUS-Projects Update
Scott Lokken, National Geodetic Survey
presentation

North Carolina Height Modernization Update
Gary Thompson, North Carolina Geodetic Survey
presentation

Tennessee Height Modernization Update
Jim Waters, Tennessee Department of Transportation
presentation

Jan. 27, 2010 (teleconference)
Southeast Region Height Modernization Meeting
meeting notes

Jun. 24, 2009 (teleconference)
Southeast Region Height Modernization Meeting
meeting notes