October 2001

• The National Geodetic Survey completed several airport survey maps as partners in a FAA program designed to improve national airspace safety.   Full Story

• The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) completed GPS and leveling observations at Poplar Point along the Anacostia River across from the Washington Navy Yard. These measurements support a Marsh Restoration joint project that NGS and two partner agencies have undertaken.   Full Story

• The National Geodetic Survey, collaborated with the Maryland Society of Surveyors and the Howard County Department of Public Works to install a commemorative survey control mark at the site of Maryland's center of population.   Full Story

• The National Geodetic Survey is assisting recovery operations at the World Trade Center site in New York City.   Full Story

• Scientists from the NGS have developed an innovative method to track changes in the marine environment using GPS.   Full Story of SWaPS

• The National Geodetic Survey and the National Ocean Service joined numerous federal and state partners to establish GPS geodetic ground control, and collect benthic data for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.    Full Story