The Foundations of the National Spatial Reference System
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The Foundations of the National Spatial Reference System NOAA Heritage Deep Dive:An in-depth look back at the National Spatial Reference System. This story was originally published on NOAA’s 200th Anniversary website in 2007. In 1807, Ferdinand Hassler, the first Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast, laid the foundation for the first consistent and accurate […]