National Spatial Reference System

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The National Spatial Reference System is the official coordinate framework used in the United States to define precise locations, elevations, and boundaries for mapping, surveying, and navigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geodetic reference system ⓘ
national spatial reference system ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines boundaries ⓘ
elevations ⓘ
geometric coordinates ⓘ
geopotential coordinates ⓘ
horizontal positions ⓘ
precise locations ⓘ
vertical positions ⓘ
goal ensure spatial data consistency across the United States ⓘ
historicalComponent NAD 83 ⓘ
NAVD 88 ⓘ
North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 ⓘ
includes CORS network ⓘ
bench marks ⓘ
continuously operating reference stations ⓘ
coordinate transformation tools ⓘ
geodetic control points ⓘ
geoid models ⓘ
geometric reference frame ⓘ
geopotential reference frame ⓘ
gravity data ⓘ
survey marks ⓘ
legalStatus official U.S. civilian spatial reference system ⓘ
maintainedBy NGS ⓘ
National Geodetic Survey ⓘ
parentOrganization NOAA ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
partOf U.S. geospatial infrastructure ⓘ
referenceEpoch time-dependent coordinates ⓘ
scope U.S. territories ⓘ
coastal waters of the United States ⓘ
land areas of the United States ⓘ
shortName NSRS ⓘ
supports GNSS positioning ⓘ
GPS surveying ⓘ
height modernization ⓘ
usedFor GIS applications ⓘ
coastal zone management ⓘ
engineering projects ⓘ
floodplain management ⓘ
infrastructure planning ⓘ
mapping ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
property boundary determination ⓘ
surveying ⓘ
willBeModernizedBy modernized geometric reference frame ⓘ
modernized geopotential reference frame ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Geodetic Survey → responsibleFor → National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
National Geodetic Survey → maintains → National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
National Geodetic Survey → responsibleFor → National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
subject linked to: NGS
National Geodetic Survey → maintains → National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
subject linked to: NGS
NSRS → fullName → National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
NAVD 88 → coordinateSystem → North American National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
linked to: National Spatial Reference System
NAVD 88 → partOf → National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
United States Census Bureau places in Oklahoma → spatialReferenceSystem → Census Bureau geographic coordinate systems ⓘ
linked to: National Spatial Reference System
North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 → isPartOf → modernized U.S. National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
linked to: National Spatial Reference System
NATRF2022 → partOf → modernized National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
linked to: National Spatial Reference System
North American-Pacific Geopotential Datum of 2022 → partOf → National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
NAPGD2022 → partOf → Modernized National Spatial Reference System ⓘ
linked to: National Spatial Reference System
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 → partOf → National Spatial Reference System ⓘ