National Geospatial Technical Operations Center

The U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) provides essential support for the acquisition and management of trusted geospatial data, products, and services, through world-class geospatial technical expertise and customer service, for the USGS and the Nation. NGTOC supports The National Map (TNM) and the National Atlas of the United States®, among other related efforts.

Week ending October 31, 2008

NHD Training: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) steward representatives Carl Nelson and Elizabeth McCartney conducted training for updating, maintaining, and using the NHD for MARIS (Mississippi Automated Resource Information System, http://www.maris.state.ms.us) on October 14-16, 2008 in Jackson, MS. Training focused on the NHDGeoEditTool, Flowcheck, QA/QC tools, and flow analysis. The group from MARIS is responsible for updating and maintaining High Resolution NHD for the State of Mississippi. The stewardship agreement between the USGS and MARIS was signed in May 2008. (Carl Nelson, Rolla, MO 573-308-3838)

Week ending October 24, 2008

Joint USGS, USFS and BLM Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Meeting: The USGS, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management will conduct a joint agency Management Oversight Group meeting Nov. 13-14 at the USFS Geospatial Service & Technology Center (GSTC) in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Tracy Fuller, Denver, CO 303-202-4172)

The National Map Presentation at the Eastern Great Lakes Meeting: Steve Aichele, USGS Geospatial Liaison for Michigan, presented at the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) - Eastern Great Lakes region meeting on The National Map, the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), various partnership programs available through the USGS National Geospatial Program (NGP) and the Geospatial Products and Services Contract (GPSC) administered through the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC). Participants included representatives from academia, local, county, and state government, and aerial photography firms. (Steve Aichele, Lansing, MI 517-887-8918)

Recent and possible changes within the USGS National Geospatial Programs Office was discussed in the Oct 22 editions of Directions Magazine.

A GPS (Global Positioning System) class offered by the Rolla Science Information & Library Services (SILS) was featured in the October 23 issue of The Rolla Daily News.

Week Ending October 17, 2008

College Support: The Rolla Science Information & Library Services (SILS), working in coordination with the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, the USGS Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center, and the USGS Missouri Water Science Center, conducted tours and organized workshops for two colleges groups on October 16th. The classes represented the Department of Geography, Geology, and Planning from Missouri State University and the Construction and Civil Technology Class from Linn State Technical College, Linn, MO. Students were shown the process of topographic mapping over the years at the USGS, including present-day geospatial data and graphics activities. Sessions were also conducted emphasizing geography research activities, water science research activities, and the use of GPS. (Keith Brady, Rolla, MO 573-308-3716)

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