NGS State Geodetic Advisor Program

NGS sponsors a cost-sharing advisory program with several states. The advisors instruct local surveyors and others on how to use and preserve the National Spatial Reference System.


GEODETIC ADVISORS


Alabama
 Jim Harrington
Alabama State Advisor
NOAA/National Geodetic Survey  
ALDOT, Design/ Location
1409 Coliseum Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36130
Telephone: (334) 242-6808
Cell: (240) 429-8394
E-mail

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Alaska
David J. Zezula
Alaska State Geodetic Advisor
NOAA/National Geodetic Survey
4230 University Drive #102
Anchorage, AK 99508
907-786-7004 (office)
907-786-7050 (fax)
E-mail

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Arizona
Dave Minkel, NOAA
Office of the State Cartographer
1616 W. Adams St.
Phoenix,  AZ 85007
Telephone: (602) 542-1569
Cellular: (602) 549-4744
Fax: (602) 542-2600
E-mail

http:www.land.state.az.us/agic/ngs/
http://sco.az.gov/ngs.htm

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Arkansas
Brian Ward
AHTD/NGS
Surveys Division
10324 Interstate 30
Little Rock, AR 72209
Telephone: 501-569-2643, E-mail

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California
Marti Ikehara
NGS, c/o CALTRANS
Office of Land Surveys
1727 30th Street, MS 35
Sacramento, CA 95816
Telephone: (916) 227-7325
Fax: (916) 227-7670
E-mail

California Spatial Reference Center (CSRC)

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Colorado
Pam Fromhertz
CO State Advisor
NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey
Colorado Geodetic Advisor
4201 East Arkansas Avenue, 4th Floor
Denver, CO 80222
Telephone: (303) 758-9197
Fax: (303) 757-9868
E-mail

Sponsoring Agency - CDOT
Point of Contact - Dan Smith

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Delaware
Mark C. Eckl
NOS Advisor Liaison
1315 East West Highway, Room 8564
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone: Maryland, (301) 713-3215 ext. 117
Fax: (301) 713-4327
E-mail

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Florida
Ronnie L. Taylor (Acting Advisor)
and Randy Wegner
c/oFLDEP, Bureau of Survey
    and Mapping, MS 105
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Telephone: (850) 245-2606 Randy Wegner
Fax: (850) 245-2645 Randy Wegner
Telephone: (301) 713-3202 ext. 113 Ronnie Taylor
Cell: (240) 988-5935 Ronnie Taylor
E-mail Ronnie Taylor
E-mail Randy Wegner

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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Hawaii
Edward Carlson
NOS Pacific Services Center
737 Bishop Street
Mauka Tower, Suite 2250
Honolulu, HI 96813
Telephone: (808) 532-3205
Fax: (808) 532-2002
E-mail

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Idaho
Curt Smith, NGS
P.O. Box 140533
Boise, ID 83714
Telephone: (208) 332-7197
Fax: (208) 334-8917
E-mail
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Curt Smith is also the NGS State Advisor for Montana.

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Illinois
Christopher Pearson
IDOT, Aerial Surveys Sec
2300 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, Illinois 62764
(217) 524-4890
FAX (217) 524-4149
E-mail

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Kansas
Monroe Rivers
KDOT, Design Surveys
Eisenhower State Office Building
700 SW Harrison Street
12th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603-3754
Telephone: (785) 296-6835
Fax: (785) 296-6812
E-mail

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Kentucky
Ross Mackay
COT/National Geodetic Survey
Jones Building, 1st Floor
120 Glenn's Creek Road
Frankfort, KY 40601

Telephone: (502) 564-1474
Fax: (502) 564-0427
E-mail
http://ngs.ky.gov/

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Louisiana
Denis Riordan
National Geodetic Survey c/o
Louisiana State University
Center for GeoInformatics
South Stadium Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Telephone: (225) 578-5260
Fax: (225) 578-4502
E-mail

Louisiana Spatial Reference Center (LSRC)

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Maryland
Temporarily Vacant - Contact Ronnie Taylor for more information

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Massachusetts
Curtis Crow
MA Highway Dept.
10 Park Plaza, Room 7410
Boston, MA 02116
Telephone: (617) 973-8466
Fax: (617) 973-7065
E-mail

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Michigan
Dave Rigney, NOAA/NGS
MDOT/Design Survey Section
425 West Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI 48933
Telephone: (517) 335-1916
Fax: (517) 241-4631
E-mail

Michigan Department of Transportation

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Minnesota

Dave Zenk PE, PLS
Office of Land Management, Geodetic Unit
Transportation Bldg. MS 641
395 John Ireland Blvd. Room G18
St. Paul, MN 55155
Telephone: (651) 366-3523
Fax: (651) 366-3444

E-mail
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Mississippi
Temporarily Vacant - Contact Ronnie Taylor for more information

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Montana
Curt Smith, NGS
c/o Montana Dept of Transportation
P.O. Box 201001
Helena, MT 59620-1001
Telephone: (406) 444-0989
Fax: (406) 444-0813
E-mail
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Curt Smith is also the NGS State Advisor for Idaho
and can be reached through his Idaho contact information.

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Nebraska
Jim Richardson
National Geodetic Survey
P.O. Box 21962
Lincoln, NE 68502
Telephone: (402) 479-3532
Fax: (402) 479-3729
E-mail

Nebraska Department of Roads

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New Hampshire
Curtis Crow
NHDOT - Survey Section
J.O. Morton Building., 7 Hazen Drive
P.O. Box 483
Concord, NH 03302-0483
Telephone: (603) 271-1600
Fax: (603) 271-7025
E-mail

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New Jersey
Warren Payton
NJDOT, Geodetic Survey
1035 Parkway Avenue, Bldg. #6
Trenton, NJ 08625
Telephone: (609) 530-5654
Fax: (609) 530-3689
E-mail

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New Mexico
William Stone
National Geodetic Survey
MSC01 1110
202 Bandelier West
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Telephone: (505) 277-3622 ext.252
Fax: (505) 277-3614
E-mail

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Ohio
David Conner, NOAA
Center for Mapping
2070 Neil Ave
470 Hitchcock Hall
Columbus OH 43210-1275
Telephone: (614) 292-1619
Fax: (614) 292-8062 E-mail

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Texas

Clifton S. Middleton
Harris Galveston Coastal Subsidence District
1660 West Bay Area Blvd
Friendswood, TX  77546-2640
 Telephone: (281) 486-1105 ext. 321
Fax: (281) 488-4928
E-mail

Texas A&M Height Mod

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Vermont
Dan Martin
National Life Building, Drawer 33
Montpelier, VT 05633
Telephone: (802) 828-2952
Fax:  (802) 828-2334
E-mail

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Sorry, there is no advisor for this state.
For more information contact:
 
Mr. Ronnie Taylor
National Geodetic Survey, N/NGS1
Telephone: 301-713-3202 ext. 113
e-mail

Spatial Reference Center of Washington

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Wisconsin
John T. Ellingson
Wisconsin Dept of Transportation
3502 Kinsman Blvd
Madison WI 53704
Telephone: (608) 516-1382
E-mail

Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors (WSLS)

Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office (SCO)

Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA)



GEODETIC COORDINATORS


Washington, DC
Dave Doyle
National Geodetic Survey
1315 East-West Highway, Station 8815
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone: (301) 713-3178 ext. 117
Fax: (301) 713-4324
E-mail

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Indiana
Prof. Boudewijn H.W. van Gelder
Geomatics Engineering
School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
Telephone: 765-494-2165, Fax: 765-496-1105
E-mail

http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/~oisga/

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Missouri
Darrell D. Pratte PLS
Geodetic Survey Section Chief
Missouri Land Survey Program
Post Office Box 250
Rolla, Missouri  65402
Telephone: (573) 368-2314
Fax: (573) 368-2379
E-mail

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North Carolina

Gary W. Thompson, RLS
Chief, NC Geodetic Survey
Elks Building
20323 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0323
Telephone: (919) 733-3836
Fax: (919) 733-4407
E-mail

Scott Lokken
NGS Liaison to North Carolina
Elks Building
20323 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0323
Telephone: (919) 733-3836
Fax: (919) 733-4407
E-mail

North Carolina Geodetic Survey

North Carolina State A&T University

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North Dakota
Mark Aughtman
c/o USDA Forest Service
99 23rd Avenue, West Suite B
Dickinson, ND 58601
Telephone: (701) 227-7835
Fax: (701) 227-7801
E-mail

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South Carolina
Lewis A. Lapine
South Carolina Geodetic Survey
5 Geology Road
Columbia, SC 29212-3549
Telephone: (803) 896-7701
Fax: (803) 896-7695
E-mail

SC Geodetic Survey

South Carolina Height Modernization

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Tennessee
Jim Waters, PE, RLS
Assistant Director - Region 2 Design, CADD, Surveys & Aerial Surveys
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Suite 1300, James K. Polk Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0348
Telephone: (615) 741-0450
Fax: (615) 532-2799
E-mail

 

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Virginia
John C. Aaron, LS
State Geodetic Surveys Engineer
Virginia Department of Transportation
1401 East Broad Street, Rm 914
Richmond, VA 23219
Telephone: (804) 225-4886
Fax: (804) 786-9123
E-mail

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Wyoming
Michael D. Londe, Ph.D
Geodesist, Information Management and Technology Group
BLM / WY 957
5353 Yellowstone RD
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Telephone: (307) 775-6209
Cell:  (307) 630-5094
Fax:  (307) 775-6173
E-mail

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Puerto Rico
Linda Vélez-Rodriguez, MS, PE, PLS
Associate Professor and Director
Surveying and Land Information Systems Laboratory
University of Puerto Rico
College of Engineering
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-5000
Telephone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 5405
Fax: (787) 833-8260
E-mail

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Virgin Islands
Edward D. Allen
1315 East-West Highway, Sta. 8333
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone: Maryland, (301) 713-2674 ext. 176
Fax: (301) 713-4572
E-mail


RETURN to the STATE ADVISORS MAP

If you have questions on the NOAA state advisor program, contact:

Mr. Ronnie Taylor
National Geodetic Survey, N/NGS1
Telephone: 301-713-3202 ext. 113,  email