NOAA's National Geodetic Survey County Scorecard
1. What State are you representing?
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2. Which County in your State are you representing?
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Count
194
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3. What best describes your profession?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
County Surveyor (non-NACS member)
22.7% 44
County Surveyor (NACS member)
3.1% 6
Local Government Representative
12.9% 25
Geodesist/Cartographer
2.1% 4
Other Land Surveyor/Engineer
32.0% 62
GIS/Mapping User
29.4% 57
�Other (please specify)
15.5% 30
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4. How would you rate your local positioning infrastructure?
Excellent Adequate Inadequate N/A Rating
Average 		Response
Count
CORS GPS Data Availability 26.3% (51) 38.1% (74) 18.6% (36) 17.0% (33) 1.91 194
CORS Data Reliability 26.8% (52) 41.2% (80) 11.9% (23) 20.1% (39) 1.81 194
Monumented NGS Control - Horizontal 11.3% (22) 51.5% (100) 28.4% (55) 8.8% (17) 2.19 194
Monumented NGS Control - Vertical 6.2% (12) 41.2% (80) 43.3% (84) 9.3% (18) 2.41 194
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5. Part of NGS' mission is to provide the public with survey control information, such as Latitude, Longitude, Height and Gravity Data. NGS datasheets provide this information. Which NGS data retrieval options have you used? (check all that apply)
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Percent 		Response
Count
Traditional Datasheet
81.8% 153
Shapefiles: Shapefiles format is intended to be used with a GIS or automated mapping system
43.3% 81
SDTS: SDTS format is intended to be used with a GIS or automated mapping system
10.7% 20
Tidal Bench Marks
10.7% 20
�Other (please specify)
6.4% 12
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6. NGS makes data available for a wide variety of uses. What has been your satisfaction with the following data?
Very Satisfied Satisfied Not Satisfied N/A Rating
Average 		Response
Count
Aeronautical Photos and Data 4.6% (9) 26.3% (51) 4.6% (9) 64.4% (125) 2.00 194
CORS: GPS Continuously Operating Reference Stations 22.2% (43) 38.1% (74) 11.9% (23) 27.8% (54) 1.86 194
Monumented NGS Control- Horizontal 19.1% (37) 53.6% (104) 14.4% (28) 12.9% (25) 1.95 194
Monumented NGS Control – Vertical 14.9% (29) 46.9% (91) 25.8% (50) 12.4% (24) 2.12 194
Geoid Models 12.4% (24) 36.6% (71) 6.7% (13) 44.3% (86) 1.90 194
GPS Orbital Data 12.9% (25) 29.9% (58) 3.6% (7) 53.6% (104) 1.80 194
IERS Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF) control points 3.6% (7) 17.5% (34) 2.6% (5) 76.3% (148) 1.96 194
GPS Derived Ionosphere maps 2.6% (5) 14.9% (29) 2.6% (5) 79.9% (155) 2.00 194
Tidal and Orthometric Elevations 3.6% (7) 20.6% (40) 9.8% (19) 66.0% (128) 2.18 194
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7. Do you feel you have sufficient access to:
Yes No N/A Response
Count
Horizontal Position Component of NSRS 69.6% (135) 8.8% (17) 21.6% (42) 194
Ellipsoid Height Component of NSRS 60.8% (118) 7.7% (15) 31.4% (61) 194
Orthometric Height Component of NSRS 57.7% (112) 11.3% (22) 30.9% (60) 194
Azimuth from geodetic and grid north 56.7% (110) 10.3% (20) 33.0% (64) 194
Length Standard (Calibration Baseline) 39.2% (76) 18.0% (35) 42.8% (83) 194
Gravity Data 27.8% (54) 7.7% (15) 64.4% (125) 194
Historical Data 51.5% (100) 10.3% (20) 38.1% (74) 194
Deflection of the Vertical 33.0% (64) 8.8% (17) 58.2% (113) 194
Other Geodetic Information 41.2% (80) 6.7% (13) 52.1% (101) 194
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8. What is your overall satisfaction with NGS infrastructure?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Very Satisfied
20.6% 40
Satisfied
67.5% 131
Not Satisfied
11.9% 23
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9. Please provide any comments on NGS data products and infrastructure.
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60
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10. Please rate the Models and Tools with which you are familiar, with respect to how user friendly they are.
Very User Friendly Average User Friendly Not User Friendly Not Familiar Rating
Average 		Response
Count
On-line Positioning User Service (OPUS ) 27.7% (54) 19.5% (38) 0.5% (1) 52.3% (102) 1.43 195
DYNAMIC_HT 5.6% (11) 11.3% (22) 0.0% (0) 83.1% (162) 1.67 195
GEOID03 15.9% (31) 23.6% (46) 0.5% (1) 60.0% (117) 1.62 195
Horizontal Time Dependent Positioning (HTDP) 1.5% (3) 13.3% (26) 1.5% (3) 83.6% (163) 2.00 195
Inverse/Forward/Invers3D/Forwrd3D 4.6% (9) 9.7% (19) 1.5% (3) 84.1% (164) 1.81 195
Magnetic Declination 8.2% (16) 25.6% (50) 1.0% (2) 65.1% (127) 1.79 195
North American Datum Conversion Utility (NADCON) 21.5% (42) 36.9% (72) 3.6% (7) 37.9% (74) 1.71 195
NAVD 88 Modeled Gravity 5.6% (11) 17.4% (34) 1.0% (2) 75.9% (148) 1.81 195
State Plane Coordinates 33.3% (65) 48.2% (94) 2.1% (4) 16.4% (32) 1.63 195
Surface Gravity Prediction 1.0% (2) 7.7% (15) 0.0% (0) 91.3% (178) 1.88 195
Tidal and Orthometric Elevations 7.7% (15) 19.5% (38) 1.0% (2) 71.8% (140) 1.76 195
U.S. National Grid 8.2% (16) 23.6% (46) 3.6% (7) 64.6% (126) 1.87 195
Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinates 15.9% (31) 38.5% (75) 5.1% (10) 40.5% (79) 1.82 195
User Friendly CORS (UFCORS) 22.6% (44) 22.6% (44) 3.1% (6) 51.8% (101) 1.60 195
North American Vertical Datum Conversion Utility (VERTCON) 21.0% (41) 32.8% (64) 4.1% (8) 42.1% (82) 1.71 195
XYZ Coordinate Conversion 14.9% (29) 27.7% (54) 3.1% (6) 54.4% (106) 1.74 195
NGS Mark Recovery Program 16.4% (32) 31.8% (62) 3.1% (6) 48.7% (95) 1.74 195
Specifications, Guidelines, and Tools 11.8% (23) 32.8% (64) 4.1% (8) 51.3% (100) 1.84 195
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11. For each of the following tools, enter any comments or suggestions for improvements that you might have to make the Models and Tools more useful and user-friendly:
Response
Percent 		Response
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�On-line Positioning User Service (OPUS and OPUS DB )
60.6% 20
�DYNAMIC_HT
24.2% 8
�GEOID03
36.4% 12
�Horizontal Time Dependent Positioning (HTDP)
24.2% 8
�Inverse/Forward/Invers3D/Forwrd3D
30.3% 10
�Magnetic Declination
24.2% 8
�North American Datum Conversion Utility (NADCON)
24.2% 8
�North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88)
30.3% 10
�State Plane Coordinates
39.4% 13
�Surface Gravity Prediction
18.2% 6
�Tidal and Orthometric Elevations
21.2% 7
�U.S. National Grid
30.3% 10
�Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinates
30.3% 10
�User Friendly CORS (UFCORS)
33.3% 11
�North American Vertical Datum Conversion Utility (VERTCON)
27.3% 9
�XYZ Coordinate Conversion
27.3% 9
�NGS Mark Recovery Program
33.3% 11
�Specifications, Guidelines, and Tools
30.3% 10
�Other (please specify)
30.3% 10
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12. What is your overall satisfiaction with NGS' Models and Tools?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Very Satisfied
17.0% 33
Satisfied
76.8% 149
Not Satisfied
6.7% 13
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13. Please provide any additional comments you have regarding NGS Models and Tools.
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29
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14. NGS conducts the following workshops throughout the United States, involving the cooperation of professional societies, universities, and international, Federal, state, and local organizations. Have you ever attended any of the following workshops or forums and please rate the following workshops you have attended
� Excellent Adequate Inadequate Have Not Attended Rating
Average 		Response
Count
Height Modernization Forum 13.4% (26) 17.5% (34) 0.5% (1) 68.6% (133) 1.59 194
Blue Booking 1.0% (2) 7.7% (15) 1.5% (3) 89.7% (174) 2.05 194
Calibration Baselines 3.6% (7) 8.2% (16) 1.5% (3) 86.6% (168) 1.85 194
CORS Usage 6.7% (13) 16.0% (31) 1.5% (3) 75.8% (147) 1.79 194
Developing an Accurate GIS/LIS 1.5% (3) 6.2% (12) 1.5% (3) 90.7% (176) 2.00 194
Development, Implementation and Future of NSRS 4.6% (9) 6.7% (13) 1.0% (2) 87.6% (170) 1.71 194
GPS-Derived Heights – Part 1: Development and Description of NGS Guidelines 4.6% (9) 10.3% (20) 1.0% (2) 84.0% (163) 1.77 194
GPS Derived Heights – Part 2: Planning and Evaluating a GPS Vertical Survey 3.6% (7) 8.8% (17) 1.5% (3) 86.1% (167) 1.85 194
GPS Processing Workshops 3.6% (7) 9.3% (18) 1.5% (3) 85.6% (166) 1.86 194
GPS Processing Workshop (PAGES) 1.5% (3) 4.1% (8) 1.5% (3) 92.8% (180) 2.00 194
Network Adjustment Workshop (ADJUST) 0.5% (1) 6.2% (12) 1.5% (3) 91.8% (178) 2.13 194
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) 3.1% (6) 12.9% (25) 0.5% (1) 83.5% (162) 1.84 194
NGS Products and Services 2.6% (5) 10.8% (21) 0.5% (1) 86.1% (167) 1.85 194
Positioning Accuracy and Standards 3.1% (6) 11.9% (23) 1.5% (3) 83.5% (162) 1.91 194
State Plane Coordinates and Datum Transformations 6.2% (12) 13.9% (27) 1.0% (2) 78.9% (153) 1.76 194
Survey Mark Preservation 3.1% (6) 8.2% (16) 0.5% (1) 88.1% (171) 1.78 194
Tidal & Geodetic Vertical Datums 1.5% (3) 6.7% (13) 0.5% (1) 91.2% (177) 1.88 194
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15. Is there a Workshop/Forum listed that you have not attended but would like to attend in your area?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Height Modernization Forum
17.2% 26
Blue Booking
27.8% 42
Calibration Baselines
17.9% 27
CORS Usage
41.1% 62
Developing an Accurate GIS/LIS
47.0% 71
Development, Implementation and Future of NSRS
17.9% 27
GPS-Derived Heights – Part 1: Development and Description of NGS Guidelines
38.4% 58
GPS Derived Heights – Part 2: Planning and Evaluating a GPS Vertical Survey
41.7% 63
GPS Processing Workshops
55.0% 83
GPS Processing Workshop (PAGES)
31.1% 47
Network Adjustment Workshop (ADJUST)
32.5% 49
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88)
37.1% 56
NGS Products and Services
33.8% 51
Positioning Accuracy and Standards
48.3% 73
State Plane Coordinates and Datum Transformations
49.0% 74
Survey Mark Preservation
39.1% 59
Tidal & Geodetic Vertical Datums
15.2% 23
�Other (please specify)
4.0% 6
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16. Is there another Workshop that you would like NGS to provide?
Response
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28
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17. Have you seen or visited the NGS booth in the last year at participating conferences, if so, how would you rate it?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Not Applicable
21.1% 41
Very Satisfied
16.0% 31
Satisfied
26.3% 51
Not Satisfied
2.1% 4
�N/A
34.5% 67
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18. Are you aware of the State Advisor/Coordinator Program?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Yes
53.1% 103
No
46.9% 91
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19. If you live in a State with a State Advisor/Coordinator, what has been your level of satisfaction with that individual?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Very Satisfied
29.9% 58
Satisfied
16.5% 32
Not Satisfied
2.1% 4
N/A
51.5% 100
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20. What is your overall level of satisfaction of NGS' capacity building efforts and outreach?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Very Satisfied
17.0% 33
Satisfied
60.8% 118
Not Satisifed
22.2% 43
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21. What is your overall level of satisfaction withe products and services that NGS provides to your work?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Very Satisfied
22.7% 44
Satisfied
64.9% 126
Not Satisfied
12.4% 24
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22. NGS employees respond to inquiries regarding the availability and use of geodetic data. If you have contacted an NGS employee for assistance, what has been your level of satisfaction with their response?
Response
Percent 		Response
Count
Very Satisfied
29.4% 57
Satisfied
24.7% 48
Not Satisfied
1.5% 3
N/A
44.3% 86
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23. Please provide any comments you have regarding NGS data products and services.
Response
Count
40
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