Created in 1994, NGS has a scientific heritage dating back to the time of the Coast & Geodetic Survey. Today's mission is to define, maintain, and provide access to the National Spatial Reference System through programs and products such as the Continually Operating Reference Stations (CORS), Shoreline Mapping, Ecosystem & Climate Operations, and Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum (GRAV-D). NGS's divisions are Geodetic Services, Spatial Reference System, Remote Sensing, Observations & Analysis, Systems Development, and Geosciences Research.

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