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Jan 1952
National Geodesy—Status and Planning
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Volume 117, Issue 1
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From its earliest beginning the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (USCGS) has been engaged in establishing a federal geodetic framework of horizontal and vertical control, as a prerequisite to national mapping and as a base for land surveys and engineering projects. This paper describes the development of the geodetic network in the United States, the present status of control surveys, the planning of future geodetic surveys, and the part that engineers can play in helping to preserve the many thousands of monumented stations and bench marks that have been established.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 117 • Issue 1 • January 1952
Pages: 215 - 220
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© 1952 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1952
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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Leo Otis Colbert, M.ASCE
Rear Admiral (Retired); formerly Director, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C.
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