NGS Releases New Beta Version of Transformational Tool
The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is pleased to announce the Beta release of a new and improved transformation tool in the NGS geodetic toolkit. This redesigned version supports the transformation between geodetic coordinates and State Plane Coordinates (SPC), Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates, Cartesian coordinates (XYZ), and U.S. National Grid (USNG) coordinates as a one-stop solution. It features transformation of single or multiple points, Web services, and software downloads. NGS encourages users to try the Beta Version and provide feedback to Krishna.Tadepalli@noaa.gov so the final version may be improved prior to release as on official NGS product.
The update was in the development stage for several months, and it provides surveyors and geodesists with a more efficient and streamlined way of accessing frequently used NGS tools in the geodetic toolkit. The new interface allows one-page easy access to transformations that were previously available only on separate pages.
The Beta version is accessible at: http://beta.ngs.noaa.gov/gtkweb
For more information, contact: Krishna.Tadepalli@noaa.gov
July 8