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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1994. Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9082.
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Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System

Committee on Geodesy

Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.
1994

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1994. Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9082.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

Support for this study was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Robert M. White is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.

The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce Alberts and Dr. Robert M. White are chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

Copies of this report are available from: Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418

Cover art, which depicts a GPS satellite passing over North America, by Cathy Garland, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

Copyright1994by the National Academy of Sciences . All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1994. Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9082.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE FORUM ON NOAA's STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A NATIONAL SPATIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM

William H. Young,

Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District,

Chair

M. Elizabeth Cannon,

The University of Calgary

Clifford W. Greve,

U.S. Geological Survey

Robert Packard,

City of Los Angeles

Richard Sailor,

The Analytic Sciences Corporation

National Research Council Staff

Anne Linn, Program Officer

Shelley A. Myers, Project Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1994. Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9082.
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COMMITTEE ON GEODESY

Thomas Herring,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Chair

Robin E. Bell,

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

B. Clark Burchfiel,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M. Elizabeth Cannon,

The University of Calgary

Christopher Jekeli,

The Ohio State University

Roger L. Merrell, Consultant

Richard Sailor,

The Analytic Sciences Corporation

David Sandwell,

University of California, San Diego

William Young,

Riverside County Floor Control and Water Conservation District

National Research Council Staff

Anne Linn, Program Officer

Shelley Myers, Project Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1994. Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9082.
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BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES AND RESOURCES

J. FREEMAN GILBERT,

University of California, San Diego,

Chair

GAIL M. ASHLEY,

Rutgers University

THURE CERLING,

University of Utah

MARK P. CLOOS,

University of Texas at Austin

NEVILLE G. W. COOK,

University of California, Berkeley

JOEL DARMSTADTER,

Resources for the Future

DONALD J. DEPAOLO,

University of California, Berkeley

MARCO T. EINAUDI,

Stanford University

NORMAN H. FOSTER,

Independent Petroleum Geologist, Denver

CHARLES G. GROAT,

Louisiana State University

DONALD C. HANEY,

University of Kentucky

ANDREW H. KNOLL,

Harvard University

PHILIP E. LAMOREAUX,

P.E. LaMoreaux and Associates, Inc.

SUSAN LANDON,

Thomasson Partner Associates, Denver

MARCIA K. MCNUTT,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

J. BERNARD MINSTER,

University of California, San Diego

JILL D. PASTERIS,

Washington University

EDWARD C. ROY, JR.,

Trinity University

National Research Council Staff

JONATHAN G. PRICE, Staff Director

THOMAS M. USSELMAN, Associate Staff Director

WILLIAM E. BENSON, Senior Program Officer

KEVIN D. CROWLEY, Program Officer

BRUCE B. HANSHAW, Program Officer

ANNE M. LINN, Program Officer

LALLY A. ANDERSON, Staff Assistant

CHARLENE E. ANDERSON, Administrative Assistant

JUDITH L. ESTEP, Administrative Assistant

SHELLEY A. MYERS, Project Assistant

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1994. Forum on NOAA's National Spatial Reference System. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9082.
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COMMISSION ON GEOSCIENCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND RESOURCES

M. GORDON WOLMAN,

The Johns Hopkins University,

Chair

PATRICK R. ATKINS,

Aluminum Company of America

PETER S. EAGLESON,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

EDWARD A. FRIEMAN,

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

W. BARCLAY KAMB,

California Institute of Technology

JACK E. OLIVER,

Cornell University

FRANK L. PARKER,

Vanderbilt/Clemson University

RAYMOND A. PRICE,

Queen's University at Kingston

THOMAS A. SCHELLING,

University of Maryland

LARRY L. SMARR,

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

STEVEN M. STANLEY,

The Johns Hopkins University

VICTORIA J. TSCHINKEL,

Landers and Parsons

WARREN WASHINGTON,

National Center for Atmospheric Research

EDITH BROWN WEISS,

Georgetown University Law Center

National Research Council Staff

STEPHEN RATTIEN, Executive Director

STEPHEN D. PARKER, Associate Executive Director

MORGAN GOPNIK, Assistant Executive Director

JEANETTE A. SPOON, Administrative Officer

SANDI FITZPATRICK, Administrative Associate

ROBIN ALLEN, Senior Project Assistant

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