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GEODESY
Imagine the Possibilities
A brochure (in pdf format) explaining the role of geodesy in contemporary America. "Geodesy shapes our lives today through a combination of three innovative tools: the Global Positioning System (GPS), which supplies the coordinates; NOAA's National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), which gives the GPS coordinates integrity; and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which make the coordinates useful."
As our society and economy become increasingly dependent on complex technologies, the need for precise positioning and consistent, reliable data intensifies.
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Without Geodesy
- Sheer Chaos! pg 2,3 		Space-Age
Address pg 4,5 		World At
Your Fingertips pg 6,7
Seamless System
for Infrastructure pg 8-11 		New Heights,
New Opportunities pg 12,13 		Place in Space
for Saving Lives pg 14,15
Producing More
Paying Less pg 16,17 		Endless
Possibilities pg 18,19 		Complete
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