Return to the FGCS home page Input Formats and Specifications of the 
National Geodetic Survey Data Base
The NGS "Bluebook"
NGS Policy on Submitting Data for Inclusion into the NSRS

Volume I - Horizontal Control
 --  Preface and Content
Chapter 1 -  Horizontal Control Data
Chapter 2 -  Horizontal Observation Data
Chapter 3 superseded, chapter 4 never written.
 

Volume II - Vertical Control
 --  Preface and Content
Chapter 5 -  Vertical Control Data
Chapter 6 -  Vertical Observation Data
Chapters 7 and 8 never written.
 

Volume III - Gravity Control
 --  Preface and Content
Chapter 9 -  Gravity Control Data
Chapter 10 -  Gravity Observation Data
Chapter 11 -  Adjusted Gravity Control Data

Annexes
Annex A   NGS Country, State and County Codes
Annex B   State Plane Coordinates Zone Codes
Annex C   Contributors of Geodetic Control Data
Annex D   Guidelines for Geodetic Control Point Designations
Annex E   Station Order and Type Codes
Annex F   NGS Survey Equipment Codes
Annex G   Ellipsoid Height Order and Class Codes
Annex H   Standard Time Zones
Annexes I & J superseded. See Annexes P & M.
Annex K   Project Report Instructions
Annex L   Guidelines for Submitting GPS Relative Positioning Data
Annex M   NGS GPS Antenna Codes
Annex N   Global Positioning System Data Transfer Format
Annex O   Gravity Control Formulas
Annex P   Geodetic Control Descriptive Data (D-File) 
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