Hello GCAP Members, Following the UESI Surveying & Geomatics 2024 Conference, NGS will be leading a full-day VDatum Workshop. If you haven't already done so, register at the link below - and please forward this invitation to students and colleagues who may be interested. Apologies for cross-posting. NGS VDatum Workshop When: June 5, 2024 from 9 AM - 4 PM Where: Oregon State University [exact location to be determined] Registration Cost: FREE (and also required so that we can plan accordingly) Registration Link: https://forms.gle/M4Kvn3FXQKMfgPNz9<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FM4Kvn3FXQKMfgPNz9&data=05%7C02%7Cgcap_members%40ENGR.ORST.EDU%7C229b5fedf25f440dfb4608dc736dacae%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638512162076851206%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tup%2FITAxi1F5mHdwwTSs0p9D5ky22I5uFSbiC%2BZ7bGs%3D&reserved=0> Workshop Description: VDatum is a free software developed by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to allow users to vertically transform geospatial data between tidal, orthometric, and ellipsoidal vertical datums. With the upcoming NSRS modernization and extended coverage for the Pacific regions, the goal of this one-day workshop is to educate and inform the community on the VDatum tool and online service. Presenters from NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will provide an overview of the data collection, development, and usage of NOAA's VDatum transformation tool. The workshop will also include: 1) Background on reference systems used in the U.S and its territories, 2) Height relationships between geopotential, geometric and tidal datums, and 3) The VDatum workflow process from an end user perspective. Expected outcomes of this workshop will be insight into the field operations and research that goes into data collection, the use of GIS to help streamline operations and archiving, and a live demonstration on the usage of the tool. The presentations are designed to provide an introductory overview and will conclude with an open session where students and attendees can ask further questions about geodetic field equipment, GIS capabilities, and overall model and tool Development. To learn more about VDatum, visit: https://vdatum.noaa.gov/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvdatum.noaa.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cgcap_members%40ENGR.ORST.EDU%7C229b5fedf25f440dfb4608dc736dacae%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638512162076851206%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XgTtAAp4kd56HDA4qVH9oMOBaghs%2FaxMQcOFhWG7c0o%3D&reserved=0> Feel free to contact me or Mike Olsen (Michael.Olsen@oregonstate.edu<mailto:Michael.Olsen@oregonstate.edu>) with questions. Kind regards, Jenna Jenna Borberg GCAP Research Project Manager https://gcapgeospatial.org/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgcapgeospatial.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cgcap_members%40ENGR.ORST.EDU%7C229b5fedf25f440dfb4608dc736dacae%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638512162076851206%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mhxrCLdXixWU7C%2BgzUtNTOKI8l3JtdkSXHCKPbu%2FtVg%3D&reserved=0> Oregon State University - College of Engineering jenna.borberg@oregonstate.edu<mailto:jenna.borberg@oregonstate.edu>