Please join the Maine GIS User Group (MEGUG) Thursday, September 17 at noon as we welcome Dan Martin from NOAA for a virtual lunch & learn event! In 2022, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will be replacing the US horizontal and vertical datums (NAD 83 and NAVD 88). This talk will highlight the major changes and discuss impacts to the geospatial community to include the concept of time dependent coordinates and activities that are being undertaken to ensure a smooth transition to include new State Plane Coordinates. New Datums in 2022 (MEGUG Virtual Lunch & Learn) Thursday, September 17, 12:00 - 1:00 pm Free event; RSVP required: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8523308992924429070 About the speaker: Dan Martin works for the National Geodetic Survey and has been the Northeast Regional Geodetic Advisor since 2015. As the Regional Advisor, he instructs local surveyors, state and municipal agencies, and the geospatial community at large, on how to use and preserve the National Spatial Reference System, and provides liaison between the National Geodetic Survey and the States of ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, and NJ, as well as other federal agencies. He worked in the Route Survey and Geodetic Survey sections of the Vermont Agency of Transportation from 1988 through 2003, and held the position of Geodetic Program Supervisor for the Agency from 1999 through 2003. In 2003 Dan began his career with the National Geodetic Survey as the Vermont State Geodetic Advisor. Dan is a Past President and Fellow Member of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS), he is also a member of the Vermont Society of Land Surveyors and the New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association. ICYMI: MEGUG YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6I2va8RxUSPJk1oV8f9T2w Andy Smith-Petersen, GISP Business Systems Analyst GIS, Senior Portland Water District Phone: 207-523-5417 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.pwd.org Portland Water District NOTICE & DISCLAIMER Confidentiality Notice: THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL. Please notify the sender if you have received this message in error. Recipients should be aware that replies to this message may not be considered confidential under the Maine Freedom of Access law, 1 M.R.S.A. ?402, and may therefore be subject to public disclosure upon request. [cid:signature-1_9c6c9188-9f78-4fdc-bb28-437ae51a79e8.gif] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list Maine GeoNews (GEOLIBRARY-L) is an unmoderated discussion list for all Maine GIS Users. If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from this list, you can remove your name and email address yourself at the this web address: https://lists.maine.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=GEOLIBRARY-L&A=1 Or, you may also request that your name be removed by sending email to: [log in to unmask]