New National Tidal Datum Epoch from NOAA

Dear Colleagues

By this time if you are a member of one or more of the professional surveying associations you have received a copy of the “News and Views” newsletter from NSPS. In the November 17^th edition you would have seen a notice that the NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) is planning a release of an updated National Tidal Datum Epoch (NTDE), likely in 2027. They are reaching out to the public in the form of a survey and webinar to assess the general understanding of the importance of the NTDE to various disciplines. These changes will be significant to many surveyors and engineers in both the public and private sectors and their clients. Please take the short time it takes to respond to their 11-question survey and watch the well done 45-minute video describing the NTDE. You can access both through the QR code below. Your responses are critical to helping CO-OPS better understand the important role the surveying community plays in this area and help them improve their educational outreach.