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NGS in the news, measuring the Washington Monument

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/surveyors-determine-height-washington-monument-dc-28991476


 
Posted : February 16, 2015 12:36 am
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Well that's par for the course, they can't agree on the starting point either, lol.

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Posted : February 16, 2015 1:34 am
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Yes just like NGS to adjust the bench mark elevation before conducting an accurate measurement. They will do the same in a few more years and since the mall is mostly swamp, and they will get a different measurement. Go figure. :-S

http://wtop.com/national/2015/02/surveyors-determine-new-height-for-washington-monument-in-dc/


 
Posted : February 16, 2015 8:25 am