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October 29
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has been designated by the
President to represent the Nation's civilian interests in the use
of the Global Positioning System (GPS).  DOT has begun studies to
determine the interest in and feasibility of extending the U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Differential
Global Positioning System (DGPS).  James Arnold, of the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA), is coordinating the studies and
will present the results to the DOT Position/Navigation
Committee.  
Designed to support maritime safety and navigation on the
Nation's coasts and navigable waterways, the coastal portion of
DGPS is almost complete and the river portion is being expanded. 
Like many technological developments, the project benefits more
than its original audience.  Surveyors, the land transportation
industry, geo-scientists, and meteorologists, among others, are
taking advantage of the broadcast DGPS signals over inland areas,
or they are using GPS data captured by NOAA's National Geodetic
Survey from the DGPS receivers for the Continuously Operating
Reference Station (CORS) network to perform high accuracy
positioning.
In its initial phase, the DGPS network has received praise for
meeting deadlines, economy of installation, and benefit to the
Nation's maritime safety.  However, because of its maritime
design, the DGPS network does not reach large areas of the
coterminous 48 states and Alaska.  Federal agencies including
FHWA, USCG, NOAA, and the Federal Railway Administration have
received inquiries about possible expansion of the DGPS network. 
In response to these requests, DOT tasked FWHA with making the
necessary studies.  An initial estimate is that about 20
additional sites could complete  coverage of the 48 states.
Mr. Arnold would significantly benefit from knowing the interests
of state, county, and municipal agencies, academia, and private
industry in the potential DGPS expansion and improvement of
safety in highway, railway, and other land based industries.  
Mr. Arnold can be contacted at:
                Department of Transportation
                Federal Highway Administration
                703-285-2974 (voice)
                703-285-2264 (fax)
                jaarnold@intergate.dot.gov
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|== Donald M. Mulcare                   email:dmulcar@ibm.net ==|
|== NGS Advisor to Maryland            410.545.8963 (voice)  ==|
|====visit the ngs home page at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov =====|
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In article <3292233E.1BA4@epix.net>, GEBARB  wrote:
>Can anyone suggest texts that cover the design of storm water controls
>such as ponds berms etc. Also, the location of the supplier where such
>texts can be ordered. 
>
>G. Margetto PLS 
>Lancaster Pa
>
One text I have used is _Stormwater Detention for Drainage, Water Quality, and 
CSO Management_, Stahre and Urbonas, Prentice Hall, 1990. There are numerous 
such texts advertised - I throw away several solicitations for engineering 
books every week. The major publishers put together lists of publications 
related to various fields, so if you contact them they can provide you with 
such information. In addition to Prentice Hall, you can contact McGraw Hill, 
which has an engineers book club - their number is 614-759-3666.
Good Luck
Bill Morse

Is there any new technology for accurately locating caskets etc.
in old cemetaries?
Reflection seismic (or maybe refraction) seems to be the only
method, but the depth and compaction (lack of) might make this
impossible.
The accuracy needs to be approximately that of an as-built.
Divining rods (if they work at all), will never give the
	accuracy necessary. (I added that line to avoid opening
	up that whole discussion again).
Are there any other possibilities?
Regards.		RAF

Around the mid 18 hundreds the British conducted a survey of India. Have 
there been any books written about this project? I heard that the 
science program Nova may have a video available. Can anyone confirm 
this?
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George Dewar wrote:
> 
> Around the mid 18 hundreds the British conducted a survey of India. Have
> there been any books written about this project? I heard that the
> science program Nova may have a video available. Can anyone confirm
> this?
PBS had an excellent series called (I believe) "The Shape of the Earth."
There was a very informative segment on Everest and his India survey.  I
know that a video is available and a text accompanied the series.  I
don't have a phone number at present but surely someone here can furnish
one.
Jim