New Study: NGS Aeronautical Survey Program Contributes Billions to U.S. Economy

Learn How this NGS Program Benefits America 

The NGS Aeronautical Survey Program (ASP) provides airport geodetic control, runway, navigational aid, obstruction, and other aeronautical data critical to operating the National Airspace System. NGS conducts the ASP via partnership agreements with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A new study estimates the ASP provides between $3 billion and $13.2 billion to the U.S. economy over the next decade. The full value of ASP contributions to the 2019 U.S. economy was estimated to be between $229.5 million and $1.02 billion.   Read about these and other benefits of the NGS Aeronautical Survey Program on the NGS website.

Watch our Aeronautical Survey Program Webinar 

Watch a free recorded webinar on the NGS Aeronautical Survey Program.This presentation provides an overview of the FAA Airports Surveying GIS (AGIS) Program and AGIS website, discusses collecting survey data critical for developing instrument procedures, standard workflow and submission processes, and clarifies NGS’ role in reviewing data submissions.

Interested in other Socio-Economic Studies?

Learn how other NGS programs benefit the U.S.economy, including:

• The NGS Gravity Program,
• The Regional Geodetic Advisor Program, 
• NOAA’s Coastal Mapping Program,
• The Value of CORS and GRAV-D to the U.S.economy

To learn more about these and other NGS programs, contact: ngs.infocenter at noaa.gov

NOAA's National Geodetic Survey 

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