Surveying support for Eastern Europe

The U.S. Agency for International Development (A.I.D.) has relied on NOAA's technical advice and assistance with control network upgrades in Eastern European nations to facilitate divestiture of state-owned farms and establishment of geographic information systems (GIS). For Romania, NGS is participating with training, field demonstrations, and computational support intended to empower Romania with the Global Positioning System (GPS) tools and techniques to accelerate surveying and mapping necessary to develop their private land market. For Albania and the Slovak Republic, NGS has reviewed organizational capabilities and provided advice on technical issues associated with land reform policies. Through A.I.D., additional countries are requesting technical assistance with surveying and their spatial reference systems.