Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler
(Center Plaque):
Ferdinand Rudolph
Hassler
October 7, 1770 - November 20, 1843The first superintendent of the United States' survey of the coast, founded in 1807, led America's efforts in establishing the geodetic framework for all land measurement and hydrographic surveys of the young nation. He directed the founding of standards for weights and measures in the United States. Today, these efforts are reflected in the sciences of NOAA's National Ocean Service and in the work of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce.
(Left Side Plaque):
National Oceanic
and Atmospheric
Administration
U.S. Department of
CommerceThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce includes in its organization the National Ocean Service which has within its mission the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Today, NOAA charts the nation's waterways, provides for the national spacial reference system for precise mapping and charting, and produces aeronautical charts for the nation's airways.
(Right Side Plaque):
U.S. Coast and
Geodetic Survey
National Ocean ServiceThe Geodetic Control Station Hassler was established by NOAA's Coast and Geodetic Survey to honor its first superintendent. The station, a bronze disk stamped Hassler 1993, is located in the granite post in the center of this park. It is one of approximately 1,000,000 stations throughout the United States which comprise the National Spatial Reference System. These stations form the basis for latitude, longitude, elevation, and gravity measurements in the United States.
Marker is on East West Highway, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
