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Regulation & law · 17/10/2019Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

NIST and NOAA to Deprecate U.S. Survey Foot on December 31, 2022

Summary

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are collaborating to introduce national uniformity in length measurement, replacing the 'U.S. survey foot' with the 'foot' on December 31, 2022, and providing resources and training for those affected by the transition.

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