International trade · 12/12/2011

Federal Committee Affirms Vertical Datum for US Virgin Islands Surveying and Mapping Activities

The Federal Geographic Data Committee's Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee has affirmed the Virgin Islands Vertical Datum of 2009 as the official civilian vertical datum for surveying and mapping activities in the US Virgin Islands. The decision applies to all federal agencies, except those with specific military-related applications, and requires a transition to VIVD09.