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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=2>The point about secrecy is that some NGA source code is not open and all NOAA source code is public domain - except the (very rare) contract stuff done for NGA ...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>C. Mugnier</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> proj-bounces@lists.maptools.org on behalf of Christopher Barker<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thu 13-Nov-08 00:36<BR><B>To:</B> proj@lists.maptools.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Proj] Any access to geodetic[sic] functions ??<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Clifford J Mugnier wrote:<BR>> NGS no longer presents a "competitive" presence in software. The NGS is<BR>> an agency of NOAA, and now considers its software as public domain. <BR>> Everything is open and free to the public. NGS only deals with civilian<BR>> applications of geodesy and they do nothing of a classified nature. NGS<BR>> is not a secret organization like NGA must be for the U.S. Military.<BR><BR>I don't think anyone was suggesting there was anything secretive about<BR>it -- after all I work for NOAA too!<BR><BR>I just didn't see the code on a quick glance at the page. And in any<BR>case, old FORTRAN code for a few command line utilities doesn't quite<BR>satisfy the need for a library -- though I'm sure it's worth looking at<BR>and testing against.<BR><BR>Anyway, this all started because people ask about it a lot, and while<BR>pointing them to that page will answer the questions, it won't be as<BR>easy for folks as a C lib with a clean API -- it's not that big a deal,<BR>only a handful of functions, really.<BR><BR>-Chris<BR><BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Christopher Barker, Ph.D.<BR>Oceanographer<BR><BR>Emergency Response Division<BR>NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice<BR>7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax<BR>Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception<BR><BR>Chris.Barker@noaa.gov<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Proj mailing list<BR>Proj@lists.maptools.org<BR><A href="http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/proj">http://lists.maptools.org/mailman/listinfo/proj</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>