The tsunami-warning system developed since the 1946 disaster in Hawaii relies mainly on a simple and ingenious instrument devised by Commander C. K. Green of the Coast and Geodetic Survey staff.

On the northeast corner of High Street and Court Street the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey, now the U. S. National Geodetic Survey, has placed a small medallion into a granite block showing an elevation of.

Mendenhall, Superintendent of U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and A. A. Graham, Secretary of the Ohio Historical Society, in Ohio History Vol.

* May 22 – Commissioned Officer Corps of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

* June 20 – U. S. Coastal Survey renamed U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

They were the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, formed in 1807 ; the Weather Bureau, formed in 1870 ; and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, formed in 1871.

With its ties to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, NOAA celebrated 200 years of service in 2007.

The NOAA flag is a modification of the flag of one of its predecessor organizations, the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

When NOAA was established in 1970 and the Coast and Geodetic Survey's assets became a part of NOAA, NOAA based its own flag on that of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

The NOAA flag is in essence the Coast and Geodetic Survey flag, with the NOAA logo — a circle divided by the silhouette of a seabird into an upper dark blue and a lower light blue section, but with the " NOAA " legend omitted — centered within the red triangle.

The highest elevation in the county is a U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark known as " Bailey " at 980 feet ( 300 m ) above sea level in Mountain Lakes Park near the Connecticut state line.

In 1922, the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey began two years of painstaking measurement of the baseline using the recently available invar tapes.

The place name Kalifonsky ( omitting the letter r ) was noted in 1916 by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, with its etymology attributed to an Indian word kali meaning " fishermen.

In 1900, the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey charted the coastline.

Putnam of the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1899.

The Base Line is depicted on Map 2 and refers to a perfectly straight surveyed line, which was one of seven used by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey for triangulation to establish positions for mapping the North Atlantic.

* Ernest Lester Jones ( 1876 – 1929 ), head of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1914 until his death.

In 1959, the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey officially designated a point 20 miles north of Belle Fourche as the geographic center of the United States.

Off the USC & GSS Pathfinder ( 1899-1941 ) | Pathfinder ", Philippines, 1926 from the Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey ( C & GS ) Collection, NOAA Photo Library.

* USC & GS Gilbert, a survey ship of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey

The NOAA Office of Coast Survey, Hydrographic Surveys Division estimates it has awarded approximately $ 250 million in contracts for hydrographic surveying and related support since 1994.

Although they continued to fly the same ensign as U. S. Navy ships, ships of the Survey flew the Coast and Geodetic Survey flag as a " distinguishing mark " until the newly created National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) took over control of the Surveys ships in 1970.

* Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practical and Economic Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast, Made in 1855 – 56 ( Washington, 1857 ).

However, this was considered an awkward title and the one-star flag rank was renamed a few months later to its current title of rear admiral ( lower half ), abbreviated by the U. S. Navy and U. S. Coast Guard as RDML.

In contemporary use in the U. S. Armed Forces, the Legion of Merit is typically awarded to Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force general officers and colonels, and Navy and Coast Guard flag officers and captains occupying command or very senior staff positions in their respective services.

Typically these include a unit flag and a departmental flag ( Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard ).

The first version of the Mosquito Coast flag was adopted in 1834.

In the U. S. Armed Forces, the title of Executive Assistant ( EA ) is typically utilized by Army, Air Force and Marine Corps colonels and Navy and Coast Guard captains who are in direct support of a general officer or flag officer, or a civilian defense official typically at the level of a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense ( DASD ) or higher.

The flag of Côte d ' Ivoire (), sometimes known as flag of Ivory Coast features three equal vertical bands of orange ( hoist side ), white, and green.

In 1838, Charles Wilkes, on a voyage commissioned by US Congress, landed on the Oregon Coast and raised the American flag.

From acting as an almost uniform group of fans gathered under the same flag, the supporter club Änglarna, IFK fans created separate supporter factions, including Ultra Bulldogs, Young Lions and West Coast Angelz.

It was flying the Canadian flag when it was sunk by a U. S. Coast Guard cutter for failing to heed a " heave to and be searched " signal.

On 16 January 1899, commissioned ships of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey were authorized to fly their own flag to distinguish them from ships of the United States Navy, with which they shared a common ensign.

The first, unofficial Sámi flag was designed by Coast Sámi artist Synnøve Persen from Porsáŋgu in 1977.

The decoration is typically awarded to senior flag officers, such as the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey flag, in use from 1899 to 1970

The Coast and Geodetic Survey was authorized its own flag on January 16, 1899.

The flag was flown by ships in commission with the Coast and Geodetic Survey at the highest point on the forwardmost mast, and served as a distinguishing mark of the Survey as a separate seagoing service from the Navy, with which the Survey shared a common ensign.

The Director of the Marshals Service is authorized by ( authorizing Director of Marshals Service to appoint " such employees as are necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Service ") to deputize the following individuals to perform the functions of Deputy Marshals: selected officers or employees of the Department of Justice ; federal, state or local law enforcement officers ; members of the United States Coast Guard when appropriate, private security personnel to provide courtroom security for the Federal judiciary ; and other persons designated by the Associate Attorney General ".

The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Coast Guard Commendation Medal are authorized gold and silver 5 / 16 inch stars to denote additional awards.

The Operational Distinguishing Device is authorized for wear on the Coast Guard Commendation Medal upon approval of the awarding authority.

The Posse Comitatus Act, passed in 1878, generally prohibits Federal military personnel ( except the United States Coast Guard ) and units of the United States National Guard under Federal authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within the United States, except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

The Bureau of Investigation ( not yet called the FBI ) was authorized to investigate the case, while the United States Coast Guard, the U. S. Customs Service, the U. S. Immigration Service and the Washington, D. C., police were told their services might be required.

The United States Congress first authorized the Coast Guard to use the promotion to Chief Petty Officer on 18 May 1920.

The Coast Guard is not authorized any other military device for the Air Medal.

The Operational Distinguishing Device may also be authorized for wear on the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, upon approval of the awarding authority.

For example, if a service member was awarded the Bronze Star Medal on three occasions, of which at least one was authorized the " V " device, the individual would wear one Bronze Star Medal with the " V " device and two bronze oak leaf clusters ( Army and Air Force ) or two gold 5 / 16 inch stars ( Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard ).

However, the decoration, of course, appears on some phased-out military precedence charts and is authorized for continued wear on the uniforms of Coast Guard members who have earned it.

The Coast Guard Medal was first authorized in 1949, but it was not until 1958 that the medal was actually bestowed.

Additional awards of the Meritorious Team Commendation are denoted by award stars with the award authorized to all Team Coast Guard units.

For those Coast Guard commands who are awarded the Meritorious Team Commendation under field operating conditions, the Operational Distinguishing Device is authorized.

For example, the Coast Guard awards their Bronze EIC badge when a member earns his or her first credit points when competing in the authorized excellence category of competition in accordance with Coast Guard Commandant Instruction Manual 8000. 2 ( series ), Ordnance Manual.

Although still authorized for wear on the Coast Guard uniform, the Office of the Secretary of Transportation Identification Badge was declared obsolete upon the transfer of the Coast Guard from the Department of Transportation to the newly formed Department of Homeland Security.

The Surfman Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard, issued to enlisted personnel who qualify as Coxswains authorized to operate surf boats in heavy surf.

With the founding of the United States Coast Guard, however, the medal was authorized for wear on active duty Coast Guard uniforms.

The decoration is authorized for certain acts of non-combat meritorious service, performed in the service of the U. S. Coast Guard, for which no other service medal or ribbon is authorized.