TSRC Mission
Sec. 88.503. SPATIAL REFERENCE CENTER. (a) The board may create and operate a spatial reference center at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi for the purpose of: (1) facilitating the federal height modernization project for the state; (2) conducting basic and applied research regarding elevation and geodetic and vertical datums in the state; (3) collecting geodetic data for state mapping and control; and (4) establishing and maintaining an official digital spatial reference system for the state, in coordination with: (A) the United States National Geodetic Survey; (B) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the Texas Water Development Board. (b) The board shall adopt rules relating to the operation of the spatial reference center. (c) The spatial reference center may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and appropriations for the purposes of this section. SECTION 14. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007, but only if before that date the 80th Legislature
The technical mission of TSRC is to conduct basic and applied research contributing to NGS’s national Height Modernization program. TSRC is a repository for information used by researchers to develop improved understanding of elevation, geodetic and vertical datums in the state of Texas. The TSRC goal is to re-establish accurate elevations throughout Texas in cooperation with qualified geospatial scientists, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors.