{"id":"a0f2fc56-6092-42b0-8528-dfa73200b214","task":"Retrieve survey mark (benchmark) datasheet data using the NOAA NGS Data Explorer API","domain":"geodesy.noaa.gov","steps":["Identify target marks by their 6-character alphanumeric PID(s), or plan a location-based query instead","For PID lookups, pass one or more PIDs comma-delimited in the request","For location-based lookups, pass latitude/longitude plus a search radius and units (METER, KILOMETER, FOOT, or MILE; defaults to MILE)","Account for the 500-result cap per query when choosing radius/paging in dense areas","Parse the JSON response for the limited published datasheet attributes; fetch the full text datasheet separately for the complete historical record"],"gotchas":["The API returns only limited attributes from the publishable datasheet — the authoritative full record is still the text datasheet, not the API response","Results are capped at 500 sets per call; large-radius queries in dense areas can silently truncate","PIDs are case- and format-sensitive 6-character codes; a malformed PID returns no match rather than an explanatory error"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T11:39:30.637Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/a0f2fc56-6092-42b0-8528-dfa73200b214"}