GGOS Blog – NEWS (Latest News about GGOS)

GGOS IberAtlantic:
A new GGOS Affiliate

The national geodetic authorities of Spain and Portugal, signed letters of intent and defined terms of reference to initiate the operation of GGOS IberAtlantic. The GGOS Executive Committee welcome the Spanish and Portuguese colleagues to GGOS and highly appreciate their contribution.
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Establishment of an
IAG Secretariat at BEV

The IAG proposed the establishment of an IAG Secretariat at BEV. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the IAG and the BEV, initiating the establishment of this IAG Secretariat, which was announced and celebrated at the EGU Geodesy Reception.
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New Director of Bureau of Networks and Observations

We are pleased to announce that our colleagues José Rodriguez - from the Red de Infraestructuras Geodésicas RIG, Instituto Geográfico Nacional IGN, Spain and Martin Lidberg from Lantmäteriet, the Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land…
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GGOS Strategic Plan 2024 – 2034: Geodesy for Science and Society

GGOS, the Global Geodetic Observing System of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), was established as an integrating framework for all IAG Components (Services, Commissions, Inter-Commission Committees and Projects) to move from the…
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International Height Reference Frame IHRF – Coordination Centre

From the GGOS Focus Area Unified Height System to the IHRF Coordination Centre One initial objective of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) was the standardisation of height systems…

Call for Nomination – Director of the Bureau of Networks and Observations

GGOS is seeking nominations for the position of Director of the GGOS Bureau of Networks and Observations (GGOS-BNO). The outgoing Director, Michael Pearlman, will be stepping down once we have a new GGOS-BNO Director. So, this is your opportunity…

Recent Achievements and Future Perspectives in Geodesy – Scientific Colloquium

At the end of 2023, Prof. Harald Schuh will retire as Director of the Geodesy Department at the GFZ. For this reason, the GFZ has decided to organize and host a scientific colloquium on “Recent Achievements and Future Perspectives in…

GGOS Days 2024 & GGOS Focus Areas Topical Meeting

The GGOS Days 2024 will be held together with the GGOS Focus Areas Topical Meeting on October 7-11, 2024 in Potsdam, Germany.
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Geodesy: It’s about Time

Watch this inspiring video of the IUGG Union lecture by Geoffrey Blewitt! At the 23rd IUGG General Assembly in Berlin Geoffrey Blewitt presented an inspiring talk on Geodesy and its role in better understanding our living planet, the Earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTKx_L6Vrzo IUGG…

EGU 2024 Abstract Submission

Abstract submission for next year's EGU General Assembly (14-19 April 2024) is open and we invite you to submit an abstract for the GGOS session Global Geodetic Observing System: The Reference for Earth System Monitoring High precision modern…