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UN-GGCE “Listening World Tour” – IAG

Virtual Meeting between IAG and UN-GGCE   The United Nations Global Geodetic Center of Excellence UN-GGCE will be hosting two listening sessions to maximize the opportunity for participation from IAG members all around the world. Both…

Report of the GGOS Days 2023

GGOS convenes its various components annually to report on achievements and formulate activities for the future. On this occasion, the Instituto Geográfico Nacional of Spain hosted the GGOS Days in Alcalá de Henares from 20th to 22nd September…

Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems – GGHS2024

The GGHS2024 “Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2024” Symposium will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 4 to 6 September 2024. It focuses on methods for observing, estimating and interpreting the Earth’s gravity field and the essential…

The Importance of Geodetic Reference Frames

The International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF) is the standard reference frame recommended by a number of international scientific organizations, including the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) and the International…

GGOS Japan – Awarded with the Tsuboi Prize

GGOS Japan celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. It was established as GGOS Working Group of Japan in 2013 and has been entitled as a GGOS Affiliate since 2017. On October 12, 2023, GGOS Japan was awarded with the Tsuboi Prize (group…

New Film about Terrestrial Reference Frames

Due to the success and very positive response to the film Discover GGOS and Geodesy we are working on the production of more videos about geodetic products. Now we are proud to present the new film Terrestrial Reference Frames - Connecting the…

GRACE Hackweek 3

We are organizing "GRACE Hackweek 3", an online school on time-variable gravity field from GRACE/GRACE-FO satellite missions to be held from October 2-6, 2023. This is the third edition of the online school. It is our aim in this online school…

GGOS Days 2023

The GGOS Days 2023 - the annual meeting of GGOS reporting its recent activities and plans for the coming year - will approach soon, on September 20-22. It will be held in Alcalá/Yebes in Spain as a hybrid meeting. If you want to get more information…
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New GGOS President

Dr. Laura Sánchez was elected in July 2023 by the IAG Executive Committee during the IUGG General Assembly 2023 as the new GGOS President. She will hold this position for the period 2023-2027. Dr. Laura Sánchez is a research scientist at…

Survey Results – GGOS Portal

GGOS conducted a survey from April to March 2023 to inquire the opinions of geodetic data users on data availability and visibility and to identify requirements for a comprehensive and user-friendly GGOS Portal. In addition GGOS obtained an…