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GGOS IberAtlantic (GGOS IA) functions as a regional node of GGOS, focusing on geodetic activities across the Iberian Peninsula and the Atlantic region. GGOS IA fosters collaboration among geodetic institutions while promoting scientific research and technological development tailored to the region’s unique geophysical characteristics.

Vening Meinesz Medal of EGU has been awarded to Prof. Jürgen Müller

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Vening Meinesz Medal of EGU has been awarded to Prof. Jürgen Müller

In 2023, the award goes to Prof. Jürgen Müller from the Institute of Geodesy, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany. The medal is named after the Dutch geophysicist and geodesist Felix Andries Vening-Meinesz. With this award, the EGU honours Jürgen Müller’s scientific leadership in the field of Lunar Laser Ranging and the test of general relativity as well as his contributions to advancing the field of geodesy especially in the use of quantum technology for novel applications and measurement concepts. With the latter, also the activities of the IAG Project “Novel Sensors and Quantum Technology for Geodesy (QuGe)” have been acknowledged.

Professor Harald Schuh from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) in Potsdam and former IAG president puts it this way in his laudation: “Jürgen Müller inimitably bridges the gap between physics and geodesy, where ground-breaking developments are transferred into geodetic applications. In his current research, he is working on using recent advances in quantum technology and optical clocks to improve measurements of the Earth’s gravity field and its changes in space and time. A project that has the potential to revolutionise our understanding of the Earth’s time variable gravity field.”

Prof. Annette Eicker (HCU Hamburg), president of EGU Division Geodesy, presents the medal to Prof. Jürgen Müller [photo: Sieglinde Müller]

The award ceremony took place on 26 April 2023 during the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna. With around 18,000 members, the EGU is the leading organisation for Earth, planetary and space science research in Europe. Together with partner organisations worldwide, it fosters fundamental geoscience research, alongside applied research that addresses key societal and environmental challenges with the aim to realise a sustainable and just future for humanity and for the planet.

Author: Sz. Rózsa

Call for candidates to the Editorial Board of Journal of Geodesy for the period 2023-2027

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Call for candidates to the Editorial Board of Journal of Geodesy for the period 2023-2027

Jürgen Kusche, the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Geodesy collected the list of possible candidates for the new Editorial Board. The candidates are:

  • Mattia Crespi,
  • Anna Klos, 
  • Jerome Benveniste, 
  • Susanne Glaser, 
  • Brian Gunter,
  • Urs Hugentobler, 
  • Hansjörg Kutterer, 
  • Frank Lemoine, 
  • Volker Michel, 
  • Felipe Nievinski, 
  • Michael Schindelegger, 
  • Yunzhong Shen, 
  • Benedikt Soja, 
  • Yusuke Yokota
  • Claudio Abbondanza, 
  • Sten Claessens, 
  • Kristel Chanard, 
  • Alberto Escapa, 
  • Amir Kodabandeh, 
  • Jacek Paziewski, 
  • Mirko Reguzzoni, 
  • Manoochehr Shirzaei, 
  • Baocheng Zhang
  • Peilang Xu

According to the Article 20 c) of the By-laws of the IAG, IAG Components, Members, Fellows, Honorary Officers and Council Members are entitled to nominate additional candidates to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Geodesy. Nominations can be sent directly to the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Geodesy () by June 15, 2023.

The new members of the Editorial Board will be elected at the IUGG General Assembly 2023 in Berlin.

Jürgen Kusche

Author: Sz. Rózsa

GGOS-Portal Survey Results

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GGOS conducted a survey between 01.03. and 03.05.2023 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 overview of the current availability of data products and their metadata.

The survey is closed now. Many thanks to all 195 people for their participation in the survey. The results of this survey will be presented at the IUGG General Assembly 2023 and the GGOS Days 2023.

More information about the GGOS-Portal: https://ggos.org/portal/