News and Activities
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.
Geodetic Products
GGOSAn Extensive Information Platform
A primary goal of GGOS is the integration of the different geodetic observation techniques and models to obtain consistent geodetic products for the “three pillars” Geometry, Earth Rotation and Gravity as the basis for studying the Earth system and the interactions between its sub-components and the outer space. To ensure consistent results and to fully benefit from the technological improvements and high accuracy of the geodetic observations, reliable reference frames as well as common standards, conventions and models are essential for the data analysis and product generation. With modern instrumentation and techniques, geodesy is today capable of detecting signals emitted by the Earth system ranging from large and secular scales to very small and transient deformations with increasing spatial and temporal resolution, high accuracy, and decreasing latency.
Usage of Geodetic Products
With the precise observations and the derived products, geodesy provides the foundation to improve the understanding of our dynamic planet and to monitor global change phenomena such as ice melting and global sea level rise. The geodetic products are also crucial for future Earth system predictions, to develop prevention and mitigation programs, and to improve the forecast of natural hazards. For this task, different Earth and social sciences are using the geodetic products as core input data to improve and enhance their research and outcomes.
Interactive Overview and Easy Understandable Descriptions
GGOS developed an unique information platform, where interested users can find geodetic products interactively. They are guided to short and easy understandable descriptions about geodetic products. Please visit this new and recently published information platform and immerse into the world of geodetic products.
GGOS Products Website: https://ggos.org/products
The various types of geodetic products can be classified in two main groups: The target group of the classification “Geodetic Themes” is mainly the geodetic community. On the other side, the classification in “Earth System Components & Space” addresses more people which are not so familiar with geodesy. This information portal was realized with the contribution of the GGOS Coordinating Office, the GGOS Bureau of Products and Standards, the GGOS Science Panel, the IAG Services and a lot of other contributers from the geodetic community.
In futures additional geodetic products will be added.
GGOS D-A-CH
GGOSThe national geodetic commissions of Germany (DGK), Austria (ÖGK) and Switzerland (SGK), encompassing the D-A-CH region, joint their efforts in GGOS-related activities and in better exploiting the potential of GGOS in terms of science and infrastructure. For this purpose a preparatory working group was established and mandated. Many groups in the D-A-CH region are already strongly contributing to various components and activities of GGOS and to the IAG services in general. In order to institutionalize their activities and to tighten the links with GGOS as an organization, they decided to establish the GGOS D-A-CH committee and to apply for the status of a GGOS Affiliate.
New GGOS Affiliate: GGOS D-A-CH
A GGOS Affiliate in general is a national or regional organization that coordinates geodetic activities in that country or region. GGOS Affiliates allow increased participation in GGOS. GGOS Affiliates provide a forum for multi-technique, space-geodetic discussions, work to improve the quality of space-geodetic observations, and encourages the different agencies in that country or region that own, operate, and maintain the space-geodetic infrastructure there to collaborate with each other. Until now only one GGOS Affiliate – GGOS Japan – existed.
The application to become a new GGOS Affiliate was sent by Prof. Hansjörg Kutterer, as the chair of the GGOS D-A-CH committee, to the GGOS Coordinating Board. This application was approved by the GGOS Coordinating Board in May 2021.
Next Steps
The next steps are a Call for Participation to involve all stakeholders in the D-A-CH region in terms of persons and institutions, the formulation of the Terms of Reference with a clear focus on strategic topics in GGOS-related science, and the establishment of regular meetings to stimulate and promote dedicated research projects.
For further information, please visit the website of GGOS D-A-CH. It will be updated in future to provide more information.
GGOS Days 2021
GGOSGGOS Days is the annual meeting of GGOS during which the different components of GGOS meet and report on their activities during the past year and their plans for the coming year.
Originally it was planned as a hybrid meeting in Munich, Germany. But due to the current still ongoing and uncertain COVID-19 situation, the GGOS Executive Committe decided in May 2021 that the GGOS Days 2021 will take place completely as virtual conference on October 11 -13 for 2 hours each day.
Please find further information on the official website:
Everyone is encouraged to attend for free! If you are interested to participate, please register via this Link.