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Book Review – Mission Earth

Read this book review by Hansjörg Kutterer about the recently published "Mission Earth" book about the science of measuring the Earth.
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GGOS Product:
Terrestrial Reference Frame

How can we provide a stable reference for measuring changes of our planet?
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GGOS Newsletter – New Design

The new GGOS newsletter will be sent out at the beginning of each month containing latest News and upcoming Events. Furthermore the design of the new GGOS newsletter has been improved and modernized.
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Mission Earth Book

The science of measuring the Earth - Presented in an exciting and easy to understand way - Illustrative examples from satellite navigation to climate change
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The Power of Where

Every day, humanity benefits from geodesy. An amazing panel of speakers presented the benefits of geodesy to society in a virtual open forum.
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Nature Research Award for Driving Global Impact

Nature Research Award for Driving Global Impact Science is critical in solving global challenges.  In 2021 Nature invites applications from early career researchers (please see criteria below) working in these areas: Food security, water…
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New GGOS website launched

IAG's Global Geodetic Observing System works together with the IAG Components – technical services, commissions, inter-commission-committees and IAG-projects – for monitoring the Earth system and global change research. GGOS has launched its new website at www.ggos.org, where you can read how geodesy and geodetic observations can contribute to the deeper understanding of our living planet, the Earth!
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A Brief History of Geodesy

Geodesy is a field of study that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, and it all started when a clever human ...
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United Nations Subcommittee on Geodesy was inaugurated

"This is certainly a good day for geodesy", says Gary Johnston, one of the two co-chairs of the subcommittee.
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Description of the Global Geodetic Reference Frame

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution on a Global Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development (A/RES/69/266) on February 26, 2015. The purpose of this document is a description of the Global Geodetic Reference Frame (GGRF), along with a brief description of its key components, as a realization of the Global Geodetic Reference System (GGRS).