You are here: / 🌍 Geodesy News
earth globe glass hand

Mission Earth – Geodynamics and Climate Change Observed Through Satellite Geodesy

, ,
How does your cell phone know where you are right now? How is our planet changing due to geodynamic processes and ongoing climate change? How can these changes be precisely measured from space?
GGOS Film - Discover GGOS and Geodesy© GGOS (background by NASA)

Discover GGOS – The Film

,
Do you know what geodesy is exactly and what GGOS does? This film immerses you in the world of geodesy and outlines its benefits for society.
© Rawpixel (id-744458)

New Article on Geodesy and Quantum Mechanics

, ,
Recently in December 2021 an article was published in the EOS magazine to dive into this interesting scientific part. It is definitely worth reading ...
earth globe glass hand

To benefit society and science

The new geodetic Earth observatory built by the Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) in Ny-Ålesund, 79 degrees north, was successfully inaugurated 6 June.
earth globe glass hand

NASA, Norway to Develop Arctic Laser-Ranging Station

,
NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbiting satellites, help track changes in the ice sheets and improve the efficiency of marine transportation and agriculture.
earth globe glass hand

Inauguration of the Onsala Twin Telescopes

,
The Onsala Space Observatory, Chalmers University of Technology, and the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS) are proud to announce the ceremonial inauguration of a new pair of Twin Telescopes for geodetic and astrometric VLBI. More than 200 international and national guests, including veterans of the first transatlantic VLBI observations in 1968 as well as the regional governors and representatives of Chalmers, participated in the festivity on Thursday, 18 May 2017.