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GGOS D-A-CH

The national geodetic commissions of Germany (DGK), Austria (ÖGK) and Switzerland (SGK), encompassing the D-A-CH region, joint their efforts in GGOS-related activities. They were now approved by the GGOS CB as a new GGOS Affiliate.
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GGOS Days 2021

GGOS Days is the annual meeting of GGOS during which the different components of GGOS meet and report on their activities. Everyone is encouraged to attend!
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Quantum Gravimetry in Space and on Ground

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This IAG Workshop is scheduled to be as an virtual meeting on 26th and 27th of May 2021 (2:00-5:00 PM CET) and aims at covering a broad scope of quantum gravity sensing, from the development of the sensors and their characterization, to a large panel of present and future applications.
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The Power of Where

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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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GGOS Event Update

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of very interesting geodetic events take place this year. GGOS contributes at large conferences with own sessions or organize it's own conference (GGOS Days). Please have a look at and save the dates of the…
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New Height of Mount Everest

The new height of the Mount Everest refers to the International Height Reference System (IHRS), a major enterprise of GGOS.
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Mission Earth

Tracking down Geodynamics and Climate Change with Satellite Geodesy. This book aims at interested nonprofessionals who want to learn more about our fascinating planet, but also at experts in natural sciences.
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New GGOS website launched

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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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New GGOS Website

From time to time it is necessary to redesign a website. The old GGOS website was developed in 2016. In the end of 2019, the redesign process started and it is now time to launch the completely new GGOS website with a lot of enhanced features…
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A Brief History of Geodesy

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Geodesy is a field of study that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, and it all started when a clever human ...