International Association of Geodesy


















International Association of Geodesy
Section II: Advanced Space Technology

President: C. K. Shum (USA)
Secretary:Pascal Willis (France)


Mid-term Reports
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objective.gif (150138 bytes) Section II, Advanced Space Technology of the International Association of Geodesy, is engaged in new space techniques for geodesy, geodynamics, atmospheric, oceanographic and other areas of Earth science studies. Its objectives include the participation and promotion of the research and applications using the modern space technologies for a wide variety of interdisciplinary studies in Earth and planetary sciences. Section II organizes Commissions and Special Commissions, Special Study Groups and various Services to fulfill its objectives.

Commissions

Commission VIII

Commission VIII
International Coordination of Space  Techniques for Geodesy and Geodynamics (CSTG)

Chair
: Hermann Drewes (Germany)
Secretary: Wolfgang Bosch (Germany)

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Special Commission VII

Special Commission VII
Satellite Gravity Field Missions

Chair: Karl-Heinz Ilk (Germany)
Scientific Secretary: Jürgen Kusche (Germany)

Special Study Groups

SSG 2.162

SSG 2.162
Precise Orbits Using Multiple Space Techniques

Chair: Remko Scharoo (The Netherlands)

SSG 2.183

SSG 2.183
Spaceborne Interferometry techniques

Chair: Ramon Hanssen (The Neitherlands)

SSG 2.192

SSG 2.192
Spaceborne Atmospheric GNS Soundings

Chair: Rob Kursinski (USA), Klemens Hocke (Germany)

SSG 2.193

SSG 2.193
Gravity Field Missions: Calibration and Validation

ChairsPieter N.A.M. Visser (The Netherlands), Christopher Jekeli (USA)

SSG 2.194

SSG 2.194
GPS Water Level Measurements

Chairs: Gerry Mader (USA), Tilo Schöne (Germany), Doug Martin (USA)

International Services

IGS

International GPS Service(IGS)

Chair: Christopher Reigber (Germany)
Director of the Central Bureau: Ruth Neilan (USA)

ILRS

International Laser Ranging Service(ILRS)

Chair: John J. Degnan (USA)
Secretary: Mike Pearlman (USA)
Director of the ILRS Central Bureau: John M. Bosworth (USA)

IVS

International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry(IVS)

Chair: Wolfgang Schlueter (Germany)
Director of the Coordinating Center: Nancy Vandenberg (USA)

GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam

Institute of Theoretical Geodesy Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie Institut Géographique National The Delft Institute for Earth-Oriented Space Research
Jet Propultion Laboratory
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
National Geodetic Survey
Geodesy at Ohio State University

Last Updated on June 14, 2003.
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