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Geodesy

edited by Rebekka Steffen

Rebekka is a researcher at Lantmäteriet (The Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority). She is working on glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) modelling with a focus on stress field changes and model development, and is involved in the development of a European velocity model as part of EUREF (Regional Reference Frame IAG Sub-Commission for Europe). Rebekka is also the chair of a IAG (International Association of Geodesy) Joint Study Group on GIA. She received her PhD in 2013 from the University of Calgary.

The comprehensive Geodetic Information Portal of GGOS

, and June 13, 2022
The comprehensive Geodetic Information Portal of GGOS
Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS)

The Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) is a collaborative contribution of the global geodesy community to the observation and monitoring of the Earth System. Geodesy is the science of determining the shape of the Earth, its gravity field, and its rotation as functions of time. Essential to reaching this goal are stable and consistent geodetic ...[Read More]

Geodesists on Tour: GNSS measurements in East Africa

and March 23, 2022
Geodesists on Tour: GNSS measurements in East Africa
Installation of site UGN6 at the Queen’s Pavilion (Uganda). Photo Credit: D. Sarah Stamps.

  Africa hosts the world’s most extensive subaerial rift system on Earth known as the East African Rift System (EARS). It stretches over 5000 km from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden intersection in the north to the Southwest Indian Spreading Ridge south of South Africa. East-West, the EARS spans the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo across to eastern Madagascar over 3000 km. The ...[Read More]

EGU Campfire Geodesy – Share Your Research – Fifth Edition

and March 7, 2022
EGU Campfire Geodesy – Share Your Research – Fifth Edition

  We all welcome you around our fifth EGU Geodesy Campfire to listen to two exciting talks by Eva Börgens and Sandro Krauss. The Geodesy EGU Campfire Events “Share Your Research” will give (early career) researchers the chance to talk about their work. Below you can find detailed descriptions about their talks. We will have time for networking after the presentations. Please join us on Zoom o ...[Read More]

EGU Campfire Geodesy – Share Your Research – Fourth Edition

and February 11, 2022
EGU Campfire Geodesy – Share Your Research – Fourth Edition

  We all welcome you around our fourth EGU Geodesy Campfire to listen to two exciting talks by Early Career Scientists (ECS) Marcello Passaro and Kevin Gobron. The Geodesy EGU Campfire Events “Share Your Research” will give early career researchers the chance to talk about their work. Below you can find detailed descriptions about their talks. We will have time for networking after the presen ...[Read More]