Geodesy

Bits and Bites of Geodesy – Trilateration on Vacation: How GNSS Locates You

Leire Retegui-Schiettekatte July 25, 2025

Figure courtesy: Öykü Koç

Summer vacations are finally here! Like every year, many of us are ready to travel and explore new and exciting destinations. And of course, the GPS on our phones will be an indispensable travel companion! Did you know that GPS (or GNSS) positioning is one of the traditional geodetic techniques? Come along to discover how this technique can find your location in the world and the various applicati ...[Read More]

Bits and Bites of Geodesy – From Wobble to Wander: Tracking Earth’s Shifting Rotation Axis

Marius Schlaak June 27, 2025

Figure courtesy: Öykü Koç

When we think of Earth’s rotation, it is tempting to imagine a perfectly smooth spin. But in reality, Earth’s rotation is irregular and dynamic, and is influenced by forces inside and outside of our planet. To describe the changing orientation of the Earth in space over time Earth Orientation Parameters (EOPs) are measured with fundamental geodetic measuring techniques, e.g., Very Long Baseline In ...[Read More]

A Brief Recap of EGU GA25

Öykü Koç May 30, 2025

Overview of Vienna from a rooftop. Photo credit: Marius Schlaak

Thank you all for an amazing EGU General Assembly (GA) this year! If you missed EGU25 or some of the events we organised, here’s a recap so you can stop wondering how it went and get an idea of what to expect next year. We started our week with the online division meeting on Wednesday before the general assembly, as is our tradition. We have made some significant changes within the division team a ...[Read More]

EGU Campfire Geodesy – Share Your Research – 11th Edition

Bene Aschenneller April 17, 2025

We are excited to announce the 11th edition of Geodesy Campfire – Share Your Research in November. The Geodesy EGU Campfire Events “Share Your Research” give (early career) researchers the chance to talk about their work. We have two exciting talks by our guest speakers, Michela Ravanelli and Michal Cuadrat-Grzybowski. Below, you can find the details of the topics awaiting us. We will have time to ...[Read More]