Geodesy

What’s up for geodesy during the upcoming EGU23?

Rebekka Steffen April 14, 2023

Austria Center in Vienna. Photo credit: Holger Steffen

It’s this time of the year again when we all try to meet up in Vienna and talk about our latest scientific results and more importantly network with old and new colleagues. The EGU General Assembly (GA) will be a hybrid meeting this year again: (v)EGU23. There will be scientific sessions with the usual oral and poster presentations as well as Pico sessions, networking opportunities and short cours ...[Read More]

Geodetic Data and Products – Idea of a Central Access Point

Martin Sehnal and edited by Rebekka Steffen April 3, 2023

The services of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) provide very important and valuable geodetic data, information, and data products that are increasingly relevant for Earth System research, including monitoring of global change phenomena and a wide range of diverse applications such as satellite navigation, surveying, mapping, engineering, geospatial information systems, and so ...[Read More]

Women in Geodesy: Martine Feissel-Vernier

Rebekka Steffen, Öykü Koç and Andreas Kvas March 21, 2023

Figure courtesy: Öykü Koç

We started a new series where we interview past Vening-Meinesz medalists about her view and role as a women in science. So far, we have talked with Anny Cazenave and Véronique Dehant, the first and second Vening-Meinesz medalists. Only two years after Véronique Dehant, Martine Feissel-Vernier received the prestigious Vening-Meinesz medal in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments in ...[Read More]

Women in Geodesy: Veronique Dehant

Rebekka Steffen, Öykü Koç and Andreas Kvas March 15, 2023

Figure courtesy: Öykü Koç

A few weeks ago we talked with Anny Cazenave, the first Vening-Meinesz medallist, about her view on being a women in science. But, she wasn’t the only influential women in Geodesy that received the Vening-Meinesz medal from the EGU. In 2003, Véronique Dehant was awarded with the Vening-Meinesz medal in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the study of nutations of the Earth ...[Read More]