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2010-03-19

Leif Svensson (1943-2010(...)

2010-03-19

IGFS CENTRAL BUREAU - CALL FOR PROPOSALS On behalf of the International Association of Geodesy, the IGFS and its member services hereby request proposals for the operation of the IGFS Central Bureau. An organizational structure to operate the Central Bureau and an operational plan must be provided in the proposal. The proposal should clearly address the capabilities being offered by the institution, its financial ability and commitment to carry them out, and approp(...)

2009-11-30

Irene Kaminka Fischer, the grande dame of 20th century geodesy, died on October 22, 2009 at the age of 102. During her 25 years at the United States Army Map Service and its successor agencies, spanning the period 1952-1977, she established an unmatched scientific record. Her workplace recognized her accomplishments by naming her to its Hall of Fame and presenting her the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award and the U. S. Army Meritorious Civilian Servi(...)

2009-10-29

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2009-02-27

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2008-07-15

Dear IAG Members, As a new service of the IAG website, the IAG Forum has been opened. The Forum is a place for discussions, sending feedback to the Communication and Outreach Branch (COB) and any other entity of the IAG, or just expressing the oppinion on any IAG or Geodesy related topics. The service is available only to the IAG Members, after logging in using the username and password already sent to the e-mail address of the members. If You have not received this e-(...)

2008-03-12

The Communication and Outreach Branch would like to announce the update of the IAG Directory. In the next days those professionals, who participated in the previous issue of the IAG Directory will be contacted via e-mail to update their datasheet. What is the IAG Directory? The IAG Directory contains contact information of those professionals, who are working in or are interested in geodesy. This directory holds the name, address, phone number, e-mail address (...)

2008-02-25

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2007-08-01

Most citizens of the developed world are familiar with GPS equipment, on boats, in the car or as a tool when exploring new cities. Few of these citizens know that GPS is a space geodetic technique. The Geodetic Journey is an outreach activity that claims to promote the field of geodesy to the general public by making journeys that focus on geodesy both today and it´s history particularly in the region where the journey take place. From Ancient Surveying to Modern E(...)

2007-05-31

The IAG Nominating Committee for the election of Officers relative to the period 2007-2011, composed by: L.P. Fortes R. Rummel F. Sansò C. Wilson has completed on May 25, 2007 all the election procedures according to the present IAG Bylaws. The list of the new Officers elected to the various positions within the IAG structure, results as follows: IAG President:M. Sideris, CanadaIAG Vice-President:C. Rizos, Australia(...)

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