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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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I would like to make you aware about the publication of a topical
Springer Textbook addressing challenges and technical solutions for
operating GGOS observatories (see below). Starting from computer
science theory and using the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell as
example the author Alexander Neidhardt highlights ways for secure
operation of individual instruments, entire observatories, and
systems of observatories based on modern methods of program and
control engineering. The book is addressing advanced students as
well as engineers at geodetic and astronomical observatories.<br>
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Best regards<br>
Urs Hugentobler<br>
Research Facility Satellite Geodesy, Technical University of Munich<br>
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<p style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px;">Springer Textbooks in Earth
Sciences, Geography and Environment (Englisch)<span
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</span>Alexander Neidhardt: Applied Computer Science for GGOS
Observatories - Communication, Coordination and Automation of
Future Geodetic Infrastructures<span
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</span>ISBN 978-3-319-40139-3 (2017)</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px;"><span
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</span>Table of Content:<span
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</span>* Introduction, Pages 1-12<span
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</span>* Writing Code for Scientific Software, Pages 13-130<span
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</span>* Using a Code Toolbox, Pages 131-246<span
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</span>* Controlling a Laser Ranging System, Pages 247-393<span
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</span>* Controlling a VLBI System Remotely, Pages 395-482<span
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</span>* Coordination, Communication, and Automation for the GGOS,
Pages 483-508<span
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</span>* Outlook, Pages 509-512</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px;"><span
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</span>Content:<span
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</span>This book combines elementary theory from computer science
with real-world challenges in global geodetic observation, based
on examples from the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell, Germany. It
starts with a step-by-step introduction to developing stable and
safe scientific software to run successful software projects. The
use of software toolboxes is another essential aspect that leads
to the application of generative programming. An example is a
generative network middleware that simplifies communication. <span
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</span>One of the book’s main focuses is on explaining a potential
strategy involving autonomous production cells for space geodetic
techniques. The complete software design of a satellite laser
ranging system is taken as an example. <span
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</span>Such automated systems are then combined for global
interaction using secure communication tunnels for remote access.
The network of radio telescopes is used as a reference. <span
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</span>Combined observatories form coordinated multi-agent systems
offer solutions for operational aspects of the Global Geodetic
Observing System (GGOS) with regard to “Industry 4.0”.</p>
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</span>Purchase from:<span
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</span>- Springer Int.:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319401379">https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319401379</a> <span
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</span>- Amazon.com:
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