[IGSMAIL-6024]: 2010 EGU Session G4: Integration of Geodetic Techniques: A Coordinated GGOS Approach

[Erricos C. Pavlis]

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IGS Electronic Mail      13 Nov 15:15:11 PST 2009      Message Number 6024
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Author: Erricos Pavlis


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Dear Colleagues,

We would like to bring to your attention the following session that  
we are organizing during the 2010 EGU General Assembly, Wien, May  
02-07, 2010, and encourage you to participate, submitting a  
presentation. Please pass this information to colleagues of yours who  
may be interested. For your convenience we include below the critical  
deadlines to be observed over the next two months and useful links  
associated with the meeting.

We hope to see you in Wien!

"Integration of Geodetic Techniques: A Coordinated GGOS Approach" (G4)

(For details, see also the session description below)


Using this link you are asked to log in to the Copernicus Office  
Meeting Organizer:

http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2010/session/1933

You may submit the text of your contribution as plain text, LaTeX, or  
MS Word content. Please pay attention to the First Author Rule as  
described at:

http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2010/abstract_management/ 
how_to_submit_an_abstract.html

The deadline for the receipt of Abstracts is 18 Jan 2010.
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In case you would like to apply for support, please submit your  
request no later than 04 Dec 2009 at:

http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2009/support_and_distinction/ 
financial_support.html

Further information about the EGU General Assembly 2010 can be found at:

http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2010, and information about EGU  
itself can be found at http://www.egu.eu.

In case any questions arise, please contact us!

Thanks for your time and looking forward to meeting you all in Wien!

Erricos, Jim, Frank and Axel



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G4 Integration of Geodetic Techniques: A Coordinated GGOS Approach

Convener: Erricos C. Pavlis
Co-Conveners: Jim R Ray, Frank G. Lemoine, Axel Nothnagel

As the implementation of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS)  
gains momentum, careful scrutiny is needed to assure a closer  
integration across all IAG techniques. Efforts should include both  
observational and analysis components. This session brings together  
all of the contributing techniques and provides a forum where each  
can present their plans to modernize the treatment of the geodetic  
observations, as well as the geodetic infrastructure used to collect  
these observations (ground- and space-based). Some of the major  
international agencies have already embarked on major renewal  
efforts. Closer coordination of efforts to develop an efficient and  
robust global infrastructure to collect and optimally analyze the  
data seems warranted. The goal should be further improvement in the  
accuracy and stability of our products, including reduction of  
systematic errors that can only be fully exposed through inter- 
technique comparisons. Integrating the information collected by each  
individual technique into combined products should make maximal use  
of information inherent in each observable. At the same time though  
it will require a closer collaboration of those who collect and  
analyze that data, and a more in-depth understanding of all  
techniques. We solicit presentations on all aspects of: future ground  
networks as well as satellite constellations, novel combination  
techniques of geodetic observations, future product developments  
enabled by the integration of techniques, accuracy assessment of  
these products, etc.



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