[IGSMAIL-8493] New IGS Analysis Center Coordinator

[IGS Central Bureau]

Dear IGS Community Members,

On behalf of the IGS Governing Board, the Central Bureau is happy to
announce that the next IGS Analysis Center Coordinator (ACC) will be a
collaborative effort led by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and
Geoscience Australia, with support from GFZ German Research Centre for
Geosciences Potsdam and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The ACC is a critical role within the IGS, with the following key
responsibilities:

   - Monitoring the quality of products submitted by individual ACs.
   - Combining products from individual ACs to produce robust operational
   products.
   - Evaluating the combined products for performance and consistency.
   - Disseminating official IGS combined products through an operational
   framework.
   - Coordinating changes, developments, and improvements within the
   contributing ACs to use the latest models and standards.
   - Evaluating the suitability of new ACs that wish to be recognized by
   the IGS.

The ACC is responsible for establishing the detailed specifications for IGS
products, while working closely with ACs and the IGS Reference Frame
Coordinator. Additionally, the ACC works closely with the ACs in the
generation of other IGS analysis products, including the content of the IGS
ACC website (https://igs.org/acc/). The new NASA/GA+ ACC will undertake a
phased approach to ensure a smooth and thorough transition towards a fully
multi-GNSS IGS, enhancing the accuracy and reliability of future GNSS
products, while working towards achieving the IGS strategic goal of
“multi-GNSS Technical Excellence.”

We will share more information about this transition, as well as the new
ACC’s plans for ensuring that IGS products are consistently and reliably
available to the global community, as it becomes available. Finally, we
would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to all
organizations who submitted proposals for this role.

On behalf of the Central Bureau, and with my best regards from California,

Allison





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Allison B. Craddock



Director, International GNSS Service - Central Bureau

Manager of External Relations, IAG Global Geodetic Observing System



Systems Engineer

International Coordination and Partnership Office Space Geodesy

Program NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

4800 Oak Grove Drive

MS 238-600

Pasadena, CA 91109 USA



Mobile: +1 818 237 0425

craddock at jpl.nasa.gov

craddock at igs.org
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