Committee on Geodesy - National Research Council

Abstract

The focus was on the applications of geodesy to oceanography, geophysics, space science, surveying, mapping and instrumentation. A report Geodesy in the Year 2000 is under review and will be published during the winter 1989-90. The Committee plans to continue to review the activities and research in geodesy; identify basic research opportunities and applied research needs; and recommend actions to meet future national, societal,scientific and technological demands on geodetic science, including surveying, mapping, and photogrammetry. A panel set up to 1. evaluate the scientific impact of a global network of fiducial sites; 2. examine strategies for implementing and operating such a network in the light of anticipated scientific return using existing capabilities where possible; and 3. assess whether such a network would provide a suitable global infrastructure for geodetic and other geophysical system of the next century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1990
Accession Number
ADA217770

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Long

Organizations

  • National Academy of Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Climate Change
  • Coast Guard
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Geodesy
  • Geophysics
  • Measurement
  • Observatories
  • Sea Level
  • Space Sciences
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Geodesy

Technology Areas

  • Space