IERS Technical Note [ link-1708-0013 ] Link to IERS : Terrestrial Reference Systems and their realizations. A Terrestrial Reference System (TRS) is a spatial reference system co-rotating with the Earth in its diurnal motion in space. In such a system, positions of points attached to the solid surface of the Earth have coordinates which undergo… Read More »
Zuheir Altamimi, Xavier Collilieux, Laurent Métivier, Paul Rebischung, Daphné Lercier, IGN France [ link-1708-0012 ] Link to NASA : This document describes brief description of space geodesy techniques, ITRF construction, ITRF and science applications: Sea Level, Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA), Plate Motion; Limiting factors and challenges for the future: Network configuration, Technique systematic errors, Site… Read More »
FIG GUIDE [ link-1708-0011 ] Link to FIG : The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Commission 5 is responsible for assisting practising surveyors in FIG member associations to apply Positioning and Measurement technologies efficiently and effectively in their day-to-day survey activities. One of the most significant technologies to emerge in recent decades has been Global… Read More »