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Global Geodetic Observing System [electronic resource] :Meeting the Requirements of a Global Society on a Changing Planet in 2020 / edited by Hans-Peter Plag, Michael Pearlman.

by Plag, Hans-Peter [editor.]; Pearlman, Michael [editor.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.Description: xliv, 376 pages with 66 illus and 52 color figures online resource.ISBN: 9783642026874.Subject(s): Geography | Physical geography | Geographical information systems | Earth Sciences | Geophysics/Geodesy | Environmental Monitoring/Analysis | Geographical Information Systems/CartographyDDC classification: 550 | 526.1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The goals, achievements, and tools of modern geodesy -- Understanding a dynamic planet: Earth science requirements for geodesy -- Maintaining a modern society -- Earth observation: Serving the needs of an increasingly global society -- Geodesy: Foundation for exploring the planets, the solar system and beyond -- Integrated scientific and societal user requirements and functional specifications for the GGOS -- The future geodetic reference frame -- The future Global Geodetic Observing System -- Towards GGOS in 2020 -- Recommendations.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: With the provision of accurate reference frames and observations of changes in Earth's shape, gravity field and rotation, modern geodesy takes a fundamental role for improved understanding of geodynamics, geohazards, the global water cycle, global change, atmosphere and ocean dynamics, and it supports many societal applications that depend on accurate positions. The book provides a comprehensive overview of geodesy's contribution to science and society at large, and it identifies user needs and requirements in terms of geodetic observations and products. Specifications for a global geodetic observing system that would meet these requirements lead to considerations of system design and implementation.
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The goals, achievements, and tools of modern geodesy -- Understanding a dynamic planet: Earth science requirements for geodesy -- Maintaining a modern society -- Earth observation: Serving the needs of an increasingly global society -- Geodesy: Foundation for exploring the planets, the solar system and beyond -- Integrated scientific and societal user requirements and functional specifications for the GGOS -- The future geodetic reference frame -- The future Global Geodetic Observing System -- Towards GGOS in 2020 -- Recommendations.

With the provision of accurate reference frames and observations of changes in Earth's shape, gravity field and rotation, modern geodesy takes a fundamental role for improved understanding of geodynamics, geohazards, the global water cycle, global change, atmosphere and ocean dynamics, and it supports many societal applications that depend on accurate positions. The book provides a comprehensive overview of geodesy's contribution to science and society at large, and it identifies user needs and requirements in terms of geodetic observations and products. Specifications for a global geodetic observing system that would meet these requirements lead to considerations of system design and implementation.

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