Transcript IGFS – International Gravity Field Service

IGFS – International Gravity Field Service
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Established in Sapporo 2003
“Level-2” service coordinating activities of:
BGI (FAGS) - Toulouse
IGeS - Milano
ICET (FAGS) - Bruxelles
ICGEM (International Centre for Global Earth Models) – Potsdam
DEM service – Montfort Univ., UK (to be initiated)
Technical Center of the IGFS – NIMA/NGA – St. Louis
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Purpose:
- Coordination, initiatiate cooperative projects relating to the collection
and archiving of gravity field related data
- Coordinate schools, courses, meetings (e.g. geoid schools and
gravimetry schools)
- Joint electronic, partially reviewed journal – “Newtons Bulletin”
- General outreach relating to earth’s gravity field
IGFS
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Structure:
Advisory Board (services presidents + Jekeli + Sideris + Denker + ..)
Affiliates … about 20 scientists
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Activities:
Clarification of chairman and IAG role fall 2003
Consulting meeting with BGI + IGeS + ICET …Milano, Feb 2004
1st Advisory Board meeting – EGU Nice ..
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Actions - short term:
Web page
Project initiation (e.g. Vertical Datum, EGM2005 validation ..)
Absolute gravity – intensify effort for GGOS
Regional gravity field activities (Africa? Antarctica/IPY?) …
1st General mtg of the IGFS /Comm. 2: Istanbul, Turkey, Sep. 2006