Geodesy

Notable Quote: Satellite Gives Japan Global Edge

sunburned.surveyor@gmail.com October 15, 2017 Geodesy, GIS, Technology Japan, Michibiki, Satellite Navigation

Michibiki Satellite for Japan Navigation

“Under (the) new system, geolocation satellites will hover directly above Japan, fixing the problem in the country’s dense urban areas of existing GPS signals occasionally being blocked by tall buildings.” Source: The Wall Street Journal (Thursday, October 10, 2017 Issue)…
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February Meeting of the Western Region Height Modernization Group

sunburned.surveyor@gmail.com February 15, 2016 Geodesy, Geodetic Survey Control, Land Surveying IRTF 2014, ITRF, NGS, NGS GPS On Benchmarks, Western Region Height Modernization Group

A few days ago I attended the February meeting of the Western Region Height Modernization Group. Here are some highlights from the meeting: ITRF 2014 was released last month and will be used in the future by NGS to adjust…
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