How many millimeters has the sea level risen? How fast are the continents moving? How big is the impact of high and low pressure areas on the altitude of landmasses? In order to answer these questions ...

Evolving the Geodetic Infrastructure to Meet New Scientific Needs, compares the current capabilities of the geodetic infrastructure with the requirements of high-priority science questions for ...

No audio available for this content. The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) recently announced two new items related to the modernized National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). First, it announced that ...

Accuracy—The closeness of an estimated value (that is measured or computed) to a standard or accepted (true) value of a particular quantity. Strictly, it only applies to absolute physical quantities, ...

The ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Planning has started a new digital land demarcation system to be used by surveyors. Mr John Lutaaya, the acting principal staff surveyor, said the government ...

Modern society relies on satellites. Satellite information is essential for economic growth, the operation of critical infrastructure, and is a cornerstone of national defence forces. But have you ...

How many millimeters has the sea level risen? How fast are the continents moving? In order to answer these questions, measurements are being made around the clock at more than 1,700 globally ...