عنوان

Precise geodetic infrastructure :

(Number (ISBN

0309158117

(Number (ISBN

9780309158114

Number

b411682

Title Proper

Precise geodetic infrastructure :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

national requirements for a shared resource /

First Statement of Responsibility

Committee on the National Requirements for Precision Geodetic Infrastructure, Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

National Academies Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 142 p. :

Other Physical Details

col. ill., maps ;

Dimensions

26 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-120).

Text of Note

Where on earth am I now? -- Geodesy for the benefit of society -- Geodesy requirements for earth science -- The geodetic infrastructure: current status and future requirements -- Geodetic reference frames and co-location requirements -- Support for the precise geodetic infrastructure.

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Text of Note

"Geodesy is the science of accurately measuring and understanding three fundamental properties of Earth: its geometric shape, its orientation in space, and its gravity field, and the changes of these properties with time. Over the past half century, the United States, in cooperation with international partners, has led the development of geodetic techniques and instrumentation. Geodetic observing systems provide a significant benefit to society in a wide array of military, research, civil, and commercial areas, including sea level change monitoring, autonomous navigation, tighter low flying routes for strategic aircraft, precision agriculture, civil surveying, earthquake monitoring, forest structural mapping and biomass estimation, and improved floodplain mapping. Recognizing the growing reliance of a wide range of scientific and societal endeavors on infrastructure for precise geodesy, and recognizing geodetic infrastructure as a shared national resource, this book provides an independent assessment of the benefits provided by geodetic observations and networks, as well as a plan for the future development and support of the infrastructure needed to meet the demand for increasingly greater precision. Precise Geodetic Infrastructure makes a series of focused recommendations for upgrading and improving specific elements of the infrastructure, for enhancing the role of the United States in international geodetic services, for evaluating the requirements for a geodetic workforce for the coming decades, and for providing national coordination and advocacy for the various agencies and organizations that contribute to the geodetic infrastructure."--Publisher's description.

Geodesy-- Standards-- United States.

Class number

Book number

National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the National Requirements for Precise Geodetic Infrastructure.

National Academies Press (U.S.)

National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics.

Date of Transaction

20110125013621.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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