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OverviewGeodesy is the science of accurately measuring and understanding three fundamental properties of Earth: its geometric shape, its orientation in space, and its gravity field, as well as 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Committee on the National Requirements for Precision Geodetic Infrastructure , Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics , Board on Earth Sciences & Resources , Division on Earth and Life StudiesPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780309158114ISBN 10: 0309158117 Pages: 156 Publication Date: 25 November 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Summary: A Shared National Resource; 3 1 Where on Earth Am I Now?; 4 2 Geodesy for the Benefit of Society; 5 3 Geodesy Requirements for Earth Science; 6 4 The Geodetic Infrastructure: Current Status and Future Requirements; 7 5 Geodetic Reference Frames and Co-Location Requirements; 8 6 Support for the Precise Geodetic Infrastructure; 9 References; 10 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 11 Appendix B: Presentations to the Committee; 12 Appendix C: Glossary; 13 Appendix D: Abbreviations and AcronymsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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