Thursday, April 18, 2019

NGS Scientists Present Findings for Improving IGLD 2020

The International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 (IGLD 85) will be updated to IGLD 2020 in 2025. At the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, NGS scientists gave a presentation on their findings for improvements to the IGLD. The EGU General Assembly is the largest geosciences meeting in Europe. Concurrently with the EGU General Assembly meeting, the NGS Chief Geodesist also met with the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management's Sub-Committee on Geodesy, which is tasked with creating and carrying out a "Road Map" for developing and implementing the Global Geodetic Reference Frame.

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