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Vol. 94 - No. 11 - November 2020 Journal of Geodesy The A constituent Association of the International Union of Geodesy and Geodesist’s Geophysics (IUGG) Edited by: IAG Office Markku Poutanen Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI Handbook National Land Survey of Finland Geodeetinrinne 2 02430 Masala, Finland e-mail: [email protected] 2020 IAG Communication and Outreach Branch (COB) Szabolcs Rózsa Department of Geodesy and Surveying Budapest University of Technology and Economics P.O.Box 91 H-1521 Budapest, Hungary e-mail: [email protected] . Journal of Geodesy https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01434-z Ó 2020 The Author(s) THE GEODESIST’S HANDBOOK 2020 Table of Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................ 5 The International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Historical Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Past Officers of the International Association of Geodesy (2007 – 2019) ......................................................... 16 Statutes of the International Association of Geodesy ...................................................................................... 19 Bylaws of the International Association of Geodesy ........................................................................................ 23 Rules for IAG Scientific Meetings ................................................................................................................... 35 Rules for the IAG Levallois Medal ................................................................................................................. 37 Rules for the IAG Guy Bomford Prize ............................................................................................................ 38 Rules for the IAG Young Authors Award ....................................................................................................... 39 Rules for IAG Travel Awards ......................................................................................................................... 40 IAG Fund ....................................................................................................................................................... 41 IAG Membership ........................................................................................................................................... 42 The XXVII IUGG General Assembly IAG Presidential Address ................................................................................................................................ 43 IAG Levallois Medal Laudation ..................................................................................................................... 46 IAG Guy Bomford Prize Lecture ..................................................................................................................... 48 IAG Young Authors Award Citation .............................................................................................................. 51 Report of the IAG Secretary General .............................................................................................................. 57 Minutes of the IAG Council Sessions .............................................................................................................. 63 Summary of the IAG Executive Committee Sessions ..................................................................................... 70 IUGG Resolutions ........................................................................................................................................... 76 IAG Resolutions .............................................................................................................................................. 78 Structures for the Period 2019 – 2023 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) ................................................................................ 81 International Association of Geodesy (IAG) ................................................................................................... 83 Commission 1 – Reference Frames ................................................................................................................. 91 Commission 2 – Gravity Field ......................................................................................................................... 110 Commission 3 – Earth Rotation and Geodynamics .......................................................................................... 127 Commission 4 – Positioning and Applications ................................................................................................ 137 Inter-commission Committee on Theory.......................................................................................................... 160 Inter-Commission Committee for Climate Research ........................................................................................ 179 Inter-Commission Committee for Marine Geodesy .......................................................................................... 189 Project Novel Sensors and Quantum Technology for Geodesy ........................................................................ 191 Communication and Outreach Branch (COB) .................................................................................................. 195 4 The Geodesist’s Handbook 2020 Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) GGOS Terms of Reference and Structure 2019-2023 ...................................................................................... 197 Inventory of Standards and Conventions ......................................................................................................... 221 IAG Scientific Services International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) ............................................................... 293 International DORIS Service (IDS) .................................................................................................................. 295 International GPS Service (IGS) ...................................................................................................................... 301 International Laser Range Service (ILRS) ........................................................................................................ 305 International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS) ....................................................................... 308 International Gravity Field Service (IGFS) ....................................................................................................... 310 International Centre for Global Earth Models (ICGEM) ................................................................................... 312 International Digital Elevation Models Service (IDEMS) ................................................................................ 317 International Geodynamics and Earth Tide Service (IGETS) ............................................................................ 319 International Gravimetric Bureau – Bureau Gravimetrique International (BGI) ................................................ 322 International Service for the Geoid (ISG) ......................................................................................................... 328 Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) ............................................................................................ 330 General Information IAG on the Internet .......................................................................................................................................... 332 IAG Publications ............................................................................................................................................. 334 IAG Delegates of IUGG Member Countries ..................................................................................................... 336 IAG Representatives to Services, IUGG, and External Scientific Bodies ......................................................... 342 Foreword 5 Foreword Markku Poutanen1 ∙ Szabolcs Rózsa2 The Geodesist’s Handbook is published by the International The third part of the Handbook contains the detailed Association of Geodesy (IAG) periodically after each structures and programs for the period 2019-2023. All IAG IUGG/IAG General Assembly. The objective is to present components (Commissions, Inter-commission Committee, the current IAG structure and its specifications, and to Communication and Outreach Branch, Services, and the introduce the terms of reference and the officers of the Global Geodetic Observing System) are presented along Association’s components for the upcoming legislative with their sub-components (Sub-commissions, Projects, period to the broad geodetic community. The scientific Study Groups and Working Groups). This part describes the program and planned activities are described in detail. planed scientific work of IAG during the coming years. The first part of the Handbook 2020 presents the The fourth part completes the Handbook with some historical developments and current regulations of the IAG general information useful for the geodetic community. The (Statutes, Bylaws and Rules as reviewed during the IAG Internet representation and the publication series are IUGG/IAG General Assembly 2019). highlighted, and the IAG