International Association of Geodesy

International Association of Geodesy is an international organization of geodesists

Geodesy

Geodesy , also named geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...

, founded in 1940. There are 4 commissions to IAG:

Reference Frames
Gravity Field
Geodynamics and Earth Rotation
Positioning & Applications

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