New technical guides of SIRGAS Working Group I

Within the framework of the objectives that SIRGAS carries out through its Working Group I to contribute to the development of regional geodesy, three new technical guides are made available to users on the activities carried out by the Working Group for the Determination of the Geocentric Reference Frame, according to IAG, IGS and IERS […]

Technical Seminar on Reference Frames in Practice: Progress and Challenges in the Americas Region

Introduction The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) is the premier international organization representing the interests of surveyors worldwide. It is a federation of the national member associations and covers the whole range of professional fields within the global surveying, geomatics, geodesy and geo-information community. It provides an international forum for discussion and development aiming to […]

2021 SIRGAS Symposium

A new edition of the SIRGAS Symposium will take place from November 29 to December 1, 2021. The main goal of the 2021 SIRGAS Symposium is to convene the geodetic community of the Americas and the Caribbean to exchange experiences and progress, as well as discuss new projects related to the implementation, maintenance, and use […]

New Experimental Processing Center SIRGAS in Costa Rica

The National Geographic Institute of Costa Rica (IGN-CR) begins activities as an Experimental Processing Center SIRGAS from GPS week 2170 (August 8, 2021). The main characteristics of this new Experimental Center are: Name: National Geographic Institute of Costa Rica Abbreviation: CRI Processed stations: AACR ALEC AMCR BEJA BNGA BOAV BOGT BQLA CANO CIQE CJ01 CN19 COEC […]

New technical guides on the International Heights Reference Frame

Due to the objectives that SIRGAS carries out through its Working Group III to contribute to the development of regional geodesy, two technical guides on the International Heights Reference Frame (IHRF) have been published. The first document developed by the Working Group III is called “Guidelines for IHRF station selection” and describes requirements and recommendations […]

New SIRGAS web site: https://sirgas.ipgh.org/

In October 2002, the SIRGAS Directing Council decided the implementation of a web page summarising the main characteristics of SIRGAS. The design, maintenance and update of the SIRGAS web page was defined as a responsibility of the SIRGAS President and Vice-president. The first version of the SIRGAS web page was hosted by the Instituto Brasileiro […]

Event: Geodetic Activities in the Americas

As part of the communication program of the geodetic activities carried out in the Americas and the Caribbean, SIRGAS invites the geodetic community to participate in the webinar “Geodetic activities in the Americas“. The following presentations will be held there: Venezuela, aiming at the reestablishment of the national geodetic system For some years, Venezuela has […]

Webinar: The new International Gravity Reference System (IGRS) and its materialization (IGRF)

Abstract: The increasing importance of terrestrial gravimetry requires a stable reference system that reflects the precision achieved by modern gravimeters. Over the past decade, the International Association for Geodesy (IAG) has developed a system for achieving accurate, homogeneous, long-term global monitoring of the Earth’s gravity field, while harnessing the potential of current absolute gravity measurements. […]

New SIRGAS statute and SIRGAS 2020 Resolutions

During the SIRGAS2020 virtual Symposium, the SIRGAS Board of Directors approved an updated and extended version of the SIRGAS statute and generated a series of Resolutions related to the creation of the GRFA Working Group within the UN-GGIM Regional Committee: Americas, the Plan of SIRGAS work for the year 2021, the development of a new […]

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