International Association of Geodesy
Subcommission 1.3 on Regional Reference Frames

Proposed Solutions

Aug 13, 2009

 

SOLUTIONS PROPOSED TO DATE:

Map of all proposed solutions (last update: 04/2009).

REGIONAL SOLUTIONS

Africa, Resp: L. Combrinck (ludwig@hartrao.ac.za) & R. Fernandes (rmanuel@di.ubi.pt)

NAME REGION # STAT. TIME SPAN TYPE FORMAT CONTACT RECEIVED*
AFREF Africa (map) 50 1996 - now CORS SINEX L. Combrinck, R. Fernandes yes
MON Balkan Peninsula to India (map) 60 1999-now Episodic+CORS SINEX C. Aichhorn, G. Stangl (OLG) yes
*Solution provided to region coordinators

North America, Resp: M. Craymer (MichaelR.Craymer@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca)

NAME REGION # STAT. TIME SPAN TYPE FORMAT CONTACT RECEIVED*
calais_nov06 North America 678 1993-2006 CORS SINEX E. Calais yes
CBN Canada (map) 190 (including IGS constraint stat.) 2001-2006 (GPS Weeks 1195-1399) Episodic SINEX M. Craymer yes
NAREF North America (map) 578 2001-2006 CORS SINEX M. Craymer yes
PBO West America (map) ± 1100 - - SINEX - yes
PNW NW North America 500 1991-2004 Episodic+CORS SINEX R. King -
SCEC CMM 4.0 Southern California 1000 1986-2004 Episodic+CORS SINEX Z. Shen (UCLA) -
*Solution provided to region coordinator

Europe , Resp: A. Kenyeres (kenyeres@gnssnet.hu)

NAME REGION # STAT. TIME SPAN TYPE FORMAT CONTACT RECEIVED*
AGNES Central Europe/ Alps 102 - CORS SINEX E. Brockmann yes
AMON Central Europe 82 2001-now CORS SINEX G. Stangl yes
ASI Mediterranean 153 1998-now CORS SINEX L. Ferraro yes
BEL Belgium ± 60 1996-now CORS SINEX C. Bruyninx -
BIFROST Scandinavia ± 75 - CORS SINEX M. Lidberg -
BKG Central Europe/Germany (map) ± 114 1996-now CORS SINEX P. Franke yes
CEGRN South Eastern Europe (map) 78 1994-now Episodic+CORS SINEX M. Becker, A. Caporali yes
EUREF Europe (map) ± 200 1996 - now CORS SINEX A. Kenyeres yes
EMED Eastern Mediterranean 430 1988-2005 Episodic+CORS SINEX S. McClusky (MIT) -
Greece Greece 323 1994-2000 Episodic SINEX Peter Clarke (Newcastle University) -
Nardo South and Central Europe 293 - Episodic+CORS SINEX A. Nardo (ASI) yes
HUN Hungary 84 - Episodic+CORS SINEX A. Kenyeres -
IGN France - SINEX B. Garayt yes
INGV Italy 153 - CORS SINEX R. Devoti yes
SK Slovakia 33 - SINEX B. Droscak -
UK United Kingdom 100+ - SINEX N. Teferle Exp. 04/09 (TBC)
*Solution provided to region coordinator

Latin America & Caribbean, Resp: L. Sánchez (sanchez@dgfi.badw.de)

NAME REGION # STAT. TIME SPAN TYPE FORMAT CONTACT RECEIVED*
SIRGAS Latin America & Caribbean (map) ~ 200 2000.0 - now CORS SINEX L. Sánchez yes
*Solution provided to region coordinator

Asia-Pacific, Resp: J. Dawson (John.Dawson@ga.gov.au)

NAME REGION # STAT. TIME SPAN TYPE FORMAT CONTACT RECEIVED*
Asia Asia-Pacific 234 1994-2004 - Velocity only Calais et al. yes
Geoscience Australia TIGA Asia-Pacific 105 1997-2009 CORS SINEX M. Jia yes
Indonesia Indonesia - 1991-2001 - Velocity only Bock et. yes
Tibet Tibet ± 726 - - Velocity only W. Gan, R. King (MIT) yes
Global global - 1995-2007 - Velocity only Mikhail et al. yes
NE Asia Chukotka, Kurils, Sakhalin 50 1995-2008 Episodic+CORS SINEX M. Kogan (LDEO) -
PCGIAP Asia-Pacific 200+ 1997-2006 Episodic+CORS SINEX J. Dawson yes
SW China Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinhai, Tibet 80 1991-2005 Episodic SINEX R. King (MIT) -
SW Australia SW Australia 53 2002-2006 Episodic+CORS SINEX J. Dawson yes
*Solution provided to region coordinator

Antarctica, Resp: R. Dietrich (Reinhard.Dietrich@tu-dresden.de)

NAME REGION # STAT. TIME SPAN TYPE FORMAT CONTACT RECEIVED*
Antarctica Antarctica SINEX R. Dietrich Exp. 12/09
*Solution provided to region coordinator

 

GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, Resp: T. Herring (tah@MIT.EDU) & D. Lavallée (d.a.lavallee@tudelft.nl)

NAME REGION # STAT. TIME SPAN TYPE FORMAT CONTACT RECEIVED*
ULR4TIGA Global (map) 225 1997.0 - 2006.9 CORS SINEX G. Woppelmann yes
COAST Global (map) 81 1997.0 - 2008.0 CORS SINEX M. King (M.A.King@ncl.ac.uk) yes
*Solution provided to combination coordinators

 

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