Tajuk Berpotential GDA

Bagi yang meminati GDA ada sebuah tajuk yang boleh diusahakan sebagai projek kajian. Artikel berikut boleh diguna sebagai asas – ‘A rigorous and user friendly algorithm for global congruency test in geodetic deformation analysis. Kajian asal oleh Krzysztof Nowel dari Olsztyn, Poland. Paper kajian ini telah dibentang 2018 Baltic Geodetic Congress.

Berikut adalah extract paragraf kesimpulan artikel di atas:

Today, identification of stable PRPs in geodetic control networks is often done by GCT approach. Unfortunately, two conventional rigorous algorithms are not easy to use. As a consequence, its simplified forms are often used in practice or implementation mistakes can happen. In the light of the above, a new algorithm was proposed in this paper. This algorithm does not require a problematic decomposition step and, as such, can be easier to use in practice.

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VMM Isostatic Model over Zealandia (2013)

A paper “Comparative analysis of Vening-Meinesz Moritz isostatic models using the constant and variable crust-mantle density contrast – a case study of Zealandia” co-authored by Bagherbandi and Tenzer. The paper is 10 pages long and was published in JESS 2013.

Read it here – link.

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Geodetic Metrology Dissertation 2012

A thesis on geodetic metrology entitled “Non Contact Surface Metrology in a Hazardous Environment” led to PhD degree was written by Andrew Brownhill of UCL London. The thesis was submitted to Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering UCL in May 2012. The research was spervised by Dr Stuart Robson.

A presentation by Dr Brownhill “Evaluating non-contact metrology equipment for remote measurement of metallic srface” can be downloaded – here.

Another presentation by Robson et al “Artefacts for optical surface measurement” is available here.

The thesis title page

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Regional Geoid Modelling (MSc Norway 2013)

A MSc thesis "Regional Gravity Field Modelling: A comparison of methods" written by Vegard Ophaug of Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

Cover page

Title page

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Handbook of Space Engineering, Archaeology and Heritage

Book “Handbook of Space Engineering, Archaeology, and Heritage” published by CRC Press.

Handbook of Space Eng (2009)

Image on the cover is Transit – one of the most important early satellites at the beginning of Space Age.

Contents;

Section 1 – All Sky Survey (total of nine chapters)

Section 2 – The sky: a cultural perspective

Section 3 – Introduction to the space age

Section 4 – The landscape of space (11 chapters)

Section 5 – Spacecraft forensics and mystery solving (4 chapters)

Section 6 – Environmental effects and the material record (9 chapters)

Section 7 – Preservation of space objects and case studies (4 chapters)

Section 8 – Space policy and preservation (4 chapters)

Section 9 – The future and space archaeology (3 chapters)

Section 9 – The mind and the Cosmos (4 chapters)

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Geodesy History Period – In Brief

When we read books or lecture notes on geodesy usually there is a chapter on history of geodesy. The history is described way back to a certain period suited the materials organized by respective author. An example taken from one source (may be V & K, 1987) divide the history into four eras as follow;

1. Period from Thales till the end of Roman Empire**. Thales (624 BC to 546 BC) was the founder of science in Ancient Greece – the first scientist in history. Link – https://www.famousscientists.org/thales/
2. The Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the beginning of the era of rationalism till the mid-eighteen Century (1740-50). Up to the period acceptance of Newton Gravitational Law.
3. Next two hundred years up to WW2 – Einstein theory of gravitation.
4. Last recent developments from WW2 to current.

** The Roman Empire (RE) began when Augustus Caesar (27BCE-14CE) became the first emperor of Rome. RE lasted about 500 years, ended (in the West) when the last Rome emperor, Ramulus Augustulus, was deposed by the German King Odoacer (476 CE).

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IAG 138 Refrag (French 2010)

IAG 138 Reference Frames for Application in Geoscience is the proceedings of the REFRAG Symposium held in Marne-La-Vallee, French in October 2010.

IAG 138 (Published in 2013)

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