Jubilee Seminar: 25 years of Motorised Levelling
Geodesy & Surveying in the Future
The Importance of Heights
March 15-17, 1999 Gävle, Sweden
2nd Circular Letter
Sponsored by:
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
Commission 5
Nordic Commission of Geodesy (NKG):
Height Determination Group
National Land Survey of Sweden (NLS):
Geodetic Research Division
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Sunday 14th March 1999
Working day for FIG-Commission 5 Steering Committee members
Monday 15th March 1999
09.00-09.30 Registration & Coffee
09.30-10.30 Opening ceremony
10.50-12.30 TS 1: Advance in techniques & instrumentation’s for terrestrial height determination (5 papers)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.10 TS 2: Applications of modern terrestrial height determination techniques (5)
15.30-17.30 TS 3: Heightening with satellite & other techniques (6)
19.00-20.00 Visit of the technical exhibition at NLS
20.00-22.00 Dinner
Tuesday 16th March 1999
09.00-10.20 TS 4: Standards and Quality (4)
10.40-12.20 TS 5: End-Users problems and needs for different applications (5)
12.20-13.20 Lunch
13.20-15.00 TS 6: Technical requirements on networks (5)
15.20-16.40 TS 7: How to fulfil the User needs? (4)
17.00-18.00 SS: Klaus Peter Schwarz: The new trends in geodesy and surveying: multi sensors, globalisation and integration.
19.00-22.00 Dinner & Visit of the NLS-exhibition
Wednesday 17th March
09.00-10.20 TS 8: How to meet the End-users needs? (4)
10.40-12.00 TS 9: National reports and Panel Discussion (5)
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-16.00 Technical visits and demonstrations at NLS (5 stations)
Practical demonstration of ML (Motorised Levelling).
Demonstration of the Control Centre for SWEPOS (National network of permanent GPS reference stations).
The National Historical Map Centre.
The production of modern digital maps.
Laser Interferometer Comparator in action: Automated calibration of levelling staffs
16.00-17.00 Summary & conclusion – Closure of the Seminar: M. Kasser & JM Becker
Local Organising Committee | Program Committee |
Jean-Marie Becker, Sweden | Jean-Marie Becker, Sweden |
Mikael Lilje, Sweden | Matt Higgins, Australia |
Per-Ola Eriksson, Sweden | Michel Kasser, France |
Klaus-Peter Schwarz, Canada | |
FIG Commission 5 chairmen |
Venue
The workshop will be held at the National Land Survey of Sweden in Gävle. The city of Gävle is situated approximately 150 km north of Stockholm Airport (Arlanda). There exist regular connections by bus and railway between the airport and Gävle (less than 2h). More details will be sent to all registered participants.
Paper submission
Abstracts are due no later than November 1, 1998. Acceptance notifications will be sent during the month of November 1998. Accepted papers will be due latest February 1, 1999.
If you would like to present a paper at the workshop, please send a 250 – 500 word abstract.
Registration Fees
The registration fee is USD 240$. This fee includes lunches, coffee/tea and dinners throughout the seminar. Documentation from all presented papers will be collected and published in book form. This will also be free of charge for all participants.
Registration Form
Name: …………….…..……………………………………….
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Hotel Reservation: Hotel Winn (approx. USD 90-105 $)
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(Single rooms) Gävle Hotel (approx. USD 80$)
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Registration should be made no later than 1/1 1999.
Send to J-M Becker or Mikael Lilje, address see below.
Registration and questions to:
Prof. Jean-Marie Becker or Mr. Mikael Lilje
Geodetic Research Division
National Land Survey
S-801 82 Gävle
Sweden
Fax: (+46) 26 61 06 76
Tel: (+46) 26 63 30 00
Email: mikael.lilje@lm.se
Web: http://www.lm.se/fig5/