Project: Large-scale dimensional measurements for geodesy
| Acronym | GeoMetre (Reference Number: 18SIB01) |
| Duration | 01/06/2019 - 31/05/2022 |
| Project Topic | Technologies used in SatNav, automated machine guidance and surveying require highly accurate measurements of distance and position relative to the Earth’s surface. Geodesy, the science of Earth measurement, applies these technologies to predicting earthquakes, monitoring sea-level rises and ice sheet changes. Modern geodesy measurements are referenced to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), but to meet demands for greater accuracy, potential innovations in instrumentation and measurement techniques need further development. This project will develop transfer standards to disseminate to the SI metre reference baseline distances of at least 5 m to 1 mm uncertainty and develop novel devices capable of 3-D measurements over a 200 m range with 200 micron uncertainty. Geodetic measurements of at least 5 km based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) or Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) will have uncertainties reduced to 1 mm or less. From natural hazard monitoring to surveying, users will benefit from significantly better distance and position accuracy than currently available, that will contribute to better understanding of environmental change. |
| Website | visit project website |
| Network | EMPIR |
| Call | EMPIR Call 2018 |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | Coordinator | Germany |
| 2 | Conservatoire national des arts et métiers | Partner | France |
| 3 | Central Office of Measures | Partner | Poland |
| 4 | Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica | Partner | Italy |
| 5 | Maanmittauslaitos | Partner | Finland |
| 6 | NPL Management Limited | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 7 | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB | Partner | Sweden |
| 8 | Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy | Partner | Finland |
| 9 | Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodasie | Partner | Germany |
| 10 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Partner | France |
| 11 | Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences | Partner | Germany |
| 12 | Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière | Partner | France |
| 13 | National Scientific Centre Institute of Metrology | Partner | Ukraine |
| 14 | Universitat Politècnica de València | Partner | Spain |
| 15 | Politechnika Warszawska | Partner | Poland |