Ask anyone what time means to them, and they will give you a different answer. Benjamin Franklin famously stated that “time is money.” Time for the surveyor can mean being out in the field retracing a ...

Although students can gain a conceptual understanding of Earth coordinate systems through instruction involving diagrams and globes, there is no substitute for an outdoor experience in teaching field ...

Europe's Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius (left) and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher want to develop closer ties on future space projects. Credit: European Space Agency/European ...

The National Academies will organize a workshop on Earth system predictability research and development. The agenda for this workshop will be informed by key themes that emerged from a roundtable ...

This course provides an introduction into how GPS works and the variety of applications for GPS. The general methodology of satellite navigation is described. Then there is an overview of the GPS ...

Many amateur astronomers have difficulty understanding the equatorial coordinate system at first. But once you get the hang of it, using it becomes as easy as using latitude and longitude to locate ...