Founded in 1861 in the frame of the first European Arc Measurements;
First president: General Henry Dufour
Members who are scientists from universities, governmental services and private companies
Tasks and Functions
Initiating and co-ordinating fundamental strategic geodetic research in Switzerland
Advising on general policy-making of geodesy including education, and
in relation to general social developments
Stimulating the spread of geodetic knowledge to the open public
Stimulating, supporting and extending the geodetic infrastructure of Switzerland
Stimulating the introduction of new technologies and methods to the
geodetic community and open public
Maintaining and fostering contacts to international institutions such as
the International Association of Geodesy and the International Union of
Geodesy and Geophysics
Current main activities
Support of the Swiss Satellite Observatory at Zimmerwald
Support of the permanent Swiss GNSS reference network
Recent crustal movements, crustal strain rates and geodynamics
Implementation of satellite based navigation in geodetic research
Implementation of new geodetic technologies
4D Meteo modeling for GNSS
Swiss National gravity network
Support of the European Reference system EUREF
Geoid of Switzerland
GIS
Astrometry
Alptransit
CODE
Support of new national geodetic Reference system LV 95 / LHN 95 / CHTRF
