Space Geodesy Facility
Lead Research Organisation:
British Geological Survey
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Organisations
- British Geological Survey (Lead Research Organisation)
- Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) (Collaboration)
- UK Space Agency (Collaboration)
- Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) (Collaboration)
- Newcastle University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Robert Sherwood (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Appleby G
(2010)
Gravity, Geoid and Earth Observation
Exertier P
(2016)
Sub-ns time transfer consistency: a direct comparison between GPS CV and T2L2
in Metrologia
Kucharski D
(2017)
Photon Pressure Force on Space Debris TOPEX/Poseidon Measured by Satellite Laser Ranging
in Earth and Space Science
Kucharski D
(2014)
Attitude and Spin Period of Space Debris Envisat Measured by Satellite Laser Ranging
in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Luceri V
(2019)
Systematic errors in SLR data and their impact on the ILRS products
in Journal of Geodesy
Otsubo T
(2018)
Rapid response quality control service for the laser ranging tracking network
in Journal of Geodesy
Otsubo T
(2014)
Center-of-mass corrections for sub-cm-precision laser-ranging targets: Starlette, Stella and LARES
in Journal of Geodesy
| Description | To address critical societal issues including the reality and magnitude of global sea level rise, the global reference frame must be determined by geodetic observatories at mm levels of accuracy. Work carried out by SGF researchers at Herstmonceux and international collaborators shows that the SGF satellite range data is amongst the best in the world. Further, there remain significant systematic range errors at some of the major observatories in the global network. The work should drive improvements at those observatories. |
| Exploitation Route | The research, which has been published following peer review, includes clear indicators to systematic range errors at a number of important observatories in the worldwide network. There is an international study group, including SGF personnel, looking into ways of improving this position. The impact of the published work includes foreign agencies such as NASA carrying out upgrades to their laser ranging stations that will improve the accuracy of their observations. Work is also ongoing within SGF to improve the understanding and modelling of the technique in an attempt to make mm-level accuracy a reality and to inform others of best practice. This work is being prepared for publication, and has been communicated in international forums. |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Communities and Social Services/Policy Environment Transport |
| Description | All environmental research that is based upon knowledge of precise locations, both on the surface of the Earth and in orbit around it, depends on the science of space geodesy. Recognising the societal importance of this underpinning work, the United Nations in 2015 passed the Resolution 'A Global Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development,' co-sponsored by 52 Member States including the UK, urging Member States to implement open sharing of geodetic data and inviting them to commit to improving and maintaining national geodetic infrastructure as an essential means to enhance the global geodetic reference frame. Both the realisation of a global frame and the precise determination of the orbits of EO satellites within that frame require accurate tracking observations from a network of ground-based observatories distributed worldwide. The very accurate and prolific observational output from SGF continues to ensure that it is a major player in this global enterprise. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Environment,Security and Diplomacy,Transport |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | Feasibility study for an Antarctic space surveillance and tracking system for the safety of UK space assets |
| Amount | £3,477 (GBP) |
| Organisation | UK Space Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2022 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | Funding contributed by MoD to SGF operations |
| Amount | £500,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Funding contributed by MoD to SGF operations |
| Amount | £674,259 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | QT Gravity for the Global Geodetic Reference Frame |
| Amount | £308,656 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/X036359/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2023 |
| End | 02/2026 |
| Description | UKSA space surveillance and tracking contract, EUSST replacement. |
| Amount | £126,095 (GBP) |
| Organisation | UK Space Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2020 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Title | Herstmonceux AERONET data |
| Description | From April 2021 the data collected by the sun/sky photometer installed at SGF has been part of the international AERONET network of sensors. This makes the data available to international researchers studying atmospheric aerosols. We are also members of ACTRIS (The Aerosol, Cloud and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure) since 2015. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Joining the AERONET network of sensors ensures that the data from the SGF photometer can contribute fully to global research into long term changes in atmospheric composition and pollution. |
| URL | https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/data_display_aod_v3?site=Herstmonceux&nachal=2&level=1&place_c... |
| Description | Development of quantum technologies gravity sensors |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in reduction of absolute gravity data, post reduction data analysis and comparison with current gold standard of gravity instrumentation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of new gravity sensors based upon quantum technologies. |
| Impact | This collaboration is still in an early stage, but likely to lead to significant future funding as well as development of novel new gravity sensors with many scientific and economic applications. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | EU Satellite Survey and Tracking |
| Organisation | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is the start of an EU-funded, multi-member state consortium effort in satellite survey and tracking for security in space applications. The SGF contribution, as a contractor to UKSA, is provision of expertise and satellite tracking information. Observations of satellite positions, data processing developments and reports have been contributed from NERC SGF. The work started in January 2016 and potentially will continue through 2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The EU UK Beneficiary is UKSA, which carried out the negotiations with the EC and the other Member States. UKSA will manage and coordinate the Programme, with contributions of expertise and data from STFC and expertise and management from DSTL. |
| Impact | The early stages in this ongoing collaboration have been fruitful in developing a good working relationship between the UK partners to provide the UK input to satellite surveillance and tracking information. The Consortium is also engaging with the academic community that ultimately will work with the observations to develop new ways of assessing orbital risk. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | EU Satellite Survey and Tracking |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is the start of an EU-funded, multi-member state consortium effort in satellite survey and tracking for security in space applications. The SGF contribution, as a contractor to UKSA, is provision of expertise and satellite tracking information. Observations of satellite positions, data processing developments and reports have been contributed from NERC SGF. The work started in January 2016 and potentially will continue through 2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The EU UK Beneficiary is UKSA, which carried out the negotiations with the EC and the other Member States. UKSA will manage and coordinate the Programme, with contributions of expertise and data from STFC and expertise and management from DSTL. |
| Impact | The early stages in this ongoing collaboration have been fruitful in developing a good working relationship between the UK partners to provide the UK input to satellite surveillance and tracking information. The Consortium is also engaging with the academic community that ultimately will work with the observations to develop new ways of assessing orbital risk. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | EU Satellite Survey and Tracking |
| Organisation | UK Space Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is the start of an EU-funded, multi-member state consortium effort in satellite survey and tracking for security in space applications. The SGF contribution, as a contractor to UKSA, is provision of expertise and satellite tracking information. Observations of satellite positions, data processing developments and reports have been contributed from NERC SGF. The work started in January 2016 and potentially will continue through 2020. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The EU UK Beneficiary is UKSA, which carried out the negotiations with the EC and the other Member States. UKSA will manage and coordinate the Programme, with contributions of expertise and data from STFC and expertise and management from DSTL. |
| Impact | The early stages in this ongoing collaboration have been fruitful in developing a good working relationship between the UK partners to provide the UK input to satellite surveillance and tracking information. The Consortium is also engaging with the academic community that ultimately will work with the observations to develop new ways of assessing orbital risk. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Geodetic research collaboration with Newcastle University |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Department | School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Supporting teaching activates for CEG2710 : GNSS Theory and Practice module at School of Engineering, in particular covering lectures connected to orbits and Kepler's law's as well as atmospheric effects on GNSS signals and their mitigation. In addition, providing technical support for PhD students in use of GNSS software's and their supervision at Geospatial Engineering group. All activities are carried out with close collaboration with prof. Peter Clarke and dr. Nigel Penna. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing expertise, from both practical and theoretical aspects of processing GNSS data, their analysis, interpretation and mitigation of possible error sources. |
| Impact | As this collaboration is fairly new, currently there are no final outcomes, however we are expecting to publish in per-review journals in the following year. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | UK space surveillance and tracking (SST) partnership |
| Organisation | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration established during the EUSST programme which ended in October 2020 has been continued in a UK funded form managed by UKSA from December 2020 onwards. SGF continues to contribute data from sensors we operate alongside expertise and advice through our involvement in the UK sensors working group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UKSA funding enables several of the partner organisations to participate. Others either provide sensors contributing data and/or research and analysis capabilities. The MoD space operations centre acts as a hub for data collection and service delivery. |
| Impact | The SST activities organised by this group assist in providing space safety and awareness services for the UK and its international partners. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | UK space surveillance and tracking (SST) partnership |
| Organisation | Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration established during the EUSST programme which ended in October 2020 has been continued in a UK funded form managed by UKSA from December 2020 onwards. SGF continues to contribute data from sensors we operate alongside expertise and advice through our involvement in the UK sensors working group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UKSA funding enables several of the partner organisations to participate. Others either provide sensors contributing data and/or research and analysis capabilities. The MoD space operations centre acts as a hub for data collection and service delivery. |
| Impact | The SST activities organised by this group assist in providing space safety and awareness services for the UK and its international partners. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | UK space surveillance and tracking (SST) partnership |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration established during the EUSST programme which ended in October 2020 has been continued in a UK funded form managed by UKSA from December 2020 onwards. SGF continues to contribute data from sensors we operate alongside expertise and advice through our involvement in the UK sensors working group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UKSA funding enables several of the partner organisations to participate. Others either provide sensors contributing data and/or research and analysis capabilities. The MoD space operations centre acts as a hub for data collection and service delivery. |
| Impact | The SST activities organised by this group assist in providing space safety and awareness services for the UK and its international partners. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | UK space surveillance and tracking (SST) partnership |
| Organisation | UK Space Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration established during the EUSST programme which ended in October 2020 has been continued in a UK funded form managed by UKSA from December 2020 onwards. SGF continues to contribute data from sensors we operate alongside expertise and advice through our involvement in the UK sensors working group. |
| Collaborator Contribution | UKSA funding enables several of the partner organisations to participate. Others either provide sensors contributing data and/or research and analysis capabilities. The MoD space operations centre acts as a hub for data collection and service delivery. |
| Impact | The SST activities organised by this group assist in providing space safety and awareness services for the UK and its international partners. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | American Geophysical Union, California |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk on aspects of space geodesy at AGU, San Francisco in December 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Andreja Susnik and Graham Appleby (2024) "Systematic errors in Satellite Laser Ranging", presentation given at 1st Orbital Uncertainty Working Group, 29th January 2024, University of Warwick, United Kingdom. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Orbital Uncertainty Working Group has been formed as part of an academic and industry partnership sponsored by DSTL to conduct a series of workshops on all aspects of orbit determination and uncertainty. Andreja gave a presentation at the first meeting and both her and Graham plan to be involved in the whole program. This is a very good way to contribute our expertise to this important topic and also gain more exposure outside our usual scientific circles for the laser ranging capability and uses. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Astronomical Society tour October 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Tour of facility for local Astronomical Society. Always a good a thing to do when we're asked, there is considerable interest given the history of the RGO site. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| Description | BBC film unit interviews at SGF |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A BBC4 TV film team visited SGF and filmed interviews with two members of the team regarding a programme entitled 'gravity', to be shown during March 2017. It is a 90 minute programme, the SGF interviews on satellite tracking and gravity measurements lasting a few minutes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | COMET webinar series presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation for COMET webinar series to raise profile of Space Geodesy Facility and Geodesy in general to this community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://comet.nerc.ac.uk/comet-webinar-series/ |
| Description | Carried out a technical review of the operational, manpower and research activities of satellite laser ranging at two Australian observatories managed by Geoscience Australia. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Geoscience Australia (GA) invited G Appleby to travel to its two geodetic observatories, one near Perth and the other near Canberra and make a report based on a SWOT assessment. This report is to be part of a GA review of its geodetic infrastructure for the next ten years. Following the fact-finding visits to the two observatories, he gave a seminar at GA HQ in Canberra on the role of laser ranging in modern geodesy. Attending were policy makers in GA, practitioners and researchers in the wider space and ground-based geodetic field, as well a graduate students. One of the outcomes is that, as recommended in the report, GA has recruited an additional engineer to support the work at one of the observatories. Further outcomes include a growing collaboration between the GA and SGF research groups, and possible further consultation regarding GA's aim to improve the operational code at both of its observatories. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Facility tour and lecture for Brighton University MSc students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on High Accuracy Geodesy followed by tour of SGF facility for MSc students from Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Brighton, 2022 May 18. This is a regular annual event in 2023 it took place on 17/5/2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| Description | Guest Lecture (90 mins) to MSc Remote Sensing/Earth Observation students at Brighton University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Guest Lecture (90 mins) to MSc Remote Sensing/Earth Observation students at Brighton University on 'Geodesy - underpinning Earth Observation and Remote Sensing', 20th May 2020. Graham Appleby |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | ILRS Virtual World Tour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In place of a physical meeting of the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS) community, an alternative online event was arranged, called the 'ILRS Virtual World Tour'. Matthew Wilkinson from SGF, Herstmonceux was part of an international team of 7 who planned and organised the event. A valuable part of previous workshops has been the opportunity to visit operational SLR stations. However, some important stations have not hosted workshops for various reasons and so the idea was to visit some of these stations virtually, using Microsoft Teams. Over 5 days in November 2020, associates of the ILRS were welcomed to 5 stations: Graz, Austria; Zimmerwald, Switzerland; Simosato, Japan; Greenbelt, MD, USA and Yarragadee, Australia. Tours included tourism videos, technical tours, academic presentations and questions and answer sessions. The week was a success and a similar event will be considered for the future. Matthew was 'Tour Guide' for the visit to the Graz station on the first day. The recorded videos from the Virtual Tour are available on the ILRS website https://cddis.nasa.gov/ILRS_Virtual_World_Tour_2020/Videos/index.html |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://cddis.nasa.gov/ILRS_Virtual_World_Tour_2020/Videos/index.html |
| Description | ILRS virtual workshop 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SGF staff helped organise and participated in the main ILRS workshop, held virtually this year after the proposed host nation pulled out. We had representation on the organising committee, and chaired 2 of the 5 daily sessions over a week, as well as presenting in others. Including an update to the Analysis standing committee on the activates undertaken by the nsgf analysis centre. It was a very successful event, with large numbers of participants representing the whole global laser ranging network. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Interview and filming for Tom Scott youtube video |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave interview for Tom Scott Youtube channel, he made a short film from this for his channel. Currently has been seen by 1.3 million people globally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdvIY0CJaXw |
| Description | Invited talk for School of Engineering, Newcastle University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at School of Engineering, Newcastle University, title: "Satellite Laser Ranging - why, how?"; 17 October 2022. Talk given by A Susnik to introduce a wider group within the Newcastle University School to SLR operations and potential applications. She has now been invited to make SLR a part of the formal curriculum, so will be teaching this as part of the course each year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Local Men's shed group visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The local Men's shed group contacted us asking if they could arrange a visit for a tour of the facility. We did this and they came on 21/9/23, it was a very good event, lots of good questions , and they went away with a much better understanding of what we are doing. Most were very local people who will have seen the facility buildings for years without knowing what went on here. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Online lecture on GNSS orbits and satellite clocks for BSc students at Newcastle University as part of their GNSS Theory and Practice module. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Delivered an online lecture on GNSS orbits and satellite clocks for BSc students at Newcastle University as part of their GNSS Theory and Practice module. Andreja Susnik. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | SGF participation in 2021 ILRS world tour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SGF hosted a stop on the 2021 ILRS virtual world tour as part of a programme of online ILRS events to replace this years delayed workshop. This involved creating a series of explanatory videos and presenting them alongside answering questions from the live global audience. This year the event also included online meetings of the ILRS standing committees, with the Networks and engineering and Missions SC's being chaired by SGF staff. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ILRS_Virtual_World_Tour_2021/index.html |
| Description | Served on a NASA Space Geodesy review panel as an external expert |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Under review were six proposals for funding space geodesy activities based in the US but also involving collaborators in European countries as well as US researchers. I read the proposals and submitted reports. Attended a one-day review meeting in the US hosted by NASA as part of a small review panel that decided on the day which top few proposals should be funded. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Served on an European Space Agency review panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Joined a small expert panel to review applications to ESA for new Earth observing space missions. Particular emphasis on a mission related to SGF area of work. Reviewed paperwork including the detailed application, then attended two 2-day working meetings hosted by ESA in the Netherlands. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Talk on space geodesy to amateur astronomy group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The on-site Science Centre runs astronomy classes for interested amateur astronomers and scientists. A lecture on the work of SGF is given during the course, followed by a tour of SGF |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | Talk on space geodesy to astronomy undergraduate students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The Bader International Study Centre, Herstmonceux, the UK campus of Queen's University, Ontario, Canada, and the organisation that hosts the SGF on its land, runs winter and spring term astronomy courses for its non-science undergraduates. The students visit SGF formally and informally. Each term, SGF gives a guest lecture on space geodesy to the classes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| Description | The INSTA QT workshop on trials, validation and standardization: geo-magnetometry and absolute gravimetry, held at the Technology & Innovation Centre, Strathclyde University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The INSTA QT workshop on trials, validation and standardization: geo-magnetometry and absolute gravimetry, held at the Technology & Innovation Centre, Strathclyde University and online, was organised and chaired by Stuart Ingleby (University of Strathclyde), Vicki Smith (SGF) & Paul Wilkinson (British Geological Survey). It brought experts in Absolute Gravimetry and Geo-Magnetometry from a spectrum of backgrounds together to discuss current technologies and uses and future QT technologies development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://more.bham.ac.uk/insta-qt/workshop-1/ |
| Description | Tour of facility and lecture for Geomatics ETH Zurich MSc students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Tour of SGF facility for MSc students from Geomatics ETH Zurich. 20 July 2022. Presentation/tour given by Andreja Susnik. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Uni Warwick- and Dstl-organised GNOSIS Precision SSA Workshop; talk on 'Satellite tracking and orbit determination: pulsed lasers and CCD cameras' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Uni Warwick- and Dstl-organised GNOSIS Precision SSA Workshop; talk on 'Satellite tracking and orbit determination: pulsed lasers and CCD cameras', 9th July 2020. Graham Appleby |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | University of Southampton Physics Colloquia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk for Physics department at Southampton colloquia on Geodesy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | http://phyweb.phys.soton.ac.uk/colloquia/past.php |
| Description | Vicki Smith attended a gravimetry inter-comparison in Boulder US with one of the SGF FG-5 absolute gravimeters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Vicki attended the inter-comparison this year with one of our absolute gravimeters. This is an essential part of maintaining the instruments calibration link to the worldwide network as well as an opportunity for meeting and discussion with other operators, scientists and the manufacturers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Visit and tour by Newcastle University geomatics undergraduates |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Each year, some 40 geomatics undergraduate students from Newcastle University visit SGF for a two hour extensive tour that includes a short lecture on the science enabled by space geodesy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Work Experience placements at SGF Herstmonceux |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Each year some six pre-GCSE students from the local neighbourhood in East Sussex spend a week working with members of the SGF team on a variety of projects. They help with laser range observing, with site leveling surveys and data collection and analysis. SGF is on the list maintained at local schools as an institute that will accommodate a number of work experience students each year. Those interested apply to SGF through their schools and are interviewed on site. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |