Space Geodesy Lab allows you to deepen your knowledge about space-geodetic techniques, in particular of GNSS, VLBI, SLR, satellite altimetry and gravity missions for monitoring the environment and changes within the Earth system.

The three pillars of geodesy, i.e. the geometry, rotation and gravity field of the Earth contribute to Earth system monitoring and will be considered here. 1) Earth rotation: theory, estimation and interpretation; 2) Gravity field: satellite missions, theory, estimation and interpretation; 3) Geodynamics (geometry): plate tectonics, earthquake cycle, isostasy and uplift rates.

Field course with practical geodetic projects (3 weeks)

Fundamentals and theory of geodetic reference systems and frames. Introduction to current international systems as well as to systems for the Swiss national geodetic survey.

Introduction to general scientific working methods and skills in the core fields of geomatics. It includes a literature study, a review of one of the articles, a presentation and a report about the literature study.

This course provides an introduction to sensors, measurement techniques and analysis methods for geodetic monitoring of natural structures of local to regional scale like landslides, rock falls, volcanoes and tsunamis. Several case studies will highlight the application of the presented technologies.

Einführung in Globale Satellitennavigationssysteme (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou) mit Schwerpunkt auf: Systemkomponenten, Signalstruktur, Beobachtungsgleichungen, Prozessierungsverfahren, Fehlereinflüsse und Strategien zur Eliminierung ebendieser für hochgenaue Anwendungen in der Vermessung, Positionierung, Navigation, GIS, im Geomonitoring und in den Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften

Modern methods of Higher Geodesy. Basics of Shape of the Earth: Geoid determination and deflection of the vertical. Introduction into the most important topics: Satellite Geodesy and Navigation; Physical Geodesy and gravity field of the Earth; Astronomical Geodesy and Positioning; Mathematical Geodesy and basics of Geodynamics. Reference systems and applications in National and Global Geomatics.

Newton's Laws and accelerated reference systems; gravitation and potential theory, gravity and normal gravity; linear model of the gravity field; gravity reductions, solution of the geodetic boundary value problem; geoid computation.

Modern methods of Higher Geodesy. Basics of Shape of the Earth: Geoid determination and deflection of the vertical. Introduction into the most important topics: Satellite Geodesy and Navigation; Physical Geodesy and gravity field of the Earth; Astronomical Geodesy and Positioning; Mathematical Geodesy and basics of Geodynamics. Reference systems and applications in National and Global Geomatics.

Physical geodesy deals with the measurement and modeling of the Earth's gravity field. In addition to the physical consideration, kinematic measuring methods will be introduced to describe the movement of objects. Above all, inertial technology and the combination of kinematic observations using a Kalman filter will be discussed.

Introduction into the principles of navigation and the design of multi-sensor navigation systems. Practical experience with the operation of inertial sensors and combination with GNSS, including a critical evaluation their performance.

Die Satellitengeodäsie beschäftigt sich mit der Bewegung von künstlichen Satelliten und liefert mit den geodätischen Weltraumverfahren präzise Beobachtungen für die Vermessung und Kartierung von Prozessen im System Erde. Dies beinhaltet die Bestimmung von Geometrie, Rotation und Schwerefeld als z.B. auch die Überwachung des Meeresspiegels.

GNSS, VLBI, SLR/LLR and satellite altimetry: Principles, instrumentation and observation equation. Modelling and estimation of station coordinates and station motion. Ionospheric and tropospheric refraction and estimation of atmospheric parameters. Equation of motion of the unperturbed and perturbed satellite orbit. Perturbation theory and orbit determination.