Torge W. Geodesy

2nd Ed. — Walter de Gruyter, 1991. — 245 p. — ISBN 0-89925-680-5.This book is oriented in the first place toward graduate students whose areas of study include geodesy and surveying (also photogramrnetry and cartography). To supplement the various specialized lectures, it is meant to provide a systematic overview of reference systems, and of the collection and processing of data in both global geodesy and geodetic surveying; in addition, it can serve as a text for reference. To the land surveyor who in his profession is often concerned only marginally with the problems that are treated here, this text offers a review of the rapid development which geodesy has experienced in the last two decades. For this reason, the more recent results and new, promising developments have also been presented.
Since the first edition of this book was published about ten years ago, geodesy has experienced a remarkable development. This is mainly due to the continued progress in space technology leading to significant improvements in geodetic control surveying and gravity field modeling. Most remarkable is the fact that, for the first time in history, large-scale movements of tectonic plates have been derived from a global network. But also small-scale applications of space-techniques deserve mentioning, e.g. for monitoring recent crustal movements in areas of high geodynamic activity or for establishing geodetic control in engineering projects. Here, space techniques are frequently combined with refined terrestrial techniques. Changes in data acquisition systems and the still ongoing increase in computing power have triggered the development of more sophisticated data reduction and evaluation methods and have also led to refinements in theory.
As a consequence, this second edition has been thoroughly revised and, in parts, has been extended. The basic subdivision into six main chapters has been retained; however, some reorganization and supplements were appropriate in the parts referring to satellite geodesy, combined evaluation methods, and geodetic control. In order to represent the contents of the modified material more clearly, the headings of chapters 5 and 6 have been renamed to "Evaluation Methods, Global Geodesy" and "Geodetic Networks", respectively. Further updating refers to topics such as the International Earth Rotation Service, free-fall gravimeters, satellite laser ranging, the Navstar Global Positioning System, remove-restore methods for gravity field determination, earth models, geodynamic applications, and large-scale geodetic networks. Si-units are now used throughout the book. Historical notes, examples, and more detailed explanations have been set in smaller types. The reference list was expanded, 50% of which now consists of new entries.The Gravity Field of the Earth
Geodetic Reference Systems
Methods of Measurement in Geodesy
Methods of Evaluation, Global Geodesy
Geodetic Networks