The International Association of Geodesy
(IAG) is the scientific organization responsible
for the field of Geodesy. The origin of the IAG
goes back to 1862, the year, in which the
“Mitteleuropäische Gradmessung”, predecessor
of the IAG, was established. It promotes
scientific cooperation and geodetic research on
a global scale, and contributes to it through
its various research bodies. It is an active
member Association of the International Union
of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), which itself
is a member of the International Council for
Science (ICSU).
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