The activities and results achieved by EUREF originated connections with other organizations and institutions, namely:
- IGS
IGS is the International GPS Service.
Since May 1996 CODE (Center for Orbit Determination in Europe – a joint cooperation of the University of Berne, Switzerland, the Bundesamt für Landestopographie, Switzerland, the Institut Géographique National, France, and the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Germany) acts as an IGS Regional Network Associated Analysis Center (RNAAC). This connection resulted from an EUREF proposal and acceptance by IGS, recognizing that the EUREF Permanent Network follows the regulations of IGS.
- EuroGeographics Expert Group on Geodesy (ExG-G)
Euro Geographics is the European Consortium of the National Mapping Agencies.
EUREF has a representative in EuroGeographics
Expert Group on Geodesy (ExG-G).
The representative presently is Dr. Johannes Ihde, Germany.
This
cooperation is essential to guarantee the coordination of activities
between both organizations. One of the results of this cooperation
is
the adoption of ETRS89 by EuroGeographics as the system to be used
for common cartographic projects.
- EUROCONTROL
EUROCONTROL is the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation.
This organization has been represented at the EUREF Technical Working Group presently by Dr. Paul Dunkley.
The cooperation with EUROCONTROL has been
useful for the WGS84 Implementation Programme in support of the
civil
aviation and navigation requirement for a common geodetic reference
system.
www.eurocontrol.be
- EGNOS – GALILEO
EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System) and GALILEO are the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) projects
Recognizing that the EUREF infra-structure
can be useful for EGNOS and GALILEO developments, contacts are being
established in order to find possible ways of cooperation.
- African Reference Frame
Following the initiative of the Northern African Countries to define and implement a common geodetic reference frame, EUREF was invited to participate in a workshop held in TUNIS in May 2000, in order to start a cooperation on this subject. Further cooperation is under progress.