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International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS)

The International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS) is an international collaboration of organizations which operate or support Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) components. IVS provides a service which supports geodetic and astrometric work on reference systems, earth science research, and operational activities.

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IVS representatives to the IERS Directing Board:
Chopo Ma  
Axel Nothnagel  

IERS representative to the IVS Directing Board:
Chopo Ma  

Contacts:
International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS)
IVS Coordinating Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Space Geodesy Laboratory, Code 697
Greenbelt MD 20771
USA
phone: ++1-301-614-5939
fax: ++1-301-614-6099
e-mail:  

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