Call for Participation Form

for the

IERS Combination Pilot Project


Deadline for proposals:  February 22, 2004

Please send the completed form, duly signed, by mail or fax to:

IERS Central Bureau
Bundesamt fuer Kartographie und Geodaesie
Richard-Strauss-Allee 11
60598 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
fax: ++49-69-6333-425
email: central_bureau@iers.org

and a copy to:

Markus Rothacher
IERS Analysis Coordinator
Forschungseinrichtung Satellitengeodaesie
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Arcisstr. 21
80333 Muenchen
Germany
fax: ++49-89-289-23178
email: Markus.Rothacher@bv.tum.de

Participating Organization/Institution/Service:

Name (primary scientist or  person of contact):


Organization/institute/service:


Mailing address:


Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Cooperating organizations / institutes:


Staff members that will contribute to the CPP:



Contribution to (see Call for Participation):

Part 1: Generation of "Weekly" Intra-Technique SINEX Files (Step 1):		yes/no
Part 2: Generation of Combined Weekly Inter-Technique Solutions (Step 2):	yes/no
Part 3: Validation of Combined Weekly Inter-Technique Solutions (Step 3):  	yes/no
Part 4: Generation of Special Combined Inter-Technique Products:		yes/no



Part 1: Generation of "Weekly" Intra-Technique SINEX Files (Step 1):

Technique (VLBI, GPS, SLR, LLR, DORIS;  Combination on the observation level: list of
techniques included in the combination):

Period covered by each single solution (session or week):

Parameter types included and their time resolution:

Constraints used:

Short description of solution:

Expertise and capabilities to perform the proposed task:

Additional comments (e.g. link to more information etc.):


Part 2: Generation of Combined Weekly Inter-Technique Solutions (Step 2):

List of techniques to be included in the combination (VLBI, GPS, SLR, LLR, DORIS):

Parameter types to be combined:

Additional Parameters set up for the combined solution:

Datum definition strategy:

Weighting method applied:

Short description of combination procedure:

Expertise and capabilities to perform the proposed task:

Additional comments (e.g. link to more information etc.):


Part 3: Validation of Combined Weekly Inter-Technique Solutions (Step 3):

Parameter types to be validated (site coordinates, polar motion, UT1/LOD, nutation, quasar
coordinates):

Short description of validation approach:

Expertise and capabilities to perform the proposed task:

Additional comments (e.g. link to more information etc.):


Part 4: Generation of Special Combined Inter-Technique Products:
 
Techniques included in the combination (GPS, VLBI, SLR, LLR, DORIS):

Parameter type(s) to be combined:

Special product to be delivered: 

Short description of combination approach:

Expertise and capabilities to perform the proposed task:

Additional comments (e.g. link to more information etc.): 



Place and date:

Name and position of responsible person:


Signature of the responsible person: