Geodesists on Tour: Circumnavigating Greenland by Helicopter
Greenland, the world’s largest island, has one of the most challenging environments for geodetic measurements. Maintaining GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) stations here isn’t just about precision – it’s about ensuring data continuity in an area that’s constantly moving. This is the behind-the-scenes story of a 15,000 km journey around Greenland: five weeks of helicopter-based fieldwork, two engineers, a helicopter pilot and, and more challenges than we can count – each one earning us a few extra grey hairs. The …
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