The Geodetic Observatory Wettzell is operated by the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG). The station is located on a mountain ridge of Bavarian Forest, Germany.

Terrestrial Environmental Observatories

The South African Geodynamic Observatory Sutherland (SAGOS) of GFZ was established during the years 1998 – 2000 based on an Agreement on Cooperative Activities between the National Research Foundation (NRF) and GFZ, signed in August 1998. SAGOS is located at the site of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). The operation and maintenance of the SAGOS instrumentation is jointly done by staff of SAAO and GFZ.

Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) consists of two GNNS receivers, on as base station (GR-3) an the other as Rover (GRS-1).

Für regelmäßige Messkampagnen, Installationsarbeiten und Logistikanforderungen haben wir drei geländegängige Fahrzeuge für unterschiedliche Aufgaben- und Einsatzbereiche zur Verfügung.