Report on INSMAP'90: The second international symposium on Marine Positioning

Abstract

INSMAP'90, the second in a series of quadrennial international symposia on marine positioning, was held October 15–19, 1990. INSMAP is organized by the Marine Geodesy Committee of the Marine Technology Society (MTS) with the co‐sponsorship of over 25 organizations of the United States and other countries, including the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, which hosted the meeting. INSMAP'90 focused attention on special problems associated with positioning in the marine environment, providing a timely forum and opportunity for in‐depth discussions and exchange of ideas, identified immediate and future requirements and applications, and enhanced interdisciplinary and interagency collaboration. Over 100 scientists and students attended; countries represented included Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, the United States, and Venezuela. During the week, more than 60 papers were presented, there were five symposium‐wide lectures, five workshops (each with several lectures), and a tour of the U.S. Naval Observatory Alternate Time Service and VLBI/GPS facility, where all the exhibitors set up their demonstrations. Most of the papers and addresses are available in a single hard‐bound volume from the MTS.

Keywords:

• Marine positioning geodesy
• oceanography