Geodesy has undergone technological and theoretical changes of immense proportions since the launching of Sputnik. The accuracy of current satellite geodetic data has approached the centimeter level and will improve by one or two orders of magnitude over the next decade. This bodes well for the application of geodetic data to the solution of problems in solid earth, oceanic and atmospheric sciences. The report Geodesy in the Year 2000 addresses many areas of investigation that will benefit from this improvement in accuracy.

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Front Matter
Overview and Recommendations
Contributed Papers
Geodesy in the Year 2000: An Historical Perspective
Implications of Precise Positioning
If Only We Had Better Gravity Data...
Common Interests in Geodetic and Oceanographic Research
Lasers for Geodesy in the Year 2000
Seafloor Geodesy by the Year 2000
The Accuracy of Position Determinations by VLBI Expected by the Year 2000
GPS-Based Geodesy Tracking: Technology Prospects for the Year 2000