Programmes and achievements of the long term cooperation in geodesy and geodynamics of sixteen CEI (Central European Initiative) countries Original Research Article

The paper includes concise information on geodetic and geodynamic projects that are realised in international cooperation of the Central European countries in the frame of the scientific programme of the CEI WG “Science and Technology” Section C “Geodesy”. The main achievements of the first phase of the international European geodynamic project CERGOP (Central Europe Regional Geodynamics Project) are outlined. The general objectives of another CEI project UNIGRACE (Unification of Gravity Systems in Central and Eastern Europe) and the results of the 1998 campaign of absolute gravity measurements are pointed out. The programmes of activities of the Section C Working Group on Satellite Navigation Systems and actions realised by the Working Group on University Education Standards are summarised. The cooperation links between CEI WGST Section C and European Geophysical Society (EGS) and International Association of Geodesy (IAG) are shortly discussed.