Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (4): 523-535.doi: 10.11947/j.AGCS.2023.20220663

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Exploring the Geodesy principle architecture and development from the perspective of Granted NSFC Projects

CHENG Huihong1, YAO Yibin2, ZHAO Qian3, WU Yunlong4   

  1. 1. Earth Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing 100085, China;
    2. School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China;
    3. Institute of Earthquake Forecasting of the China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, China;
    4. College of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences(Wuhan), Wuhan 430078, China
  • Received:2022-11-22 Revised:2023-03-29 Published:2023-05-05

Abstract: As a significant development field of Earth science, Geodesy is concerned with the meticulous observation and analysis of the geometric and physical characteristics of both the Earth and planets, which inform our understanding of their shape, material movement status, and space environmental response. Moreover, this discipline plays a pivotal role in the provision of spatio-temporal and gravity benchmarks, which are instrumental in the construction and maintenance of national infrastructure and defense. With the continuous extension and rapid development of Geodesy moving forward to both sides of earth science fundamental research and cross-application of relevant technologies, its research capability has been significantly improved, especially playing an increasingly important role in depicting, structuring and recognizing the Earth, in solving issues of earth science. Based on the application and funding projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) over recent years, this paper performs a statistical analysis in terms of the project types, branch fields, supporting units, research directions, and key words, discusses the development characteristics of the discipline, and constructs knowledge map of Geodesy discipline architecture—Geodesy discipline tree, aiming at providing valuable reference for scholars of Geodesy-related field.

Key words: Geodesy, Physical Geodesy, Satellite Geodesy, Applied Geodesy

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