CINXE.COM
Global Observatories: GFZ
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <!-- This website is powered by TYPO3 - inspiring people to share! TYPO3 is a free open source Content Management Framework initially created by Kasper Skaarhoj and licensed under GNU/GPL. TYPO3 is copyright 1998-2025 of Kasper Skaarhoj. Extensions are copyright of their respective owners. Information and contribution at https://typo3.org/ --> <link rel="icon" href="/typo3conf/ext/gfz_www_sitepackage/Resources/Public/Icons/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon"> <title>Global Observatories: GFZ</title> <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="IE=edge" /> <meta name="generator" content="TYPO3 CMS" /> <meta name="author" content="Ariane Kujau, kujau@gfz-potsdam.de" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Global Observatories" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/fileadmin/_processed_/0/2/csm_ObsPanorama_04_94be722451.png" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" /> <meta name="x-csrf-token" content="dummyToken" /> <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="no" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/typo3temp/assets/css/7015c8c4ac5ff815b57530b221005fc6.css?1736960336" media="all"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/typo3conf/ext/gfz_jobs/Resources/Public/Css/layout.css?1718635856" media="all"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/typo3conf/ext/gfz_www_sitepackage/Resources/Public/Css/style.min.css?1736960230" media="all"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories"/> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="de-DE" href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/wissenschaftliche-infrastruktur/forschungsinfrastruktur/globale-observatorien"/> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="en-US" href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories"/> <link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/wissenschaftliche-infrastruktur/forschungsinfrastruktur/globale-observatorien"/> </head> <body> <div id="top"></div> <div class="container-fluid container-fluid--gfz container-fluid--white"> <header class="gfz-header"> <div class="gfz-header__logo"> <a href="/en/"> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/7/f/csm_GFZ-Wortbildmarke-EN-Helmholtzdunkelblau-RGB_ec431fe8da.png" alt="GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences" title="" > </a> </div> <div class="gfz-header__links"> <div class="gfz-banner-linklist"> <ul><li><a href="/en/press">Press</a></li><li><a href="/en/career/job-offers">Job Offers</a></li><li><a href="/en/contact">Contact</a></li><li class="gfz-banner-linklist__language"><a href="/wissenschaftliche-infrastruktur/forschungsinfrastruktur/globale-observatorien">Deutsch</a></li><li><div class="gfz-social-share"><button data-target="gfz-social-share-modal-desktop" class="gfz-button gfz-modal-opener " title="opens dialog window to share this page on multiple channels" type="button" name="gfz-social-share-modal-desktop-opener" value="">Share</button><dialog class="gfz-modal " id="gfz-social-share-modal-desktop"><button class="gfz-modal__closer">close modal</button><div class="gfz-modal__content"><h3> Share page </h3><ul><li><a class="gfz-social-share__facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> Facebook </a></li><li><a class="gfz-social-share__whatsapp" href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> Whatsapp </a></li><li><a class="gfz-social-share__email" href="mailto:info@example.com?&subject=&body=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> e-mail </a></li><li><a class="gfz-social-share__telegram" href="https://telegram.me/share/url?url=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> Telegram </a></li><li><a class="gfz-social-share__linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> LinkedIn </a></li></ul></div></dialog></div></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="gfz-header__badges"> </div> </header> </div> <div class="container-fluid container-fluid--gfz container-fluid--color-gfz-blue"> <div class="navigation navigation-gfz"> <div class="burger-menu"> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> </div> <div class="navbar-brand-mobile"> <a href="/en/"> <img src="/typo3conf/ext/gfz_atomic_design/Resources/Public/Images/logos/gfz/simple_white.svg" alt="GFZ" /> </a> </div> <div class="navbar-brand-desktop"> <a href="/en/"> <span> Home </span> </a> </div> <div class="navbar-search"> <a href="/en/search"> <span> go to search page </span> </a> </div> <nav class="navbar-breadcrumb"> <ol></ol> </nav> <nav class="site-nav"> <ul class="master-menu menu"> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a href="#" class="mega-menu-trigger">About us</a> <ul class="menu mega-menu"> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/about-us/organisation">Organisation</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/about-us/organisation/gfz-profile">GFZ Profile</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/about-us/organisation/board-bodies-staff-of-the-executive-board-administration">Board, Bodies, Staff of the Executive Board & Administration</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/about-us/organisation/organisation-chart">Organisation chart</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/about-us/organisation/facts-and-figures">Facts and Figures</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/about-us/organisation/rolf-emmermann-medal">Rolf Emmermann Medal</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/about-us/organisation/history">History</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/about-us/organisation/directions-and-locations/potsdam">Directions and Locations</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/career">Career</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/career/job-offers">Job Offers</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/career/the-gfz-as-an-employer/overview">The GFZ as an Employer</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/career/talent-management">Talent Management</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/career/phd-at-gfz">PhD at GFZ</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/career/career-center">Career Center</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/career/apprenticeship/overview">Apprenticeship</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/career/internship-and-voluntary-social-year">Internship and Voluntary Social Year</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/press">Press</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/press/news/all">News</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/spotlights">Spotlights</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/press/infothek">Infothek</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/press/arts-and-science">Arts and Science</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/press/offers-for-schools">Offers for schools</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/press/offers-for-schools/collection-of-geoscientific-experiments">Collection of geoscientific experiments</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/press/offers-for-schools/teaching-materials">Teaching materials</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/press/offers-for-schools/autumn-school">Autumn school</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/press/offers-for-schools/gfz-school-lab">GFZ School Lab</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/about-us/education-and-training">Education and Training</a> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/events">Events</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a href="#" class="mega-menu-trigger">Centre</a> <ul class="menu mega-menu"> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/departments">Departments</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/geodesy">Geodesy</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/geophysics">Geophysics</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/geochemistry">Geochemistry</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/geosystems">Geosystems</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/geoinformation">Geoinformation</a></li> </ul> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/research-institute-for-sustainability-at-gfz">Research Institute for Sustainability | at GFZ</a> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/centre/international">International</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/centre/international/projects-and-international-affairs">Projects and International Affairs</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/centre/international/geo8">Geo.8</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/centre/international/welcome-center">Welcome Center</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/centre/international/iugg-secretariat">IUGG Secretariat</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/transfer-and-innovation">Transfer and Innovation</a> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/centre/sustainability-at-gfz">Sustainability at GFZ</a> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/centre/central-workshop/services">Central Workshop</a> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a href="#" class="mega-menu-trigger">Research</a> <ul class="menu mega-menu"> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/research/topics/our-research-program/our-research-program-2021-2027">Our Research Program 2021-2027</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/research/topics/our-research-program/atmosphere-in-global-change/t1-overview">Atmosphere in Global Change</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/research/topics/our-research-program/oceans-and-cryosphere/t2-overview">Oceans and Cryosphere</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/research/topics/our-research-program/restless-earth/t3-overview">Restless Earth</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/research/topics/our-research-program/landscapes-of-the-future/t5-overview">Landscapes of the Future</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/research/topics/our-research-program/georesources/t8-overview">Georesources</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures">Research Infrastructures MESI</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/research/topics/our-research-program/synthesis-and-communication-platform/syncom">Synthesis and Communication Platform</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/research/young-scientists">Young Scientists</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/research/young-scientists/helmholtz-young-investigators">Helmholtz Young Investigators</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/research/young-scientists/eu-networks">EU Networks</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/research/data-products-services">Data, Products, Services</a> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a href="#" class="mega-menu-trigger">Scientific Infrastructure</a> <ul class="menu mega-menu"> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures">Research Infrastructures</a> <ul class="menu sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/satellite-systems">Satellite Systems</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories">Global Observatories</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/regional-observatories">Regional Observatories</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/laboratories">Laboratories</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/underground-labs">Underground Labs</a></li> <li class="menu-item"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/mobile-instruments">Mobile Instruments</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> <a class="sub-menu-trigger" href="/en/software">Software</a> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> </li> <li class="menu-item has-sub-menu"> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> <nav class="navbar-bannerlinks"> <div class="gfz-banner-linklist"> <ul><li><a href="/en/press">Press</a></li><li><a href="/en/career/job-offers">Job Offers</a></li><li><a href="/en/contact">Contact</a></li><li class="gfz-banner-linklist__language"><a href="/wissenschaftliche-infrastruktur/forschungsinfrastruktur/globale-observatorien">Deutsch</a></li><li><div class="gfz-social-share"><button data-target="gfz-social-share-modal-mobile" class="gfz-button gfz-modal-opener " title="opens dialog window to share this page on multiple channels" type="button" name="gfz-social-share-modal-mobile-opener" value="">Share</button><dialog class="gfz-modal " id="gfz-social-share-modal-mobile"><button class="gfz-modal__closer">close modal</button><div class="gfz-modal__content"><h3> Share page </h3><ul><li><a class="gfz-social-share__facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> Facebook </a></li><li><a class="gfz-social-share__whatsapp" href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> Whatsapp </a></li><li><a class="gfz-social-share__email" href="mailto:info@example.com?&subject=&body=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> e-mail </a></li><li><a class="gfz-social-share__telegram" href="https://telegram.me/share/url?url=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> Telegram </a></li><li><a class="gfz-social-share__linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories" target="_blank"> LinkedIn </a></li></ul></div></dialog></div></li></ul> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid container-fluid--gfz"> <nav class="gfz-breadcrumbs" aria-label="breadcrumb"> <ol><li ><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure">Scientific Infrastructure</a></li><li ><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures">Research Infrastructures</a></li><li aria-current="page"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories">Global Observatories</a></li></ol> </nav> </div> <div id="content" class="container-fluid container-fluid--gfz pb-5"> <div class="row push-content ce"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-9"> <div id="c31027" class="ce frame frame-default frame-type-header frame-layout-0"><a id="c31028"></a><header><h2 class=""> Global Observatories </h2></header></div> <div id="c31029" class="ce frame frame-default frame-type-textmedia frame-layout-0"><a id="c31030"></a><div class="ce-textpic row"><div class="col-12"><div class="ce-bodytext"><p>Our observatories are a key instrument for a comprehensive understanding of the system Earth. The combination of monitoring programmes and observatories allows for an observation of the processes shaping the Earth system from a local to a global scale. Our main focus is on identifying and analysing natural hazards and observing the impacts of global climate change. We are running two types of observatories. On the one hand the Global Observatories with an instrumental focus on only one type of signal but with a global coverage, and on the other hand the regional <b><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/regional-observatories" title="Opens internal link in current window" class="internal-link">Earth System Observatories</a></b>. </p></div></div></div></div> <div id="c60745" class="ce frame frame-default frame-type-menu_pages frame-layout-14"><article class="cemenu-item"><div class="cemenu-item__image"><a href="/en/section/geomagnetism/infrastructure/geomagnetic-observatories" aria-label="Geomagnetic Observatories"><picture><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_Niemegk_f44c4a7b07.webp 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_Niemegk_9f8fbe1a73.webp 2x" /><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_Niemegk_f0b89233cc.png 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_Niemegk_674d224dd7.png 2x" /><img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_Niemegk_f0b89233cc.png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_Niemegk_f0b89233cc.png 1w" sizes=" 270px" title="" alt="[Translate to English:] Bild des Haupthauses des Geomagnetischen Observatoriums in Niemegk." class="tile-img-top img-fluid " loading="lazy" width="270" height="170" /></picture></a></div><div class="cemenu-item__content"><h3 class="cemenu-item__title"><a href="/en/section/geomagnetism/infrastructure/geomagnetic-observatories"> Geomagnetic Observatories </a></h3><div class="cemenu-item__abstract"><p>A global network of geomagnetic observatories is the backbone of studies concerning the field sources in the Earth's core, ionosphere and magnetosphere. Moreover, the data are used for models and maps with practical applications, and the determination of magnetic activity indices for space weather monitoring. </p></div></div></article><article class="cemenu-item"><div class="cemenu-item__image"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories/gravimetric-observatories" aria-label="Gravimetric Observatories"><picture><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/1/a/csm_SAAO-site_c376e1a053.webp 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/1/a/csm_SAAO-site_45868aae12.webp 2x" /><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/1/a/csm_SAAO-site_aef97168df.jpeg 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/1/a/csm_SAAO-site_9099f49109.jpeg 2x" /><img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/1/a/csm_SAAO-site_aef97168df.jpeg" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/1/a/csm_SAAO-site_aef97168df.jpeg 1w" sizes=" 270px" title="" alt="The photo shows the Observatory in South Africa" class="tile-img-top img-fluid " loading="lazy" width="270" height="170" /></picture></a></div><div class="cemenu-item__content"><h3 class="cemenu-item__title"><a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures/global-observatories/gravimetric-observatories"> Gravimetric Observatories </a></h3><div class="cemenu-item__abstract"><p>Since the early 1990s, GFZ has been operating superconducting gravimeters for high-precision, long-term stable and continuous monitoring of temporal gravity changes. These are the integral effects of all mass variations and deformations induced by a large number of geophysical effects on a wide spectrum from seconds to decades. GFZ currently operates 3 superconducting gravimeters at the observatories in <a href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/sektion/globales-geomonitoring-und-schwerefeld/infrastruktur/sagos" target="_blank" class="external-link">Sutherland/South Africa</a>, <a href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/sektion/globales-geomonitoring-und-schwerefeld/infrastruktur/zugog" target="_blank" class="external-link"> Zugspitze/Germany</a> and <a href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/sektion/globales-geomonitoring-und-schwerefeld/infrastruktur/helgog" target="_blank" class="external-link"> Helgoland/Germany</a>, which are part of the International Geodynamics and Earth Tide Service (IGETS) with the <a href="https://isdc.gfz-potsdam.de/igets-data-base/" target="_blank" class="external-link" rel="noreferrer">IGETS database</a> operated at GFZ.</p></div></div></article><article class="cemenu-item"><div class="cemenu-item__image"><a href="/en/section/seismology/infrastructure/geofon" aria-label="GEOFON"><picture><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_GEOFON_neu_net_2017_15Dez17_8a6ff46bee.webp 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_GEOFON_neu_net_2017_15Dez17_530847cda0.webp 2x" /><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_GEOFON_neu_net_2017_15Dez17_61756475b3.jpeg 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_GEOFON_neu_net_2017_15Dez17_8cb1b8ed01.jpeg 2x" /><img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_GEOFON_neu_net_2017_15Dez17_61756475b3.jpeg" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_GEOFON_neu_net_2017_15Dez17_61756475b3.jpeg 1w" sizes=" 270px" title="" alt="" class="tile-img-top img-fluid " loading="lazy" width="270" height="170" /></picture></a></div><div class="cemenu-item__content"><h3 class="cemenu-item__title"><a href="/en/section/seismology/infrastructure/geofon"> GEOFON </a></h3><div class="cemenu-item__abstract"><p>The GEOFON program consists of a seismic network (GE Network) with global coverage, a seismological data centre (GEOFON DC) and a global seismic monitoring system (GEOFON EQinfo). These three pillars are part of the <a href="https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures" target="_blank" class="external-link">MESI research infrastructure</a> of the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. aiming at facilitating research in seismology. GEOFON provides real-time seismic data, access to its own and third party data from our archive facilities as well as global and rapid earthquake information. The GEOFON seismological software development effort can be considered the fourth module of the GEOFON Program. Among the software we provide to the community is the SeisComP3 package that we use for all our operations. Data, services, products and software openly distributed by GEOFON are used daily by hundreds of users and data centres worldwide. </p><p>Additional information is at the GEOFON web page, <a href="https://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/" target="_blank" class="external-link" rel="noreferrer">https://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/</a></p><p>Contact: geofon@gfz-potsdam.de</p></div></div></article><article class="cemenu-item"><div class="cemenu-item__image"><a href="/en/section/space-geodetic-techniques/infrastructure/gnss-station-network" aria-label="GNSS Station Network"><picture><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_bild_network_0901d66594.webp 1x" /><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_bild_network_6354929912.png 1x" /><img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_bild_network_6354929912.png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_bild_network_6354929912.png 1w" sizes=" 270px" title="" alt="station network" class="tile-img-top img-fluid " loading="lazy" width="270" height="170" /></picture></a></div><div class="cemenu-item__content"><h3 class="cemenu-item__title"><a href="/en/section/space-geodetic-techniques/infrastructure/gnss-station-network"> GNSS Station Network </a></h3><div class="cemenu-item__abstract"><p>Since the early 1990s, the GFZ has operated a global GNSS station network with currently about 70 stations for precise satellite clock & orbit determination, realization of the terrestrial reference frame, radio occultation measurements or studies on crust dynamics.</p></div></div></article></div> <div id="c31041" class="ce frame frame-default frame-type-header frame-layout-0 frame-space-before-medium"><a id="c31042"></a><header><h2 class=""> Map </h2></header></div> <div id="c73051" class="ce frame frame-default frame-type-textmedia frame-layout-0"><a id="c73052"></a><div class="ce-textpic row"><div class="col-12 "></div><div class="col-12 "><div class="ce-gallery ce-zoom"><figure class="image "><a href="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__b24ff1fe75.png" class="lightbox-img" rel="lightbox[lb73051]"><picture><source media="(min-width: 601px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__262594aafa.webp 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__cd75e9940c.webp 2x" /><source media="(min-width: 601px)" type="image/png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__8aa1b78518.png 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__89413f7281.png 2x" /><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__8686e32bf7.webp 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__3479dc0b21.webp 2x" /><source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__28fc7d06ca.png 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__eb4733703e.png 2x" /><img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__8aa1b78518.png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__8aa1b78518.png 601w,/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_MESI-Global_Regional-Observatories_bw_lc__28fc7d06ca.png 1w" sizes="(min-width: 601px) 870px, 600px" title="" alt="World map. The GEOFON station network and GNSS stations worldwide are shown. Many GEOFON stations can be found in Indonesia and Turkey." class="image-embed-item gfz-image--no-crop" loading="lazy" width="870" height="443" /></picture></a><figcaption> Global and regional observatories as well as satellite ground segments (as of September 2024). <em class="gfz-figure__copyright"> (GFZ) </em></figcaption></figure></div></div></div></div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="col-12 col-lg-3" > </div> <div class="container-fluid container-fluid--gfz gfz-button-back"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures" class="gfz-button gfz-button--left-icon">overview</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="pt-5"> <div class="container-fluid container-fluid--gfz"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <div class="gfz-footer-links"> <div class="gfz-footer-links__col"> <ul class="linklist-footer"> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/about-us">About us</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/about-us/organisation">Organisation</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/career">Career</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/press">Press</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/press/offers-for-schools">Offers for schools</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/about-us/education-and-training">Education and Training</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-links__col"> <ul class="linklist-footer"> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/centre">Centre</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/departments">Departments</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/transfer-and-innovation">Transfer and Innovation</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/centre/international">International</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/centre/sustainability-at-gfz">Sustainability at GFZ</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/centre/central-workshop/services">Central Workshop</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-links__col"> <ul class="linklist-footer"> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/research">Research</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/research/topics/our-research-program/our-research-program-2021-2027">Central Research Topics</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/research/young-scientists">Young Scientists</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/research/data-products-services">Data, Products, Services</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-links__col"> <ul class="linklist-footer"> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure">Scientific Infrastructure</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/scientific-infrastructure/research-infrastructures">Research Infrastructures</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/section/data-and-information-management/overview">Data and Information Management</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/section/escience-centre/overview">eScience Centre</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-links__col"> <ul class="linklist-footer"> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> Weiteres </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/about-us/organisation/board-bodies-staff-of-the-executive-board-administration/administration/tender-and-contract-awards">Tender and Contract Awards</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/declaration-on-accessibility-helmholtz-centre-potsdam-gfz-german-research-centre-for-geosciences">Declaration on Accessibility – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/about-us/organisation/board-bodies-staff-of-the-executive-board-administration/staff-of-the-executive-board/compliance">Compliance</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/about-us/organisation/board-bodies-staff-of-the-executive-board-administration/research-ombudspersons">Research Ombudspersons</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/data-protection">Data Protection</a> </li> <li class="linklist-footer__item"> <a href="/en/legal-notice">Legal Notice</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-links__col"> <ul class="gfz-linklist-social"> <li class="gfz-linklist-social__item instagram"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gfz_potsdam/" title="Das GFZ auf Instragram" target="_blank" class="gfz-button gfz-button--left-icon gfz-button--link gfz-icon-only fa-instagram" rel="noreferrer">Das GFZ auf Instragram</a> </li> <li class="gfz-linklist-social__item youtube"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/GFZvideos" title="Das GFZ auf Youtube" target="_blank" class="gfz-button gfz-button--left-icon gfz-button--link gfz-icon-only fa-youtube" rel="noreferrer">Das GFZ auf Youtube</a> </li> <li class="gfz-linklist-social__item bluesky"> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gfz.bsky.social" title="Das GFZ auf Bluesky" target="_blank" class="gfz-button gfz-button--left-icon gfz-button--link gfz-icon-only fa-bluesky" rel="noreferrer">Das GFZ auf Bluesky</a> </li> <li class="gfz-linklist-social__item linkedin"> <a href="https://de.linkedin.com/company/helmholtz-zentrum-potsdam---deutsches-geoforschungszentrum-gfz" title="Das GFZ auf LinkedIn" target="_blank" class="gfz-button gfz-button--left-icon gfz-button--link gfz-icon-only fa-linkedin" rel="noreferrer">Das GFZ auf LinkedIn</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid container-fluid--gfz"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <div class="gfz-footer-logos"> <a href="/en/rz-spielwiese/translate-to-english-oea-spielwiese/career/the-gfz-as-an-employer/compatibility-of-work-und-family"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/e/2/csm_logo-ef_bed775fb53.webp 1x" /> <source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/e/2/csm_logo-ef_c5c26b9b8d.png 1x" /> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/e/2/csm_logo-ef_c5c26b9b8d.png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/e/2/csm_logo-ef_c5c26b9b8d.png 1w" sizes="157px" title="" alt="Erfolgsfaktor Familie" class="image-embed-item gfz-image--no-crop" loading="lazy" width="157" height="50" /> </picture> </a> <a href="/en/career/the-gfz-as-an-employer/equal-opportunities/charta-of-diversity"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_Logo_Charta_der_Vielfalt__bb35838f67.webp 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_Logo_Charta_der_Vielfalt__17c5fdebe4.webp 2x" /> <source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_Logo_Charta_der_Vielfalt__19070ababf.jpeg 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_Logo_Charta_der_Vielfalt__7389fb9eaf.jpeg 2x" /> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_Logo_Charta_der_Vielfalt__19070ababf.jpeg" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_Logo_Charta_der_Vielfalt__19070ababf.jpeg 1w" sizes="158px" title="" alt="Charta der Vielfalt unterzeichnet" class="image-embed-item gfz-image--no-crop" loading="lazy" width="158" height="50" /> </picture> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid container-fluid--gfz"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <div class="gfz-footer-trailer"> <div class="gfz-footer-trailer__logo"> <a href="/en/"> <img class="image-embed-item gfz-image--no-crop" src="/fileadmin/Allgemeine_Vorlagen_f%C3%BCr_WebeditorInnen/Logos_Helmholtz_Zentren/GFZ-Wortbildmarke-EN-Helmholtzdunkelblau-RGB.svg" width="170" height="31" alt="GFZ logo Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences" title="" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-trailer__text"> <p>© GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences</p> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-trailer__text"> <p>Telegrafenberg </p> <p>14473 Potsdam </p> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-trailer__text"> <p>Phone: +49 (0)331 6264-0</p> <p>E-Mail: <a href="#" data-mailto-token="nbjmup+jogpAhga.qputebn/ef" data-mailto-vector="1">info@gfz.de</a></p> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-trailer__icon"> <a href="https://www.helmholtz.de/en/" title="Opens external link in new window" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/b/8/csm_2017_H_Logo_RGB_untereinander_EN_gross_6f234be737.webp 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/b/8/csm_2017_H_Logo_RGB_untereinander_EN_gross_a7b4b5a509.webp 2x" /> <source media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/b/8/csm_2017_H_Logo_RGB_untereinander_EN_gross_b2d8856a5d.png 1x, /fileadmin/_processed_/b/8/csm_2017_H_Logo_RGB_untereinander_EN_gross_f9818999b3.png 2x" /> <img src="/fileadmin/_processed_/b/8/csm_2017_H_Logo_RGB_untereinander_EN_gross_b2d8856a5d.png" srcset="/fileadmin/_processed_/b/8/csm_2017_H_Logo_RGB_untereinander_EN_gross_b2d8856a5d.png 1w" sizes="236px" title="" alt="Helmholtz research for grand challenges" class="image-embed-item gfz-image--no-crop" loading="lazy" width="236" height="50" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="gfz-footer-trailer__wordmark"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <div id="backToTop"> <a href="#top" title="back to top of main content"> back to top of main content </a> </div> <div id="cookiebanner" data-button-allow-title="Accept" data-button-deny-title="Refuse" data-button-revoke-title="Revoke cookie consent" data-header="Privacy settings" data-text="We use cookies that are necessary for the basic functionality of our website so that it can be continuously optimized for you and its user-friendliness improved. We also use the Matomo web analysis tool, which tracks data anonymously. This enables us to statistically evaluate the use of our website. Your consent to the use of Matomo can be revoked at any time via the <a href="/en/data-protection" target="_blank">privacy policy</a>." ></div> <!-- Matomo --> <script type="text/plain" data-cookiebanner-consent="1"> var _paq = window._paq = window._paq || []; /* tracker methods like "setCustomDimension" should be called before "trackPageView" */ _paq.push(['trackPageView']); _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']); (function() { var u="https://webstats.gfz-potsdam.de/"; _paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', u+'matomo.php']); _paq.push(['setSiteId', '1']); var d=document, g=d.createElement('script'), s=d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; g.type='text/javascript'; g.async=true; g.src=u+'matomo.js'; s.parentNode.insertBefore(g,s); })(); </script> <!-- End Matomo Code --> <script src="/typo3conf/ext/gfz_www_sitepackage/Resources/Public/JavaScript/app.min.js?1736960233"></script> </body> </html>