Kartverket's Geodetic Earth Observatory

Here you can find contact information and information about our team in Ny-Ålesund. 

The geodetic observatory in Ny-Ålesund contributes to the International VLBI Service for Geodesy & Astrometry (IVS) observing program.

Changes to and movements on the Earth are measured by the Norwegian Mapping Authority with an accuracy down to one millimetre from its geodetic observatory in Svalbard. Remote celestial objects known as quasars provide the reference point.